JoEllen Notte is a certified sex educator, writer, speaker, and mental health advocate. She blogs at The Redhead Bedhead and has been published by the BBC, Glamour, Bitch Media, xoJane, and Kinkly.

Her books include The Monster Under the Bed: Sex, Depression, and the Conversations We Aren't Having (2020) and In It Together: Navigating Depression with Partners, Friends, and Family (2023)