About Reid
- Reid teaching one of his workshops to a packed audience at LA's famous adult toy emporium, The Pleasure Chest...
From his rated-PG/PG-13 workshops (Cuddle Party, Speed-Flirting) to the rated-R (Iron Slut Sex Educator Showdown) to his explicit, NC-17 rated, Show-N-Tell sex education workshops (where audiences get to watch, take notes, and ask questions), Reid has worked with thousands of individuals from myriad walks of life, orientations, relationship styles, countries and religions. Known for his charisma, wit and emphasis on integrity, Reid travels the country teaching, coaching, consulting and collaborating on fulfilling his mission: Create more self-esteem, self-confidence and health adults in and out of the bedroom.
- Reid illustrating to a packed auditorium at Brown University how awkward breaking the ice can be in romantic situations during his popular "Sex Educator Showdown."
Reid has been a featured speaker at dozens of conferences on relationships and sexuality and is a sought-after presenter and teacher at colleges and sex positive stores and events across the country.
Reid has been a writer and producer on a number of films and television projects about sex and relationships, and appears regularly in the media. He has also appeared on the Emmy award-winning talk show Montel, Fox News, VH1’s Scott Baio is 45 and Single, Showtime’s Penn & Teller’s Bulls**t!, Canada’s The Sex Files and SexTV, and the short-lived Life & Style, on NPR, Sirius’ Maxim Radio and Cosmo Radio, and in Marie Claire, GQ, Details, People, Newsweek and The National Enquirer, as well as media across the globe in thirteen countries and at least seven languages.
Reid’s Philosophy…
In a culture that does a poor job of talking about sex and intimacy in a positive way, yet, ironically canvasses the landscape with salacious, “Girls Gone Wild” imagery and stuffs our inboxes with “Stay Harder Longer!” spam, Reid’s projects and coaching are designed to not only get people talking about intimacy and relationships, but to give them the skills and permission to share more honestly and powerfully.
Reid understands from experience that great relationship communication skills are things that many of us DID NOT inherent from our parents or have role modeled for us as we grew up. Whether facilitating a workshop on how to be more romantic, working on a movie script about sex and relationships, or giving a press interview about the importance of touch and intimacy, Reid knows that better relationships are not only possible but probable, and he seeks to share his know-how with the world at large.
All of Reid’s work is based on the same approach: relationships work best, are more healthy, and the most fun when certain communication skills and relationship perspectives are present. Through the process of integrating these tools and view points, everyone can foster greater self-care and more self-esteem in their lives.
Reid’s Workshop Approach…
Reid works with two demographics: adult men and women who are looking to empower themselves in the area of sex and relationships, and sex educators and “healers” who also work with adults in and around the areas of sex, intimacy and relationships.
In both cases, Reid’s ideas are pragmatic, unique and, at times, unorthodox.
For his workshop offerings for adults, Reid uses a rating system borrowed from the film industry… Workshops Rated-PG and PG-13 are events that, as Reid likes to say, “You can bring your mother to and have a great time.” For his Rated-R workshops (Rated-R because they contain more adult language, sexual themes and, at times, clothed demonstrations), Reid warns that you’ll probably find yourself blushing and wanting to hide if you brought your mom or dad along.
As for his no one under 18 admitted, NC-17 Rated workshops where the focus is often on sexual technique, Reid jokes that you definitely do not want to bring your parents along, but not for the reasons you think. “It’s not because they’ll be offended,” Reid smiles. “You probably won’t want to hear the questions your mom and dad are going to ask me! What daughter or son wants to hear their parents ask personal questions about fellatio and cunnilingus, right?”
Partial nudity, demonstrated sexual situations and frank Q&A’s are the norm at Reid’s NC-17 Rated workshops where participants are invited to pull their chairs up close and watch, take notes and ask as many questions as the time allows. In a country where violence is okay to show on TV, but nudity and sexual acts between consenting adults is not, Reid finds his Rated NC-17 workshops some of his best attended and most impactful. Using his disarming sense of humor, infectious laughter and ease at workshop facilitation to show-and-tell it like it is, Reid makes watching sex to learn about sex seem as normal as hiring Tiger Woods to show you how to improve your drive.
“There are some things, when it comes to sex education, that are better learned when I can show you on an living, breathing, able-to-answer-your-questions human being,” Reid says. “My workshop participants sit and watch and get to ask questions and no one shames them. Imagine that: No shame, no pressure to perform, or fear that you’re ruining the moment by raising your hand. It’s awesome what some adults get out of attending something like this!”
Reid spends much of his time developing and designing his new projects with the intention of bringing these pragmatic perspectives to the public and role modeling that sex doesn’t have to be shameful. With his Professional Series (mentoring, workshops, teleclasses and conferences) designed to empower sex educators and sex-positive professionals, Reid hopes to raise the quality of sex education across America and make sex education more mainstream and, even, chic!
Reid has helped thousands of men and women discover how to be fearless in their romantic relationships, their day-to-day friendships, and in their private, intimate lives. He has also inspired and been inspired by hundreds of his peers and colleagues who are working tirelessly in the trenches of the sex education and sex-positivity movements. With the success of workshops like Cuddle Party, teleclasses like his Day of Jealousy, and now branching off into reality television and film, Reid hopes to one day count the people he has helped and the lives that he has touched in the millions.
Relationship Coaching with Reid…
Reid’s one-on-one and couples relationship coaching focuses on helping people create greater self-esteem, more self-confidence, and better health in their relationships in and out of the bedroom. Whether it’s how to be more honest with your partners, how to feel like a rock star in bed, or how to heal wounds and rebuild trust, Reid offers a unique, pragmatic (and often humorous) perspective on how to navigate love, sex and intimacy as well as how to have more honesty and integrity in relationships.
Through the use of role modeling, honest communication, and a deeper, pragmatic understanding of how relationships and emotions work, Reid teaches people how to figure out what they really want in relationships, how to communicate their wants and needs compassionately, and ways to make relationships more sustainable.
As a creator and facilitator of numerous workshops held all over the world, Reid is well known for presenting information in a comedic and knowledgeable manner. Discussion and humor find their way into almost every workshop, coaching session, or interaction, and participants often leave Reid energized, ready to tackle their fears, and wanting more!
Combined with his passion and ability to captivate audiences with his humor and wisdom, Reid is shifting Culture’s stiff (no pun intended) views on sex, intimacy, and relationships to something a tad more healthy and rewarding for all of us.
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- Reid, Tyra Banks and Marcia Baczynski. Please pardon Reid's makeup... Yikes!
