Why do conversations about sex turn into conflict, avoidance, or shutdown? Learn how negative cycles and nervous system responses create “fight-flight-freeze” dynamics in sexless marriages — and how couples can begin rebuilding safety and intimacy.
Read MoreThese five steps will take you through the process of recoving a sexless marriage towards more intimate connection and sexual expression. With ongoing curiosity, openness and lots of tender loving care, a couple can work to create the safety and security that are necessary to rekindle a love-filled, deeply intimate union.
Read MoreYou plead for getting a couples counseling in the form of coaching or a therapy and your partner refuses. What do you do to get them on board?
Read MoreThere are 3 clear signs that couples who struggle with sex and desire issues exhibit that indicate that they’re heading for divorce. Learn these signs and commit to changing the course before it’s too late.
Read MoreThe decision to walk away from a sexless marriage is a gut-wrenching one. This in-depth article will talk about 1) What qualifies as a sexless marriage, 2) The pain of a sexless marriage, 3) What to try before walking away, 4) When to walk away and 5) What problems masquerades as unsolvable and how to solve them.
Read MoreWhy can some sexless marriages be saved and why others cannot? What is the difference? Read this article to find out the key element that turns one sex problem into a disaster or a recipe for closeness and passionate sex.
Read MoreLooking backwards, it’s predictable that sex will change in a long-term relationship. But it’s still the case that we become heart-broken that it happens to us. Find out the 15 ways that sex is different — and how to make it more connected, fun and passionate going forward.
Read MoreIn this podcast, I am interviewed by Jessica Higgins on what it takes to transform a sexless marriage and find deeper connection — sexual and emotional — with each other.
Read MoreTo have sex is easy. To be a good lover takes training. To sustain sexual desire over decades requires a whole different set of skills altogether. Find out what it takes to stay passionate in a long-term relationship with your beloved.
Read MoreIf you as a woman do not experience spontaneous sexual desire, it does not mean there is something wrong with you. Learn about three things that keep women's libido low in a long-term relationship.
Read MoreAs a coach who works with women and couples to create satisfying and nourishing sex lives, I can zero in on three top mistakes that couples make when it comes to sex — mistakes that actually turn women off sex.
Read MoreIrene Fehr and Rachel Gelman, DPT, pelvic physical therapist, teamed up to talk about why painful sex should never be the norm for women and offer ways to work through the pain to create more pleasure for women.
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