Sheri Meyers

Meyers began her professional journey as a marriage and family therapist, providing support to numerous individuals, couples, and families over a span of 25 years. In 1999, she ventured into television hosting and production, creating the talk show "Straight from the Heart," which aired for 11 seasons.^[7] The show focused on empowering viewers to enhance their lives and improve their relationships through insightful interviews.

Since 2012, Meyers has contributed articles to the Huffington Post, with a particular emphasis on relationships, intimacy, and infidelity.^[8] Her writing aims to assist individuals in recognizing, overcoming, and healing various relationship and intimacy-related challenges. Her expertise covers topics such as emotional infidelity,^[9] strengthening vulnerable relationships,^[10] and navigating breakups and reconciliations.^[11]

Meyers also shares her insights through online magazines like Yahoo! Shine^[12] and SheKnows.com.^[13] In March 2013, she wrote a featured article and devised a test for the Katie Couric Show,^[14] discussing the risks associated with social networking and internet addiction and highlighting the transformative impact of social media and technology on relationships.^[15]

Dr. Sheri's guidance and advice on relationships have been featured in a range of print and online publications, including USA Today,^[16] Men's Health,^[17] Women's Health,^[18] Divorce Magazine,^[19][20] Prevention Magazine,^[21] and Cosmopolitan Magazine^[22][23]

Notably, Meyers has been recognized by About.com as the top sex and dating expert to follow on Facebook.^[24]

Meyers' book, Chatting or Cheating: How to Detect Infidelity, Rebuild Love, and Affair-Proof Your Relationship, was published by From the Heart Media on March 5, 2012. The book serves as a resource for readers, offering guidance on various topics such as preventing or identifying infidelity, addressing a partner's cheating behavior, navigating the aftermath of betrayal, rebuilding trust, restoring intimacy, and finding a path to love again.^{[25][non-primary source needed]}

Meyers has been featured discussing the book on several television shows and networks, including The Ricki Lake Show,^[26] The Steve Harvey Show, CBS "The Couch",^[27] KTLA,^[28] and Fox Studio 11.^[29]

Within the book, Meyers introduces a concept she terms "emotional sex". She defines emotional sex as the presence of a hidden attraction and a sense of intimacy, whether recognized or not, that exists between individuals. This term specifically refers to emotional infidelity, which can occur independently of physical infidelity.^{[clarification needed]}