Michele Weiner-Davis joins me for a conversation about sexless marriages, desire differences, resentment, and how couples can rebuild intimacy after betrayal. 👉 Book an online session: https://laurahow.com/online-therapists/

Michele is a therapist and bestselling author known for her work with sexless marriages, infidelity recovery, and long-term relationship repair. We talk about why sex is never just sex for many people, how shutdown and withdrawal slowly erode closeness, and why so many couples wait too long to ask for help.

This conversation offers practical, compassionate guidance for men and women who feel stuck, lonely, or unsure how to reconnect again.

In this episode we explore:

✔ What “sex-starved marriage” really means

✔ Why long-term sexlessness damages connection and trust

✔ The silent expectations low-desire partners often hold

✔ When anger and withdrawal take over the relationship

✔ Why feelings cannot be the only guide in intimacy

✔ Responsive vs spontaneous desire, especially for women

✔ Why communication style matters more than frequency

✔ Ways to approach the conversation with more success

✔ How to support healing after infidelity

✔ Why hope is possible even after years of shutdown

We would love to hear from you.

👉 Leave your questions in the comments for future episodes.

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🔗 Michele Weiner-Davis Books

Sex Starved Marriage → https://amzn.to/49xZiUA

Healing from Infidelity → https://amzn.to/491pAi1

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🔗 Connect with Michele Weiner-Davis

Website → https://www.divorcebusting.com/

TEDx Talk → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ep2MAx95m20

YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@DivorceBusting1

Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/micheleweinerdavis

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🧠 Need support?

Work with me or a therapist on my team:

https://laurahow.com/online-therapists/

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Therapists, work with me → https://laurahow.com/work-for-me/

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⌚ Timestamps

00:00 Introduction

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📌 Hashtags

#SexlessMarriage #InfidelityRecovery #MarriageCounselling #ResponsiveDesire #SexStarvedMarriage #RelationshipTherapy #IntimacyInMarriage #MarriagePodcast #AffairRecovery #MicheleWeinerDavis

I’m joined by two therapists from my practice, Zac Fine and Marijke Roberts. This informal conversation marks the start of a new monthly series where we speak openly about marriage, intimacy, sexlessness, consent, and the growing tension many couples feel between men and women. 👉 Book online sessions with Zac or Marijke: https://laurahow.com/online-therapists/

We talk honestly about what happens when sex disappears from a long-term relationship, why this causes deep distress for many people, and how fear, withdrawal, resentment, and cultural messaging pulls couples apart.

👉 Book a session with Zac: https://laurahow.com/therapists-zac-fine/

👉 Book a session with Marijke: https://laurahow.com/therapists-marijke-roberts/

In this episode, we discuss:

✔️ Why long-term sexlessness is a serious relational issue

✔️ Consent, fear, and confusion around initiating sex in marriage

✔️ How power struggles and withdrawal develop over time

✔️ Why sex often means reassurance, grounding, and connection for men

✔️ Responsive desire, willingness, and curiosity in long-term intimacy

✔️ How couples can get stuck, and what helps them soften again

✔️ Why healing is possible, even when patterns run deep

We’ll be recording this podcast monthly, and we’d love to hear from you.

👉 Leave your questions in the comments for the next episode.

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🔔 Subscribe for weekly conversations about:

Sexless marriages, intimacy loss, emotional withdrawal, consent, attachment, and rebuilding connection in long-term relationships.

👉 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE_Fs1wPifrghIGdSzsbrKg?sub_confirmation=1

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🧠 Need support?

Work with me or one of the therapists on my team:

https://laurahow.com/online-therapists/

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💎 More ways to connect and grow:

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⌚️ Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

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📌 Hashtags:

#SexlessMarriage #MarriageTherapy #SexInMarriage #ConsentInRelationships #IntimacyInMarriage #GenderDivision #LongTermRelationships #marriagepodcast #AttachmentAndIntimacy #LoveAndCherishPodcast