Money can feel even more vulnerable than sex.

In this episode of Practicing Love, I sit down with money coach and Gentle Money author Adam Koren to explore why finances carry so much emotional weight — and why so many couples struggle to talk about them without tension, shame, or defensiveness.

Most of us were never actually taught how to manage money in a grounded, relational way. And yet we often carry deep shame if we believe we're "bad" at it. That shame keeps conversations surface-level, creates distance in partnership, and quietly erodes trust.

Money isn't just about numbers. It's about safety, power, freedom, identity, and worth.

Together, Adam and I explore how family history shapes financial patterns, why restrictive budgeting often backfires, and how approaching money with gentleness instead of fear can increase both emotional and financial intimacy.

We also talk about practical ways couples can create regular money conversations that build connection instead of conflict.

If you want more peace — not just in your bank account, but in your relationship — this conversation will open new doors.

Find out how to have the best love and sex of your life!

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In this episode of Practicing Love, I talk with men's guide Mark J. Platten about why relationships during menopause and midlife feel so challenging, and what men are rarely taught about how to show up.

Most men enter relationships with what Mark calls "Prince tools." They try to fix, perform, or avoid conflict. But menopause often brings emotional intensity, physical changes, and deeper truths to the surface. The old tools stop working.

When this isn't seen as a problem to solve, it's an invitation to grow.

In this episode explore:

• Why so many couples struggle or separate during menopause and andropause
• The difference between "Prince" and "King" energy
• How to stop shutting down or taking things personally
• The biggest mistakes men make during this stage
• How midlife becomes a rite of passage into emotional maturity
• What real intimacy is, beyond just sex
• How vulnerability becomes strength, not weakness

If you love a woman in midlife — or you're moving through this season yourself — this conversation will help you show up with steadiness, heart, and depth.

Because menopause doesn't have to be the end of intimacy.

It can be the beginning of the most honest and connected love of your life.

In this episode of Practicing Love, I talk with men's guide Mark J. Platten about why relationships during menopause and midlife feel so challenging, and what men are rarely taught about how to show up.

Find out how to have the best love and sex of your life!

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What happens when desire fades, sex feels effortful, or intimacy keeps getting interrupted by resentment, pressure, or exhaustion?

In this episode of Practicing Love, I'm joined by Elana Auerbach, author of The Sure Thing: A Pleasure Practice to Revive the Spark, for a refreshing and deeply human conversation about desire differences, sensual connection, and what actually helps when intimacy takes a back seat.

Rather than pushing through, fixing, or forcing desire, Elana offers a radically different orientation: pleasure as a practice of presence, intention, and safety.

We explore:

• Why desire often disappears in long-term relationships, even when love is strong

• How resentment, withholding, and "trying to get it right" block sensual connection

• A new definition of orgasm as how much you can surrender to pleasure

• Why Responsive Desire needs context, safety, and curiosity to arise

• What to do when intimacy gets interrupted, and why nothing is lost when you pause

• How short, intentional pleasure practices (even 10 minutes) can rebuild closeness

• Learning to know what you want, and how to ask for it without pressure

• How devotion, play, and self-attunement can reignite the spark over time

This conversation is for anyone who wants more aliveness, more connection, and more honesty around pleasure, whether you're partnered, single, or somewhere in between.

Find out how to have the best love and sex of your life!

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