Opt to Thrive
Opt to Thrive is a health and wellness podcast designed to support, educate, inspire, empower and motivate midlife women to live their healthiest, happiest most fulfilled lives. Motivated by her own life experiences and the punch in the face that was the midlife transition, Dr Corina Sims created Opt to Thrive.
Dr Sims is a rural GP Obstetrician with a passion for connecting with and empowering other women to be the best version of themselves. Disappointed with the plethora of contradictory information targeted at perimenopausal and menopausal women and recognising the gap in medicine that has been identified GLOBALLY in managing women going through it she strives to bring evidence based information to those who are searching for the answers.
Listen in every week where on one week you’ll find either a short and sweet episode designed to uplift, inspire and give helpful tips to manage your mind and a longer episode the next created to educate and inform.
Opt to Thrive
When you Want to Want More Sex (Part 2 to Episode 18)
In this follow on episode from the previous The Secrets to a Mutually Satisfying Sex Life in Long-term Relationships, we dive into breaking the toxic Pursuer-Distancer Cycle that impacts libido in long-term relationships. We discuss how libido can fluctuate over time, especially for women, and why it’s normal for desire to decrease. But when one partner's libido is higher than the other's, emotional distance and resentment can build. So, how do we fix it?
We explore research that uncovers the disconnect between what women and men believe impacts female libido, highlighting the critical importance of communication and affection —things men often overlook. By understanding these differences and addressing relationship issues, couples can begin to rebuild their intimacy.
Topics include:
- Why Mercy Sex (duty sex) is damaging
- Strategies for re-establishing connection and empathy
- What helps improve libido in both women and men
- Simple communication techniques to break the cycle
This episode offers practical steps to reignite intimacy in a relationship, emphasizing the need for consistent effort and mutual understanding.
Tune in and learn how to want more, together.
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