221 - How to Have Great Sex in a Committed Relationship

Savvy Psychologist

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Education, Science, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.6 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2018

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Is your love language unintelligible? Is the spark in your committed relationship more like a dying ember? Sex advice abounds, but it’s either vague (“Stay curious,” “Grow together”) or just plain weird (“Eat ice cream in bed with the lights off,” “Try a fake British accent.”) Thankfully, there is hope. This week, Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen talks with sex therapist Dr. Stephen Snyder about how to keep the flame burning for years to come (no ice cream or accent necessary). The Savvy Psychologist survey: http://bit.ly/SavvyPsychFeedback Read the full transcript at https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/health-fitness/mental-health/how-to-have-great-sex-in-a-committed-relationship Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts FOLLOW SAVVY PSYCHOLOGIST Order Ellen's book HOW TO BE YOURSELF: https://us.macmillan.com/howtobeyourself/ellenhendriksen/9781250161703/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/savvypsychologist On Twitter: https://twitter.com/qdtsavvypsych Download free, science-backed resources to fight social anxiety: http://EllenHendriksen.com

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0:00.0	Welcome back to savvy psychologist. I'm Dr. Ellen Hendrickson and every week I'll help you meet life's challenges with evidence-based research, a sympathetic ear, and zero judgment.
0:17.1	Heads up, parents, as evidenced by this week's show title, this episode is about sex. So maybe break out the earbuds for this one or wait until the kids are asleep.
0:30.0	Now if you ever go looking for sex advice you are sure to be inundated with tips on
0:36.9	positions, techniques, and whatever else the grocery store magazines say is
0:41.9	guaranteed to drive your partner wild. But that's not really
0:46.4	what you need. Indeed, if you are unsatisfied with your sex life, you're probably not looking
0:52.0	to recreate the grapefruit scene from Girls Trip.
0:55.0	Instead, you need some sound advice for your most important sex organ, the one between your ears.
1:02.0	Thankfully, this week, Dr. Stephen Snow. the one between your ears.
1:02.6	Thankfully, this week Dr. Stephen Snyder is here to help.
1:06.8	Dr. Snyder is a sex and relationship therapist in private practice
1:10.9	and on the faculty at ICON School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City.
1:15.8	He's a frequent guest on major media and a regular contributor to psychology today and the
1:21.5	Huffington Post.
1:23.0	His new book, Love Worth Making, How to Have Ridiculously Great Sex in a long-lasting relationship
1:29.6	turns sex therapy inside out to discover the hidden secrets of desire for committed couples.
1:37.4	So Dr. Snyder, welcome to the show.
1:41.2	Thank you so much for having me, Ellen.
1:43.0	Of course, I'm really excited to talk to you.
1:45.0	So I realized that over four years of doing the show,
1:49.0	we've actually never done an episode about sex.
1:52.0	And so who better to help remedy that than you so I'm really
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