March 26, 2023
204. Sexual Intelligence: What we really want from sex and how to get it
You Are Not BrokenAbout this episode
Joining me for the second time on the podcast is world renowned sex therapist, Dr. Marty Klein – Author and sex therapist to Silicon Valley. If you want our first episode together check out Episode 169 – where we discuss his book “His porn her pain” Today we are discussing his amazing book: “Sexual Intelligence: What we really want from sex and how to get it”. This book is 10 years old and still completely relevant. And he is still being interviewed about it! What is sexual intelligence and why did it need to be written about? “For a lot of people, sex is an opportunity to fail” – Dr. Marty Klein How do you navigate when one partner wants something and the other doesn’t – oral during a period, PIV sex, kink? What is your opinion about the “low desire” epidemic and the meds for low desire. “Most people leave sex for when they are too tired to do anything else” – Dr. Marty Klein “In a world that is filled with ice cream and Netflix….why would anyone want sex?” – Dr. Marty Klein You say in the book PIV has symbolic meaning for hetero people – can you talk about why this limits us? What to do when sex is boring? What to do with a partner who won’t communicate about sex? Stonewalling? 26:13 Why Dr. Klein doesn’t like the term erectile dysfunction. I’m not attracted to my partner any more – they gained weight or are getting older – any help? Tips for desire discrepancy. Communication and more touch. https://www.martyklein.com/ Dr. Klein’s book: His Porn, Her Pain https://amzn.to/3IYvIsF Dr. Klein’s book: Sexual Intelligence https://amzn.to/3WLfYi0 Did you get the You Are Not Broken Book Yet? https://amzn.to/3p18DfK Join my membership to get these episodes ASAP when they are created and without advertisement and even listen live to the interviews and episodes. www.kellycaspersonmd.com/membership And get on the wait list for the upcoming "adult sex education master class" --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kj-casperson/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices