Joan Ørting Explained

Joan Ørting (born March 26, 1960) is a Danish sexologist, letter column editor and former TV-host.

Biography

She edited the sexual advice letter column for the daily newspaper Ekstra Bladet, and has co-authored several self-help books on sexual topics. Since 2006 she has been running a school for sexologists.^[1]

Joan Ørting has worked as theatre director at the children and youth theatre Gawenda in Gladsaxe, and has taught drama at several high schools. She later studied to become a certified sexologist, cognitive therapist, life-coach and meditation teacher. She also gained fame from hosting the television series Sexskolen in 2006, and has also appeared in such TV-shows as Kom til mad (2006) and Varm på is (2008).

She has a smaller role in the feature film Smukke dreng (1993) and hosts the bestselling educational DVD Femi-X and Beyond (2004).

Joan Ørting is married to author Carsten Islington^[2] and lives at Langeland in southern Denmark.^[3]

She got fired from Ekstra Bladet in 2011.^[4]

Books

• Har du lyst? (2003)
• Varm weekend - sex hele året (2008)
• Ta' mig (2008)

External links

• Joan Ørting homepage

Notes and References

1. Web site: Joan Ørting: Porno gør os til ensomme onanister . Politiken . 6 December 2013 . 7 January 2016 . Norgaard, List Schou . Danish.
2. Web site: Joan Ørting og Carsten Islington holder ærligt foredrag . Fyens Stifttidende . 13 February 2015 . 7 January 2016 . Dreyer, Martin Christian . Danish .
3. Web site: Her er Joan Ørtings Langeland . Ekstra Bladet . 30 December 2013 . 7 January 2016 . Pedersen, Malene Dybdahl . Danish.
4. Web site: Joan Ørting fyret fra Ekstra Bladet . TV2 . 12 July 2011 . 7 January 2016 . Jensen, Maiken Hvidtfeldt . Danish.