{"podcast":{"title":"Dad Starting Over","slug":"dad-starting-over-1383563","podcast_index_feed_id":1383563,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/dad-starting-over","website_url":"https://helpformen.com","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/d-QRPjgB_AEpdBEsEn13LXnLWiP8dPISlalraupXo84/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84ODQ0/ODVhZDc4YzQ3OGQ4/MmQ3ZWNmOTBjZWVi/ZDVmZC5wbmc.jpg","author":"Dad Starting Over","episode_count":276,"summary":"Welcome to the Dad Starting Over podcast! \"Starting Over\" means different things to different people. It could be that you're newly divorced and starting over fresh with a new life. It could be that you're still married and wanting to hit the reset button and finally do things right within your marriage. Whatever your story may be, you're in the right place. I'm Ralph, a.k.a DSO, the author of books including \"The Dead Bedroom Fix\", \"Divorce Panic\", \"Real Talk\" \"Red Flags\" and \"REBUILD: The Complete Guide to Starting Over as a Man\". You can learn more about me, my books, one-on-one coaching, and the member-only part of my site called the Brotherhood at https://helpformen.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T06:21:42.939169+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dad-starting-over-1383563"},"episode":{"title":"Sexless Marriage for Years… Now She Doesn’t Want to Be Touched","slug":"sexless-marriage-for-years-now-she-doesn-t-want-to-be-touched","published_at":"2026-04-17T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dad-starting-over-1383563/sexless-marriage-for-years-now-she-doesn-t-want-to-be-touched","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dad-starting-over-1383563","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/0af6fcd4","audio_url":"https://p.podderapp.com/1545910633/media.transistor.fm/0af6fcd4/674b7304.mp3","summary":"A 50-year-old husband wrote me after 20 years of marriage. The sex faded after kids. Intimacy disappeared. Now his wife says she doesn’t want to be touched at all. He stayed for their child. He worked out. He dressed better. He read The Dead Bedroom Fix. He tried to lead. But nothing changed. I break down what’s really happening when a marriage goes cold and a man slowly becomes passive without realizing it. We talk about: • Why staying “for the kids” often creates long-term damage • How passivity quietly kills attraction • The role of mental health in intimacy • Why you cannot fix a marriage by yourself • What must happen if there’s any real hope left If you’re in a sexless marriage or feel like your wife has emotionally checked out, this one will hit home. If you haven’t read The Dead Bedroom Fix, start there: https://deadbedroomfix.com If you need support from men who understand these dynamics and won’t sugarcoat things, check out the Brotherhood: https://helpformen.com/join You don’t have unlimited time. But you do have choices.","meta_description":"A 50-year-old husband wrote me after 20 years of marriage. The sex faded after kids. Intimacy disappeared. Now his wife says she doesn’t want to be touche…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":786,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dad-starting-over-1383563/episodes/sexless-marriage-for-years-now-she-doesn-t-want-to-be-touched/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dad-starting-over-1383563/sexless-marriage-for-years-now-she-doesn-t-want-to-be-touched.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}