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

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/

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📅 Free 30-minute intimacy consult https://calendly.com/stacy-drstacy/30-min

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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.

📖 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.

The male enhancement industry has exploded—and so havethe dangers. In this eye-opening episode of The Purple Passion Project, Dr. Stacy sits down with board-certified anesthesiologist and male enhancement expert Dr. Joel Pash, co-founder of Upsize Clinic and faculty member at Stanford University.

 In this episode, you’ll learn:

•      Why demand for male enhancement procedures has surged nearly 20% year-over-year since 2018

•      The most dangerous trends in the industry right now including DIY pumps, black-market fillers, and unqualified providers

•      How botched procedures cause nerve damage, chronic pain, and permanent complications

•      What red flags to watch for when choosing an enhancement provider

•      Why pain management is critical—and what safe, painless procedures actually look like

•      The questions every man should ask before undergoing any procedure

•      How to find medically sound, effective non-surgical options

Guest Bio — Dr. Joel Pash

🩺 Meet Dr. Joel Pash—the man California trusts to do the work most doctors won’t even talk about.

Dr. Joel Pash is the co-founder and medical director of Upsize Clinic’s San Francisco location, and one of the most experienced male enhancement specialists in the state. With more than 1,500 successful procedures under his belt—from nerve blocks and epidurals to penile injections—Dr. Pash brings a rare combination of clinical precision and genuine compassion to an industry that desperately needs both.

A board-certified anesthesiologist with a residency from the University of Calgary and his medical degree from Midwestern University (2006), Dr. Pash has published academic work on pain management and operating room systems. He’s on staff at several Northern California hospitals and is a faculty member at Stanford University—bringing academic rigor and real-worldexpertise to everything he does.

His approach is unlike anyone else in the field: he spends over an hour with each patient, building trust, understanding the fullpicture, and making sure enhancement is truly the right path. He understands that this isn’t just physical—it’s emotional. And he takes that seriously. 

🌐 Website: upsizematters.com

📸 IG, YT, X: @upsizeclinic

📞 Contact (PR): [email protected] | (860) 204-7155

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 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.

This is the episode couples forward to each other without saying a word — because sometimes a link says everything you've been trying to figure out how to say.

 If you and your partner have drifted — if the sex has slowed down or stopped, if every conversation about intimacy turns into a fight, if one of you wants more and the other has shut down — this episode is the conversation you've been avoiding. And it might be exactly the one you need.

Clinical Sexologist and Certified Sex and Intimacy CoachDr. Stacy Friedman answers the questions couples are too afraid to ask each other: how to talk about sex without it blowing up, what to do when desire is completely mismatched, how to come back from years of rejection and resentment, how to ask for something new in bed without your partner feeling like they'renot enough, and what to do when you want to fix things but your partner won't engage.

This is coaching, not therapy. Practical, passionate, andbuilt for couples who are not ready to give up on their sex lives — or each other. As a sexologist and sex coach with over 20 years of experience, Dr. Stacy brings the kind of honest conversation that actually moves the needle.

In This Episode:

•      How couples drift into roommate territory — and how tofind your way back

•      What to do when one partner wants sex and the otherdoesn't

•      How to start the sex conversation without it turninginto a fight

•      Why scheduled sex fails and what actually works instead

•      How to ask for something new without making your partner feel inadequate

•      Skill building in the bedroom — where to start when you don't know where to start

•      What to do when you're the only one trying to fix things

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 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

•      🔥 Vibe Tribe — Dr. Stacy's private midlife community. Live sessions, courses, and conversations that go way beyond thesurface. 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 PDFs including: 10 Things They Really Want in Bed (But Won't Say Out Loud) — grab yours athttps://drstacyfriedman.com/free-downloads/

•      Follow Dr. Stacy @drstacyfriedman on Instagram, TikTok,Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and all social media platforms.

00:00 Introduction02:14 The Men's Episode — One Year Anniversary10:12 Is Male Menopause Real? Understanding Andropause18:28 Why Men Lose Their Sex Drive in Midlife28:12 Emotional vs Physical Connection — Why You're Wired Differently35:47 Closing Thoughts — What Men Need to Hear

Nobody is talking about what midlife really does to men'ssex lives. Today, Dr. Stacy is.

This is the episode for the men who have noticed somethingshifting — in their drive, their performance, their confidence — and have had no idea where to turn. And it's for the partners who love them and are trying to understand what's going on.

Clinical Sexologist Dr. Stacy Friedman answers the questions men are too embarrassed to Google, let alone ask their doctor: what really happens to testosterone after 40, whether male menopause is an actual thing, how to break the anxiety-performance cycle, why emotional and physical connection work so differently for men and women, and how to stop the slow drift into a sexless relationship before it becomes the default.

No guest. No script. Just Dr. Stacy and the most honest conversation about men's sexual health in midlife you're going to find anywhere.

In This Episode:

•      What actually happens to testosterone, erections, anddrive after 40

•      Is andropause (male menopause) a thing — and what to doabout it

•      How to break the anxiety-performance cycle that killsconfidence

•      Why men stop initiating and how to find your way back

•      The emotional vs. physical connection divide and how tobridge it

•      What your partner means when she says she needs moreintimacy

Resources Mentioned:

•      Men's Intimacy Uncovered (Pleasure Playbook) —https://drstacyfriedman.com/shop-with-dr-stacy/#ebooks

•      The Vibe Tribe Community — https://drstacy.mn.co/

•      Free 30-Minute Private Intimacy Consult — https://calendly.com/stacy-drstacy/30-min

•      Adult Products Shop — code PURPLE for 20% off https://drstacyfriedman.com/shop-with-dr-stacy/#catalogs

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Host Bio Dr. Stacy Friedman

Dr. Stacy Friedman is a Private Intimacy Advisor, Clinical Sexologist, 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.

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