#308 Dr. Tara Suwinyattichaiporn - TikTok's #1 Sex Educator on Why Relationships Are Failing
5/28/20263 hr 29 min
Dr. Tara Suwinyattichaiporn is a tenured professor of Human Communication Studies at California State University, Fullerton, where she specializes in sexual and relational communication, online communication, and interpersonal relationships. Her work focuses on how people talk about intimacy, dating, culture, and long-term partnership and how communication shapes everything from attraction and compatibility to emotional connection and relationship longevity. Dr. Tara earned her Ph.D. in Interpersonal Communication from Arizona State University after completing her graduate studies in human communication in California. Her academic research explores the science behind how people form, maintain, and sometimes lose meaningful relationships in a rapidly changing social and technological world. Beyond the classroom, Dr. Tara has become a widely recognized relationship and sex expert, frequently appearing in major media outlets including Forbes, Cosmopolitan, Insider, and Men’s Health, and serving as a dating expert on the television series Celebs Go Dating. She is also the host of the Luvbites by Dr. Tara podcast, a columnist for Women’s Health Magazine, and a co-host of the iconic relationship advice radio show Loveline. Through her research, media work, and public education, Dr. Tara bridges academic science with real-world conversations about love, intimacy, communication, sexuality, and human connection, helping people better understand how relationships work and how healthier communication can transform the way we love. Shawn Ryan Show Sponsors: Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @shop.mando and get 20% off with promo code SRS at https://shopmando.com! #mandopod Upgrade your wallet today! Get up to 40% off at Ridge during their Father's Day Sale when you go to https://www.Ridge.com/SRS #Ridgepod Head to https://superpower.com and use code SRS at checkout for $20 off your membership. Unlock your new health intelligence with 100+ biomarkers tested every year. Go to https://shopbeam.com/SRS and use code SRS to get up to 50% off Beam Dream, the sleep formula designed to help you recover and wake up refreshed. Search onX Offroad in the App Store or Google Play to access an off-road navigation app with trail maps, land boundaries, camping info, and offline capability. Live better longer with BUBS Naturals. Get 20% OFF on collagen, MCT creamers, and more with code SHAWN at https://bubsnaturals.com/srs Dr. Tara Suwinyattichaiporn Links: IG - https://www.instagram.com/luvbites.co TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@luvbites.co YT - https://www.youtube.com/@Luvbitesco WEB - https://www.luvbites.co/about Women's Health Column - https://www.womenshealthmag.com/uk/sexplore-dr-tara LOVELINE - https://www.audacy.com/kroq/latest/loveline-is-back-on-kroq-listen-to-the-first-episode-now Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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First 90 secondsShawn Ryan· Host0:00
[gentle music] Dr. Tara, welcome to the show.
Tara Suwinyattichaiporn· Guest0:08
Hi, Sean. Thanks for having me.
Shawn Ryan· Host0:10
It's my pleasure. My pleasure. So, uh, we're gonna talk all about sex today.
Tara Suwinyattichaiporn· Guest0:15
Mm-hmm.
Shawn Ryan· Host0:15
The forbidden topic that nobody wants to talk about, but everybody wants to hear about. [laughs] And, uh, s- some of the stuff about your new book, the new TV show that you're doing, and, uh, I have a lot of questions about men. About men, what they're doing wrong, what the communication skills, like all that stuff. I know you're a comms expert, so let me start you off with an introduction here. Actually, I have no idea how to pronounce your last name.
Tara Suwinyattichaiporn· Guest0:44
I love that.
Shawn Ryan· Host0:45
[laughs] Does anybody- Do you want me to teach you? Yeah, let's hear it.
Tara Suwinyattichaiporn· Guest0:48
So I usually go by Dr. Tara. It's a branding decision.
Shawn Ryan· Host0:54
Mm-hmm.
Tara Suwinyattichaiporn· Guest0:54
But it's Suwinycha Chaiporn. And this is how I teach my students: you sue someone, then you win. You go on a yacht, you drink some tea, which is a chai, and you may or may not watch some porn.
Shawn Ryan· Host1:08
[laughs] [laughs] Suwinycha Porn.
Tara Suwinyattichaiporn· Guest1:13
Suwinycha Chaiporn.
Shawn Ryan· Host1:15
Suwinycha, Suwinycha Chaiporn.
Tara Suwinyattichaiporn· Guest1:19
Perfect.
Shawn Ryan· Host1:19
Wow.
Tara Suwinyattichaiporn· Guest1:20
Beautiful.
Shawn Ryan· Host1:21
I'm just gonna call you Dr. Tara.
Tara Suwinyattichaiporn· Guest1:23
Perfect.
Shawn Ryan· Host1:24
[laughs] But, uh- My students call me that.
Tara Suwinyattichaiporn· Guest1:27
They, they just go, "Yeah, we're gonna go with