{"podcast":{"title":"Dad Starting Over","slug":"dad-starting-over-688904","podcast_index_feed_id":688904,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/21gkvCTf","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":279,"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":"2026-07-29T22:19:38.297291+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dad-starting-over-688904"},"episode":{"title":"Sexless Marriage: She Takes Care of Herself But Won't Touch Me","slug":"sexless-marriage-she-takes-care-of-herself-but-won-t-touch-me","published_at":"2026-07-24T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dad-starting-over-688904/sexless-marriage-she-takes-care-of-herself-but-won-t-touch-me","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dad-starting-over-688904","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/82caaa03","audio_url":"https://p.podderapp.com/1545910633/media.transistor.fm/82caaa03/4b83a9fb.mp3","summary":"He came home early from a work trip. Didn't text ahead. Walked in and found out the truth. His wife doesn't have a desire problem. The desire works fine. He's just not part of it. Derek wrote me after sitting in his car for twenty minutes trying to figure out what to do with what he just found out. In this episode I break down what's actually going on — why the vibrator isn't about preference, what the anxious-avoidant dynamic looks like inside a dead bedroom, and what Derek actually does next. 🔴 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":"He came home early from a work trip. Didn't text ahead. Walked in and found out the truth. His wife doesn't have a desire problem. The desire works fine.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":880,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dad-starting-over-688904/episodes/sexless-marriage-she-takes-care-of-herself-but-won-t-touch-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-688904/sexless-marriage-she-takes-care-of-herself-but-won-t-touch-me.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}