OM DENNE EPISODE
Why are relationships and marriages failing today? Is it really about sex, or is something deeper missing?In this episode of Something Bigger With Rodrigo Canelas, Rodrigo sits down with Dr. Neha Mehta, a relationship counsellor who has worked with thousands of people, for an honest conversation about sex, intimacy, emotional connection, marriage, communication, and affairs.From declining sexual intimacy and mismatched desire to emotional disconnection and extramarital affairs, this conversation explores what can quietly go wrong inside a relationship and why couples often struggle to talk about it.Dr. Neha explains why emotional connection can be the foundation of physical intimacy, how feeling heard and valued can affect desire, and why simply being physically present with your partner may not be enough.The conversation also explores:• Why couples lose sexual desire over time• How emotional disconnection affects physical intimacy• Why communication matters in a relationship• What can lead to extramarital affairs• The role of feeling heard, understood and valued• Sexual expectations and fantasies within marriage• Differences in how generations approach sex and relationships• How couples can start having difficult conversations about intimacy• What to do when attraction or desire changes in a long-term relationshipThis is an open conversation about the parts of relationships that many couples experience but rarely discuss honestly.Watch the full episode and join the conversation.Timestamps:00:00 Introduction01:44 Is it normal to lose sexual desire in a relationship?07:28 Why do people have extramarital affairs?08:22 Emotional connection and feeling heard11:21 Why are premarital and extramarital relationships becoming more openly discussed?14:34 What should you do when something is missing in a relationship?15:25 Is Gen Z having less sex?17:14 Intimacy, connection and modern relationships20:44 When partners struggle to connect and communicate23:04 Talking openly about sexual health and common sexual concerns29:28 When a marriage isn't working: what brings couples to therapy?36:38 The importance of checking in with your partner38:05 Why couples need to talk things out39:42 Understanding arousal, attraction and emotional connection40:52 How emotional connection can improve sexual intimacy48:18 How couples can talk about sex, pleasure and fears59:45 How thoughts, emotions and connection shape sexual intimacy01:00:49 Sexual expectations, experience and feedback01:11:54 Breaking the beliefs that shape sexual desire01:14:11 Being mindful of expectations in relationships01:17:11 Different types of intimacy and why they matter01:20:49 When emotional connection with a partner starts to disappear01:30:34 Exploring pleasure, sexual wellbeing and intimacy01:36:27 Love, relationships and the possibility of connectionIf you've ever wondered why emotional connection fades, why sexual intimacy changes, or why couples struggle to communicate about sex and relationships, this conversation is worth watching.New episodes of Something Bigger drop every week. Subscribe and tell us in the comments: what's the one thing you wish your partner understood about intimacy?#Relationships #Marriage #Intimacy #SexualHealth #RelationshipAdvice #Affairs #EmotionalConnection #DrNehaMehta #SomethingBigger #RodrigoCanelas🎧 Listen To The Rodrigo Canelas Podcast On Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/5jpwQGF...✅ Subscribe To Our Other YouTube Channels:Something Bigger Show Clips: / @somethingbiggerclips Follow Rodrigo on Social Media:Instagram: / rodrigocane. . / somethingbiggershow Twitter/X: @rodrigocanelas / https://x.com/rodrigo_canelas?s=11LinkedIn: / rodrigocanelas Let's keep evolving together.
