The Reason Sex Feels So Hard to Talk About in Relationships (It Is Not You) | Dr. Laurie Mintz
From Live Well Be Well with Sarah Ann Macklin | Health, Lifestyle, Nutrition by Sarah Ann Macklin
April 17, 2026 · 6 min
About this episode
Dr. Laurie Mintz discusses the challenges women face in communicating about sex and offers insights to improve intimacy in relationships.
Most women were never taught how to talk about sex — not really — and a therapist with over 35 years of couples work makes one thing clear: faulty communication has contributed to every single relationship problem she has ever seen, without exception. In this clip, you will hear the three communication rules that change not just your sex life but the entire emotional architecture of your relationship, including why asking "do you want to have sex?" may be doing more harm than you think. If intimacy has started to feel like another area of your life where you are somehow getting it wrong, this conversation will reframe that completely. Dr Laurie Mintz in conversation with Sarah Ann Listen to the full episode here. Watch the full episode on YouTube here. *** This episode is sponsored by: NOWATCH: The compassionate health tracker Connecting body and mind with unique stress recovery insights so you can live fully today15% off with code LWBW15 at https://nowatch.com/ Mojo: the app for expert-led courses in better sex.Learn…
People in this episode
Host: Sarah Ann Macklin
Guest: Dr. Laurie Mintz
Topics covered
- communication in relationships
- sex education
- intimacy issues
- couples therapy
- emotional architecture
Keywords
- sex communication
- relationship problems
- intimacy
- couples therapy
- emotional connection
Sponsors
NOWATCH, Mojo
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