Should you have sex when you’re not in the mood? You should never feel pressured or obligated to have sex, but you may not need to wait for spontaneous desire before beginning to connect.
Writer and speaker Caroline Hood explains the difference between spontaneous and responsive desire and why sexual desire frequently changes in long-term relationships. She ... Show More
Aug 31
EP506 - Why You Don’t Want Sex: What Your Nervous System Is Trying to Tell You
Why can trauma make you lose interest in sex, disconnect from your body, or freeze during intimacy? In this episode of the Sexology Podcast, somatic instructor Liz Tenuto, also known as The Workout Witch, explains how trauma affects the nervous system, sexual desire, pleasure, an ... Show More
26m 28s
Aug 18
EP504 - Why Emotionally Unavailable People Feel So Irresistible
Welcome to Episode 504 of the Sexology Podcast! Today I am excited to welcome back Dr. Richard Espinoza, who speaks to me about how attachment styles shape our dating patterns, relationships, and sexual connections.In this episode, Dr. E and I discuss why we can have such intense ... Show More
33m 29s
Apr 2024
Episode 281: Tips For Navigating Non-Monogamy
<p>Interest in non-monogamy is on the rise, with nationally representative US surveys now finding that approximately one-third of American adults say their ideal relationship would be sexually open. But if you want to give this a try, what do you need to know? In today’s show, we ... Show More
32m 23s
Feb 2023
Episode 164: How To Deal With Jealousy
<p>There’s an interesting paradox in modern relationships where, if there’s too much jealousy, that can cause a lot of problems. At the same time, though, if there isn’t enough jealousy, that can also lead to problems. So let’s talk about this complicated emotion. In ... Show More
32m 5s
Jan 2024
Navigating Love Multiplied
Hey there! In my latest chat with the ever-charming "Steve", we dive headfirst into the colorful world of polyamory. It's a rollercoaster of a conversation where we laugh, challenge myths (goodbye, old notion that polyamory is a marriage-killer!), and flirt with the ideas of emot ... Show More
1h 33m
Jun 2025
You May Also Like: Sex Ed with DB
<p> We’re dropping in with an episode from <em>Sex Ed with DB</em>, a podcast all about inclusive, pleasure-focused sex ed. In this episode, host Danielle Bezalel sits down with Dr. Emily Nagoski — bestselling author of <em>Come As You Are</em> — to talk about what it really take ... Show More
51m 25s