by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Dec 1, 2022 | Podcasts
Can we have learned helplessness with sex? As we talk more about how to get your sex life out of the pit that one, or both, of you have dug for yourselves, I want to talk about a concept discussed in psychology called learned helplessness (which can also lead to...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 30, 2022 | Sexual Intimacy
If we want sex to be awesome, then we need to be able to feel like sex is for us too. We need to feel like we matter. Sex is supposed to be mutual, intimate, and pleasurable for both, and mutuality and intimacy means that you are both coming to the bedroom willingly,...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 4, 2022 | Sexual Intimacy
When you’ve built a pit for yourself and your sex life, it can seem impossible to climb out. This month, our series is on how to dig yourself out of that pit. Last month we looked at how those pits can be built in the first place, and in our book The Great Sex...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 2, 2022 | Sexual Intimacy
If we don’t put sex in its proper place, sex will become a drain on the relationship, rather than something that makes you feel closer. We’re working this month on how to dig out of the pit you’re in with your sex life, because many people have such...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Oct 27, 2022 | Podcasts, Research
We usually talk about libido differences in terms of high vs. low. Who has the higher libido? Who has the lower libido? And are these the best ways to talk about libido? In today’s podcast, we talk about two OTHER ways to conceptualize libido differences that we...
