The Mel Robbins Podcast
Your Guide to Better Sex, Intimacy, & Love From a World-Leading Sex Therapist
Thu, 20 Mar 2025
In this episode, you are going to learn how to have amazing sex, deeper intimacy, and create real, lasting love. If you feel like intimacy with your partner is rare, your desire is low, or that your marriage is even sexless, this conversation is for you. Here to deliver the most important sex advice you need to hear is renowned sex therapist and bestselling author, Vanessa Marin. Vanessa Marin is a licensed psychotherapist and a sex therapist with over 20 years of clinical experience helping people have healthier, more satisfying sex lives. She is known for her viral, no-shame, straight-to-the-point advice on how to have the best sex of your life. This conversation tackles everything you weren’t taught—and probably aren’t talking about—when it comes to sex. Mel also shares openly about her own sex life, difficulties with intimacy, and speaks openly in a way you’ve never heard before.Whether you are single, in a relationship, or married, this conversation is going to make you think differently about sex and inspire you to prioritize pleasure and connection in bed, no matter your age, relationship status, or gender. You’ll learn:-The real reason you feel disconnected in your sex life-The two different types of sex drives and why it matters -What to do if you’re on your way to a dry bedroom-What exactly to say if you’re not in the mood when your partner initiates sexIf you feel like you can’t talk about sex, if you can’t ask for what you want, don’t know how to bring it up, are going through a dry spell, or want to have more sex but you’re exhausted, this episode is for you. For more resources, click here for the podcast episode page. If you enjoyed this personal and practical episode, listen to this one next: How To Create Better Relationships: 6 Surprising Lessons From 28 Years Of MarriageConnect with Mel: Get Mel’s #1 bestselling book, The Let Them TheoryWatch the episodes on YouTubeFollow Mel on Instagram The Mel Robbins Podcast InstagramMel's TikTok Sign up for Mel’s personal letter Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes ad-freeDisclaimer
How can improving your sex life impact your overall happiness?
Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to the Mel Robbins Podcast. So a little while ago, I saw this video and in it, there was this licensed sex therapist and she was talking to her husband and she shared this thing that has had the single biggest impact on my sex life with my husband, Chris. So you want to know what I did?
I tracked her down and I invited her on the podcast and she hopped on a plane. She is here in our Boston studios today. And I'm just going to say right up front, If you're single or if you're in a new relationship, this is a must listen.
Because one of the things that you're about to learn is that your entire history, I'm talking every person you've ever been with, and especially your history when you're single, It sets you up for your sex life forever. And so she's here to address everything that you and I are not talking about and that you've never learned.
Today on the Mel Robbins podcast, you and I are gonna spend some time together in the bedroom. If you got little kids, please put on headphones or just listen to a different episode of the podcast while you're taking them to school. But once you drop them off, come right on back to this one. Can you tell I'm excited for both of us? I am so excited because if you can't talk about sex,
If you can't ask for what you want, if you don't know how to bring it up, if you're going through a dry spell, or if you're like me and my husband and you want to have more sex, but you're just so tired, holy cow, our conversation is going to be surprising, pleasure-inducing, filled with practical advice, which is going to flip most of the things that you and I know about desire, pleasure, sex drive, and orgasm.
right on its head. No pun intended. Just imagine a world where you're having more sex. You feel more connected and safe. You're also having more fun in the bedroom. Well, that's exactly what you're going to learn how to create in your life today. Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to the Mel Robbins Podcast. I am so excited that you're here.
I cannot wait for our conversation today, and it's always such an honor to spend time and to be together with you. And if you're a new listener, I just want to take a moment and welcome you to the Mel Robbins Podcast family. I'm so glad you're here. And because you made the time to hit play and listen to this particular episode, here's what I know.
I first of all know you value your time because you made time and found time to listen to this. And let me tell you something. This episode is going to deliver the goods because today we're talking about sex. And your pleasure, connection, intimacy, fun, it matters. You deserve to have this part of your life feel satisfying and fun, whether you're single or whether you're in a relationship.
And did you know... that sex is one of the top three reasons why people get divorced or break up, but that's not going to happen to you because improving your sex life, totally solvable problem. So if you're not having sex right now, or if you're not having enough, or if it's not pleasurable, or if you'd like to mix things up, but you just don't have a clue how to talk about it or bring it up,
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