{"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":"Taking Your Dead Bedroom Questions LIVE: 10-Year Droughts, Avoidant Wives & Why Ultimatums Work","slug":"taking-your-dead-bedroom-questions-live-10-year-droughts-avoidant-wives-why-ultimatums-work","published_at":"2026-07-21T15:21:28+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dad-starting-over-1383563/taking-your-dead-bedroom-questions-live-10-year-droughts-avoidant-wives-why-ultimatums-work","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dad-starting-over-1383563","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/dbd33182","audio_url":"https://p.podderapp.com/1545910633/media.transistor.fm/dbd33182/12832b24.mp3","summary":"Here is a recording of impromptu live stream I recently did. No script, no agenda, just me and the chat. And as usual, the unscheduled ones end up being the best ones. This stream turned into a full clinic on the stuff I hear from men every single day: the guy who told his wife he desired her and got nothing back. The guy 10 years into a sexless marriage who swears he \"shouldn't have to\" bring it up. The guy engaged to a woman who already tells him \"you sexualize everything.\" And the one that floors the average dude — 20 years, never married, sexless, and every time he tries to leave, her tears pull him right back in. We got into why nobody has the uncomfortable conversations early (when they'd actually save you), why \"she trapped me with sex\" is almost never what happened, what a decade of staying teaches your partner, breadcrumbing and why that little cookie every six months keeps you quiet, and the boss-who-can-never-fire-you problem that lives inside every one of these marriages. 🔴 FREE: Fix Your Dead Bedroom (Instant PDF Download) https://go.helpformen.com/tl/545 🔴 FREE COURSE: The Dead Bedroom Fix Course https://deadbedroomfixcourse.com 🔴 NEW!: The Dead Bedroom Fix App https://studio.com/ralph/deadbedroomfix?c=gNiRtwcj 🔴 TAKE THE QUIZ: What's your REBUILD score? https://helpformen.com/insights/rebuild-score 🟢 JOIN THE BROTHERHOOD (Private Community for Men) https://helpformen.com/join","meta_description":"Here is a recording of impromptu live stream I recently did. No script, no agenda, just me and the chat. And as usual, the unscheduled ones end up being t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2895,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dad-starting-over-1383563/episodes/taking-your-dead-bedroom-questions-live-10-year-droughts-avoidant-wives-why-ultimatums-work/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/taking-your-dead-bedroom-questions-live-10-year-droughts-avoidant-wives-why-ultimatums-work.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}