There is nothing quite like the feeling you get when your new relationship becomes official. That shift from casual dating into knowing that you and your partner are truly becoming a committed team. You develop relationship rituals for when you see each other, and you’re beginning to create a framework for navigating life together. For so many people, it’s simultaneously grounding and intoxicating.

But it’s almost inevitable that as relationship familiarity grows and partners become more secure with each other, that initial passion starts to wane.

And it doesn’t just happen when a new sense of security takes the place of the honeymoon phase — it actually happens throughout the course of our relationship and our lives.

It’s the paradox of long-term relationships: The qualities that help keep a partnership alive over years or even decades are often the exact opposite of what you need to maintain a fulfilling sex life.

Dr. Emily Jamea, a sex therapist and author of Anatomy of Desire: 5 Secrets to Create Connection and Cultivate Passion, joins us to discuss why sex and intimacy change in long-term love and what we can do to keep passion alive.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• What makes sex amazing in new relationships and how those qualities change in a long-term partnership.
• The surprising behaviors that couples do or don’t do that gradually erode desire.
• How couples can emerge from a sexless phase and reignite passion.

I loved this conversation, and I think you will too!

Xxoo Darcy

REFERENCES

Mindful Care

Anatomy of Desire: Five Secrets to Create Connection and Cultivate Passion

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I have often fantasized that there should be a place where you can go for a week to heal from the devastating loss of a breakup. A place where people are trained to understand what you’re going through and what you need, because let’s face it—most of us don’t know what we need in those moments. But what if someone did?

Today’s guest is Ginger Dean, a therapist who specializes in breakup recovery and guides people through the healing process after a breakup. Her book, Loving Me After We, helps women rise above toxic relationships and step into a new chapter with strength and clarity.

So, if you’re navigating a breakup—or if you just want to learn how to support your loved ones when they find themselves broken-hearted, this conversation is for you.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• What makes breakups so uniquely painful and difficult to navigate.
• Why people struggle so much with their identity after a breakup.
• Practical first steps for moving from heartbreak to building a new life after a breakup.

AND… Ginger Dean shares the surprising ways we can show up for a loved one when they’re grieving the loss of a relationship.

Xxoo Darcy

REFERENCES

Mindful Care

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Loving Me After We: The Essential Guide to Healing, Growing, and Thriving After a Toxic Relationship

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Dating in the digital age is a completely different game than it used to be. Swiping left and right, ghosting, breadcrumbing, and situationships have all become part of the millennial love landscape. But with so many choices, why does it feel like finding a meaningful connection has become even more difficult?

Today I’m joined by Lindsey Metselaar, host of the podcast, “We Met At Acme,” where she covers millennial dating and relationships. Lindsey has her finger on the pulse of millennial dating trends, modern dating challenges, and of course our digital dating culture.

I’m going to be asking her all the questions, including:

• Was dating actually easier before dating apps?
• Why do Millennials seem to struggle with defining their relationship status?
• What’s the real reason behind why Millennials are delaying marriage, homeownership, and parenthood?

Xxoo Darcy

REFERENCES

Mindful Care

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“We Need To Talk With Dr. Darcy Sterling” is a Sterling Standard Production. Editing and sound engineering by Bart Migal. Our theme music is by Trending Music. Special thanks to Amanda Cristiani and Preston Smith.

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