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Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy

Sex podcast to help committed couples keep it hot! Find hope to keep your marriage and committed relationships emotionally connected and sexually erotic. Certified sex therapist Dr. Laurie Watson is joined by global leader in couples therapy - George Faller, LMFT for an expert, frank and fascinating conversation about sex, love, therapy, relationship dynamics, healthy couples and marriage. We discuss everything from best sexual techniques and solving sexual problems, to building the emotional

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Foreplay Replay - Stonewalling

Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy ·

2025/11/10

What to do when your partner shuts down. In the second of Gottman's 'Four Horseman' series, Dr. Adam and Laurie address this destructive behavior and how to get through the seemingly unbreakable barriers of a silent a partner. Like us? Send us some love on Patreon: www.patreon.com/foreplayrst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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517: Listener Mailbag

Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy ·

2025/11/07

In today's episode, our hosts answer a listener's mailbag question. If the sex is good, why don't I want it more? Join George and Laurie as they help our listener answer this question and explore possible reasons behind this dilemma. Perhaps it's dissatisfaction, difference in desire, asexuality or emotional and sexual blocks. There are many avenues to consider and we approach the topic with lots of curiosity. We thank our listeners for being brave to send in these important mailbag questions and

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26:59

Foreplay Replay - Size Isn't Everything

Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy ·

2025/11/03

The popular conception is that a larger penis results in better sex. Join author and certified sex therapist Laurie Watson and her co-host psychologist Dr. Adam Mathews as they talk about the real world impact of penis size on sexual satisfaction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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32:15

516: Are You a Receiver or an Initiator?

Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy ·

2025/10/31

In today's episode we are discussing receptivity and initiation. Receptivity is about receiving and responding to cues from your partner. Some partners may be sexually receptive or emotionally receptive meaning they need their partner to initiate the cues first and then they can respond. Join our hosts, George and Laurie as they breakdown what this looks like in relationships and the negative trap that it can sometimes create. If you often find that your partner doesn't initiate emotional

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29:29

Foreplay Replay - Why She Doesn't Want Sex

Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy ·

2025/10/27

Sounds pretty discouraging if your partner says she'd be fine never having sex again. Laurie and George discuss how to get to the root of what she's saying. Using an acronym O P L E A S F helps us organize what has obscured her libido. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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515: Competing Complaints

Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy ·

2025/10/24

As the saying goes, you can have it all just not all at once. Have you ever brought up a complaint to your partner only to be met with their complaint? This is a common relational trap and leaves partners chasing too many conversations at once and feeling more defeated. Join George and Laurie today as they offer guidance on how to slow this pattern down and focus on one conversation at a time. Caregiving needs, emotional needs and sexual needs are all important but we need to stick to one at a time

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33:17

Foreplay Replay - She Only Wants Sex to Keep Him Happy

Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy ·

2025/10/20

Join us for a sample conversation with "Eleanor" who is always anxious about sex, preoccupied with whether or not she is pleasing her husband, but unable to be present for her own experience. She doesn’t want to risk hurting her husband even if it would make the sexual moment better for her. Her husband thinks she's not into it, but hear how she worries and actually thinks about it constantly without ever knowing if her husband is happy with her. We have heard hundreds of similar stories about the

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34:40

514: After an Affair

Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy ·

2025/10/17

In today's episode, we are discussing life and relationships after an affair. Most often people think that relationships are over after an affair. However, that is not always the case and many couples can successfully repair their partnerships after this betrayal. Join George and Laurie today as they breakdown affair recovery steps and what the betrayed partner and the partner that had the affair need to heal. We discuss the different types of affairs and the motives of pursuers and withdrawers

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30:59

Foreplay Replay - Autopsy of a Sexless Marriage

Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy ·

2025/10/13

Why and how does the frequency of sex decrease in a marriage to the point where it rarely happens? Join sex therapist and author Laurie Watson and couples therapist Dr. Adam Mathews as they dissect the genesis of a sexless marriage.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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28:44

513: Defining Desire

Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy ·

2025/10/10

In today's episode, we are talking about desire based on the work of sex therapist, Dr. Emily Jamea. Dr. Jamea shares that your partner can contribute to your desire but they can't create it. Join Laurie and George in an engaging conversation on who is responsible for the creation of desire in a relationship and how this affects pursuers and withdrawers alike. Their dialogue addresses the effect of how caretaking duties affect sexual desire and how each individual partner can work to create internal

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28:55

Foreplay Replay - The Gleam in Their Eye Makes Us Hot

Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy ·

2025/10/06

In early dating years our partner’s face lights up at the thought of sex, they tell us with their eyes that we make them hot. The gleam in their eyes hits our body, hits our center, hits our being. Feeling that we light up their world is a turn-on! Secure attachment begins with the loving gaze of our mother or parent – cradled in the crook of their elbow – they smile and coo because we are theirs. Later in childhood we know we belong and make our parents proud when we see it in their eyes… not so

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512: Do You Still Want Me?: How to Talk About Sex as...

Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy ·

2025/10/03

Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm sixty-four? The Beatles addressed this important topic on their Sgt. Pepper album in 1967 and in today's episode Laurie and George are giving listeners the answers. Join us as we answer the burning questions related to sex and older age; what to expect and how to talk about it. Aging is an inevitable fact of life and while often associated with problems, it can actually bring a lot of opportunity for healthy change in your relationship. Desire

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30:58

Foreplay Replay - Mailbag! Unrequited Sexual...

Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy ·

2025/09/29

Mailbag!! George and Laurie answer questions from the Foreplay Fam in this week’s episode! They’re talking all about unrequited fantasies, compromise, and vulnerability. Sexual fantasies are extremely common; in fact only 4% of men and 14% of women report NOT having fantasies. A listener talks about a fantasy of an old lover and not being able to get it out of her head. While this one may be a block to emotional connection, fantasies can also be mined for good information about what turns us on. And

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32:33

511: Healing Sexual Trauma

Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy ·

2025/09/26

In today's episode, our hosts are tackling an important and uncomfortable conversation. This episode does contain content regarding sexual trauma and we advise all our listeners to be aware. Sexual trauma doesn't stay in our past, it follows us in the bedroom. It is common for couples that feel safe and committed to one another to experience heightened reactions around sex if sexual trauma is part of the personal history. However, this can be confusing, frustrating and cause stress on a couple that

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24:47

Foreplay Replay - Laurie's Story

Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy ·

2025/09/22

Laurie tells George her own story of why she became a sex therapist. Hear about her moment of decision when she stopped the negative pursuing cycle and changed her marriage. Laurie shares her heartfelt commitment to be the generation to love and struggle to become securely attached in order to change the course of her family's legacy and how you too, can change your family's future.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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510: Do I Want Hot Sex?

Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy ·

2025/09/19

In today's episode we discuss what couples want more hot or heart-centered sex. Prompted by conversations about their upcoming book, George and Laurie define and explore these two types of sexual connection, how they are different and how they are alike. Withdrawers may find the concept of hot sex too pressure filled and back away from the idea while pursuers might gravitate to that concept. However, we discuss that hot sex can often be a benefit of connected sex. There is more attunement and less

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32:36

Foreplay Replay - Variety - To Spice Up The Bedroom

Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy ·

2025/09/15

This one comes at you fast! George and Laurie talk through a variety of sex acts that couples choose to liven things up. No judgements just a curious exploration of what might turn a monogamous couple on and why. With lots of laughter, they talk through where to do it, what you might try, how to reduce some anxiety when trying new things - everything from sexual positions to taking control to role play.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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32:06

509: Befriending Mistrust

Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy ·

2025/09/12

So you've de-escalated your negative cycle and are taking risks to take new moves and bam you get hit with this response: "it's nice to hear you say that, but where has that been for the last 20 years?" Defeat sets in and your protective move is at the ready to defend or withdraw. Why does this happen so often when couples are working together to make healthy changes? Join George and Laurie in today's episode as we discuss how mistrust in healthier relationship patterns is expected and what to do

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Foreplay Replay - Premature Ejaculation

Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy ·

2025/09/08

Premature Ejacualtion -- the number 1 sexual dysfunction for men is easily cured. Author Michael Castleman joins Laurie and gives vital information about the steps to cure PE.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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32:42

508: I Love You, I Don't Want You

Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy ·

2025/09/05

In today's episode, we are discussing the curious case of couples that are in love but don't feel sexually connected. What happens when couples are in the middle road, doing everyday life together and feel secure but can't tap into their sexual source. Join George and Laurie today as they explore this topic and why some couples are stuck in this rut. Is it avoidance, a form of protection or straight exhaustion that stops the flame from burning? If you find it hard to engage in the chase or maybe

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