Where Did My Desire Go? Motherhood, Mental Load & Low Sexual Desire

What happens to sexual desire when you're carrying the mental load, caring for everyone else, managing a household, raising children, and trying to remember who you were before everyone needed something from you? In this episode of Evolve Your Intimacy, Dr. Stephanie Sigler sits down with certified sex therapist Carolyn Hood, LICSW, CST to explore motherhood, mental load, low sexual desire, and reclaiming your erotic identity. We discuss why you can love your partner, find them attractive, and even want to want sex—while still struggling to access desire. In this episode: • Why desire may become harder to access during motherhood • Mental load, stress, and burnout • Feeling “touched out” • Resentment and unequal emotional labor • Spontaneous vs. responsive desire • Motherhood and changes in erotic identity • Romantasy, erotica, fantasy, and curiosity • Communicating about attraction, pleasure, wants, and needs • Practical ways to reconnect emotionally and sexually Connect with Carolyn Hood: Desire in Real Life https://www.desireinreallife.com/ Connect with Dr. Stephanie Sigler: Evolve Your Intimacy https://www.evolveyourintimacy.com/ 🎙️ Listen to Evolve Your Intimacy wherever you get your podcasts. If this conversation helped you, subscribe to the channel and share it with someone who might benefit. #LowDesire #ResponsiveDesire #SexTherapy #MentalLoad #Motherhood #Intimacy