Love in the Time of Corona: Advice from a Sex Therapist

Boomer TV Host Andy Asher visits with Dr. Diana Wiley, a Seattle-based licensed marriage & family therapist and author of LOVE IN THE TIME OF CORONA. She can talk about how people 50+ can enjoy intimacy during this Covid period. Tired of being cooped up in the same living space with your partner? The coronavirus pandemic is taking a toll on couples of all ages and relationship stages. But there’s something you and your partner can do to ease the anxiety and boredom besides bingeing on TV, video games, and snack food: recommit to your relationship and pluck something good out of a demanding and dangerous period of world history. In Love in the Time of Corona: Advice from a Sex Therapist for Couples in Quarantine (May 2020), Dr. Diana encourages couples to make the most of this extended period of “Forced Togetherness” to rekindle the sparks of passion and discover deeper levels of intimacy. From decades of helping clients (and from her personal experience), she knows that enjoyable sexual activity between partners can have a distinct beneficial effect on the mental and physical health of a couple. With all the uncertainty and tension surrounding COVID-19, Dr. Diana also knows that maintaining a healthy and passionate relationship with your partner is especially critical now. Organized around ten strategies, Love in the Time of Corona offers simple exercises, true-to-life stories, and lots of tips to help couples find more pleasure together.

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