#52 Sexless Marriages, Solutions & Causes with Dr. Nazanin Moali

So many relationships struggle with sexlessness and many couples aren’t aware of the fact that they can get help and save their relationships! Today on The Bad Girl’s Bible, sex therapist and podcast host, Dr. Nazanin Moali joins us to discuss causes and solutions for sexless relationships. In this episode, you’ll hear all about Dr. Moali’s fascinating background, what made her want to be a sex therapist, her podcast, Sexology, her Farsi podcast, and so much more! We discuss what a sexless marriage or relationship is and what may cause it before talking about infidelity, pornography, and trauma and their effects on sexual experiences in relationships. Sometimes, one partner initiates sex more than the other and may feel rejected often and today, Dr. Moali shares some tips to reconnect in this situation. We even talk about the differences between spontaneous and responsive desire, the main psychological causes of erectile dysfunction, and some cures for chronic erectile dysfunction. To hear all this and so much more, tune in now!

Key Points From This Episode:

•    Welcoming today’s guest, Dr. Nazanin Moali to the show.

•    Dr. Moali tells us about her background and why she became a sex therapist.

•    Her Farsi show and the demand for it among the Iranian population.

•    The definition of a sexless relationship and the main causes of it.

•    Infidelity causing anger and sexlessness and how to validate your partner to heal from it.

•    How pornography affects relationships and how to handle the effects of it.

•    Unresolved trauma and its contribution to a sexless relationship.

•    How to handle when one partner rejects the other for sex or initiation is one-sided.

•    Dr. Moali explains what spontaneous and responsive desire is.

•    The main psychological causes of erectile dysfunction in otherwise healthy men.

•    Some cures for chronic erectile dysfunction.

Quotes:

“Many people don't know there are solutions out there. Sexual health challenges are something that you can cure, you can get treatment for it. It could be even as easy as a few sessions.”[0:07:31]

 “Trauma can be an incredibly painful experience for people to have. It can really impact how our body responds to sex and sexuality. It can impact our responsiveness or lack of responsiveness.” [0:17:31]

“If you're not into foreplay, you're not doing it correctly.” — [0:29:24]

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: 

Dr. Nazanin Moali on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/nazanin-moali-ph-d-9623482a/

Dr. Nazanin Moali on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/sexologypodcast/

Dr. Nazanin Moali Linktree — https://linktr.ee/oasis2care