Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy

Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy


Latest Episodes

243: Why Do YOU Want To Have Sex? Five Motives For Sex!
August 13, 2020

Why do YOU want to have sex? George and I talk about the 5 most frequent motives to get it on! Pleasure, Intimacy, Approval, Coping and Procreation. Each motive can be used in sexually healthy relationship as sex serves many purposes for a couple....

242: Come as you are with Emily Nogaski
August 06, 2020

Welcome Dr. Emily Nagoski, PhD, fellow podcaster and award-winning author of the New York Times bestseller, Come As You Are: the surprising new science that will transform your sex life.    Dr.Nagoski's mission is to help us live...

241: What Withdrawers Can Do Besides Walking Away
July 30, 2020

Knowing that their withdrawal triggers their partner, what can someone who feels attacked or criticized do - other than walking away? Wrestling with themselves and naming their feelings, gives them a moment to feel instead of shutting it down....

240: Do Men Really Want Directions In Bed?
July 23, 2020

Men want an engaged partner and frequently ask for communication in bed.  Yet, how can a women ask for what she wants without sending the message that she is critical and unhappy? Laurie and George discuss how a woman can offer sex tips so her...

239: Two Ways Pursuers Can Calm Down & Love Their Withdrawing Partner
July 16, 2020

Pursuers have beautiful motives to push toward their partners - wanting more connection, more intimacy and more sex. But they often feel rejected and are told they are too much which escalates the cycle. Learn two things that help the pursuer calm...

238: Four Sexy Questions
July 09, 2020

It's so hard to ask for what I want in bed or how to answer what do you want me to do to you sexually. Why? George says we either want to protect our partner from something hurtful and we're avoiding what we feel. But without talking about it, we...

237: 49 Year-Old Virgin and Other Mailbag Questions
July 02, 2020

Mailbag! - A 49 year-old virgin wonders if it too late for love or if she has lost her mojo. George and Laurie discuss having hard conversations about racism and sex including a listener's feedback. A woman having trouble with physical intimacy after...

236: You Excite Me -- Seeing Your Partner as Sexy
June 25, 2020

When we are falling in love, we notice all the positive attractors in our partner. Over time, the inevitable negatives which were there all along become more noticeable. The key to long-term relational connection is to intentionally replicate that...