Evelin Dacker

"Sexuality serves as a diagnostic tool for overall wellness." This powerful perspective guides Dr. Evelin Dacker's revolutionary approach to sexual health – one that's helped thousands shed shame and embrace pleasure as an essential part of wellbeing.

As an Integrative Family Medicine Physician with 25+ years of experience, Dr. Dacker noticed something critical missing in healthcare: honest, judgment-free conversations about sex. Drawing from her training at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and her Mexican-American heritage that values holistic healing traditions, she developed the groundbreaking STARS framework (Safety, Turn Ons, Avoids, Relationships, STI Status) – now used by hundreds of healthcare professionals to facilitate life-changing conversations about intimacy.

After founding VIDA Integrative Medicine and serving as Executive Director of SexPositive Portland, Dr. Dacker has become renowned for her compassionate approach to sexual health. Her 2019 TEDx Talk "Pleasure as Medicine" and appearances on NPR's Life Kit have brought her refreshing message to mainstream audiences: sexual wellness belongs at the center of healthcare, not the margins.

In her Beducated course "Destigmatising STIs," Dr. Dacker applies her unique blend of medical expertise and sex-positive philosophy to transform how you think about sexually transmitted infections. With over 60,000 students already benefiting from her guidance, this course replaces fear with facts and shame with empowerment. You'll learn practical communication strategies, understand the science behind common STIs, and discover how to navigate intimate relationships with newfound confidence.

Whether you're newly diagnosed, navigating dating with an STI, or simply want to approach sexual health from a place of knowledge rather than fear, Dr. Dacker's warm, straightforward teaching style makes complex medical information accessible and actionable. Join her community of sexually empowered individuals and discover how liberating truly informed intimacy can be.