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The Sex-Starved Relationship:
How to Deal with Differences in Libido

Michele Weiner-Davis, MSW is an internationally renowned relationship expert, best-selling author, psychotherapist, and marriage educator specializing in a down-to-earth, solution-oriented approach that helps people change their lives and improve important relationships.  Among the first in her field to courageously speak out about the pitfalls of unnecessary divorce, Michele has been active in spearheading the now popular movement urging couples to make their marriages work and keep their families together. 

She is the author of six books including her best-selling book, DIVORCE BUSTING: A Step-by-Step Approach to Making Your Marriage Loving Again, THE DIVORCE REMEDY: The Proven 7-Step Program for Saving Your Marriage, CHANGE YOUR LIFE AND EVERYONE IN IT , GETTING THROUGH TO THE MAN YOU LOVE, and THE SEX-STARVED MARRIAGE: A Couple's Guide to Boosting Their Marriage Libido . She is co-author of IN SEARCH OF SOLUTIONS: A New Direction in Psychotherapy.
 
Michele is the Director of The Divorce Busting Center in Woodstock, Ilinois.  In addition to her private practice, Michele is a highly acclaimed teacher and trainer, known for her clear, informative, energetic and entertaining seminars for mental health professionals and couples.  She consistently ranks among top presenters at national conferences.   Her extremely busy website, www.divorcebusting.com attracts thousands of visitors each day. 

Michele's work has been featured in major newspapers such as the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Wall Street Journal, and magazines such as Time, Redbook, Ladies Home Journal, Essence, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Woman's Day, Men’s Health, New Woman, and McCall's. She has made countless media appearances on shows such as 48 Hours, CBS This Morning, 20/20, CBS Evening News, The Today Show, Donahue, CNN, and Oprah.
Michele was the recipient of The American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy's prestigious Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Marriage and Therapy Award at their national conference in October 2001, and she received the Smart Marriages Impact Award at their international conference in July 2003.
Michele maintains that her true expertise in helping couples have great relationships is derived from first-hand experience.  She and her husband have been together for more than thirty years.

Listen to the Show:

  • Segment 1
    Michele Weiner-Davis defines a "sex starved" relationship/marriage. She discusses the emotions, perceptions, and dynamics that cause and result from a sex starved marriage. She also reveals the misconceptions partners usually have regarding one partner's stronger sex drive and the other's lower libido. Learn tips for healing the sex starved relationship.
  • Segment 2
    In this segment, Michele Weiner-Davis provides tips for the lower libido partner in a sex starved relationship to raise their libido. She discusses how to respond when the partner with the stronger sex drive attempts to initiate sex. And for those with the stronger drive, find out what you do that actually pushes your partner away. Learn some tools for peaking your partner's interest.
  • Segment 3
    Michele Weiner-Davis defines a "sex starved" relationship/marriage. She discusses the emotions, perceptions, and dynamics that cause and result from a sex starved marriage. She also reveals the misconceptions partners usually have regarding one partner's stronger sex drive and the other's lower libido. Learn tips for healing the sex starved relationship.

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