Sexologist Melissa Hadley Barrett
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With over 219,000 streams and nearly 200 episodes, The Penis Project Podcast—hosted by Australian Nurse Practitioner and Sexologist Melissa Hadley Barrett —offers groundbreaking conversations about men’s sexual health. Launched in 2020 by Melissa and physiotherapist Jo Milios, the podcast combines expert knowledge, scientific insights, and interviews with her patients and their partners to address sensitive topics men often struggle to discuss, including erectile dysfunction, prostate and bladder cancer recovery, Peyronie’s disease, premature ejaculation and intimacy in relationships. Melissa, who refers to herself as the ”Unexpected Sexologist,” brings decades of clinical experience and com…
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
It pairs clinical specificity with candid conversations about uncertainty, recovery, relationships, and the emotional dimensions of men's sexual health.
The Penis Project Podcast takes questions that are often buried under embarrassment and gives them a clinically specific, conversational airing.
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A frank look at intimacy as self-acceptance, not performance.
Melissa Hadley-Barratt's conversation with Alana treats intimacy as something grounded in self-acceptance rather than performance. Its clearest line runs through shame, vulnerability, and the ability to stay open when rejection lands.
A frank look at consent and confidentiality, with the real lesson in asking again.
This episode looks at consent, privacy, and the small checks that keep intimate encounters clear instead of muddled. George and Mildred give the conversation its personal frame, while Kira keeps it focused on the questions people often skip: when to ask, when to ask again, and…
A practical look at how ordinary hassles can tip the reactive brain into overdrive.
This conversation tracks how ordinary triggers can knock someone off balance and hand the wheel to the reactive brain. Melissa Hadley-Barratt and Dr.
A milestone episode that keeps penile health practical, open, and lightly funny.
Episode 200 treats The Penis Project as a milestone without turning it into a victory lap. Melissa Hadley-Barratt looks back on the show's run and keeps the focus where it has always been: making penile health easier to talk about, and a little less awkward.
Plainspoken sexual health advice tied to body clues and practical examples.
Melissa Hadley-Barratt and psychosomatic therapist Frida keep the conversation plain and easy to follow while covering men's penile health, including erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, prostate health, and the role body tension can play.
A blunt, funny vasectomy chat that cuts through masculinity myths.
A frank, funny vasectomy conversation sits at the center of the episode, and the sharper point is how easily men's health gets tangled up with shame and outdated ideas about manhood.
A frank, practical recovery story that makes prostate-cancer recovery easier to follow.
The episode frames Frank's prostate-cancer recovery as a messy, lived process rather than a neat turnaround. Melissa Hadley Barrett keeps the focus on practical details, from nerve sparing and self-stimulation to penis pumps, while also showing how data can help someone stay…
Frank prostate cancer talk that makes the awkward bits easier to face.
The episode treats prostate cancer as something that spills into daily life, not just a diagnosis. David and Denise Price keep bringing it back to the awkward, practical parts: erection recovery, Neville, tadalafil, and the pump.
Candid sex talk with kink-literate warmth.
Melissa Hadley-Barratt opens The Penis Project Podcast episode 210 by thanking listeners for supporting Restorative Health Clinic and Make Hard Easy through 2025.
Melissa Hadley-Barratt speaks with Amy Perlman, a female urologist in America and co-founder of the Prime Institute in Florida, about penile health, girth concerns, and new ideas in men's sexual health.
Melissa Hadley-Barratt and guests Jen and Dave discuss premature ejaculation as a long-running problem that started for Dave in adolescence and was shaped by a conservative upbringing and work in stock camps.
David, 68, says his prostate cancer was found after 15 years of PSA testing, when his usual result around 2 moved to 5 or 6 and his doctor began investigating.
Melissa Hadley-Barratt sits down with Ryan Girdler to talk about men’s health, masculinity, and what it means to be of service to other people.
Mitch, a 21-year-old from The Penis Project, describes living with premature ejaculation that he says made him feel like he was failing as a man and lasting less than 10 seconds.
Melissa Hadley-Barratt introduces Tim, the brand manager of VaxAid, and frames the episode around a hydro pump that she says is coming to Australia through her shop and consults.
Melissa Hadley-Barratt speaks with Jeremy Lipkowitz, a former Duke University genetics researcher, Buddhist monk, meditation teacher, and founder of Unhooked Academy about porn addiction, mindfulness, and intimacy.
Melissa Hadley-Barratt speaks with Carlotta Thomas, a breast cancer survivor and the partner of a prostate cancer survivor, after meeting her at the Walnut Foundation in Canada.
Richard and Pauline describe a prostate cancer diagnosis picked up after a rising PSA, an MRI, and a biopsy that showed Gleason 3+3 and small 3+4 areas.
Mike and Shirley return to talk through the uneasy stretch after prostate cancer treatment and follow-up.
Melissa Hadley-Barratt brings Frida, a psychosomatic therapist, yoga teacher, and artist, into a frank conversation about how the body works as a whole.
Chris joins Melissa for a frank talk about penile fillers and men's health aesthetics.
Kurt and James join Melissa for a frank, easygoing chat about vasectomy.
The Penis Project brings in Mish Middleman, a prostate cancer survivor, author, and leadership coach.
The guest's story sits at the center of this episode.
Frank's recovery story takes center stage.
Kirk, a 59-year-old anaesthetist, says a family history of prostate cancer led him and his GP to track PSA results closely, and a rise in January led to MRI, biopsy, and surgery three months later.
Melissa Hadley-Barratt sits down with Dr Landon Trost for a direct conversation about Peyronie’s disease and the RestoreX device.
David and Denise Price talk with Melissa Hadley Barrett about walking through prostate cancer together.
Melissa Hadley-Barratt talks with intimacy expert and relationship coach Alana about what it means to become the one before looking for the one.
Melissa Hadley-Barratt welcomes George and Mildred, with Kira joining as guest host.
Melissa Hadley-Barratt speaks with Dr Jane Foster about what tips people out of control.
Episode 200 is a milestone conversation for The Penis Project, with Melissa Hadley-Barratt reflecting on the show and its mission.
Host Melissa Hadley Barrett interviews Dr.
Host Melissa interviews Richard, an inventor from England who developed Peyronie's disease and found the prescribed Restorex traction device painful and difficult to use.
Host Melissa Hadley Barrett interviews researcher Eric about Spontan, a novel nasal spray delivering the PDE5 inhibitor vardenafil for erectile dysfunction.