# 91 | The Cost of Quiet: Relationship Advice for Midlife Women with Colette Jane Fehr

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Podcast: [Pleasure in the Pause: Midlife Conversations About Menopause, Sex & Pleasure](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pleasure-in-the-pause-midlife-conversations-about-menopause-sex-pleasure-6881913)
Published: 2026-02-18T05:00:00+00:00
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What if the silence you've been keeping in your relationship is actually one of the most costly things you've ever done? In this episode of Pleasure in the Pause, host Gabriella Espinosa sits down with licensed psychotherapist and nationally recognized relationship expert Colette Jane Fehr, author of The Cost of Quiet: How to Have the Hard Conversations That Create Secure, Lasting Love. Together, they explore why so many midlife women silence their needs in relationships, how conflict avoidan...

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