SIP with Summers

About SIP with Summers

Welcome to SIP with Summers — the podcast where we uncork conversations about sex, intimacy, and pleasure! Hosted by Jennifer Marie Summers, Board Certified Sexologist, Certified Sex Coach, and Menopause Coach, this show is dedicated to empowering women and couples to embrace their bodies, enhance their sexual wellness, and explore their spiritual sides—through every season of life. Each episode dives into topics like body positivity, sexual health education, navigating menopause, overcoming intimacy challenges, and discovering the joy of self-love.

Publisher

Jennifer Marie Summers

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

24 Jul 2024

Latest episode

1 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

33 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   1 Oct 2026

   Your Brain, Your Body & Your Bedroom with Dr. Robin Buckley

   What if better sex has less to do with performance and more to do with what’s happening in your brain? I’m joined by clinical psychologist, executive coach, TED speaker, bestselling author, and couples coach Dr. Robin Buckley for a conversation about the psychology behind intimacy, confidence, communication, and connection. Dr. Robin combines her background in clinical psychology with cognitive behavioral strategies and coaching to help individuals and couples create more intentional relationships. And this conversation goes exactly where you’d expect a SIP with Summers conversation to go: from the brain to the bedroom. We talk about why intimacy is so much bigger than sex, including emotional, intellectual, experiential, spiritual, and physical intimacy. We also unpack the difference between spontaneous and responsive desire and why understanding how desire changes can be especially powerful for women navigating midlife. Dr. Robin shares a simple but powerful exercise for changing negative body talk, why couples need to develop their own “sexual lexicon,” and why your partner cannot possibly know what you want if you never tell them. We also get practical about sex. How often do you actually want it? Should you schedule it? What happens when partners have very different levels of desire? And how can couples talk about fantasies, boundaries, and things they might want to explore without making the conversation awkward? Dr. Robin shares her ABCZ approach to sexual exploration, which leads us into one of my favorite tools for couples: the Kinky Yes/No/Maybe List. And yes, we also talk about her viral TED Talk, “Why I Gave My Teenage Daughter a Vibrator,” and the bigger conversation it sparked about sexual wellness, shame, pleasure, communication, and raising empowered women. In this episode, we get into: • The five different types of intimacy • Why sex and intimacy can change in midlife • Why couples struggle to talk about sex • Creating a shared sexual vocabulary with your partner • Why scheduling sex can actually build anticipation • Taking orgasm and performance off the pedestal • Navigating erection changes without assuming something is “wrong” • Dr. Robin’s daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly relationship meetings • Why five minutes of intentional connection a day can make a difference • Women, confidence, pleasure, and taking up space • Why women need to stop apologizing for simply existing One of my favorite takeaways from this conversation: intimacy doesn’t have to look one particular way. Knowing what you want, learning how your body and desires evolve, and communicating those things with your partner can completely change the way you experience connection. And remember: pleasure is the measure. CONNECT WITH DR. ROBIN BUCKLEY Website: http://www.drrobinbuckley.com (http://www.drrobinbuckley.com/) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drrobinbuckley/ (https://www.instagram.com/drrobinbuckley/) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-robin-buckley-8257277/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-robin-buckley-8257277/) Watch Dr. Robin’s TED Talk, “Why I Gave My Teenage Daughter a Vibrator”: https://www.ted.com/talks/robin_buckley_why_i_gave_my_teenage_daughter_a_vibrator (https://www.ted.com/talks/robin_buckley_why_i_gave_my_teenage_daughter_a_vibrator) Dr. Robin is also the author of Marriage Inc.: The Boardroom Blueprint to a Lasting Love and host of That’s What She Said. GET THE FREE KINKY YES/NO/MAYBE LIST Ready to open up some new conversations with your partner? My Kinky Yes/No/Maybe List gives you dozens of sexy possibilities to explore separately and then compare together. Find your mutual YESes, talk about your MAYBEs, and honor the NOs without pressure or judgment. Get it here: https://summersoflove.com/products/kinky-yes-no-maybe-list-a-playful-guide-for-couples (https://summersoflove.com/products/kinky-yes-no-maybe-list-a-playful-guide-for-couples) CONNECT WITH JENNIFER Website: https://summersoflove.com/ (https://summersoflove.com/) Follow me everywhere: @theselfmadediva For more conversations about sex, intimacy, relationships, pleasure, perimenopause, and loving yourself through every stage of life, follow SIP with Summers and make sure you’re subscribed so you never miss an episode.

2. 

   23 Sept 2026

   032: Are You Performing Intimacy? Roommate Marriages, Desire & Finding Yourself Again with Sandra Wood

   What happens when your relationship looks perfectly fine from the outside, but inside, you feel disconnected, unfulfilled, or like you’re simply going through the motions? In this episode of SIP with Summers, Jennifer sits down with transformation coach and speaker Sandra Wood for an honest conversation about performative relationships, roommate marriages, sexual desire, body confidence, and the hard conversations that can lead to deeper intimacy. Sandra shares her own experience of spending 20 years in a marriage where intimacy never went as deep as she needed. She talks about realizing that she was often more focused on creating a good sexual experience for her partner than understanding her own desires, needs, and pleasure. Jennifer and Sandra explore how easy it is for couples to slip into autopilot. Careers, children, stress, responsibilities, changing bodies, and simply doing life together can slowly turn romantic partners into really efficient roommates. But that doesn’t necessarily mean the relationship is over. They talk about getting curious instead of critical, reconnecting with yourself before expecting your partner to fix the disconnect, and learning how to actually say what you want, emotionally and sexually. In this episode: • What a “performative relationship” actually looks like • How couples accidentally fall into a roommate marriage • Why women can lose touch with their own desires and pleasure • The connection between emotional intimacy and sexual intimacy • Why knowing your own body matters before expecting a partner to know it • How stress, menopause, body image, and life changes can affect desire • What happens when you love your partner but still feel deeply unfulfilled • How to start a difficult conversation about sex without blame or shame • What to do when sexual compatibility or attraction becomes a concern • Why intimacy requires vulnerability and sometimes uncomfortable conversations • Why women’s energy, including sexual energy, is not “too much” Sandra also offers a simple place to begin when you know something isn’t working: instead of leading with what your partner is doing wrong, start with what you’ve been noticing and feeling. Sometimes the first step is simply saying, “I’ve been thinking about us and our sexual relationship…” and opening the door. Sandra Wood is a transformation coach and speaker who helps smart, capable, high-functioning women stop managing everyone else’s lives and start inhabiting their own. Her work is informed by her own midlife transformation, including cancer at 40, divorce after a 20-year marriage, single parenting, rebuilding her career, and ultimately discovering a very different experience of emotional and sexual intimacy. Want some clarity about where you are, what you want, and what may be keeping you stuck? Sandra invites SIP with Summers listeners to book a free 30-minute clarity call. It’s a no-pressure conversation designed to help you get honest about where you are right now and identify what your next step might look like. Visit sandrawood.coach (https://sandrawood.coach/?utm_source=chatgpt.com) to learn more and book your free clarity call. And remember: you are allowed to ask for what you need, take up space, explore what feels good, and create intimacy that feels authentic instead of performative. If this episode made you think of someone, send it to her. And don’t forget to follow SIP with Summers, leave a review, and keep having the conversations that break shame and silence around sex, intimacy, relationships, and pleasure. Connect with Jennifer: @theselfmadediva www.SummersofLove.com (www.SummersofLove.com)

3. 

   16 Sept 2026

   031: Your Best Sex Might Still Be Ahead of You: Pleasure, Aging & Human Design with Linda Landon

   What if your sexual prime isn't behind you, but still ahead of you? This week on SIP with Summers, I'm joined by life and intimacy coach Linda Landon, creator of the Ignite Method and author of Pleasure Past Fifty. Linda's own sexual awakening didn't happen in her 20s or 30s. It began in her 50s, after decades of shame, disconnection from her body, and believing she was "frigid." Through tantra, pleasure practices, Human Design, and learning how to truly receive, Linda discovered an entirely different relationship with her body and sexuality. We talk about why menopause doesn't mean the end of great sex, how our cultural ideas about arousal can get in the way of pleasure, and why women can experience incredible sexual awakenings later in life. We also explore responsive desire, whole-body pleasure, getting out of your head and back into your body, and why pleasure doesn't have to be centered around orgasm. Then we dive into Human Design and what it might reveal about the way you experience desire, sexual energy, emotions, communication, and relationships. Linda explains Generators, Projectors, open and defined energy centers, and how understanding your own design and your partner's can create more compassion for the ways you're different. And of course, Linda reads my Human Design chart during the episode. Apparently I'm a highly empathic Generator with Sacral Authority, a LOT of openness in my chart, and an energy that's here to wake people up. Honestly, a few things about my life suddenly made a whole lot more sense. 😂 One of the most important reminders from our conversation is that Human Design isn't a compatibility test. Your chart doesn't determine whether a relationship will succeed or fail. Instead, Linda sees it as a tool for understanding yourself, taking responsibility for your own needs, and better understanding how your partner moves through the world. And when it comes to aging? Linda's message is one I absolutely love: more years can mean more wisdom, more joy, more authenticity, more connection, and yes, more pleasure. Our biggest takeaway? Pleasure is your birthright. 💗 🎁 Linda's Free GiftCurious about your own Human Design? Linda is offering SIP with Summers listeners a free chapter from Pleasure Past Fifty. Chapter 5 explores how understanding your Human Design can transform the way you understand yourself and your relationships. The chapter also includes a link where you can receive a free individualized Human Design Bodygraph. Get your free Human Design chapter + Bodygraph (https://igniteyourjoy.us/pleasure-past-fifty-chapter-5-2?utm_source=chatgpt.com) You can also learn more about Linda, her coaching, and Pleasure Past Fifty at Ignite Your Joy (https://igniteyourjoy.us/?utm_source=chatgpt.com). If this episode made you rethink what's possible for your sex life as you age, send it to a friend who needs the reminder that the best might still be ahead. 🔥 Follow SIP with Summers for more honest conversations about sex, intimacy, pleasure, menopause, relationships, and all the things we're usually told not to talk about. Connect with Jennifer @theselfmadediva SummersofLove.com (SummersofLove.com)

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107,417

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

13 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

15 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 48 / 100

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Social presence

0

YouTube

82

Engagement

32

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