Midlife doesn't just change your body — it can completely upend your sex life. In this episode, I sit down with board-certified OB/GYN and Menopause Society Certified Practitioner, Dr. Maria Sophocles. She is the author of The Bedroom Gap and is on the show to unpack what's really happening when estrogen declines, desire shifts, and intimacy starts to feel complicated. We go beyond surface-level advice and talk honestly about biology, relationship dynamics, and the cultural conditioning that teaches women to prioritize everyone else's pleasure over their own. If sex has become uncomfortable, infrequent, or emotionally loaded, this conversation is for you. Please share it with a friend.

KEY TOPICS:

· Introduction: Michele Lamoureux Welcomes Dr. Maria Sophocles (0:00)

· Writing The Bedroom Gap: Women's Desire, Shame, and Sexual Health (2:51)

· Understanding Testosterone: Benefits for Female Libido and Overall Health (27:40)

· Where to Find The Bedroom Gap + Final Thoughts & Wrap-Up (52:02)

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