What Influences Your Arousal

About this episode

This episode explores the factors influencing arousal and desire, along with strategies for long-term couples to maintain sexual satisfaction.

Have you ever been having sex and suddenly your arousal just disappears? From this episode you’ll gain a deeper understanding of how arousal and desire really work, as well as factors that influence it. You’ll also learn three things research shows that long-term couples can do to experience sexual satisfaction as desire changes over time. Mentioned in this episode: Sex on the brain Understanding sexual desire styles Partner sexual desire discrepancies How curiosity fuels desire Reclaim...

People in this episode

Host: Cindy Scharkey

Topics covered

• arousal
• sexual desire
• long-term couples
• sexual satisfaction
• desire changes

Keywords

• arousal
• sexual desire
• long-term couples
• sexual satisfaction
• desire changes
• curiosity
• research

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Sex on the brain, Understanding sexual desire styles, Partner sexual desire discrepancies, How curiosity fuels desire, Reclaim...

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