What role should sex and intimacy play in our lives and relationships? How can we work to cultivate the deeply connected relationships that we want? And do we even deserve that? What about those relationships that are filled with love, but lack desire? Today, I’m joined by Zoe Kors, a sex and intimacy coach, an author, and host of her own podcast, Radical Intimacy. We’re coming to you from the Milken Institute Global Conference and she helps answer these tricky, often overlooked, questions. Zoe explains why intimacy matters, why it’s important to sit with yourself and your feelings, and how intimacy with others actually starts with ourselves. As a cancer survivor, Zoe recounts a few of the reroutes she’s experienced and how that led her here. Her insight is illuminating and her advice is confirming: don’t miss out!    We’re discussing:  The debate over sex addiction and how that relates to betrayal trauma  Baby steps to becoming more intimate with yourself The 3 most common coping mechanisms for discomfort (a.k.a. the trifecta of anti-intimacy) and how to persevere through it What those “negative” feelings of sadness or anger are really telling us The one area we often fail to invest in that will undoubtedly affect our relationships  Reroutes in Zoe’s past: Rock band? Cancer? Divorce? Or all of the above? Which people are often discarded as non-sexual beings and why that needs to change Plus much more!    Connect with Zoe: https://www.zoekors.com/ Listen to her Radical Intimacy podcast: https://www.zoekors.com/podcast Check out her book, Radical Intimacy: https://www.zoekors.com/book   I’d be honored if you’d consider donating to the Kasey Altman Research Fund through Rein in Sarcoma: http://www.reininsarcoma.org/donation-form/ (Be sure to select “Kasey Altman Research Fund” in the Named Funds dropdown) A donation size of any amount can make a huge difference! Thank you! Want even more content? Consider throwing a few bucks towards production costs at Kasey’s Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kaseyaltman Follow me on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kasey.altman Follow me on IG so you don't miss a thing! https://instagram.com/the.reroute  Want to collab? Email me at [email protected]