Stop Faking It: How To Change Your Life in the Bedroom | Over 50 & Flourishing

🎟️ Don’t miss your chance to experience the Behind the Curtain tour LIVE! Grab your tickets now before they’re gone! Get yours here: https://linktr.ee/over50flourishing In this episode of Over 50 and Flourishing, I sit down with Dr. Maria Sophocles for a conversation about sex, menopause, and the changes that can impact intimacy in midlife. Dr. Maria Sophocles is a menopause expert, pioneering gynecologist, TED speaker, and passionate advocate for women’s sexual health. Known for her candid, no-shame approach, she’s helping women reclaim their right to pleasure and better understand the physical, emotional, and societal factors that shape intimacy as we age. Her book The Bedroom Gap explores the disconnect between partners’ expectations and experiences, and offers a new framework for improving communication, desire, and connection. Chapters 0:00 -Welcome Dr. Maria Sophocles 5:11 -Reframing Intimacy After 50 7:27 -What Is the Bedroom Gap 10:17 -Sexual Health as a 5th Health Pillar 12:31 -Quality vs. Frequency 21:02 -Holistic Menopause Practice 25:57 -Why Women Fake Orgasms 34:56 -Testosterone & Libido 40:24 -Navigating Physical Changes Together 43:53 -Desire Is the #1 Issue 47:23 -The FDA Gender Gap in Hormones For more on Dr. Maria, follow her on: Website: https://mariasophoclesmd.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariasophoclesmd/?hl=en Watch her TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/speakers/maria_sophocles Her book, The Bedroom Gap: https://a.co/d/08S80YFo Thanks to my Sponsors: -Hill House Home: Get 15% off your first order of $100 or more at HillHouseHome.com with code FLOURISHING -O Positiv: Take proactive care of your health and head to OPositiv.com/FLOURISHING or enter FLOURISHING at checkout for 25% off your first purchase -Branch Basics: Get 15% off Branch Basics with the code OVER50 at https://branchbasics.com/OVER50 #branchbasicspod -Leesa: Go to Leesa.com for 20% off PLUS get an extra $50 off with promo code OVER50, exclusive for my listeners -Manukora: Head to MANUKORA.com/FLOURISHING to save up to 31% plus $25 worth of free gifts with the Starter Kit, which comes with an MGO 850+ Manuka Honey jar, 5 honey travelsticks, a wooden spoon, and a guidebook -The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Visit eatright.org/everytable to learn more and find a nutrition and dietetics professional -Gusto: Try Gusto today at gusto.com/OVER50, and get three months free when you run your first payroll. That’s three months of free payroll at gusto.com/OVER50 Keep in Touch: Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dominiquesachse.tv/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Book: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dominiquesachse.tv/book/ Insta: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/dominiquesachse/ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/DominiqueSachse/ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@dominiquesachse?lang=en YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@dominiquesachsetv Have a question for Dominique? Submit it here for a chance to have it answered on the show! https://forms.gle/MpTeWN1oKN8t18pm6 Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We want to make the podcast even better. Help us learn how we can: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/2EcYbu4⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Please note that this episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services referred to in this episode. Produced by Dear Media. -------------------------------------------- Subscribe:​ ​http://bit.ly/subdominique​ Watch the latest videos: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKUX44R3MbuSYHIQgfhzmQ9dOJI_c3N7L&playnext=1&index=2 Watch ​more Dominique Sachse: Beauty: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDHJ901QU_Q&list=PLKUX44R3MbuSDQV7BzvQxMrVeVZfGBCcD Lifestyle Tips & Tricks: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKUX44R3MbuR3sX61i9QiwnOBr61tEMc_&playnext=1 Most Popular: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKUX44R3MbuTDh-LeJThrmz5XBrjQxbob&playnext=1 Follow Dominique Sachse: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dominiquesachse Instagram: ​https://instagram.com/dominiquesachse Facebook: ​https://facebook.com/DominiqueSachse Check out my website: ​http://dominiquesachse.tv You can order a copy of my new book LIFE MAKEOVER - Embrace The Bold, Beautiful, & Blessed YOU here: https://www.dominiquesachse.tv/book/ Each product I feature is something I have used and loved and wanted to share with you. I choose 100% of the products I feature and do not ever recommend anything I haven't personally used myself. Links in my description may be affiliated and are a wonderful way to show your support, allowing me to continue spreading beauty and boldness. #DominiqueSachse #Podcast #SexualHealth