Welcome to episode 113 of the Sexology Podcast! Today I am delighted to welcome Dr. Cheryl Fraser to the podcast. In this conversation, Dr. Cheryl speaks to me about keeping passion alive through long term relationships, recommendations for recreating thrill and excitement and approaching your partner with sexual ideas that might be considered taboo.
Sharp, frank, and fearless, that’s Buddhist psychologist, sex therapist, author and speaker Dr. Cheryl Fraser. With a rare combination of academic credibility, humor, straight-talk, and life-changing advice, Dr. Cheryl is a sought-after media psychologist and relationship expert. She has helped thousands of couples jumpstart their love life and create passion that lasts a lifetime. She combines cutting edge love and sex therapy with mindfulness to help couples cut through resistance and ignite the connection and sizzle they think they’ve lost.
A highly successful and awarded Fulbright scholar, she has conducted extensive research on sexual behavior and what causes love relationships to succeed or fail. With her groundwork, she created the Become Passion online workshop for couples – which debuts summer 2019. She has a thriving private practice in sex and couples therapy.
She’s a dynamic guest expert and speaker for TV and radio who is direct and entertaining. Her diverse media background as actor, improv comedian, love/sex-advice talk-radio host, and university professor adds to her bold and charismatic style. Featured on prominent television and radio shows and podcasts, she is also a columnist for Mindful and Best Health magazines where she explores love, sex, relationships, meditation, and the human experience. Dr. Cheryl’s new book, Buddha’s Bedroom–The Mindful Loving Path to Sexual Passion and Lifelong Intimacy – is receiving rave reviews.
Cheryl’s approach to life and to helping others is based in her practice of meditation and Buddhism, which she has studied for 25 years. Her work is encapsulated in the teaching of Mindful Loving.
When Cheryl is not in India, Tibet, or at a three-month silent meditation retreat, she lives on an Island in the Pacific Northwest with her man and their menagerie, practicing the passion she preaches.
Book cover is below plus the media kit for the book if that’s helpful…
In this episode, you will hear:
- Is it possible to keep passion alive in a long term relationship?
- The three steps Dr. Cheryl recommends for keeping passion alive
- Why scheduling sex can seem boring but also an important tool to use
- Understanding that your relationship needs energy and focus to keep it passionate
- How there is a time limit to the “honeymoon” period and what to do afterwards
- Learning to resolve conflicts in a healthy way
- Recommendations for recreating thrill and passion
- Approaching your partner with sexual ideas that might be considered taboo
Resources
Podcast Produced by Pete Bailey – http://petebailey.net/audio