With GenX and Millennials officially entering (or having already entered) midlife, conversations about sex after 50 have become pervasive online. Generation X continues to demonstrate that the previous generations’ scripts around sex and aging are dusty, faded, and outdated.
Those of us with our feet firmly planted in the midlife zone can attest to the reality that for many of us, sex and desire don’t disappear, but they do change, and it’s important to understand the what’s, why’s and how’s sex after 50 may look and feel different than sex at 20, 30, or even 40 years.
What many mainstream media outlets don’t tell you is that sex after 50 often becomes more intentional, emotionally fulfilling, and enjoyable than our younger years. It is a time when sex is less about performance and more about pleasure, communication, and intimacy.
Midlife sex and relationship expert, Karen Bigman, joins Devi for an honest conversation about what no one tells you about sex after 50.
Tune in and learn:
- Why current scripts around sex and aging are outdated
- How sex & desire don’t disappear, but they DO change
- The framework for a healthy sexual relationship in midlife
- Why your sexspan should = your lifespan
- How men have their own midlife sexual health challenges that affect their partnered relationships.
About Karen Bigman:
Karen Bigman is a midlife sex and relationship expert redefining how we think about dating, intimacy, and pleasure after 50. As a Certified Sex Educator & Menopause Coach, she’s on a mission to help men and women thrive in midlife by talking openly about the topics most people were never taught—or were too afraid to ask—ranging from low libido and sex toys to dating, menopause, and andropause.
Through her podcast Taboo to Truth: Life and Sex After 50, Karen delivers candid, often raw conversations grounded in science, compassion, and playful honesty, giving men an inside track on becoming confident, connected partners and offering women clear, straight-talk guidance to navigate changing bodies and relationships. Her work goes beyond quick fixes, offering a holistic, shame-free approach to the physical, emotional, and relational shifts of midlife intimacy.
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