The Purple Passion Project-Intimacy & Sex Podcast for Midlife & Beyond

63. Sexual Insecurity & Nice Guys - Making Love Easy

What if the reason connection keeps feeling just out of reach has nothing to do with sex at all? Clinical Sexologist and Certified Sex Coach Dr. Stacy Friedman sits down

62. Sex and Your Brain - ADHD, Autism, and Antidepressants

Dr. Stacy Friedman, sexologist and sex coach, tackles the brain side of sex in this sexologist talk — ADHD, autism, sensory processing, depression, anxiety, and the medic

61. Men, Menopause & The Sexless Bedroom

Sexologist Dr. Stacy Friedman — intimacy coach, sex coach, and host of The Purple Passion Project — sits down with menopause coach Karen Bigman for the sexologist talk mi

60. Sex After Surgery or Body Changes - Your Body Changed, Not Your Desire

Dr. Stacy Friedman, sexologist and sex coach, tackles what really happens to sex and desire when your body changes the rules on you. In this sexologist talk, intimacy coa

59. Porn Addiction, Trauma & EMDR - Truth About Sex Addiction

What happens when pornography, escorts, or compulsive sexual behavior become impossible to stop? This week, Dr. Stacy sits down with licensed psychotherapist and Certifie

58. Your Desire Isn't the Problem - Your Shame Is

In this episode of The Purple Passion Project, sexologist and sex coach Dr. Stacy Friedman tackles one of the most requested topics from her community: sexual shame. From

57. What Makes A Man Commit? What Women Need to Hear

Dr. Stacy Friedman, clinical sexologist and host of The Purple Passion Project, sits down with relationship coach Andre Paradis to answer the question so many women ask:

56. Sex in Books Isn't Dirty - It's Healing: Female Desire, Spicy Romance & Your Erotic Imagination

What if the most powerful tool for unlocking your desire, healing your shame, and awakening your sexuality was sitting on your nightstand right now? In this episode of Th

55. Why Compromise Is Killing Your Marriage — What to Do Instead

In this episode, Dr. Stacy sits down with Monica Tanner—RLT-trained relationship and intimacy coach, host of the Secrets of Happily Ever After podcast, and Amazon bestsel

54. Your Hormones Are Wrecking Your Sex Life - Here's What Your Doctor Isn't Telling You

Your hormones are running your sex life — and most doctors aren’t telling you the whole story. In this episode of The Purple Passion Project, clinical sexologist and sex

53. Size Doesn't Matter...Until It Goes Wrong

The male enhancement industry has exploded—and so havethe dangers. In this eye-opening episode of The Purple Passion Project, Dr. Stacy sits down with board-certified ane

52. We Need to Talk About Sex-But We Never Do

This is the episode couples forward to each other without saying a word — because sometimes a link says everything you've been trying to figure out how to say.  If you a

51. What's Actually Going On With Men in Midlife

00:00 Introduction02:14 The Men's Episode — One Year Anniversary10:12 Is Male Menopause Real? Understanding Andropause18:28 Why Men Lose Their Sex Drive in Midlife28:12 E

50. Why Don't I Want Sex Anymore? The Desire Episode

One year. Hundreds of questions. All of it unfiltered.Today Dr. Stacy goes solo for a special anniversary Q&A episode answering the question she gets asked more than almo

49. When Chronic Pain Steals Your Sex Life- And How to Get it Back

In this episode, Dr. Stacy sits down with Eileen Kopsaftis — physical therapist, founder of Have Lifelong Wellbeing, and bestselling author of Pain Culprits! and Aging Cu

48. The Marriage Pause Button-Why Desire Dies & How to Turn it Back On

00:00 Introduction 02:15 What Is the Marriage Pause Button? 13:36 The Three Levels of Connection 31:46 How One Person Can Change a Marriage 41:53 The Unpause App & Pr

47. Purity Culture Lied to You - How to Unfuck Yourself & Reclaim Your Pleasure

00:00 — Introduction: Meet Lacey Bond 02:04 — What Is Purity Culture? A Crash Course 22:04 — How Religious Trauma Shows Up in Your Sex Life 34:01 — How to Unfuck Yours

46. Going Mono After Poly How to Build Lasting Passion in a Committed Relationship

In this episode, Dr. Stacy sits down with Dr. Diane Mueller—naturopathic doctor, acupuncturist, and founder of My Libido Doc—to have the conversation that millions of peo

45. How Finding Her Sexy Led Her Straight Into the Industry - Where She Found Herself

In this bold and unfiltered episode of The Purple Passion Project, Dr. Stacy sexologist sits down with Miss Nicole Brooke for a raw sexologist talk conversation about sex

44. Swinging Lifestyle Uncensored: Libido, Menopause & Keeping It Spicy

Episode Description: What does it actually look like to build a sex life that stayshot — not just for a few months, but for nearly two decades? Carol and David, hosts of