Improving sexual satisfaction in long-term relationships, with Jessica Maxwell
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A talk with psychologist Jessica Maxwell about her research on sexual relationships. We talk about "growth" versus "destiny" views on sex: in other words, whether someone sees sexual satisfaction as something one must work on, or if one sees it as largely an issue of destiny--something that’s either present or it’s not. Other topics include: the role of media in affecting our views on sex; how boredom and lack of novelty can hurt sexual satisfaction; performance-related anxiety; how porn might be affecting people’s ideas of sex; thoughts on scheduled date nights versus more spontaneous attempts at romance; sleeping in separate bedrooms.  The Voyage CastAs therapists, we started this podcast because therapy can only take us so far....Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the showWant to learn more about the show or sign up for Premium? Go to behavior-podcast.com. I'm on Twitter at @apokerplayer. See a summary of my work.
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