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b'Everyone has the desire to be desired, finally, in this episode, the mystery of desire is stripped back.\\n\\nDr Karen Gurney is a Clinical Psychologist, Psychosexologist and Couples Therapist, she has been helping couples tackle sex problems for over 20 years. She is the author of the bestselling book, \\u2018Mind The Gap: The truth about desire and how to future proof your sex life\\u2019.\\n\\nIn this conversation Karen and Steven discuss topics, such as the reasons for a dead sex life, why women prefer non-penetrative sex, how technology is killing your sex life, and why you should invest in your sexual currency.\\n\\nTopics:\\n0:00 Intro\\n02:07 What Do You Do and Why Do You Do It?\\n03:56 Our Attention Is Being Hijacked Which Is Affecting Our Sex Lives \\n09:57 Why Does Sex Get Harder the More We Think About It \\n11:50 Why Expectations and Pressure Make Sex Worse \\n15:56 Our Society Has Created a "Sexual Script" That\'s Wrong\\n17:10 How to Talk About Sex with Your Partner \\n23:09 How to Tell Your Partner You\'re Not Attracted to Them Anymore \\n25:56 How to Not Let Kids Ruin Your Sex Life \\n27:25 The Demographic That Comes to You More Than Any Other \\n28:16 Why Desire Goes in a Relationship \\n34:13 How to Trigger Desire in Your Relationship\\n38:34 The "Initiation" Problem \\n40:21 Should We Schedule Sex? \\n43:05 What Should We Be Doing to Keep Desire High in Our Relationships \\n45:55 How to Talk About Your Fetish with Your Partner\\n50:54 What Women Really Want During Sex\\n52:45 Does It Matter Who Initiates Sex?\\n56:04 If Our Idea of What We Want From Sex Isn\'t Happening What Should We Do? \\n58:31 If Men Can\'t Get It Up, What Should We Do?\\n01:00:56 If Men Can\'t Get It Up, What Should We Do? \\n01:01:15 Should We Have Sex Before or After We Eat?\\n01:02:22 The Optimal Amount of Times to Have Sex \\n01:04:16 Sexual Dissatisfaction Between Men and Women\\n01:07:54 How to Deal with a Sex Life as a Parent\\n01:11:54 What You Can Do as a Parent to Ensure Your Sex Life Doesn\'t Go Off Track\\n01:13:26 The Relationship Between Poor Sleep and Sex \\n01:16:39 At What Point Should People Reach Out to You? \\n01:17:21 Have You Ever Seen Relationships That Are Unrecoverable? \\n01:18:45 The Top 3 Most Common Sexual Problems \\n01:20:46 The Impact of Pets on Our Sex Lives \\n01:22:43 Are You Hopeful for the Future of Sex? \\n01:24:04 How Menopause Affects Our Sex Lives \\n01:25:21 Our Bodies Changing Over Time and How That Impacts Our Sex Lives \\n01:26:27 Are We Meant to Be Monogamous?\\n01:31:51 The Last Guest\\u2019s Question \\n\\nYou can pre-order Karen\\u2019s book, \\u2018How Not to Let Having Kids Ruin Your Sex Life\\u2019, here: https://amzn.to/49VnduP\\n\\nFollow Karen\\nTwitter - https://bit.ly/4bEnROQ\\nInstagram - https://bit.ly/49i1AEP\\n\\nWatch the episodes on Youtube - https://g2ul0.app.link/3kxINCANKsb\\n\\nMy new book! \'The 33 Laws Of Business & Life\' is out now - https://smarturl.it/DOACbook\\n\\nFollow me:\\nhttps://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo\\n\\nSponsors: \\nUber: https://p.uber.com/creditsterms\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'