Felice Newman

Felice Newman is an American somatic coach, sex educator, and author. Newman is one of the founders of Cleis Press, the publisher of more than 200 books that survey the contemporary American sexual landscape. Founded with Frédérique Delacoste in 1980, Cleis Press developed and edited sex books by many well-known sex authors, including Susie Bright, Tristan Taormino, Violet Blue, Patrick Califia and Annie Sprinkle. Newman is the author of The Whole Lesbian Sex Book: A Passionate Guide for All of Us (ISBN 978-1-57344-199-5) and co-editor (with Frédérique Delacoste) of Best Sex Writing 2006 (ISBN 978-1-57344-237-4).

Newman received her somatic coaching certificate from the Strozzi Institute in Petaluma, CA, where she studied with Richard Strozzi Heckler (author of The Anatomy of Change) and Staci Haines (pioneer in the discourse of Somatics and Trauma, author of the Survivor’s Guide to Sex, and creator of the DVD Healing Sex). Newman has studied human sexuality through San Francisco Sex Information and the Body Electric School. She is a member of The American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT). Newman has appeared on Dr. Drew's Love Line, Derek & Romaine Show, and other radio programs. She has spoken to audiences on sexuality in a number of cities in the U.S. Her online sex advice has appeared on About.com, ClassicDykes.com, and LesbiaNation.com. Her “Whole Lesbian Sex” column appears in newspapers across the U.S. She is a member of The American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists.