Felice Newman

Felice Newman is an American author, publisher, sex educator, and coach of soma studies.

Education

Newman has a somatic coaching certificate through the Strozzi Institute in Petaluma, CA. Newman studied human sexuality through the San Francisco Sex Information and the Body Electric School.

Career

Newman co-founded the independent publishing company Cleis Press, with Frédérique Delacoste in 1980. The first book published by Cleis Press was Fight Back: Feminist Resistance to Male Violence, coedited by Newman and Delacoste. The book is now part of the National Criminal Justice Reference Service virtual library. The book is a series of 66 papers that examine the dynamics of male violence against women. It articulates a spectrum of theoretical perspectives and empirical evidence on female resistance to male violence, providing a nuanced analysis of the complexities involved in these interactions. Newman has appeared on Loveline, Derek & Romaine Show, Jimmy Kimmel, and other radio programs. 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.