{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6775cb68499663105e17ae63/6ad335d480fd7578f3033494?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Sex & Relationship Coach Melissa Vranjes: How to Fix Mismatched Libido & Reconnect in the Bedroom","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6775cb68499663105e17ae63/1792293191263-2dcaa457-5510-4b61-ab70-c48c4c07a2ed.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This one’s an adults-only episode - sexual themes and language throughout, so maybe not for the school drop-off. 18+.</p><p><br></p><p>Melissa Vranjes is a certified holistic sex and relationship coach, and she joins us to tackle the stuff most couples never figure out how to talk about.</p><p><br></p><p>Steve plays the sacrificial lamb on mismatched libido, and Melissa reframes the whole thing: it’s not a mismatch, it’s a discrepancy - just a difference, like one of you loving mushrooms and the other hating them.</p><p><br></p><p>From there: why exhaustion kills desire in the early parenting years, the one tool she gives every couple in a sexless relationship, the weekly relationship check-in she swears by, what “choreplay” actually is and why the mental load is foreplay, and a no-holds-barred listener Q&amp;A on everything from finishing too fast to dead bedrooms to keeping things alive after years together.</p><p><br></p><p>Plus Melissa’s own story - seven years on superyachts to a workshop in Bali that changed her life - and a “sex lore” segment settling the myths you’ve always wondered about.</p><p><br></p><p>Between Two Beers is proudly brought to you by One New Zealand. We believe that One NZ connects New Zealand, while Between Two Beers connects New Zealanders. And together, we are NZ&#39;s most trusted connection platform.</p><p><br></p><p>Steve and Seamus are proud to be dressed by Barkers Clothing.</p>","author_name":"Steven Holloway & Seamus Marten"}