Hi Reader,

Ok, I just have to tell you that even that subject line has me blushing. ​
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​I have a podcast about women.​
I’ve talked about everything from abortion access to menopause to motherhood—but conversations about sex still make me squirm.

Which is funny, considering I can talk about shame, rage, and political collapse without breaking a sweat.

But when it comes to sex?
I still blush. ​
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True story: When my husband and I, who had lived together for several years before we got married, were telling my parents that we were expecting our first child, I had to leave the room because I was so mortified that my parents now had solid proof that we'd 'done it.'

While that might be an extreme example (I can still feel how red my face got), the fact is that lots of women find talking about sex a little uncomfortable.

Which brings me to my next podcast guest, "Alex" Caroline Robboy, who is not remotely uncomfortable having these conversations. In fact, her job as a sex therapist requires it.

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Alex runs The Center for Growth and has spent decades helping people navigate everything from desire to communication to the complicated ways shame shows up in our relationships.

Talking with her made me realize something I’d never really thought about before: we do so many things in the name of self-care—we stretch, meditate, hydrate, go to therapy, book massages, and call it balance— but for so many women, sex rarely makes the list.

But the truth is, connection and sex are forms of care. They’re not indulgent or extra or an obligation or the last task on a list—they’re part of being human.

So if you’ve ever felt awkward talking about sex (hi, same), or if you’ve just been moving it to the bottom of your metaphorical “self-care” list—this conversation might be the gentle nudge you didn’t know you needed.

🎧 Listen here → [link to the episode]

XO,

Danielle

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