Sex, Relationships, and Menopause! with Aaron and Traci – Ep. 13 Show Notes
Aaron and Traci have been married for more than 20 years and have gone through a lot of adjustments when it comes to the topic of intimacy, sex, and relationships. Today’s conversation reveals the highs and lows they had, how they’ve adapted to mid-life, and the many lessons they’ve picked up along the way.
In this episode they share:
1. How Aaron and Traci navigate sex during menopause
2. How can you have a conversation with your partner regarding sex, your relationship, and all things in between
3. How culture and the way you were raised can affect your ability to handle topics like these
4. The steps on communicating with your partner you should be doing right now
5. The destructive downsides of not being completely open and transparent to your partner
Quotes:
“The funny and ironic thing is that Aaron and I are really terrible in communicating about this topic with each other.”
–Traci
“In the end it’s just we are not talking about it, and it sat unresolved for quite a while.”
–Aaron
“If you are not talking to your partner about it, and you’re not getting anywhere, then there’s a bigger issue.”
–Traci
“Communication is the easiest thing to [fix things]. Also the most difficult thing to do.”
–Aaron
“It’s fine line between drawing it out gently and having it exploded into another argument.”
–Aaron
“If there’s guilt and shame involved, people respond with closing in and shutting down. And that creates a bigger problem.”
–Traci
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