Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy

Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy


Latest Episodes

394: What to do when your partner would rather catch ZZZ's than make fireworks.
June 29, 2023

"Not tonight, I'm just too tired." If this phrase has echoed off your bedroom walls then this episodeis for you! Life's demands, new baby, chronic illness, age are all reasons we have for being too tired. In fact, recent research touts just how important

393: Good, Good, Good, Good Vibrations
June 23, 2023

Laurie and George Discuss All Things Vibrator

392: How to ask for what you need in a way that increases connection
June 15, 2023

Everybody in a relationship needs to learn this! Join Laurie and George today as they discuss and teach an integral relationship skill, asking for what you need from your partner in a way that increases connection. Each individual in a relationship has th

391: Finding Common Ground
June 08, 2023

When our brain is in a threat response our view narrows and we typically only see our side. Relationship research shows that secure couples are able to find common ground in conflict and widen their perspective to include their partner. Holding opposing p

390: Experiencing the BIG O!
June 01, 2023

Who of our listeners wants a Full Bodied Orgasm? Join Laurie and George in this episode to learn all about the full bodied orgasm. A FBO is one that is felt throughout the entire body not just concentrated to the genitals. Laurie was recently interviewed

389: If I Don't Initiate We Would Never Have It!
May 26, 2023

In Episode #389 Laurie and George discuss common roles in couple'srelationships around sex. Are you the partner that initiates or the receptive partner? Our hosts detail that there is no right or wrong to either of these roles but when stuck in a negativ

388: Sex Life a Snoozefest?
May 18, 2023

Boring is a signal and it's a sign that something needs to change! A complaint about monogamy is that the line between responsibility and desire often gets blurred and it is responsibility and safety that win out. Long-term couples come to therapy with a

387: Answering a Listener Question on Sexual Withdrawers
May 11, 2023

In this listener mailbag episode, Laurie and George receive a thoughtful question from a sexual withdrawer, asking help from our hosts. They notice that as their partner asks what they want in bed, they are often empty and unknowing of the response. Georg

386: Blocks to Sexual Connection
May 04, 2023

"Mistrust is part of the change process." We long for things to change, for the negative cycle to shift and for us to achieve closeness and connection but it is SO normal for blocks to occur during this time. Join Laurie and George in this episode learnin

385: Helping Withdrawers Identify and Express Longing
April 27, 2023

Can we ever get out of this place, this cycle? The answer is a resounding yes! Stage 1 in EFT works on de-escalating the negative cycle and creating more safety between partners. When there is safety to take the risk of expressing your longing that lives