The Intimate Marriage Podcast, with Intimacy Coach Alexandra Stockwell, MD

In this episode of The Intimate Marriage Podcast, Alexandra Stockwell, MD, discusses how you can navigate the incredibly difficult landscape when either you, or your partner, suffers through the loss, or terminal illness, of a parent. This is not a fun topic, but it is an extremely important one that eventually comes up, at some point, in most marriages. After all, real intimacy is not only about...

In this episode of The Intimate Marriage Podcast, Alexandra Stockwell, MD, chats with the co-founders of the Cotier Brand, Marx and Amber Succés, about the success in their marriage while building a thriving business together. Marx and Amber Succés have a very appropriate last name! This growth-oriented couple has seen success romantically in their marriage, as wonderful parents, and as Co-Founder...

In this episode of The Intimate Marriage Podcast, Alexandra Stockwell, MD chats with her husband, Rodd Stockwell, to reflect on their last year of marriage. This conversation has become a wonderful tradition as part of our anniversary celebration, and we share what we've loved about the past year, what's challenged us, and what we're looking forward to. We believe that sharing this provides an inv...

In this episode of the Intimate Marriage podcast, Alexandra Stockwell, MD, chats with Dr. Elsbeth Meuth and Freddy Zental Weaver about expanding intimacy in your relationship[p through practicing tantra and tantric exercises. If you're not familiar with tantra, this conversation will be a great introduction for you, as this isn't about tantric sex but more so the mind-body connection and meditatio...

In this episode of The Intimate Marriage Podcast, host Alexandra Stockwell, MD discusses the ways you can connect with your partner if frequent business trips keep you apart. This can be difficult on both sides – for the person who's at home (oftentimes managing the day-to-day household and kids on their own) and also for the person traveling–who's focused on their work project and being present i...

A recent coaching call with clients has inspired this episode. The woman in the couple is extremely committed to her personal growth through an extensive morning routine including meditation, journaling, and self-care every day. While not opposed digging into growth, her husband is a very ambitious entrepreneur who, after a hard day at work, desires to hang out with his wife in a lighter manner by...

In this episode, I discuss a LinkedIn post by Marc Randolph, Co-Founder of Netflix, concerning how he chooses to prioritizes his marriage even while maintaining a wildly successful career. This post recently came up in my feed and it thrilled me to read about such a successful man, founder of numerous extremely robust companies, because he feels most proud of achieving his success while staying ma...

Don't you sometimes wish you had a Date Night Planner? It would definitely come in handy. There are particular occasions in life that require a lot of thought and planning. If prom night is coming up, you know you want to figure out ahead of time what you'll be wearing. If it's your wedding day, you've likely spent months setting your intentions for the day—what you'll wear, where it will be, the...

If you were ever interested in getting your partner to change in some way, and wondered how to make that change happen, you are not the only one! In fact, "How do I get my partner to change?" is a question that I'm asked very frequently, with exasperation and concern. In this week's episode of The Intimate Marriage Podcast I'll share my answer with you. Here's a spoiler: the secret I'm about to sh...

Dr. Corey and Pam Allan co-host the wonderful, informative, fun podcast called Sexy Marriage Radio, which he started 11 years ago! Their marriage and partnership exemplify many of the concepts I teach. I especially enjoy that they've come to it through very different training and life experiences than I have had–which makes our conversation all the more dynamic. In this episode you'll hear Dr. Cor...

Identifying and expressing your desires is one of the most important aspects of real intimacy. However, I frequently see couples struggle with this–both with knowing what they want and also being able to say it to one another. Some people have no idea where to begin in order to figure out what they desire. Others know exactly what they want but don't know how to say it clearly, or they find it pro...

Maraya and Michael Brown met and he proposed on the first date! Now about a decade later, they talk about the amazing evolution of their relationship–it's truly a beautiful love story with delicious twists and turns. Maraya is a women's health and empowerment expert who midwife's game changing women through the important moments of life. Her husband, Michael, used to work full time and now is at h...

In this episode you'll hear me coach Jennifer Kaylo Ruscin, a polyamorous woman with a podcast focused on polyamory, swinging, and all things related. I was scheduled to be a guest on her show, The Jennifer Kaylo Ruscin Podcast, but instead of a typical interview I ended up giving her a coaching session instead! A week before we spoke, Jennifer faced a major challenge in her relationship. She told...

Today's podcast episode is different from every episode before because, for the first time ever, I'm interviewing someone about the power of authentic connection who is not currently in a committed relationship. But, I heard Serdar speak on a panel about masculine and feminine polarity teachings, and his views piqued my interest (plus I was captivated by his voice which you'll soon understand). Th...

It's that time of the year again; the holiday season is upon us. But do you actually find it to be the most wonderful time of the year??? The holidays should be a celebration, a day of recreation and togetherness. Yet so many people, especially exhausted mothers, need to recover once the holidays are over. Did you know that January is the month when the most people file for divorce, right after th...

In my intimacy coaching business, over the years many women have reached out and expressed interest in working with me, while also sharing a lot of frustration because their husband "wasn't interested in doing the work." However, anytime one of those husbands chose to have a short conversation with me, it turned out that he definitely was interested in exploring coaching with me. I found this to b...

There are many different ways for a couple to connect. For Marilee and Paul Kostadimas, it has always been using travel to enhance intimacy – from the day they met on an archeological dig far from where either one of them lived. Rugged travel, luxury travel, educational travel, service-based travel, leisure travel, historical travel, and many other kinds of travel form the defining backbone of thi...

It's the 100th episode of The Intimate Marriage Podcast and we discuss why intimacy matters! I am elated to be celebrating this beautiful milestone. In honor of the occasion I invited my own coach, Anne Rose Hart, to join me. We talk about intimacy, why it matters, my zone of genius in serving couples, and the need for this type of work in the world. This is a refreshingly unique episode, as I am...

Although I don't typically focus on religious considerations on The Intimate Marriage Podcast, I was thrilled to have a wonderful conversation with devoted, church-going Christians Teresa and Blair Bass. They set out to make a change in the way their fellow Christians view sex and intimacy by opening a Christian sex toy shop where you can purchase sex toys and other supplies, receive instruction a...

Implementing masculine and feminine polarity teachings prohibits the cultivation of uncompromising intimacy, because they place you in a particular role that inhibits the expression who you really are. This is an outdated view on relationships and ultimately undermines the idea that the tension between "masculine" and "feminine" ways of being creates erotic chemistry in a relationship. This usuall...

All aspects of our lives contribute to the health of our relationships, including physical health and well-being. The couple I'm speaking with today with Jared and Joni McDonald. Jared is a health coach I have worked with as a client and has made an enormous difference in my life. Jared and Joni are beautiful examples of a couple who focus on physical well-being in a way that enhances their connec...

Your complaints can become desires. Oftentimes, however, when I talk to couples about challenges in their relationship, no matter the issue, there is one common theme: one of them wants the other to make a change. When the partner stays the same, they inevitably respond with resentment. This is the cycle that happens no matter what the issue is. Whether it's about sex, parenting, work, or anything...

More often than not, couples shy away from the idea of group coaching, they think it will mean sharing intimate details in your marriage with strangers. If you're feeling this way, you could be missing out on one of the most powerful ways to grow your relationship while thriving in an inspiring community and having a genuinely fun and productive time: compounded growth in your marriage In this epi...

Libido mismatch is a myth. That's right. In my experience working with hundreds of people on relationships and intimacy, drawing the conclusion that one person has a low libido and the other person has a high libido is an oversimplification of a much larger (and much more solvable) issue. Libido mismatch is an easy assumption to make because it is an accurate description of what seems to be happen...

Communicating about sex with your partner is essential to turn up the heat in your relationship. If you are you are newly dating or they have been married for forty years communication is key. Talking about sex will also create and maintain a long-lasting, happy marriage–one that includes nourishing, erotic, intimate sensuality. In this episode, you'll hear: My own early sexual experience with an...