Between the Sheets: Exploring Sexual Health & Wellness

Send us Fan Mail Alex Garner has been living with HIV for 30 years and is the interim executive director of Impact Global, an organization advancing queer health and human rights around the world. He joins Dr. Stephanie to talk about being diagnosed in 1996, when he was told he might have ten years to live, and how far treatment has come since then, from handfuls of chalky pills to a single daily...

Send us Fan Mail  Chiropractor and men’s wellness coach Dr. Adam Kleinberg joins Dr. Stephanie to share the four pillars he’s used for decades to stay healthy and keep his libido strong at 58: chiropractic care, fitness, meditation, and a plant-based diet. They talk about how spinal nerve issues can show up as pelvic or testicular pain, smarter strength training as you age, why stress and cortisol...

Send us Fan Mail  Therapist, coach, and intuitive consultant Lauren DeMarco, LCSW, joins Dr. Stephanie to reframe the midlife crisis as an invitation to finally live the life you haven’t lived. They talk about divorce, outgrowing friendships, grieving the life you thought you’d have, and why constant busyness keeps us disconnected from ourselves. They also cover learning to play again, using senso...

Send us Fan Mail  Somatic practitioner and hypnotherapist Matan Cohen-Citron joins Dr. Stephanie to explain why so many of us can’t feel pleasure, in bed or anywhere else, when our nervous system is stuck in survival mode. They cover how unprocessed trauma and old beliefs live in the body, why the “sex checklist” kills presence, why monk-style meditation doesn’t work for modern brains, and a simpl...

Send us Fan Mail  Dr. Liz Stadler, a pelvic health physical therapist at Sparrow Pelvic Health, joins Dr. Stephanie to explain how much your pelvic floor affects sex, pain, and everyday function — from painful intercourse and testicular pain to erectile and orgasm quality. They cover what a pelvic floor exam actually looks like, why "just do Kegels" is often the wrong advice, and simple...

Send us Fan Mail  Emma Galland, founder of Tantric Awakenings, joins Dr. Stephanie to explore male sexuality through a tantric lens — why most men are desensitized rather than "too sensitive," how disconnection from your own body (not your partner) is often the real root of low desire, and practical tools like breath work, pelvic floor relaxation, and mindful self-pleasure that can resha...

Send us Fan Mail  Jeff Nuziard joins Dr. Stephanie to unpack what actually causes erectile dysfunction — and it's not just "blood flow." They break down the real mechanics behind ED, why testosterone alone won't fix it, why so many TRT and shockwave providers are getting it wrong, and how Regenmax's regenerative approach aims to treat the root cause instead of masking symp...

Send us Fan Mail  Jeff Abraham, CEO of Promescent, joins Dr. Stephanie to talk premature ejaculation — the physiological causes behind it, the shame that keeps men from seeking help, and how a $2 million startup became one of the most trusted names in sexual wellness. They cover the science of nitric oxide supplements, why vibrator quality matters for both partners, and Jeff's practical, no-s...

Send us Fan Mail  Natasha Senjanovic — host of Women Like Sex and a gender-violence reporter — joins Dr. Z to unpack the myths that have shaped how we think about female sexuality. They dig into loaded language like "libido" and "dysfunction," why virginity has no medical definition, and Natasha's own years-long journey to a vulvodynia diagnosis after being told her pain w...

Send us Fan Mail What if the most painful relationship of your life was actually the greatest teacher you'll ever have? In this episode of Between the Sheets with Dr. Z , Dr. Stephanie Zwonitzer, DNP talks with Dr. Stephen Paul Edwards, spiritual counselor, international speaker, and author of The Venus Flytrap , about the toxic relationship that changed his life — and the patterns underneath...

Send us Fan Mail Why can't you get turned on even when you want to? The answer might be less about attraction and more about your nervous system. In this episode of Between the Sheets with Dr. Z , Dr. Stephanie Zwonitzer, DNP talks with Jessica Idowin, a licensed relationship and sex therapist trained in somatic trauma modalities including EMDR, about the science of connection, arousal, and w...

Send us Fan Mail Why does almost no doctor ask about orgasm quality, arousal, or sexual satisfaction — even when they're asking about everything else? In this episode of Between the Sheets with Dr. Z , Dr. Stephanie Zwonitzer, DNP talks with Dr. Deborah Durst, a former ER physician and owner of Revitalize MD, about the massive gap in hormone and sexual wellness care, and why cash-based, compr...

Send us Fan Mail One-third of women have a higher sex drive than the average man — so why does no one talk about it? In this episode of Between the Sheets with Dr. Z , Dr. Stephanie Zwonitzer, DNP talks with Courtney Faye Long, an intimacy expert and sexuality educator with nearly 30 years of experience, about highly sexual women, the shame that keeps them silent, and what she calls "erotic a...

Send us Fan Mail Most of us went on birth control at 16 or 17 and never thought about it again. But what if it's been quietly affecting your mood, libido, bone density, and more — for decades — and no one told you? In this episode of Between the Sheets with Dr. Z , Dr. Stephanie Zwonitzer, DNP talks with Tierra Duncan, author of The Birth Control Illusion: Reclaiming Hormones, Health and Your...

Send us Fan Mail What if the key to better sex, real consent, and healing from trauma isn't in your head — it's in your body? In this episode of Between the Sheets with Dr. Z , Dr. Stephanie Zwonitzer, DNP talks with Sara Perry, a somatic sex educator and sexological body worker (and owner of Haven Space Coaching), about what it actually means to reconnect with sensation, desire, and ple...

Send us Fan Mail What if your low libido, ED, or fatigue isn't a hormone problem — it's a cellular energy problem? In this episode of Between the Sheets with Dr. Z , Dr. Stephanie Zwonitzer, DNP talks with Dr. Jess Armine, a functional medicine practitioner with nearly 50 years of clinical experience specializing in long COVID, post-viral syndromes, and complex chronic illness. Dr. Armin...

Send us Fan Mail What if the biggest thing standing between you and great sex isn't chemistry — it's honesty? In this episode of Between the Sheets with Dr. Z , Dr. Stephanie Zwonitzer, DNP sits down with Jocelyn Silva, a sexual empowerment and intimacy coach whose work centers on what she calls "relentless authenticity." After surviving the fallout of her own infidelity and re...

Send us Fan Mail She was one of the first reproductive acupuncturists in North America. She worked with over 10,000 infertile couples. And then she built an AI that beat her by 6%. In this episode of Between the Sheets with Dr. Z , Dr. Stephanie Zwonitzer, DNP sits down with Kirsten Karchmer — reproductive health pioneer, author of Seeing Red , and founder of Conceivable — for a conversation that...

Send us Fan Mail Here's something nobody told you: boys come into the world with a broader range of emotional expression than girls do. And then we spend the next 18 years systematically shutting it down. In this episode of Between the Sheets with Dr. Z , Dr. Stephanie Zwonitzer, DNP sits down with Dr. Gloria Vanderhorst — psychotherapist with over 50 years of experience and author of Read, R...

Send us Fan Mail At 50, after 26 years in a sexless marriage, Xanet Pailet found herself single, living in New York City, and facing an uncomfortable truth: she had never enjoyed sex. Not once. Her imaginary dating profile read: "Smart, successful, cute — I just really hate sex." That was the wake-up call that changed everything. In this episode of Between the Sheets with Dr. Z , Dr. Ste...

Send us Fan Mail Between years three and seven, most marriages hit a wall. The rose-colored glasses come off, the red flags you ignored start waving, and suddenly you're wondering if you chose the wrong person. Spoiler: you probably didn't. But nobody told you this was coming — and nobody taught you what to do when it does. In this episode of Between the Sheets with Dr. Z , Dr. Stephanie...

Send us Fan Mail Less than 2% of men have a penis larger than 7.5 inches. Yet nearly every romance novel hero does. And that's just one of the ways we're accidentally doing people harm — through the very stories meant to turn them on. In this episode of Between the Sheets with Dr. Z , Dr. Stephanie Zwonitzer, DNP sits down with romance author Christina Braver for a conversation that&apos...

Send us Fan Mail In 2002, a press release changed everything — and it was based on no statistical evidence. The result? Hormones were pulled from medical school curricula, millions of women were scared off hormone therapy, and 25 years of patient care suffered for it. The FDA's own 28th director has since admitted: they got it wrong. In this episode of Between the Sheets with Dr. Z , Dr. Step...

Send us Fan Mail When cancer enters the picture, intimacy is one of the first casualties — and one of the last things anyone talks about. In this episode of Between the Sheets with Dr. Z , Dr. Stephanie Zwonitzer, DNP sits down with Claire Rumore — sex educator, intimacy specialist, and stage four pancreatic cancer survivor — for a conversation that oncology appointments rarely make room for. Clai...

Send us Fan Mail Did you know the most important ingredient in your lubricant is water — and if it's not properly purified, it's full of bacteria? Neither did we. In this episode of Between the Sheets with Dr. Z , Dr. Stephanie Zwonitzer, DNP sits down with Catherine Magee, co-founder of Playground Intimate Health and Wellness, to have the conversation your gynecologist probably isn&apos...