Laura Berman is an American relationship

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and television host. She is the host of ''In the Bedroom with Dr. Laura Berman'' on the

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(OWN). She is also a regular guest on '' The Dr. Oz Show'', and hosts her own nationally syndicated radio program, ''Uncovered with Dr. Laura Berman.'' She previously starred in

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's reality television series ''Sexual Healing''.

Education

Berman received her undergraduate degree from the University of Vermont and was a member of

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sorority. After obtaining a

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and a

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specializing in

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from

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, she went on to complete a training fellowship in sexual therapy with the Department of Psychiatry,

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Career

Berman is an assistant clinical professor of

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and

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at the

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. She is the author of the books ''It's Not Him: It's You'' and ''The Book of Love: Every Couple’s Guide to Emotional and Sexual Intimacy'', and the ''New York Times'' best-selling books ''Real Sex for Real Women: Intimacy, Pleasure, & Sexual Wellbeing'' and ''For Women Only: A Revolutionary Guide to Overcoming Sexual Dysfunction and Reclaiming Your Sex Life'' as well as ''Secrets of the Sexually Satisfied Woman: 10 Keys to Unlocking Ultimate Pleasure'' and ''The Passion Prescription''. She is a weekly columnist for the ''

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'' and has appeared on

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and

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and in ''

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'', ''

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'', and major women's magazines. She also has her own line of

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. Berman is also a member of the American Association of Sex Educators Counselors and Therapists, the

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, the

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, the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health, and the American Urologic Society. She, as well as her sister,

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Jennifer Berman Jennifer Ruth Berman is an American sexual health expert, urologist and female sexual medicine specialist. She is also a former co-host on the television show '' The Doctors''. She has been likened to Dr. Ruth Westheimer (Dr. Ruth). Media Berman ...

, have been critiqued for their role involving women's sexual health: "The shift of the Bermans' practices from academic centers to the explicitly for-profit commercial sector speaks volumes about the new 'Viagra culture'." Laura and Jennifer Berman co-authored the book ''For Women Only: A Revolutionary Guide for Reclaiming your Sex Life''. Both Berman sisters participated in

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in 2004. In 2016 she published ''Quantum Love: Use Your Body's Atomic Energy to Create the Relationship You Desire''. In 2021, she started her podcast 'The Language of Love'.

Personal life

Berman is married to Samuel Chapman. During the course of their marriage, Chapman and Berman became the parents of three sons. One son, Sam, died on February 7, 2021, aged 16, from what his parents believe to be

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laced Percocet which he bought from a drug dealer on

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