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Why Some Couples Have Better Sex After Kids

Why Some Couples Have Better Sex After Kids

Good Inside with Dr. Becky vor 3 Monaten

Dr. Becky talks with board-certified OB/GYN, sexual wellness expert, and Chief Medical Officer at Hers, Dr. Jessica Shepherd, about new survey data exploring what actually happens to intimacy in long-term relationships and parenthood.

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After kids, a lot of couples assume intimacy is supposed to
disappear. You’re exhausted, touched-out, overwhelmed by
logistics, carrying invisible mental load — and somewhere along
the way, sex can start to feel complicated, distant, or
impossible to even talk about.

But what if the story is more nuanced than that?

In this episode, Dr. Becky talks with board-certified OB/GYN,
sexual wellness expert, and Chief Medical Officer at Hers, Dr.
Jessica Shepherd, about new survey data exploring what actually
happens to intimacy in long-term relationships and parenthood.

They discuss:

why some married couples report better sex after kids

how vulnerability changes intimacy

the connection between mental load and desire

hormones, perimenopause, and libido

why “whose fault is this?” is often the wrong question

what it means to approach intimacy from a same-team
perspective

This conversation is honest, practical, funny at times — and
ultimately hopeful. Because intimacy is about feeling seen,
understood, connected, and able to locate yourself inside your
relationship again.

Dr. Becky wrote up a few tips for talking to your partner about
intimacy after kids. You can read those here.

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