Lack of physical intimacy is cited as one of the top four factors in divorce. Oftentimes when one is coming out of a long term marriage where physical intimacy has been absent for a long time, many people make recapturing this a priority, perhaps before they have taken time to heal and know themselves.

Join me as Karisa Kaye, a certified sex therapist helps us to understand today's attitudes and norms concerning physical intimacy while dating.

In this episode, we'll discuss the dangers, especially for women, to casual sex. On the other hand, there are definite health benefits we'll talk about as well.

If you've jumped into the dating pool, how do you know when the time is right to be physically intimate? Having physical relations with someone new after being with the same partner for decades brings up its own set of anxieties and emotions.

The prevalence of the porn industry has shaped how men and women view physical intimacy. Karisa discusses this shift and how to handle situations where you might be asked to perform acts that make you uncomfortable.

Produced by Whitfield Media Group, Chattanooga, TN

Editing by Tyler Owens

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About your host: Lisa McCluskey is a retired healthcare executive who was blindsided by divorce after a 34-year marriage. She founded the podcast to share the knowledge and education she gained during the process, in order to help others avoid the pitfalls she fell into. This podcast is a mission and labor of love.

About Karisa Kaye: Karisa earned a bachelor's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from LeTourneau University, a master's in Marriage and Family Therapy from Richmond Graduate University and is a Ph.D candidate in Clinical Sexology at the Modern Sex Therapy Institute. She is a certified sex therapist, Christian Sex Therapist and Complex Trauma Counselor.

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