EP 64  | March 11, 2026

Financial Stress Might Kill Your Sex Life (We Should Talk About It)

My father used to say, “Two broke people can’t be happy.”

At 17, I thought that was the most unromantic thing I’d ever heard.

Now I get it.

Financial stress doesn’t just affect your bank account. It might be the third wheel sabotaging your sex life.

This episode explores the connection between financial stress, survival mode, and sexual desire.

 

Mentioned in this episode:

  1. https://ubiehealth.com/doctors-note/hormones-libido-cortisol-stress-secret-loss-87-low2e11 
  2. https://core.wisc.edu/2022/03/04/sexual-health-and-flourishing-negatively-affects-by-economic-constraints/
  3. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37082570/
  4. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/2250/
Financial Stress Might Kill Your Sex Life (We Should Talk About It)

The podcast churns the motor. The stack keeps it running.

On Substack, I dive into the juicy stuff that needs more than 15 minutes. The kinda things that make you go “humph, I never thought about it like that.”

Like why great sex requires emotional labor nobody talks about.

Or why men with smaller dicks are often better lovers (spoiler: it’s about skill, not size).

Or how asking, telling, and listening might be the only sex enhancement you actually need.

No hot takes or how-to guides. Instead, I’m laying down essays that sit at the intersection of nuance and oh damn!

If you’re tired of that Cosmo essential tips and tricks shit and you want the good stuff in the second half… join us.

People who talk about sex have better sex. Go figure?!

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