You're listening to Sex with Emily. I'm Dr. Emily and I'm here to help you prioritize

your pleasure and liberate the conversation around sex. We've all felt the ache of jealousy

creeping to our lives. It happens to us from time to time, but where does it come from

and what the hell are you supposed to do with it? Now, jealousy is part of being a human being.

It's normal. But today I'm explaining how jealousy comes from inside you, not your partner,

what you can learn from it. Like, what is your jealousy trying to tell you and how to work

through it so it doesn't corrode your relationships or your life? I also answer your questions

about how to help your partner get out of their sexual shell, get them to open up sexually.

We also talk about dating after divorce, how often you can have anal sex and so much more.

All right, intentions with Emily. For each episode, I want to start off by setting an

intention. It really helps ground you in the episode so it sticks with you. So when you're

listening, what do you want to get out of this episode? It could be, I want to figure

out why I'm always so jealous of my partner's ex. My intention is to help you acknowledge

and work through jealousy so you and your relationship can thrive. Enjoy the show.

Let's talk about jealousy for a minute before we get into calls. A lot of you email me

all the time about how jealousy is impacting your relationship. Either you are with a jealous

partner, maybe they are trying to control who you spend time with or telling you to unfollow

people on Instagram or maybe you're the jealous one and you know, you just don't trust

in them at all and you're not sure how to stop being a jealous partner. Your partnership

will suffer if you let jealousy go unchecked. But the first step is just being honest with

yourself and that eventually your partner, that you're jealous, we're going to get to

the bottom of it. So then you can create a healthier relationship. So I'm going to give

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