(ENG) COURTNEY BOYER: I asked my husband for an open marriage after 17 Years.

(ENG): COURTNEY BOYER: I asked my husband for an open marriage after 17 years.Courtney Boyer joins me for a deeply honest, sometimes uncomfortable conversation about desire, shame, and what happens when you stop living your life for approval.We talk about growing up in purity culture, marrying young, and building a life that looked “right” from the outside but didn’t fully feel like hers. After 17 years of marriage, she asked for something that would change everything and we get into what actually happens after a moment like that. Not the fantasy, but the conversations, the fear, the tension, and the growth that follows.We also explore navigating non-monogamy in a monogamous partnership, the emotional reality behind opening a relationship, and why so many women feel disconnected from their own needs in the first place.This isn’t a guide or a blueprint. It’s a real conversation about self-abandonment, reclaiming pleasure, and learning to choose yourself even when it’s messy, complicated, and doesn’t fit into neat labels.About CourtneyCourtney Boyer, M.Ed., M.S., is a therapist-turned-relationship coach, writer, and speaker whose work centers on love, desire, and authenticity. She is the author of Not Tonight Honey and Opened, and has been featured in Glamour, Cosmopolitan, The Huffington Post, and BBC Radio Live.Drawing on her background in mental health and sex therapy, she blends professional expertise with lived experience to help women break free from shame, reclaim their voice, and create relationships rooted in honesty and autonomy.She lives in Germany with her husband and three children.Find Courtney here:Instagram: @courtneyboyercoaching - https://www.instagram.com/courtneyboyercoaching/ | Couple IG: @themonopolycouple - https://www.instagram.com/themonopolycouple/ | Website: https://www.courtneyboyercoaching.comWatch the episode on YouTube:Prefer the transcript? Find it here: https://youtu.be/vx53NNR-s-E.I'm your host, Lisa Opel and I'm here to take you on a liberating ride through the world of sex shops, clubs, toys, play and more!Feel free to send me your questions and wishes anytime on Instagram or under [email protected] of me on Instagram (@pleasepinchmehard) and my webpage (www.pleasepinchmehard.com)My book SEX SEX SEX - Your Workbook for Singles & CouplesMy book GIVE IT TO ME! on Amazon (E-Book & Print) and Spotify as an AudiobookMy book SAVED IN NOTES... on Amazon (E-Book, Softback & Hardback)Need a one-on-one session with a Confidante? I've got you: www.mrs-opel.com Get full access to Mrs Lisa O | pleasepinchmehard at lisaopel.substack.com/subscribe