Love, Lust and Laughter - 01.11.22

<p style="font-weight:400;">Dr. Lori Buckley on Decisions for 2022 (and Remembering Betty White)</p> <p style="font-weight:400;"> </p> <p style="font-weight:400;">Sex therapist <a href='http://www.drloribuckley.com/'>Dr. Lori Buckley</a> returned to discuss decisions we can make in 2022, a subject she is familiar with. Her book—<a href='https://www.amazon.com/Decisions-Great-Sex-Happy-Relationship/dp/B089M61D1M/'>21 Decisions for Great Sex and a Happy Relationship</a>—guides you in making key choices to enhance your pleasure and develop a more intimate connection with a partner.</p> <p style="font-weight:400;"> </p> <p style="font-weight:400;">But first, Dr. Diana and Dr. Lori looked at lessons we can learn from the life of beloved actress <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_White'>Betty White</a>, who died on December 31, just a few weeks shy of her 100th birthday. How can we stay Golden? The first lady of television captured unique humor, timeless wisdom, and impish irreverence in <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Golden_Girls'>The Golden Girls</a>, <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mary_Tyler_Moore_Show'>The Mary Tyler Moore Show</a>, and <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_in_Cleveland'>Hot in Cleveland</a>, among others. <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendie_Malick'>Wendie Malick</a>, one of Betty’s co-stars on Hot in Cleveland said, “We were so fortunate to have a mentor like her to show us that it ‘ain’t over until it’s over.’ She gave me the courage to go into my third act.” Betty White recalled that she was born a cockeyed optimist, and that she got it from her mother. Betty always found the positive! She seemed utterly approachable, a woman whose warmth seemed to reach out to us.</p> <p style="font-weight:400;"> </p> <p style="font-weight:400;">Ahhh … but there was also the bawdy side of Betty. <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Reynolds'>Ryan Reynolds</a>, who played her grandson in the 2009 film <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_P