Katherine Speller

Editor, Writer, Reporter and Researcher

New York, NY

Editor, writer, reporter and researcher.

Katherine Speller

Editor, Writer, Reporter and Researcher

New York, NY

Editor, writer, reporter and researcher.

Sex Toy Sommelier: Can Toys Help Us Hold On to the ‘Honeymoon’ Phase & Keep Our Sex Life Fun?
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Sex Toy Sommelier: SOS, I Can’t Orgasm With My Partner!
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Sex Toy Sommelier: Pairing Romance Novels With Sex Toys for the Ultimate Grown-Up Reading List
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Sex Toy Sommelier: What Are the Best Postpartum Sex Toys for Busy New Moms?
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Sex Toy Sommelier: Help! None of My Sex Toys Are Sexy Enough to Play With My Partner
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Sex Toy Sommelier: Help! I Need A Carpal Tunnel-Friendly Vibrator That Won’t Bore Me
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Sex Toy Sommelier: I’m Single, Kinky & My Sex Toys Are A Little Uninspiring — How Can I Change It Up?
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I Tried A CBD Self-Care Routine & Am I Chill Yet?
Lately, I’m not above any attempt to make all the everything of this past year feel a little less stressful. I long to be the type of person who can keep plants alive, have a flawless self-care morning ritual and not fall into negative stress spirals desp
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In Leo Season, Boost Your Confidence With Positive Sexual Affirmations
Now that Cancer season has tucked itself cozily into bed, we’ve passed the zodiac torch to Leo as the sun shifts into its favorite sign: That’s right, Leo season has arrived. Hit play on some Kate Bush, invest in a time-consuming skincare regimen hat people can ask you about (and they will!) and meditate on all the ways you light up the world like nobody else.
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Kim Kardashian’s Statement on Kanye’s Bipolar Disorder Is a Vulnerable & Compassionate Must-Read
For families with members who struggle with various mental illnesses, there’s so much that our peers who aren’t in that boat struggle to fully understand. And for these families, coverage of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian’s experience publicly dealing his bipolar disorder, can bring out a lot of those feelings.
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The At-Home Self-Care Practice Real Women Swear By
In a pandemic where we’re all encouraged to stay home and stay safe and our health is at the forefront of our minds, it only makes sense that at-home self-care has become more of a priority. Our brains, bodies and spirits are bone tired at best and wracked with anxiety at worst — so any little bit of TLC you can offer yourself is vital.
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Netflix’s 365 Days Shows Explicit & Non-Consensual Sex. How Can You Talk to Your Teens About It?
It feels like every few years there is a new scandalous movie/book/media property that drops and leaves a weird taste in adults mouths when it comes to their depictions of sex, consent and romantic relationships. The Polish-Italian film tells the story of a young woman kidnapped by an Italian mobster who threatens her family and gives her a year to fall in love with him (very Beauty and the Beast meets Fifty Shades) and, uh, she eventually does.
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Karezza is the Sensual, Slow & Sweet Sex Trend for Cancer Season
As we whisper our sexy goodbyes to Gemini season and the sun shifts into tender crab Cancer’s domain, it’d make sense if we’re all feeling a bit softer. After all, Cancers are all things homey, cuddly and nurturing — and that energy can be powerful in the bedroom. Which is why we’re recommending you give Karezza — coming from the Italian word for “caress” and referring to a soft, affectionate and emotional approach to sex — a spin during cancer season.
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Can I Talk About My Sex Life Without Making My Partner Uncomfortable?
Because humans are social, communicative critters, it makes sense that we want to share parts of our lives (including the intimate ones) with people we care about. As we grow into a more sex positive, accepting and generally less prudish culture, too, it’s a lot harder for the old reliable “don’t kiss and tell” rules to define how we talk about our sex lives in the year of our lord 2020.
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Learning to Read Tarot Totally Transformed How I Approach Self-Care
I spent the earlier parts of my life decidedly in the “skeptic” column when it came to astrology, crystals and all things woo-woo. I got the appeal and the aesthetic but hadn’t really been interested beyond half-listening to friends expound the virtues of Rose Quartz. Then I found myself at one of those less-than-fun crossroads moment between family stress, a major depressive episode and the slow painful death of a longterm friendship.
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Gemini Season Means It’s Time to Embrace Dirty Talk in Bed
Welcome to Gemini season y’all! It’s getting warmer and hotter now and we’ve had all Taurus season to hang in a cozy spoon cocoon, so now it’s time to flex a few more intellectual muscles (as air signs are wont to do) as the planet of communication takes charge. That’s why, no shock here, our Gemini season sex tip is dirty talk!
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Katherine Speller

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My name is Katherine Speller (or Katie) and I’m a writer, editor and sex toy sommelier living in the Hudson Valley. I'm currently the Health and Sex Editor at SheKnows and have a new book on teen mental health dropping September 2023 ("The Beasts in Your Brain"). I like trees, sleeping late and meeting/greeting dogs on the street. My reporting and essays on pop culture, sexual health, relationships, wellness, politics, technology and more have appeared in Women’s Health, The Daily Dot, WNYC, Public Radio International (PRI), MTV News, Bustle, Thought Catalog, Medium and more.