Where Do We Grow from Here?
Where Do We Grow from Here? is a podcast for couples, men, and individuals navigating the hard work of relationships, mental health, and personal growth hosted by Bucky Bateman, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in San Diego. Each episode explores emotional connection, couples communication, faith-based resilience, and the practical tools that help people move from stuck to strong. Whether you're in a struggling marriage, navigating anxiety or loss, or just trying to become a better version of yourself, this podcast gives you the honest conversations and clinical insight you need to take the next step.
Where Do We Grow from Here?
Why Couples Stop Talking About Sex (And How to Start Again)
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Sex is everywhere in our culture, and almost nowhere in our actual conversations in relationships. In this episode, couples therapist Bucky Bateman explores why so many partners never talk openly about sex, where sexual shame comes from, and what that silence is quietly costing your relationship.
If physical intimacy feels easier to avoid than discuss, this episode is for you. Bucky offers honest, practical guidance on how to begin breaking the silence, starting with the stories you inherited and taking small, courageous steps toward actually talking about it with your partner.
Because silence protects shame. But words, spoken honestly and received with grace, open the door to deeper connection.
Topics: sexual shame in marriage, couples communication about sex, intimacy in marriage, how to talk about sex with your partner, couples therapy San Diego, marriage and physical intimacy, LMFT, faith and sexuality