Podcast
Do Healthy Couples Argue?
September 22, 2022
If you’re very young and foolish—or maybe you’re old and foolish—falling in love early on might feel like your sweetheart understands you and can see inside your soul like no one has ever done before. Of course, some of this may be true. That’s why you feel such an intense bond. But love is a Read More
Watch Your Mouth! Can Verbal Abuse Be Overcome?
September 22, 2022
“Dr. Cheryl…Should I break up with my verbally abusive partner?” Welcome back to the third installment in my Summer of Love couples Q&A series. Today, I’m sharing my advice for those of you that are wondering if verbal abuse in a relationship can ever be overcome . Do YOU have a question about Sex, Love, and Read More
It’s Time to Start Scheduling Sex
September 22, 2022
Try as we might, every relationship gets stuck in lazy patterns—Yes, even mine. Relationships are a hard gig and it can be incredibly easy to grow complacent, but that doesn’t mean that you have to be stuck without romance or sensuality in your life. Welcome to episode 93 of Sex, Love, and Elephants. During my 2023 Read More
Treat Your Sex Life Like a Hobby: Why You Need to Start Scheduling Intimacy
September 22, 2022
“Dr. Cheryl… Our sex life is so boring! How can we bring fun and sexiness back to the bedroom?” Today marks part 7 of my Summer of Love couples Q&A series, where I’ve been answering real questions from listeners just like you all summer long. Summer may be almost over, but my Q&A is just heating up. Read More
Why the Time Out is Your Relationship’s Best Friend
September 22, 2022
Are you guilty of judging others for their primary response when they are flooded? Next time you find yourself judging a friend, couple, ex, or anyone else for acting irrationally when experiencing high emotions, STOP and take a good look in the mirror! Think back on a fight with your current or previous partner – Read More
Help! I Want Sex—They Don’t! Your Love & Sex Questions Answered
September 22, 2022
“Dr. Cheryl, I want sex more than my partner does… help!” You wouldn’t believe how often I get this question in its many forms. Whether you’re the partner feeling guilty for your lacking libido or the partner with the insatiable drive—YOU. ARE. NORMAL. Yes, both of you! For the next few weeks, I’m sharing answers to Read More
Your Sex Drive and the Rollercoaster of Lust: Myths Busted :)
September 22, 2022
So, you’re in a long-term relationship and it feels like that honeymoon lust has disappeared. When you first got together, you couldn’t keep your tongues out of each other’s mouths and your hands off of each other’s bodies, right? These days, do you ever find yourself laying in bed next to your snoring spouse and Read More
The Third Key to Passion: Sensuality
September 22, 2022
You wouldn’t try to summit a mountain without a rope, carabiners, a heavy-duty pair of boots, and the proper training, right? So… why would you enter into a life-long commitment with a partner without the right tools and knowledge? Today’s show is the final episode of a four-part series on the Keys to Passion and Read More
The Second Key to Passion: Thrill
September 22, 2022
Don’t you just love falling in love? The butterflies, the goosebumps, the chills down your spine… and elsewhere! That feeling can be like lightning in a bottle—exciting as hell but almost impossible to capture and maintain. In my years of practice with real couples, the most common complaint in long-term relationships is boredom. They love Read More
The First Key to Passion: Intimacy
September 21, 2022
How many exceptional couples do you know that have been together for more than a year? Couples that really seem to be in love, still get excited when their partner walks into a room, and have that sexual spark between them? Chances are, there aren’t a ton of people coming to mind right now. The Read More