The Purple Passion Project-Intimacy & Sex Podcast for Midlife & Beyond

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

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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

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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.

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