Your libido isn’t broken - here’s why

"I thought something was wrong with me."Almost every person who walks into Dr Jennifer Vencill's office says a version of that sentence. What she's found, over and over: nothing is wrong with them. They've been shaped by shame, by bad sex education, and by a culture that only teaches one kind of desire and calls everyone else broken.Dr Jennifer Vencill is a psychologist, certified sex therapist working in a medical setting, and co-author of Desire: An Inclusive Guide to Navigating Libido Differences in Relationships (with Dr Lauren Fogel Mersy) — one of the most important books on libido and desire I've read this year.In this conversation we cover:▸ How shame — especially internalised CIS-normativity — quietly kills libido▸ Why crossdressers, kinksters, and gender-diverse people are especially vulnerable to dead bedrooms▸ The difference between spontaneous and responsive desire (and why most people only know one)▸ The brakes-and-accelerator model of sexual response▸ Why communication is 80% of the work▸ How medications, hormones, aging, and chronic illness reshape libido▸ Why porn is the sex education we never should have gotten▸ How to build the conditions for desire — instead of waiting for it to strikeIf you or your partner have ever thought "I must be broken" — this episode is for you.📚 Get the book: Desire: An Inclusive Guide to Navigating Libido Differences in Relationships (available in paperback, hardcover, audiobook, and ebook at every major retailer)🎓 Find Dr Jennifer Vencill:▸ Instagram: @DoctorJenniferVencillChapters:0:00 – What is CIS-sexism? The invisible shame that runs your libido0:29 – Meet Dr Jennifer Vencill and the book Desire1:49 – How shame quietly kills your sex drive2:53 – The comprehensive sex education we never got6:15 – The nervous system response that shuts arousal down10:14 – Communication is 80% of the work12:39 – Hormones, medications, and transitioning — how they reshape desire14:16 – Spontaneous desire vs responsive desire22:35 – The brakes-and-accelerator model26:19 – Kink, pain, and the science of turning shame into resource28:25 – Why porn became our sex education (and what that broke)42:25 – Body image and libido54:56 – Where to find Dr Vencill's work and the book Desire—Topics in this episode:• Low libido and dead bedroom causes• Shame as the #1 killer of desire• Spontaneous vs responsive desire• The dual control model (brakes and accelerator)• Crossdressing, kink, and sexual shame• How to talk to your partner about mismatched libido• Medications, hormones, aging, and libido• Body image and sexual desire• Sex therapy and inclusive sex education• Outrageously Her — 4-month cohort for men exploring their feminine#lowlibido #libido #sexdriveWebsite:https://www.soulkink.com/