The Desire Gap: Real Solutions for Embodied Pleasure

Dr. Laura Jurgens is a multi-certified intimacy coach, desire and arousal specialist, and former research professor who specializes in desire, arousal, and body-based intimacy solutions. 

Every episode delivers the practical, somatic tools that generic relationship advice and most couples therapy miss entirely — because desire and pleasure challenges aren't fixed by talking more. They're fixed by working with your nervous system, your body, and the specific patterns keeping you stuck. 

And what no one tells you is that both people have the power to make real change, because both people contribute to the dynamic.  No one is at fault — and that thinking is exactly what keeps couples stuck. 

This show covers: low libido and what actually helps · the pursue-withdraw cycle · somatic and nervous system approaches to intimacy · how to talk about sex without fighting · midlife and perimenopause changes · why therapy often fails for desire discrepancy · sexual shame and body disconnection · how ADHD affects desire in relationships · how one partner changing shifts the whole relationship.

Whether you've tried therapy, scheduled sex, or every book on the subject and you're still stuck — this is the podcast that goes where those solutions don't.

New episodes weekly. Start wherever you are.

Free resources at https://laurajurgens.com/guide