One in five married couples is living in a sexless marriage right now. And 27% of women reported having no sex at all in the last twelve months.

Not because they don’t love their husbands. Not because their marriage is broken.

Because nobody ever told them the truth — that what they are experiencing is hormonal. It is biological. And it is not their fault.

In this episode of the Cortisol Coach Podcast, Christine Marie sits down with physician associate Josh Reiners — a clinician with over 20 years of experience in orthopedics, sports medicine, and hormone therapy — for the conversation that your doctor and your pastor have both been avoiding.

Josh breaks down exactly what happens to estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, and cortisol in a woman’s body after 40 — and why perimenopause and menopause are quietly destroying intimacy in marriages everywhere.

He explains why so many women spend years blaming themselves, their marriages, or their mental health — when the root cause is hormonal. And he gives your listener the exact words to say to her doctor, the specific tests to ask for, and what to do if she gets dismissed.

But what makes this episode unlike anything else in the women’s health space is the conversation nobody in the faith community is willing to have.

Josh and Christine go there — the silence around sex and intimacy in the church, why the enemy specifically targets this area of marriage, and what God actually designed intimacy to look like.

If you have felt broken, disconnected, ashamed, or like a shell of the woman you used to be in your marriage — this episode was made for you.

You are not broken. Your hormones are.

In this episode you will hear:

• Why low libido after 40 is a hormonal issue — not a marriage issue • How estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, and cortisol all impact sexual desire • Why perimenopause and menopause are the tipping point for intimacy in marriage • The exact words to say to your doctor to start this conversation • What hormone tests to ask for — and what to do if your doctor dismisses you • Why the church silence around sex is costing marriages • What a God-honoring, thriving intimate marriage actually looks like

Connect with Christine:

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Connect with Josh Reiners:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecowboydr TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cowboy.doctor1 Facebook: https://facebook.com/josh.reiners.9

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