Sexology

EP300 - Between the Sheets: Desire Issues and Open Relationship Red Flags

Sep 20, 2022

32:19

Welcome to episode 300 of the Sexology Podcast! Today is a special episode where Dr Nazanin Moali answers your questions around desire discrepancy, improving an unhealthy open relationship, overcoming performance challenges and how pornography can cause erectile dysfunction.

Dr. Moali also reflects hosting Sexology Podcast for five years and how the podcast has changed Dr. Moali as a clinician.

In this episode, you will hear:

Analyzing a desire discrepancy between a couple
Ways to manage differences in sexual drive between partners
Understanding your baseline desire
Overcoming challenges of remaining present during sex
The importance of mindfulness for better sex
How you can use sensate focus touch
Create rituals before having sex
How you can seduce your partner in a way they like
Overcoming the challenges of open relationships
Identifying the red flags of an unhealthy open relationship
The importance of creating co-consent for an open relationship
Understanding the need for your own privacy & boundaries
Looking at how pornography can cause erectile dysfunction
Does porn only affect erectile dysfunction when watched or can audio only porn do the same thing?
Understanding that porn is not real life and is an unrealistic expectation of how your actual sex life will be
Managing your sexual fantasies alongside porn through masturbation
Reflecting on hosting Sexology Podcast for five years
How the podcast has changed Dr. Moali as a clinician