{"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… She Finally Agreed to Counseling. Then Used It Against Me.","slug":"sexless-marriage-she-finally-agreed-to-counseling-then-used-it-against-me","published_at":"2026-06-26T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dad-starting-over-1383563/sexless-marriage-she-finally-agreed-to-counseling-then-used-it-against-me","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dad-starting-over-1383563","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/60dfaaa0","audio_url":"https://p.podderapp.com/1545910633/media.transistor.fm/60dfaaa0/a4fd00e8.mp3","summary":"Tom finally got his wife to agree to couples counseling. He was hopeful for the first time in months. He thought they were finally going to address the real issues — the distance, the intimacy, the disconnection. Instead every session became a list of everything he's ever done wrong. Old arguments. Ancient history. Things he's already apologized for. And the actual problems — a year without sex, emotional withdrawal — never got touched. In this episode I break down what's actually happening when counseling gets weaponized, why the therapy room can become the most dangerous place in a struggling marriage, and what men in this situation need to understand before they walk into another session. If you've ever left a couples counseling session feeling worse than when you walked in — this one is for you. 📖 Get the Dead Bedroom Fix: https://deadbedroomfix.com 🤝 Join the Help For Men Brotherhood: https://helpformen.com/join 📩 The Dead Bedroom Fix App: https://studio.com/ralph/deadbedroomfix?c=bGibj96r","meta_description":"Tom finally got his wife to agree to couples counseling. He was hopeful for the first time in months. He thought they were finally going to address the re…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":857,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dad-starting-over-1383563/episodes/sexless-marriage-she-finally-agreed-to-counseling-then-used-it-against-me/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-she-finally-agreed-to-counseling-then-used-it-against-me.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}