Deep Dive: Sexual Healing

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🗓️ 15 May 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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I want to talk to you about sex therapy, and the first thing I want to say is, don't wait until you have an actual sexual problem in your relationship before you seek sex therapy. Searching for advice? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

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0:00.0	Listen to all my episodes of Dr. Laura's Deep Dive in your favorite podcast app.
0:07.0	Search for Dr. Laura's Deep Dive Podcast and follow my Deep Dive today.
0:16.0	Dr. Laura's Deep dive.
0:19.0	Dr. Laura's Deep dive. Dr. Laura's Deep Dive, Deep Dive. Dr. Laura's Deep Dive podcast.
0:24.4	I want to talk to you about sex therapy.
0:27.2	And the first thing I want to say is, don't wait until you have a long-term actual sexual
0:34.2	problem in your relationship before you seek help with it.
0:38.7	Because stuff, when it goes on, year after year after year, after year gets entrenched
0:43.2	and oftentimes very hard to reverse after habits are formed, walls are up.
0:49.5	So try to catch things early.
0:52.0	When I was in private practice, I did a lot of sex counseling, and I want you to
0:57.0	understand that you don't go to sex therapy to have sex in the office. People may think,
1:03.5	oh my God, are we going to have to get naked and do stuff? No. And if you go to someone and they say,
1:09.1	you're going to have to get naked and do stuff,
1:16.1	get out of there and report them. Okay, so what's sex therapy for? Well, my goodness.
1:24.7	A lot of folks have medical treatments, surgical procedures, physical disabilities, history of sexual abuse, and such.
1:28.6	There are all kinds of events and experiences which get in the way of people feeling comfortable and relaxed and open about sex. A sex therapist can help guide you when
1:35.3	there's a physical or mental issue interfering with a satisfying sex life. They'll give you
1:40.7	information, help you reduce your embarrassment or discomfort with a situation,
1:46.7	especially after there are injuries or surgeries. They can help you get back to having fun,
1:53.7	fun, fun, fun with one another again. And usually sex therapy is intertwined with marital
1:59.4	counseling because sometimes that is the source of the sex problems.
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