This week, Kaley sits down with Anna Sterk, MS LMFT, a Senior Relational Life Therapy faculty member trained directly by Terry Real since 2012. Anna is developing a relational approach to sex therapy that helps people rebuild their relationship to desire, pleasure, and connection. Together they talk about consent and pleasure as the starting point for a great sex life, why there's always a way back to connection, and why trusting yourself comes before negotiating trust with anyone else. If you've ever wondered how to reconnect with desire, whether you're years into a relationship or dating again, this one's for you!

Anna Sterk, MS LMFT, is a systemically trained therapist and Senior Relational Life Therapy faculty member, trained directly by Terry Real since 2012. She has worked in community mental health, eating disorder treatment settings, and private practice, and she trains and mentors other therapists. Anna believes there is always a way back to connection for everyone. She is at the forefront of developing a relational approach to sex therapy, using Relational Life Therapy tools to transform the traditional model and help people rebuild their relationship to desire, pleasure, and connection.