Welcome to episode 309 of the Sexology Podcast! Today I am delighted to welcome Yana Tallon-Hicks to the podcast. In this episode, we discuss how you can bring back passion in a relationship, overcoming low desire and recommendations for ways to explore new sexual interests.   Yana Tallon-Hicks, MA is a couples & relationships therapist and a consent, sex & sexuality writer and educator living in Western Massachusetts. Her work centers around the belief that pleasure-positive & consent-based sex education can positively impact our lives and the world.     Yana’s workshops for youth & workshops for adults work to create a welcoming & comfortable space to explore crucial aspects of our holistic, sexual selves such as pleasure, communication, consent & the body. Her workshops such as Consent & Cookies, Polyamory & Open Relationships, Hitting the Spot: Pleasure-Based Sex Education, and Pleasure-Based Consent have taken place at Duke University, Marlboro College, Oh My Sensuality Shop, Hampshire College, Smith College, Bennington College, Brandeis University, and Simmons University, along with a growing list of other colleges & universities across New England and the U.S.     Her popular workshop Consent Cookies: A confidence-building workshop for teens has been taught at various high schools & teen youth groups. Though much of her published sex advice is written for an adult audience, Yana also has years of experience working with teens. Her workshops for youth are tailored to be approachable & age-appropriate and focus on essential components of healthy sexuality and relationships for young people including consent, communication, safer sex & body-ownership.        In this episode, you will hear:     How Yana became interested in writing her book: Hot and Unbothered: How to think about, talk about, and have the sex you really want.  Recommendations for people wanting to explore their sexual interests  Looking at kink and the safest way to explore it  The importance of community when exploring kink  Ways you can overcome low desire Maintaining excitement in a long-term relationship Understanding how you and your partners needs will change over time  Overcoming sexual dissatisfaction in a relationship  How you can re-energize yourself to become interested in sex again  Having a great sex life if you’re both parents    Workshop   https://drmoali.clickfunnels.com/7-tactics    Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/sexologypodcast     Podcast Produced by Pete Bailey - http://petebailey.net/audio  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy