One of the myths I want very much to eradicate from the face of the earth is the idea that if you have to talk about sex in your relationship, there must be something wrong.

The couples who sustain a strong sexual connection over the long term talk about sex all the time. The people who self-identify

as having extraordinary sex lives, having magnificent sex, they talk about

sex with their sex partners all the time. Because anything that really matters to you,

you talk about it with other people.

You talk about it with the people you do it with.

If you're involved in theater, you talk about the theater.

If you're involved in sports, you talk about the sport. If you are a food sports, you talk about the sport.

If you are a foodie, you talk about food.

If sex matters to you in your relationship,

you talk about it.

So intimacy, whether that's sex, touch, or even deep vulnerable conversation is a part of life and an important part of a good life.

And yet for so many, there's this feeling of being stuck in a cycle without it

feeling disconnected from yourself and from a partner yearning for closer more open and

yes deeper and more vibrant physical connection.

So get ready because my guest today are among the world's foremost trailblazers, obliterating

antiquated myths and pioneering a radically new paradigm for intimacy and erotic exploration.

In today's spotlight conversation, we'll hear from Vanessa Marin, a licensed psychotherapist

and renowned intimacy expert with a deep well of training in human sexuality

from Brown University, Vanessa has made it her life's work

to guide couples in transcending shame

and reuniting passion through candid communication about their deepest desires.

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