Why This Is Halle Berry’s Sexiest Chapter Yet

Sex With Emily

Sexuality, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 24 February 2026

⏱️ 47 minutes

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After years of thinking love wasn't in the cards, Golden Globe, Emmy and Academy Award winning actor Halle Berry stopped chasing and that's exactly when everything changed. In this live conversation from Eudemonia, Halle and I get into what it really takes to have a loving connection and incredible sex in your 50s, why she thought her partner gave her herpes (spoiler: it was perimenopause), and how becoming whole on her own finally attracted the relationship she'd always wanted. From faking multiple orgasms in her 20s to now having no problem telling her partner exactly what she needs, Halle shares why the "zero fucks to give" era might just be the sexiest time of a woman's life. She also opens up about misdiagnosis, advocating for women's health in Washington, and why she's throwing herself a "siesta" party when she officially hits menopause in March. Don't forget to watch the full video podcast on YouTube! In this episode, you'll learn: • Why chasing a relationship kept Halle attracting the wrong partners—and what shifted when she finally prioritized herself • How vaginal dryness got misdiagnosed as herpes and Sjögren's disease, and what that taught her about the gaps in women's healthcare • The permission slip every woman needs to stop performing in bed and start asking for what actually feels good More Halle Berry: • Instagram • Respin by Halle Berry Eudēmonia Summit: • Website More Dr. Emily: • Shop With Emily! Explore Emily’s favorite toys, pleasure accessories, bedroom essentials, and more — designed to support your pleasure and confidence. Free shipping on orders $99+ (some exclusions apply). • Join the SmartSX Membership: Access exclusive sex coaching, live expert sessions, community building, and tools to enhance your pleasure and relationships with Dr. Emily Morse. • Interested in 1:1 Coaching with Emily? Go to sexwithemily.com/coaching to apply! • Sex With Emily Guides: Explore pleasure, deepen connections, and enhance intimacy using these Sex With Emily downloadable guides. • The only sex book you’ll ever need: Smart Sex: How to Boost Your Sex IQ and Own Your Pleasure • Want more? Visit the Sex With Emily Website • Let’s get social: Instagram | X | Facebook | TikTok | Threads | YouTube • Let’s text: Sign up here• Want me to slide into your email inbox? Sign Up Here for sex tips on the regular. This episode is sponsored by: Support your cells and how you age with Mitopure® Gummies from Timeline. Visit timeline.com/EMILY to up to 39% off your Mitopure® Gummies. That’s timeline.com/EMILY Chapters: 00:00 - Chapter Title 00:09 - Halle Berry Admits She Used to Fake Orgasms 02:12 - Love, Divorce, and Lessons After Three Marriages 04:26 - Why She Slept With Men on the First Night 07:03 - The Health Scare That Changed Her Intimacy 07:46 - Being Misdiagnosed With Herpes 09:11 - Realizing She Was in Perimenopause 10:36 - How Sex Changed in Her 50s 13:03 - Why So Many Women Fake It 14:08 - The Unrealistic Sex Standards from Porn 17:08 - Learning You Can Say No to Sex 26:32 - The Truth About Multiple Orgasms 29:31 - Why She Launched Respin 30:50 - The Menopause Healthcare Gap Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I know if you don't say this is true, you're lying.
0:05.0	Everybody has faked it because you just want it to be done.
0:09.0	Sometimes you just want the pounding to stop.
0:13.0	So you just say, oh, ha, okay, I'm good too.
0:17.0	And then you go find your vibrator in the bathroom
0:19.0	and you handle it yourself.
0:21.3	Exactly.
0:26.8	Today on the Sex with Emily podcast, you're about to hear something very special.
0:31.8	I spoke with Academy Award winner Hallie Berry, live at the Eudomonia Summit in West Palm Beach,
0:35.1	which is really just a bunch of visionaries getting together to chart the future of human potential and longevity.
0:36.5	This podcast is a recording
0:37.9	of a live conversation. We had about love, desire, aging, and why great sex has nothing to do with
0:43.5	performance and everything to do with feeling safe, honest, and alive in your body. Also, huge
0:49.4	congrats to Hallie Berry, who just got engaged to her long-term boyfriend, Van Hunt. And funny enough,
1:12.2	he was actually in the audience. And so we hear him pipe in a few times and we talked to him during the recording. This episode is for anyone who thinks, you know, passion fades. Is it too late? Is something wrong with them? Because great sex isn't about being younger. It's about being more you. And a quick note, if you want to stay up to date on new articles, podcast, tips, and more.
1:16.0	You got to check out my newsletter because I've been told I give really good newsletters.
1:20.5	Shop my favorite expert approved products at shop.com. And follow me everywhere on social media at Sex With Emily.
1:23.8	And remember, share this episode with someone you think might benefit from it.
1:28.0	Don't forget you can watch this full episode on YouTube. All right, everyone, share this episode with someone you think might benefit from it. Don't forget,
1:32.1	you can watch this full episode on YouTube. All right, everyone, enjoy this episode.
1:40.5	Okay, so if you've been listening to this show for a while, you know I'm not about random sex toys or gimmicks. I'm about tools that actually support your pleasure, your communication, and your connection. Well, that's exactly why we created the shop,
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