Embodied
Embodied
WUNC
Aged: Sexual Desire And Dating After 50
29 minutes Posted Oct 1, 2020 at 11:28 am.
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Anita is admittedly anxious about aging and what she'll have to re-negotiate about her body and her relationships as she gets older. Wisdom wanted.

Meet the guests:

- Omisade Burney-Scott, creator and host of "The Black Girls' Guide To Surviving Menopause" talks about how aging has affected her mind, body and spirit

- Pepper Schwartz, a sociologist, sexologist and relationships expert, talks about how the cultural myths around aging shape how people approach sex and relationships

- Ellen Ashley, talks about getting divorced at 60 and her varied experiences of dating online

- Laura Stassi, host and creator of the podcast "Dating While Gray," shares her personal story that inspired the project

- Anita’s parents talk about the changes they’ve noticed in their aging bodies and how it’s affected their relationship

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