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How To Stay Connected When Illness Enters Your Relationship

12 min · 12 de may de 2026
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When illness enters your relationship, intimacy often gets pushed aside—but it may be the very thing that helps you both get through it. In this episode, Clare explores how fear, stress, and uncertainty affect connection, and why intimacy becomes even more important during challenging times. You’ll learn how to stay close without pressure, redefine intimacy beyond sex, and create meaningful moments of connection that help your partner feel loved, seen, and supported. Visit website: https://www.sexworthhaving.com/ [https://www.sexworthhaving.com/] Book Free 30-minute Desire Diagnostic Call: https://www.sexworthhaving.com/desire-diagnostic-call [https://www.sexworthhaving.com/desire-diagnostic-call] Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, & share!

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