#450 The Art of Lasting Passion - Your Mashup with Dr. Aly

Shameless Sex

Amy Baldwin

Self-improvement, Sexuality, Health & Fitness, Education

4.3 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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In this special mashup episode, we dive deep into what it really takes to keep passion alive over the long haul with one of our favorite returning guests: Dr. Alison Ash, aka Dr. Aly. As a trauma-informed intimacy coach, Stanford University lecturer, and founder of TurnON.love, Dr. Aly brings a unique blend of academic insight and real-world tools for sustaining emotional and sexual intimacy. We explore: #83 How to Be an Intuitive Lover #311 How to Take the Pressure Off of Sex #348 How to Keep the Flame Blazing in Longterm Relationships Dr. Aly also shares details about her upcoming courses and retreats, including her popular Sustainable Intimacy: Refuel Passion for Lasting Love couples retreat and her Sexual and Emotional Intimacy Skills online course. Whether you're partnered or solo, this episode is full of actionable insights that can help you connect more deeply, communicate more clearly, and bring more pleasure into your life and relationships. Sustainable Intimacy: Refuel Passion for Lasting Love retreat for couples in Sonoma Oct 10-13th (also available as an on-demand course rental) Whether your goal is to rekindle passion or simply carve out meaningful time together, this 3-night, 4-day retreat offers a supportive space to slow down and savor each other. You’ll uncover what’s blocking intimacy and gain customized tools to support your unique dynamic. Use discount code shameless for $100 off! Can't make the retreat? Rent this course on-demand and watch from home! Sexual and Emotional Intimacy Skills online course on Wednesdays, Jan 27th-Mar 17th This course features 8 live, virtual classes with a woven balance of science-based data, embodied exploration, and skills development designed to support you in creating, deepening, and sustaining sexual and emotional intimacy in your relationship(s). All classes feature a combo of lecture with optional breakout room discussions and experiential exercises plus extra time for questions and individualized support after. Recordings available for those who can't attend live or want extra review. Super early bird tickets are available now for $200-$400 off Last but not least, reach out to Dr. Aly for 1:1 and couples coaching support! To learn more go to http://www.TurnON.love ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us for our next Shameless Sex retreat in the Coachella Valley, CA September 11th-14th: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/49b9fx8b⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get premium access to our behind the scenes episodes here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shamelesssex.supportingcast.fm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Do you love us? Do you REALLY love us? Then order ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our book⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ now! Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠shamelesssex.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to snag your copy Support Shameless Sex by sending us gifts via our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Wish List⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Other links: Get 45% off our favorite (super hot) ethical porn with code SEX45 at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://erikalust.com⁠⁠⁠ Get 10% off happy, healthy, soaking wet bits with code SHAMELESS at ⁠⁠⁠⁠vb.health⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get 30% off your new dream mattress with code Shameless at https://brooklynbedding.com Get 10% off + free shipping with code SHAMELESS on Uberlube AKA our favorite lubricant at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://uberlube.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get 10% off while learning the art of pleasure at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://OMGyes.com/shameless⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get 15% off all of your sex toys with code SHAMELESSSEX at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://purepleasureshop.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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