Staying Intimate as Parents

Published: Sept. 20, 2023, 11:44 p.m.

Are you pregnant, postpartum, or a parent --- and are also trying to keep an intimate relationship alive? This episode is for you.\xa0

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Here we cover one of the topics people ask me about the most - what changes in your intimacy once a little one arrives?\xa0

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In short, everything.\xa0

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In this episode, I break the conversation down into 3 phases - pregnancy, early postpartum days, and toddlerhood & beyond - and share the major challenges I hear from couples in each of these phases.\xa0

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Then I share 5 powerful ways you can keep the spark alive with your partner, even as you navigate the turbulent and awe-inspiring waters of parenthood.\xa0

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Key Topics:

  • The changes and challenges to sex and intimacy in pregnancy [2:18]
  • The pleasant (sexy!) surprises about intimacy during pregnancy [6:05]
  • Rediscovering each other after the baby is born [6:47]
  • Allowing space for your partner\u2019s erotic needs after giving birth [8:47]
  • Keeping the spark alive as new parents [10:03]
  • Resentment is a wet blanket for intimacy\xa0 [11:37]
  • Parenthood as an initiation to deepening and expanding your intimacy [12:26]
  • 5 tangible shifts you can make to keep the spark alive [14:52]

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