What You’re Not Saying Is Hurting Your Sex Life

Have a question you've always wanted to ask? Send it to me: https://sexwithemily.com/ask What are the conversations you're not having with your partner, and what is that silence actually costing you? Dr. Jennifer Freed, psychological astrologer and therapist, is back and we went deep. We cover victim language vs. power language in sex, the three real reasons we avoid intimacy conversations, and how to actually get to your "power yes." Plus listener questions on threesomes, low libido, spotting a sensual lover, and what EMDR really does to your brain. Jen also coins the term "emo porn" and we both have to admit we're guilty. Find Dr. Jennifer Freed:Website: https://www.jenniferfreed.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjenniferfreed/ ABOUT EMILY:Emily Morse is a Doctor of Human Sexuality, author and host of the #1 rated Sex with Emily podcast. Known as a renowned sexologist, Dr. Emily has helped millions of people around the world navigate their sex lives. Her candid and often funny conversations challenge cultural taboos, misinformation and awkward sex talks to create a future where people can deeply connect and embrace pleasure-filled lives. Because, life is too short for bad sex. CONNECT: Best Sex Ever Tour: https://sexwithemily.com/events Shop With Emily: https://shop.sexwithemily.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sexwithemily/ X: https://twitter.com/sexwithemily Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sexwithemily TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sexwithemily Threads: https://www.threads.net/@sexwithemily WANT MORE? Visit the Website: https://sexwithemily.com/ which includes FREE guides. Free Downloadable Guides: https://sexwithemily.com/guides/ Text With Me: https://sexwithemily.com/text Receive Sex Tips On The Regular: https://sexwithemily.com/subscribe This episode is sponsored by: EVERYONE who signs up wins a FREE Rose suction toy with their order! (https://bbvibes.com/emily) Try AIRS by SkinGenuity today at https://shop.sexwithemily.com/AIRS Chapters: 0:00 - Where Your Words Go, Your Energy Goes2:34 - Meet Dr. Jennifer Freed: Psychological Astrologer and 30-Year Therapist4:03 - Men’s Biggest Sexual Challenge (And It’s Not What You Think)5:08 - Sex as an Expectation vs. an Invitation: Why the Framing Changes Everything5:28 - The Victim Behaviors Secretly Killing Your Power in the Bedroom7:36 - “I Have To” vs. “I Get To”: The Language Shift That Rewires Your Brain Around Sex9:34 - The 30-Minute Body Mapping Exercise That Can Transform Your Sex Life Tonight10:21 - Your Feelings and Sensations Are the Only Irrefutable Truth11:22 - Men and Performance Anxiety: What Would Happen If They Were Just Allowed to Receive?13:22 - The Serial Sex Guy Who Was Depressed (And What It Reveals About Frequency)16:05 - The Forbidden Conversations in Your Relationship Are Exactly Where the Juice Is16:36 - The Three Reasons We Hide Things From Our Partners: Security, Control, Approval18:45 - The Gaps in Relationships Are Where the Damage Lives19:48 - Q: How Do You Keep the Fire Going While Still Being Vulnerable?20:35 - Your Partner Is Not Your Therapist: What to Share and What Not To22:11 - Revelation Is Not a Dump: Trust Is Built Through Accretion23:37 - Erotic Tension and Otherness: Why Mystery Is Essential to Attraction24:04 - Things You Should Never Say — and How to Say the Hard Things Instead26:09 - The Conversation Is an Invitation, Not a Confrontation27:06 - Q: How Do You Reconcile With Men After a Painful History With Them?28:55 - Q: Hookup Buddy Wants a Relationship and You Don’t — What Do You Do?30:01 - Mixed Messages, Time Limits and Why You Need Friends Who Tell You the Truth32:03 - “Emo Porn”: The Concept That Explains Your Most Dramatic Friendships33:47 - Q: How to Spot a Sensual Lover Without Sleeping With a Lot of People36:14 - Astrology and Compatibility: What Your Sun Sign Actually Cannot Tell You37:48 - Every Relationship Is a Teacher — the Most Courageous Spiritual Path38:12 - Q: How to Ease Into an Open Relationship or Fulfill a Threesome Fantasy41:08 - Q: Does EMDR Therapy Actually Work? 43:03 - Q: Low Libido at 25 After Five Years Together — What’s Happening?44:21 - It’s Not Low Libido, It’s High Boredom (And the Real Fix)45:10 - The Secret to Reigniting Desire: Go Back to Courtship Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices