We sit down with Dr. Jordan Rullo to unpack why sexual desire often misfires, how brakes and gas shape intimacy, and why responsive desire is just as healthy as spontaneous desire. We share practical tools to manage mismatch, avoid pressure, and build trust through small rituals. • Brake and gas model of sexual function • Causes of low desire across biology, psychology, relationship, culture • Spontaneous versus responsive desire explained • Desire discrepancy as a perpetual problem and acce...
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We sit down with Dr. Jordan Rullo to unpack why sexual desire often misfires, how brakes and gas shape intimacy, and why responsive desire is just as healthy as spontaneous desire. We share practical tools to manage mismatch, avoid pressure, and build trust through small rituals. • Brake and gas model of sexual function • Causes of low desire across biology, psychology, relationship, culture • Spontaneous versus responsive desire explained • Desire discrepancy as a perpetual problem and acce...
How Grief Reshapes Identity, Love, And Daily Life | Alexandra Carroll | #153
Stronger Marriage Connection
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How Grief Reshapes Identity, Love, And Daily Life | Alexandra Carroll | #153
We explore how grief moves like a spiral through life, how it reshapes identity and marriage, and why presence matters more than platitudes. Alexandra Carroll shares her story, reframes the stages, and offers practical tools for self-kindness, attunement, and meaning. • stages as observations, not a rigid program • grief as spiral with triggers across the year • why each person grieves differently • words to avoid and what to say instead • talk less, listen more as core support • setting a p...
Stronger Marriage Connection
We sit down with Dr. Jordan Rullo to unpack why sexual desire often misfires, how brakes and gas shape intimacy, and why responsive desire is just as healthy as spontaneous desire. We share practical tools to manage mismatch, avoid pressure, and build trust through small rituals. • Brake and gas model of sexual function • Causes of low desire across biology, psychology, relationship, culture • Spontaneous versus responsive desire explained • Desire discrepancy as a perpetual problem and acce...
