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IN THIS EPISODE: Anthony shares his journey from defensiveness and disconnection to truly hearing his partner for the first time. Like many couples, they found themselves stuck in a cycle of repeating the same conversations, hoping something would finally click… but real change didn’t begin until willingness entered the picture. Anthony opens up about the […]

190. Why Your Partner Isn’t Hearing You (Yet) – with Anthony

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IN THIS EPISODE: Why are we still defining sex in a way that doesn’t feel good for many women? In this eye-opening episode, my guest Anne and I challenge one of the most normalized (and harmful) beliefs about intimacy: that intercourse is the main event. Through Anne’s story, you’ll hear how cultural messaging, lack of […]

189. Why Intercourse Doesn’t Feel Good for Many Women – with Anne

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IN THIS EPISODE: I’ve been scratching my head for years trying to figure out how to help couples talk to each other about sex and share the helpful information on the podcast. I knew that a simple, non-threatening video was necessary for both men and women to be able to send to their partners to […]

188. Six Stories That Show You’re Not Alone in Your Sex Life Struggles.

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IN THIS EPISODE: Do you ever feel like you are the one with all the “baggage” in your relationship? This is exactly how Liz felt for years. In every category she looked- religious, cultural upbringing, and past life choices, she felt inferior to her spouse. To make up for the gap, she tried to be […]

186. When You Feel You’re the ‘Broken One’ in Your Relationship – with Liz

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IN THIS EPISODE: When a couple can meet each other with non-judgmental empathy, it draws you closer to each other. Nobody is shamed, questioned or put down and it leads to a deeper intimacy. This is the power of mutual vulnerability and it’s one of the bedrocks of a healthy marriage (and sex life). But […]

185. Mutual Vulnerability for a Better Sex Life

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IN THIS EPISODE: In my work, I highlight the terrible things that gender inequality does to a couple’s sexual relationship but it extends far beyond the bedroom impacting connection, financial health, individual happiness, physical health, and, ultimately, relationship satisfaction. Which is why as soon as I finished the book, “Equal Partners: Improving Gender Equality at […]

184. Improving Gender Equality at Home – with author Kate Mangino

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IN THIS EPISODE: After decades of quiet frustration in their sex life, DeeDee and her husband made a bold decision: they would burn their “traditional” sex life to the ground and rebuild something that actually worked for them. For most of her life, DeeDee struggled with low libido. It affected her relationships, her self-esteem, and […]

183. We Burned Our Sex Life Down & Built Something Better – with DeeDee

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IN THIS EPISODE: This episode provides an update on what Janna and her husband are working on in their sex life. Both talk about how anxiety affects their sexual experience in different ways. Janna shares her anxieties about: Dwayne shares his anxieties about: This episode will remind you that you aren’t alone in your sexual […]

182. Anxiety & Sex: What Men and Women Feel

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IN THIS EPISODE: My podcast guest is Dr. Kervins Clement and his story is one that I hear about all the time- where a dependency on porn use and masturbation is justified as helping the relationship when, in fact, it often does the opposite.  In this episode we explore: This is a thoughtful, nuanced conversation […]

181. Navigating Sex Addiction as a Black Man – with Dr. Kervins Clement

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IN THIS EPISODE: We’re re-releasing one of our most listened to episodes! If you’ve been curious about what the concepts of Doing It Together can do for your sex life and marriage in the long term, you’ll want to listen to Justin and Sandra’s story. Married for 19 years, they took Doing It Together two […]

180. RE-AIR: Details of a Sex Life Two Years Post Doing It Together – with Justin & Sandra