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Sexless doesn't happen overnight, and for so many women, it starts with things nobody warned them about: menopause, body changes, and moments of pressure that never looked like pressure at all. In this episode, Dr. Stacy breaks down what's actually happening in a woman's body and mind when desire disappears, and why arousal can still be there even when wanting isn't. If you've been avoiding this conversation with your partner, this episode gives you the words to finally start it. In This Episode You Will Learn: Why arousal can show up in your body before desire ever shows up in your mind What menopause actually changes about your ability to want sex, and what doesn't have to change How "duty sex" becomes coercion without either partner realizing what's happening Why weight gain reshapes desire more than almost anything else in midlife One sentence that can finally open the conversation your partner has been waiting for Host Bio Dr. Stacy Friedman is a Private Intimacy Advisor, Clinical Sexologist, Certified Sex & Intimacy Coach, and the unapologetically bold host of The Purple Passion Project — on a mission to make midlife the hottest chapter of your sex life yet. With over 26 years in the medical field and 20+ years working in sexuality, Dr. Stacy helps men and women break down taboos, communicate clearly, and build hotter, healthier intimacy — without apology. She specializes in the unique desire challenges that come with midlife — hormonal shifts, erectile changes, mismatched sex drives, alternative lifestyles, women who experience painful sex, and the LGBTQ+ community. Known for blending expertise with humor and heart, Dr. Stacy makes conversations about sex feel empowering, entertaining, and long overdue. ✨ Everything you need is one click away: 👉 linktr.ee/drstacyfriedman 🔥 Vibe Tribe — Dr. Stacy's private midlife community. Live sessions, courses, and conversations that go way beyond the surface. Try it free for a week. https://drstacy.mn.co/ 📖 Pleasure Playbooks — Step-by-step guides for real bedroom results. Because great sex doesn't just happen — it's built. https://drstacyfriedman.com/shop-with-dr-stacy/#ebooks 💋 Shop catalog for adult products (code PURPLE for 20% off) https://drstacyfriedman.com/shop-with-dr-stacy/#catalogs 📅 Free 30-minute intimacy consult https://calendly.com/stacy-drstacy/30-min 🎁 Free PDFs including: 10 Things They Really Want in Bed — https://drstacyfriedman.com/free-downloads/ Follow Dr. Stacy @drstacyfriedman on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and all social media platforms.

What happens when a Harvard MBA, AI founder, and domesticviolence survivor decides the world needs a vibrator with a brain? You get Devin — and one of the most electric conversations The Purple Passion Project has ever had. Morgan Hewett is the CEO of the first AI romantic companion paired with a connected vibrator built entirely for women, and she is here to blow up every myth you’ve ever heard about women’s desire. From rebuilding herself after trauma, to building a company that helps women reclaim their pleasure, to why women in their 40s, 50s, and 60s are the most exciteddemographic in her community — this episode is a masterclass in what it looks like when a woman decides her desire matters. •       Why self-knowledge and pleasure are the foundation of how women show up in love and in life •       How AI is transforming women’s intimacy — and why it was so badly overdue •       The truth about women’s desire after midlife (spoiler: it does not fade — it gets hungry) •       How healing from trauma can become the seed of your most powerful chapter •       What it looks like to build something the world told you was too taboo — and do it anyway Morgan Hewett is a serial founder, survivor, and the CEO of Devin — the first AI romantic companion paired with a connected vibrator built entirely for women. Called “the Peloton of Pleasure,” Devin combines a sensor-embedded device with an emotionally intelligent AI companion that personalizes the experience in real time around her desire. Before Devin, Morgan sold her first AI startup, Options MD, by age 30 after raising M — and prior to that, she helped launch the health vertical at Meta, driving over 10M in annual revenue. She is currently pursuing her MBA at Harvard Business School (Class of 2026), where Devin became the first sextech startup to emerge from the institution. A survivor of domestic violence and PTSD, Morgan turned herown healing journey into a mission to help women reclaim their desire, confidence, and pleasure on their own terms. Her work has been featured in Forbes, Business Insider, Fast Company, Essence, and AFROTECH. She is a recipient of the ADCOLOR Rising Star Award and the Carnegie Mellon AI Innovation Award. She wears pink every day. Instagram: @morgan.pink.founder TikTok: @morgan.pink.founder Website: experiencedevin.com   Dr. Stacy Friedman is a Private Intimacy Advisor, Clinical Sexologist, Certified Sex & Intimacy Coach, and the unapologetically bold host of The Purple Passion Project — on a mission to make midlife the hottest chapter of your sex life yet. With over 26 years in the medical field and 20+ years working in sexuality, Dr. Stacy helps men and women break down taboos,communicate clearly, and build hotter, healthier intimacy — without apology. She specializes in the unique desire challenges that come with midlife — hormonal shifts, erectile changes, mismatched sex drives, alternative lifestyles, women who experience painful sex, and the LGBTQ+ community. Known for blending expertise with humor and heart, Dr. Stacy makes conversations about sex feel empowering, entertaining, and long overdue. ✨ Everything you need is one click away: 👉linktr.ee/drstacyfriedman 🔥 Vibe Tribe — Dr. Stacy’s private midlife community. Live sessions, courses, and conversations that go way beyond thesurface. Try it free for a week. https://drstacy.mn.co/ 📚 Pleasure Playbooks — Step-by-step guides for real bedroom results. Because great sex doesn’t just happen — it’s built.https://drstacyfriedman.com/shop-with-dr-stacy/#ebooks 💋 Shop catalog for adult products (code PURPLE for 20% off) https://drstacyfriedman.com/shop-with-dr-stacy/#catalogs 📅 Free 30-minute intimacy consult https://calendly.com/stacy-drstacy/30-min 🎁 Free PDFs including: 10 Things They Really Want in Bed —https://drstacyfriedman.com/free-downloads/ Follow Dr. Stacy @drstacyfriedman on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and all social media platforms.

Ever had a fantasy you've never told a soul? Sexologist and sex coach Dr. Stacy Friedman breaks down role play — what it actually is, how to bring it up with your partner without it sounding like a confession, how to keep it safe with consent and safe words, and how to make it genuinely fun instead of a performance. In this solo sexologist talk, Dr. Stacy shares real scripts for starting the conversation, a menu of scenario ideas from mild to wild, a crash course in dirty talk, and answers the questions she gets asked constantly as a sex coach about fantasy, safety, and bringing more play into your sex life — at any stage, including midlife. Find more from Dr. Stacy at drstacyfriedman.com and @drstacyfriedman everywhere. In This Episode You Will Learn What role play actually is (and why it's simpler than you think) Exact scripts for bringing up a fantasy without it feeling like a confession How to keep role play safe with consent, safe words, and aftercare A menu of scenario ideas, from mild to wild, plus a dirty talk crash course Answers to the questions Dr. Stacy gets asked most about fantasy and desire Dr. Stacy Friedman is a Private Intimacy Advisor, Clinical Sexologist, Certified Sex & Intimacy Coach, and the unapologetically bold host of The Purple Passion Project — on a mission to make midlife the hottest chapter of your sex life yet. With over 26 years in the medical field and 20+ years working in sexuality, Dr. Stacy helps men and women break down taboos, communicate clearly, and build hotter, healthier intimacy — without apology. She specializes in the unique desire challenges that come with midlife — hormonal shifts, erectile changes, mismatched sex drives, alternative lifestyles, women who experience painful sex, and the LGBTQ+ community. Known for blending expertise with humor and heart, Dr. Stacy makes conversations about sex feel empowering, entertaining, and long overdue. ✨ Everything you need is one click away: 👉 linktr.ee/drstacyfriedman 🔥 Vibe Tribe — Dr. Stacy's private midlife community. Live sessions, courses, and conversations that go way beyond the surface. Try it free for a week. https://drstacy.mn.co/ 📖 Pleasure Playbooks — Step-by-step guides for real bedroom results. Because great sex doesn't just happen — it's built. https://drstacyfriedman.com/shop-with-dr-stacy/#ebooks 💋 Shop catalog for adult products (code PURPLE for 20% off) https://drstacyfriedman.com/shop-with-dr-stacy/#catalogs 📅 Free 30-minute intimacy consult https://calendly.com/stacy-drstacy/30-min 🎁 Free PDFs including: 10 Things They Really Want in Bed — https://drstacyfriedman.com/free-downloads/ Follow Dr. Stacy @drstacyfriedman on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and all social media platforms.

As a sexologist, Dr. Stacy Friedman brings on AASECT-certified sex therapist Rachel Dorneanu for a sexologist talk on a topic that doesn't get nearly enough airtime: what happens when you're highly sensitive, neurodivergent, or raised conservative — and you want a sex life that actually turns you on. This episode is part sex coach masterclass, part permission slip, covering nervous-system-friendly communication, untangling inherited shame from personal values, and why scheduled sex might be the sexiest thing you try this year. In This Episode You Will Learn What a Highly Sensitive nervous system needs to actually feel safe enough for desire How conservative and religious upbringings shape sexual shame — and how to untangle it Communication tools built for sensitive and neurodivergent brains, not against them Why "scheduled sex isn't sexy" is one of the biggest myths keeping couples stuck A script you can use tonight to open the conversation you've been avoiding Guest Bio Rachel Dorneanu (she/her) is a licensed therapist, AASECT-certified sex therapist, and board-certified coach specializing in Anxiety, HSPs, People Pleasing, Perfectionism, and Sex Therapy, with a passion for helping people reconnect with their bodies, reduce shame, and find freedom in their wellness journey. She holds a Master's in Counseling and brings over 8 years of experience working with millennial women and moms. Through her work as a therapist and coach, Rachel integrates evidence-based approaches with compassionate education to normalize topics often left in the dark—like pelvic pain, pleasure, and embodiment. She is known for her relatable, down-to-earth style and her ability to make complex or uncomfortable topics accessible and affirming. Outside of her professional life, Rachel enjoys practicing yoga, spending time with her husband and 2 children, and traveling. Website: SageCounselingTherapyAndWellness.com  | RachelDorneanu.com Instagram: @sage_counseling_wellness Facebook: facebook.com/SageCounselingWellness TikTok: @sagecounselingwellness Twitter/X: @RachelButlerCo1 LinkedIn (personal): linkedin.com/in/rachel-butler-dorneanu LinkedIn (business): linkedin.com/company/sage-counseling-wellness YouTube: youtube.com/@sagecounselingandwellness Host Bio Dr. Stacy Friedman is a Private Intimacy Advisor, Clinical Sexologist, Certified Sex & Intimacy Coach, and the unapologetically bold host of The Purple Passion Project — on a mission to make midlife the hottest chapter of your sex life yet. With over 26 years in the medical field and 20+ years working in sexuality, Dr. Stacy helps men and women break down taboos, communicate clearly, and build hotter, healthier intimacy — without apology. She specializes in the unique desire challenges that come with midlife — hormonal shifts, erectile changes, mismatched sex drives, alternative lifestyles, women who experience painful sex, and the LGBTQ+ community. Known for blending expertise with humor and heart, Dr. Stacy makes conversations about sex feel empowering, entertaining, and long overdue. ✨ Everything you need is one click away: 👉 linktr.ee/drstacyfriedman 🔥 Vibe Tribe — Dr. Stacy's private midlife community. Live sessions, courses, and conversations that go way beyond the surface. Try it free for a week. https://drstacy.mn.co/ 📖 Pleasure Playbooks — Step-by-step guides for real bedroom results. Because great sex doesn't just happen — it's built. https://drstacyfriedman.com/shop-with-dr-stacy/#ebooks 💋 Shop catalog for adult products (code PURPLE for 20% off) https://drstacyfriedman.com/shop-with-dr-stacy/#catalogs 📅 Free 30-minute intimacy consult https://calendly.com/stacy-drstacy/30-min 🎁 Free PDFs including: 10 Things They Really Want in Bed — https://drstacyfriedman.com/free-downloads/ Follow Dr. Stacy @drstacyfriedman on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and all social media platforms.

Most of us think intimacy means one thing — sex. Sexologist and intimacy coach Dr. Stacy Friedman breaks down the eight distinct types of intimacy every relationship needs — affectional, emotional, social, intellectual, physical, aesthetic, sexual, and spiritual — and explains why couples who lean on just one or two of them are the ones who end up feeling disconnected. In this solo sexologist talk, Dr. Stacy walks through what each facet looks like, what it looks like when it's missing, and gives one small, doable action for each. This episode also answers the questions Dr. Stacy gets asked constantly as a sex coach: whether you have to be strong in all eight, what to do if your partner isn't on board, and why it's never too late to rebuild connection — even in midlife. In This Episode You Will Learn The 8 types of intimacy — and why sex is only one of them What each facet looks like when it's thriving vs. when it's missing One small, doable action to rebuild each facet, starting this week The most common intimacy pattern that gradually breaks down relationships Answers to the questions Dr. Stacy gets asked most about connection and desire Host Bio Dr. Stacy Friedman is a Private Intimacy Advisor, Clinical Sexologist, Certified Sex & Intimacy Coach, and the unapologetically bold host of The Purple Passion Project — on a mission to make midlife the hottest chapter of your sex life yet. With over 26 years in the medical field and 20+ years working in sexuality, Dr. Stacy helps men and women break down taboos, communicate clearly, and build hotter, healthier intimacy — without apology. She specializes in the unique desire challenges that come with midlife — hormonal shifts, erectile changes, mismatched sex drives, alternative lifestyles, women who experience painful sex, and the LGBTQ+ community. Known for blending expertise with humor and heart, Dr. Stacy makes conversations about sex feel empowering, entertaining, and long overdue. ✨ Everything you need is one click away: 👉 linktr.ee/drstacyfriedman  🔥 Vibe Tribe — Dr. Stacy's private midlife community. Live sessions, courses, and conversations that go way beyond the surface. Try it free for a week. https://drstacy.mn.co/  📖 Pleasure Playbooks — Step-by-step guides for real bedroom results. Because great sex doesn't just happen — it's built. https://drstacyfriedman.com/shop-with-dr-stacy/#ebooks 💋 Shop catalog for adult products (code PURPLE for 20% off) https://drstacyfriedman.com/shop-with-dr-stacy/#catalogs  📅 Free 30-minute intimacy consult https://calendly.com/stacy-drstacy/30-min  🎁 Free PDF library access including: 10 Things They Really Want in Bed — https://drstacyfriedman.com/free-downloads/  Follow Dr. Stacy @drstacyfriedman on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and all social media platforms.

What if the reason connection keeps feeling just out of reach has nothing to do with sex at all? Clinical Sexologist and Certified Sex Coach Dr. Stacy Friedman sits down with Louis Brantmeyer for a conversation that goes deep on everything most people are too scared to say out loud. Louis went from socially-anxious, autistic introvert to conscious relating expert — and he's here with a truth that reframes everything: a lot of perceived unmet sexual and relational needs are actually unmet emotional and spiritual needs. This sexologist talk covers sexual insecurity in dating and relationships, the nice guy pattern, nervous system dysregulation, narcissistic relationship dynamics, and the raw story behind his book A Creationship'sInception. He also breaks down his Make Love Easy framework on communication and conflict.  In This Episode You Will Learn: •      Why so many unmet sexual needs are actually unmet emotional and spiritual needs — and how to finally tell the difference •      What sexual insecurity really looks like in dating and relationships, and where it actually comes from •      The truth about the nice guy pattern and why it silently destroys attraction and connection •      The raw story behind A Creationship's Inception — trauma, polyamory, sacred sexuality, and what cult-ish spiritual communities taught Louis about love and power •      What the Make Love Easy framework teaches about communication, conflict, and building conscious relationships that are hot and healthy  Guest Bio — Louis Brantmeyer Louis Brantmeyer started as a socially-awkward, anxious, introverted science fiction-loving nerd diagnosed with autism — and spent more than a decade and many thousands of dollars on personal development to transform into a social virtuoso, serial entrepreneur, international public speaker, and author. His first book on thriving in relationships — The Treasure Of Souls Touching: A Hurricane, A Pandemic, And A Stolen Car — is available for digital download, and his second book — ACreationship's Inception: Conscious Relating Through Polyamory, Entrepreneurship, and a Cult(ish) — became an Amazon bestseller. Website: bit.ly/mletribe TikTok: @louis.brantmeyer Instagram: @make.love.easy   Host Bio — Dr. Stacy Friedman Dr. Stacy Friedman is a Private Intimacy Advisor, Clinical Sexologist, Certified Sex & Intimacy Coach, and the unapologetically bold host of The Purple Passion Project — on a mission to make midlife the hottest chapter of your sex life yet. With over 26 years in the medical field and 20+ years working in sexuality, Dr. Stacy helps men and women break down taboos, communicate clearly, and build hotter, healthier intimacy — without apology. She specializes in the unique desire challenges that come with midlife — hormonal shifts, erectile changes, mismatched sex drives, alternative lifestyles, women who experience painfulsex, and the LGBTQ+ community. Known for blending expertise with humor and heart, Dr. Stacy makes conversations about sex feel empowering, entertaining, and long overdue. ✨ Everything you need is one click away: 👉linktr.ee/drstacyfriedman 🔥 Vibe Tribe — Dr. Stacy's private midlife community. Live sessions, courses, and conversations that go way beyond the surface. Try it free for a week. https://drstacy.mn.co/ 📖 Pleasure Playbooks — Step-by-step guides for real bedroom results. Because great sex doesn't just happen — it's built. https://drstacyfriedman.com/shop-with-dr-stacy/#ebooks  💋 Shop catalog for adult products (code PURPLE for 20% off)https://drstacyfriedman.com/shop-with-dr-stacy/#catalogs 📅 Free 30-minute intimacy consult https://calendly.com/stacy-drstacy/30-min 🎁 Free PDF library including: 10 Things They Really Want in Bed (But Won't Say Out Loud) — https://drstacyfriedman.com/free-downloads/ Follow Dr. Stacy @drstacyfriedman on Instagram,TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and all social media platforms

Dr. Stacy Friedman, sexologist and sex coach, tackles the brain side of sex in this sexologist talk — ADHD, autism, sensory processing, depression, anxiety, and the medications that treatall of it. Intimacy coach Dr. Stacy breaks down why standard sex advice fails neurodivergent brains and anyone on psychiatric medication, covering executive function and initiation, rejection sensitive dysphoria, sensory processing and intimacy, and exactly what SSRIs and SNRIs do to desire, arousal, and orgasm. In This Episode You Will Learn ●     Why low initiation isn't the same thing as low desire — it's about bandwidth, not wanting ●     How ADHD, autism, and sensory processing shape what actually happens in bed ●     What rejection sensitive dysphoria has to do with how you initiate ●     What SSRIs and SNRIs are actually doing to your arousal and orgasm ●     How to advocate for your sexual health without feeling like you're asking for too much Dr. Stacy Friedman is a Private Intimacy Advisor, Clinical Sexologist, Certified Sex & Intimacy Coach, and the unapologetically bold host of The Purple Passion Project — on a mission to make midlife the hottest chapter of your sex life yet. With over 26 years in the medical field and 20+ years working in sexuality, Dr. Stacy helps men and women break down taboos, communicate clearly, and build hotter, healthier intimacy — without apology. She specializes in the unique desire challenges that come with midlife — hormonal shifts, erectile changes, mismatched sex drives, alternative lifestyles, women who experience painfulsex, and the LGBTQ+ community. Known for blending expertise with humor and heart, Dr. Stacy makes conversations about sex feel empowering, entertaining, and long overdue. ✨ Everything you need is one click away: 👉linktr.ee/drstacyfriedman 🔥 Vibe Tribe — Dr. Stacy's private midlife community. Live sessions, courses, and conversations that go way beyond the surface. Try it free for a week. https://drstacy.mn.co/ 📖 Pleasure Playbooks — Step-by-step guides for real bedroom results. Because great sex doesn't just happen — it's built. https://drstacyfriedman.com/shop-with-dr-stacy/#ebooks 💋 Shop catalog for adult products (code PURPLE for 20% off) https://drstacyfriedman.com/shop-with-dr-stacy/#catalogs  📅 Free 30-minute intimacy consult https://calendly.com/stacy-drstacy/30-min 🎁 Free PDFs including: 10 Things They Really Want in Bed — https://drstacyfriedman.com/free-downloads/ Follow Dr. Stacy @drstacyfriedman on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and all social media platforms.

Sexologist Dr. Stacy Friedman — intimacy coach, sex coach, and host of The Purple Passion Project — sits down with menopause coach Karen Bigman for the sexologist talk midlife couples have been waiting for. Men and menopause, the sexless bedroom, low libido, and what women actually want when dating after 50 — nothing is off limits. In This Episode You Will Learn: ·      Why menopause is a couples issue — not just hers to deal with alone — and what men need to understand right now ·      Karen's framework for what's really behind the sexless bedroom and how to find your way back ·      What women dating after 50 actually want — and the expectations men need to completely rethink ·      Why comfort, presence, and yes — lube — matter more than performance at this stage of life ·      How staying curious about your partner is the spark that keeps long-term desire alive Karen Bigman is a midlife sex and relationship expert redefining how we think about dating, intimacy, and pleasure after 50. As aCertified Sex Educator and Sex and Menopause Coach, she's on a mission to help men and women thrive in midlife by talking openly about the topics most people were never taught — or were too afraid to ask — ranging from low libido and sex toys to dating, menopause, and andropause. Through her podcast Taboo to Truth: Life and Sex After 50, Karen delivers candid, often raw conversations grounded in science, compassion, and playful honesty, giving men an inside track on becoming confident, connected partners and offering women clear, straight-talk guidance to navigate changing bodies and relationships. Her work goes beyond quick fixes, offering a holistic, shame-free approach to the physical, emotional, and relational shifts of midlife intimacy. Website: taboototruth.com Social: @taboototruth YouTube: @taboototruthpodcast Arya.fyi  coupon code Truth15 affiliate link: https://arya.fyi/start?rfsn=8333683.c9f861  Dr. Stacy Friedman is a Private Intimacy Advisor, Clinical Sexologist, Certified Sex & Intimacy Coach, and the unapologetically bold host of The Purple Passion Project — on a mission to make midlife the hottest chapter of your sex life yet. With over 26 years in the medical field and 20+ years working in sexuality, Dr. Stacy helps men and women break down taboos,communicate clearly, and build hotter, healthier intimacy — without apology. She specializes in the unique desire challenges that come withmidlife — hormonal shifts, erectile changes, mismatched sex drives, alternative lifestyles, women who experience painful sex, and the LGBTQ+ community. Known for blending expertise with humor and heart, Dr. Stacy makes conversations about sex feel empowering, entertaining, and long overdue. ✨ Everything you need is one click away: 👉linktr.ee/drstacyfriedman Link to Pleasure Pods shown in episode: https://thepleasurepods.com/?ref=DRSTACY 🔥 Vibe Tribe — Dr. Stacy's private midlife community. Live sessions, courses, and conversations that go way beyond the surface. Try it free for a week. https://drstacy.mn.co/ 📚 Pleasure Playbooks — Step-by-step guides for real bedroom results. Because great sex doesn't just happen — it's built.https://drstacyfriedman.com/shop-with-dr-stacy/#ebooks 💋 Shop catalog for adult products (code PURPLE for 20%off) https://drstacyfriedman.com/shop-with-dr-stacy/#catalogs 📅 Free 30-minute intimacy consult https://calendly.com/stacy-drstacy/30-min 🎁 Free PDFs including: 10 Things They Really Want in Bed — https://drstacyfriedman.com/free-downloads/ Follow Dr. Stacy @drstacyfriedman on Instagram, TikTok,Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and all social media platforms.

Dr. Stacy Friedman, sexologist and sex coach, tackles what really happens to sex and desire when your body changes the rules on you. In this sexologist talk, intimacy coach Dr. Stacy breaks down what actually happens to desire after surgery, with mobilitylimits, and through hormone shifts like menopause, low testosterone, and thyroid changes — covering prostate surgery, hysterectomy, and heart procedure recovery, plus the everyday stuff that rarely gets talked about, like bad knees, bad hips, bad backs, and stiff shoulders. In This Episode You Will Learn ●     Why desire doesn't disappear after surgery — it goes into hiding and waits for safety ●     How to adapt intimacy around mobility limits without turning it clinical ●     What menopause, low T, and thyroid shifts actually do to desire ●     Why comfort tools are strategy, not surrender ●     How to grieve the old version of easy sex and build a hotter one Dr. Stacy Friedman is a Private Intimacy Advisor, Clinical Sexologist, Certified Sex & Intimacy Coach, and the unapologetically bold host of The Purple Passion Project — on a mission to make midlife the hottest chapter of your sex life yet. With over 26 years in the medical field and 20+ years working in sexuality, Dr. Stacy helps men and women break down taboos, communicate clearly, and build hotter, healthier intimacy — without apology. She specializes in the unique desire challenges that come with midlife — hormonal shifts, erectile changes, mismatched sex drives, alternative lifestyles, women who experience painfulsex, and the LGBTQ+ community. Known for blending expertise with humor and heart, Dr. Stacy makes conversations about sex feel empowering, entertaining, and long overdue. ✨ Everything you need is one click away: 👉 linktr.ee/drstacyfriedman 🔥 Vibe Tribe — Dr. Stacy's private midlife community. Live sessions, courses, and conversations that go way beyond the surface. Try it free for a week. https://drstacy.mn.co/ 📖Pleasure Playbooks — Step-by-step guides for real bedroom results. Because great sex doesn't just happen — it's built.https://drstacyfriedman.com/shop-with-dr-stacy/#ebooks 💋 Shop catalog for adult products (code PURPLE for 20% off)https://drstacyfriedman.com/shop-with-dr-stacy/#catalogs 📅 Free 30-minute intimacy consult https://calendly.com/stacy-drstacy/30-min 🎁Free PDFs including: 10 Things They Really Want in Bed —https://drstacyfriedman.com/free-downloads/ Follow Dr. Stacy @drstacyfriedman on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and all social media platforms.IN EPISODE LINKS Liberator Wedge Link: https://www.liberator.com/products/original-wedge-sex-pillow?sca_ref=11866444.RDG9LnIyaBPTpvtF&sca_source=Podcast Yes/No/Maybe List (general): https://drstacyfriedman.com/free-downloads/ Penis Pump: https://link.urlfun.com/gsgjontup (WELCOME10) code

What happens when pornography, escorts, or compulsive sexual behavior become impossible to stop? This week, Dr. Stacy sits down with licensed psychotherapist and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Scott Stolarick — 33 years of clinical experience and 26 years specifically working with sex addiction and trauma — for an honest, compassionate, judgment-freeconversation about what’s really going on beneath the surface of sexual compulsivity. In this episode: •      Why sex addiction isn’t in the DSM — and why that doesn’t mean it’s not real •      How unresolved childhood trauma quietly becomes theengine behind addictive sexual behavior •      What EMDR therapy is, how it works, and why Scott’s informed-consent-first approach changes everything •      Why poor sex education and accidental exposure to sexual content as a child can shape adult behavior in powerful ways •      The critical difference between intimacy and sex — and why confusing the two keeps people stuck •      What partners of people with sex addiction need to hear right now Guest Bio & Links Meet Scott Stolarick — the psychotherapist who doesn’t flinch.After 33 years of doing some of the most courageous clinical work in Illinois, Scott has seen it all — and he’s still here, still helping, and still dedicated to getting to the real story underneath the behavior. Scott is a licensed, trauma-informed psychotherapist, Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, experienced clinical supervisor, and the owner of Mosaic Pathway Counseling in Gurnee, Illinois. He holds Management and Leadership Certifications from the University of Notre Dame and Cornell University, and he has spent 26 years working specifically with sex offenders, sex addiction, and trauma survivors.  His approach is warm, deeply informed, and rooted in the belief that the behavior is never the whole story. There’s always something underneath — and that’s exactly where he does his best work. 🌐 Website: www.mosaicpathwaycounseling.org 📧 Email: [email protected] 📞 Phone: (224) 214-3944   Host Bio — Dr. Stacy Friedman Dr. Stacy Friedman is a Clinical Sexologist, Certified Sex & Intimacy Coach, and the unapologetically bold host of The Purple Passion Project — on a mission to make midlife the hottest chapter of your sex life yet. With over 26 years in the medical field and 20+ years working in sexuality, Dr. Stacy helpsmen and women break down taboos, communicate clearly, and build hotter, healthier intimacy — without apology. She specializes in the unique desire challenges that come with midlife — hormonal shifts, erectile changes, mismatched sex drives, alternative lifestyles, women who experience painful sex, and the LGBTQ+ community. Known for blending expertise with humor and heart, Dr. Stacy makes conversations about sex feel empowering, entertaining, and long overdue. ✨ Everything you need is one click away: 👉 linktr.ee/drstacyfriedman  🔥 Vibe Tribe — Dr. Stacy's private midlife community. Live sessions, courses, and conversations that go way beyond the surface. Try it free for a week. 📖 Pleasure Playbooks — Step-by-step guides for real bedroomresults. Because great sex doesn't just happen — it's built. 💋 Shop catalog for adult products (code PURPLE for 20% off) 📅 Free 30-minute intimacy consult — let's talk about what's possible for your sex life. 🎁 Free PDF library access to include: 10 Things They Really Want in Bed (But Won't Say Out Loud) — grab yours at drstacyfriedman.com Follow Dr. Stacy @drstacyfriedman on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and all social media platforms.

In this episode of The Purple Passion Project, sexologist and sex coach Dr. Stacy Friedman tackles one of the most requested topics from her community: sexual shame. From slut shame to religious shame, cultural shame to masturbation shame and vibrator shame — this is the sexologist talk nobody else is having. Dr. Stacy answers real questions from real people and delivers the education midlife men and women actually need to stop carrying shame that was never theirs to begin with.EPISODE DESCRIPTIONShame is one of the most powerful — and most silent — killers of desire and intimacy. In this solo Q&A and education episode, Dr. Stacy goes deep on five types of sexual shame: slut shame, religious shame, cultural shame, masturbation shame, and vibrator shame. Real questions. Real answers. No apologies. If you have ever felt broken, dirty, or wrong for your desires — this episode is for you.IN THIS EPISODE• What sexual shame is, where it comes from, and why nobody is born with it• How religious shame splits your identity — faith vs. desire — and how to begin healing that• The real truth behind slut shame and who it affects• Why masturbation is one of the healthiest things you can do — and why vibrator shame has zero basis in reality• How cultural shame silences intimacy — and real Q&A answers to the hardest questions

Dr. Stacy Friedman, clinical sexologist and host of The Purple Passion Project, sits down with relationship coach Andre Paradis to answer the question so many women ask: what actually makes a man commit? As a sexologist talk unlike any other, this episode breaks down why intimacy isn't where lasting connection starts, how masculine and feminine energy shapes attraction, and the hidden checklist men run through before they decide a woman is "the one." Dr. Stacy, a trusted sex coach and intimacy coach for men and women navigating midlife dating and relationships, dives into the disrespect blind spot that quietly pushes men away, the difference between boys and men when it comes to commitment, and why safety — not sex — is the real foundation of a relationship built to last. In this episode, we cover:• Why equality kills intimacy—and what to do instead• What men really need before they can commit• What makes a man leave a relationship that “seems fine”• How early sex can block the foundation of lasting love• How to reignite polarity when the spark has fadedGuest Bio — Andre ParadisAndre Paradis is a relationship and communication specialist with over 18 years of study, training, and applied research in male/female dynamics. He holds 17 professional certifications including NLP and Hypnosis, and has trained extensively under some of the most respected names in the field—including Dr. Pat Allen, Esther Perel, Dr. John Gray, Alison Armstrong, and Shaunti & Jeff Feldhahn.His work is grounded in Nature, Science, Evolutionary Biology, Anthropology, Human Chemistry, and Psychology—not personal opinion. Through his company Project Equinox Coaching, Andre helps men and women learn to communicate deeply, balance their masculine and feminine energies, and build strong, lasting, fulfilling love relationships. He is also a Men’s Work Facilitator and an Ordained Minister who has officiated the weddings of many of his own clients.Andre is a Two-time Amazon #1 Bestselling Author and has spent nearly two decades helping people have the conversations about love, intimacy, and connection that most people don’t know how to start.🌐 Website: www.projectequinox.net📱 Facebook: Project Equinox with Andre Paradis📱 Instagram🎬 YouTube🎵 TikTok📧 Email: [email protected]📞 Phone: (818) 681-4457🎁 FREE Gifts for listeners: 2 gifts available—mentioned during the episode!Host Bio — Dr. Stacy FriedmanDr. Stacy Friedman is a Clinical Sexologist, Certified Sex & Intimacy Coach, and the unapologetically bold host of The Purple Passion Project — on a mission to make midlife the hottest chapter of your sex life yet. With over 26 years in the medical field and 20+ years working in sexuality, Dr. Stacy helps men and women break down taboos, communicate clearly, and build hotter, healthier intimacy — without apology.She specializes in the unique desire challenges that come with midlife — hormonal shifts, erectile changes, mismatched sex drives, alternative lifestyles, women who experience painful sex, and the LGBTQ+ community. Known for blending expertise with humor and heart, Dr. Stacy makes conversations about sex feel empowering, entertaining, and long overdue.✨ Everything you need is one click away: 👉 linktr.ee/drstacyfriedman🔥 Vibe Tribe — Dr. Stacy's private midlife community. Live sessions, courses, and conversations that go way beyond the surface. Try it free for a week.📖 Pleasure Playbooks — Step-by-step guides for real bedroom results. Because great sex doesn't just happen — it's built.💋 Shop catalog for adult products (code PURPLE for 20% off)📅 Free 30-minute intimacy consult — let's talk about what's possible for your sex life.🎁 Free PDF: 10 Things They Really Want in Bed (But Won't Say Out Loud) — grab yours at drstacyfriedman.comFollow Dr. Stacy @drstacyfriedman on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and all social media platforms.

What if the most powerful tool for unlocking your desire, healing your shame, and awakening your sexuality was sitting on your nightstand right now? In this episode of The Purple Passion Project, sexologist Dr. Stacy Friedman sits down with award-winning spicy romance author and sexuality podcaster Ruan Willow to talk about the radical idea that sex in books isn’t dirty — it’s healing.  As a sex coach who has worked with women navigating desire, shame, and midlife awakening, Dr. Stacy knows that fantasy is not fluff — it is fuel. Ruan’s open door romance novels give women permission to see themselves as fully sexual, fully empowered, and fully deserving of pleasure. From how erotic fiction activates female desire, to how reading spicy books can help you process trauma and shame in a safe and indirect way, to why enthusiastic consent is the hottest thing you can bringinto your relationship — this conversation is everything your sex life has been asking for. In This Episode You Will Learn: •      Why sex in books isn’t dirty — it normalizes desire, chips away at shame, and can be a genuine path to healing sexual trauma •      How erotic fiction introduces you to fantasies you didn’t know you had and can reignite a desire that’s been flat •      What ‘open door’ romance actually means — and why the language we use around it matters more than most people realize •      How one woman shed decades of sexual shame in her forties and what that liberation can actually look like in your own life •      Why your erotic imagination is one of the most powerful tools you have for connection, healing, and pleasure Guest Bio Ruan Willow is an award-winning multi-pen name author who writes in spicy HEA romance subgenres, spicy romcom, alternative lifestyle romance (under pen name Ruin Willow), both queer and heterosexual, and open door Romantasy/magical/paranormal/dark romance (under pen name R.U. Ann). Her writing ranges across various levels of heat — bold, sensual, and always unashamed. She writes about empowered women seeking pleasure with their partners for mutual satiation — no needs ignored, and mutual enjoyment a must. Ruan is also a sexuality and fiction podcaster at Oh F*ck Yeah with Ruan Willow, an audiobook narrator, and a sexuality blogger at ruanwillowauthor. Connect with Ruan Willow: •      Instagram & Threads: @ruanwillow •      Facebook: ruan.willow •      Bluesky: ruanwillow •      Blog: ruanwillowauthor •      Podcast: Oh F*ck Yeah with Ruan Willow Host Bio — Dr. Stacy Friedman A Clinical Sexologist, Certified Sex & Intimacy Coach, and the unapologetically bold host of The Purple Passion Project — on a mission to make midlife the hottest chapter of your sex life yet. With over 26 years in the medical field and 20+ years working in sexuality, Dr. Stacy helps men and women break down taboos, communicate clearly, and build hotter, healthier intimacy — without apology. She specializes in the unique desire challenges that come with midlife — hormonal shifts, erectile changes, mismatched sex drives, alternative lifestyles, women who experience painfulsex, and the LGBTQ+ community. Known for blending expertise with humor and heart, Dr. Stacy makes conversations about sex feel empowering, entertaining, and long overdue.  •      ✨ Everything you need below is here: 👉 linktr.ee/drstacyfriedman •      🔥 Vibe Tribe — private midlife community, live sessions, courses, try free for a week. •      📚 Pleasure Playbooks —Fantasy Play mentioned in today’s episode is here! https://e.drstacyfriedman.com/product details/product/6960f8ebd5cdc0fdad68d43a •      💋 Shop catalog for adult products (code PURPLE for 20% off) •      📅 Free 30-min consult. •      🎁 Free access to PDF library: including “10 Things They Really Want in Bed — drstacyfriedman.com  Follow Dr. Stacy @drstacyfriedman on IG, TikTok, FB, YT, LinkedIn, and all social media platforms.

In this episode, Dr. Stacy sits down with Monica Tanner—RLT-trained relationship and intimacy coach, host of the Secrets of Happily Ever After podcast, and Amazon bestselling author of Bad Marriage Advice—to talk about why compromise mightactually be destroying your relationship, how to break free from roommate syndrome, and what it really takes to build lasting intimacy after years together.  Monica shares her personal journey from watching her parents’ divorce at 12 to spending 23 years building her own marriage and coaching thousands of couples through the hard stuff. From navigating mismatched desire to releasing deep resentment,this episode is packed with real talk and actionable strategies for couples who are ready to stop going through the motions and start reconnecting.   What You’ll Learn: • Why “compromise” is actually bad marriage advice and what to do instead • How to break free from roommate syndrome and reignite intimacy • The communication mistakes long-term couples keep making • How to navigate mismatched desire and low libido in marriage • Midlife relationship challenges: empty nesting, hormones, and aging parents • How to ask your partner for what you need—emotionally and sexually • One thing you can do tonight to start reconnecting with your spouse • The worst marriage advice people keep repeating (and what works instead)   Guest Bio & Links Monica Tanner, RLT trained, Relationship Coach and host of the Secrets of Happily Ever After podcast, transforms marriages with simple communication, connection, conflict resolution and commitment strategies. Her mission is to lower the divorce rate and improve marital satisfaction. Through her engaging podcast, new Amazon Best-Selling book, Bad Marriage Advice, vibrant social media community, and couple’s coaching practice, Monica’s expert guidance has impacted thousands of couples, by helping them ditch resentment and roommate syndrome and get back to living their happily ever after love story.   🌐Website: monicatanner.com | badmarriageadvice.com 🎧Podcast: Secrets of Happily Ever After 📖Book: Bad Marriage Advice (Amazon Best-Seller) 📱Instagram: @monitalksmarriage 🎬YouTube: @secretsofhappilyeverafter 📧Email: [email protected] 🎁FREE Resources available—mentioned during the episode!   Host Bio — Dr. Stacy Friedman Dr. Stacy Friedman is a Clinical Sexologist, Certified Sex & Intimacy Coach, and the unapologetically bold host of The Purple Passion Project — on a mission to make midlife the hottest chapter of your sex life yet. With over 26 years in the medical field and 20+ years working in sexuality, Dr. Stacy helpsmen and women break down taboos, communicate clearly, and build hotter, healthier intimacy — without apology. She specializes in the unique desire challenges that come with midlife — hormonal shifts, erectile changes, mismatched sex drives, alternative lifestyles, women who experience painful sex, and the LGBTQ+ community. Known for blendingexpertise with humor and heart, Dr. Stacy makes conversations about sex feel empowering, entertaining, and long overdue. ✨ Everything you need is one click away: 👉 ⁠linktr.ee/drstacyfriedman⁠ 🔥 Vibe Tribe — Dr. Stacy's private midlife community. Live sessions, courses, and conversations that go way beyond the surface. Try it free for a week. 📖 Pleasure Playbooks — Step-by-step guides for real bedroom results. Because great sex doesn't just happen — it's built. 💋 Shop catalog for adult products (code PURPLE for 20% off) 📅 Free 30-minute private intimacy consult — let's talk about what's possible for your sex life. 🎁 Free PDF library access including: 10 Things They Really Wantin Bed (But Won't Say Out Loud) — grab yours at drstacyfriedman.com Follow Dr. Stacy @drstacyfriedman on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and all social media platforms.

Your hormones are running your sex life — and most doctors aren’t telling you the whole story. In this episode of The Purple Passion Project, clinical sexologist and sex coach Dr. StacyFriedman sits down with Tia Bowden, Board Certified Nurse Practitioner and Hormone Specialist at Coastal Vitality and Anti-Aging in Delray Beach, Florida, for the hormone conversation midlife men and women have been waiting for. Whether you’re dealing with low libido, painful sex, zero energy, or a drive that has completely disappeared — this sexologist talk is going to change the way you think about what’shappening in your body. Tia and Dr. Stacy break down why testosterone matters for women, what the removal of the HRT black box warning means for you, how SSRIs, and opioids are quietly wrecking your hormone levels, what nitric oxide is, and more! In This Episode You Will Learn: •      Why testosterone is critical for women’s desire and wellbeing — and why many doctors aren’t testing for it •      What the removal of the HRT black box warning means and why it changes everything for women who’ve been afraid to try hormone therapy •      How SSRIs, opioids, and microplastics are quietly destroying hormone levels in both men and women •      What nitric oxide is, why it matters for sexual function, and how to test your levels at home •      What peptides like PT-141 are and how they’re being used to reignite desire when other options haven’t worked Guest Bio Tia Bowden is a Board Certified Nurse Practitioner and Hormone Specialist endorsed by The Menopause Association, with 15 years of experience in primary care and additional specialty training in functional medicine, nutrition, and dietarysupplementation. She is the owner of Coastal Vitality and Anti-Aging, where she combines in-depth testing and hormone balancing protocols to get to the root of hormone dysfunction — improving and optimizing health and wellness for both menand women. After years of watching the traditional allopathic system disregard the importance of hormonally healthy patients, Tia became an agent of change — one lab panel at a time.  Connect with Tia Bowden: •      Website: www.mycoastalvitality.com •      Instagram: @CoastalVitalitySouthFlorida •      Facebook: Coastal Vitality Delray Beach •      Email: [email protected] Host Bio — Dr. Stacy Friedman Dr. Stacy Friedman is a Clinical Sexologist, Certified Sex & Intimacy Coach, and the unapologetically bold host of The Purple Passion Project — on a mission to make midlife the hottest chapter of your sex life yet. With over 26 years in the medical field and 20+ years working in sexuality, Dr. Stacy helpsmen and women break down taboos, communicate clearly, and build hotter, healthier intimacy — without apology. She specializes in the unique desire challenges that come with midlife — hormonal shifts, erectile changes, mismatched sex drives, alternative lifestyles, women who experience painful sex, and the LGBTQ+ community. Known for blending expertise with humor and heart, Dr. Stacy makes conversations about sex feel empowering, entertaining, and long overdue. ✨ Everything you need is one click away: 🔥 Vibe Tribe — Dr. Stacy's private midlife community. Live sessions, courses, and conversations that go way beyond the surface. Try it free for a week. 📖 Pleasure Playbooks — Step-by-step guides for real bedroomresults. Because great sex doesn't just happen — it's built. 💋 Shop catalog for adult products (code PURPLE for 20% off) 📅 Free 30-minute intimacy consult — let's talk about what's possible for your sex life. 🎁 Free PDF library to include: 10 Things They Really Want in Bed (But Won't Say Out Loud) — grab yours at drstacyfriedman.com 👉 linktr.ee/drstacyfriedman Follow Dr. Stacy @drstacyfriedman on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and all social media platforms.