Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Share Exploring Desire: Understanding Desire and Keeping It Alive with Jen Wynn, LMFT
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Or
Exploring Desire: Understanding Desire and Keeping It Alive with Jen Wynn, LMFT
Desire is the sense of aliveness in relationships. Brittani is here with couples therapist and sex expert Jen Wynn, LMFT to talk about how we can handle desire discrepancies, responsive vs spontaneous desire, and ways we can explore the meaning of erotic energy in ourselves and relationships.
01:53 Understanding Desire: Beyond the Light Switch
05:59 Spontaneous vs. Responsive Desire
13:47 The Role of Time and Connection in Desire
18:44 Circular Model of Sexuality
26:36 Accelerators and Brakes: The Dual Control Model
29:11 Understanding Desire and Arousal
30:56 The Impact of Shame on Wanting
32:32 Sex Education and Societal Norms
35:38 Breaks and Accelerators in Sexual Desire
37:03 Addressing Unwanted Sexual Pain
38:25 Therapist's Role in Discussing Sexuality
41:29 Exploring Sexual Identity and Pleasure
49:43 Navigating Desire Differences in Relationships
51:07 Resources for Exploring Sexuality
52:25 Validating Desire Changes Over Time
56:05 Increasing Desire in Long-Term Relationships
59:50 Conclusion and Contact Information
View all episodes
By Brittani ProcknowDesire is the sense of aliveness in relationships. Brittani is here with couples therapist and sex expert Jen Wynn, LMFT to talk about how we can handle desire discrepancies, responsive vs spontaneous desire, and ways we can explore the meaning of erotic energy in ourselves and relationships.
01:53 Understanding Desire: Beyond the Light Switch
05:59 Spontaneous vs. Responsive Desire
13:47 The Role of Time and Connection in Desire
18:44 Circular Model of Sexuality
26:36 Accelerators and Brakes: The Dual Control Model
29:11 Understanding Desire and Arousal
30:56 The Impact of Shame on Wanting
32:32 Sex Education and Societal Norms
35:38 Breaks and Accelerators in Sexual Desire
37:03 Addressing Unwanted Sexual Pain
38:25 Therapist's Role in Discussing Sexuality
41:29 Exploring Sexual Identity and Pleasure
49:43 Navigating Desire Differences in Relationships
51:07 Resources for Exploring Sexuality
52:25 Validating Desire Changes Over Time
56:05 Increasing Desire in Long-Term Relationships
59:50 Conclusion and Contact Information