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Beware: old people having sex and they may be your parents! Empty nesting was supposed to mean running naked through the house. Sex with open doors. Kissing in the kitchen without the threat of a child’s scorn and loud, “Ew, that’s gross!” Instead, you find yourself with house-mates, your adult children!
If you haven’t given much thought to hiding your love life from your adult kids living at home, let Laura’s podcast, Knock Knock OMG be your introduction. As she describes, middle age sex takes some planning, and with adult kids coming and going at all hours, it isn’t always easy. Knock Knock Omg is Laura’s take on navigating adult private time while adult children are afoot.
Welcome to midlife with house-mates!
Editors note: Laura Collins Lyster-Mensh was the founder of Our Better Half Podcast, a podcast about sex over fifty. She generously granted Fiftiness permission to repost some of her wonderful podcasts about sex after fifty. Click on the link to hear more from Laura and from her successors, Dr. Jane Fleishman, and Ashley Madder, who continue to talk sex with anyone who’s interested! See Laura’s bio below to follow the link to her new project helping people with eating disorders help themselves, Circum Mensam, LLC.
Laura Collins Lyster-Mensh is an award-winning American activist and writer living in Virginia. A podcaster and international speaker, Lyster-Mensh's books, essays, blogs, poems, and public speaking bring her infamy in some circles, praise in others, and an international readership. She is the founder of the podcast, Our Better Half, bringing humor and poignancy to stories about midlife.
Laura has been active in eating disorders advocacy for many years. She's helped found three organizations in the field, written books on the topic, organized events, and been invited to speak to audiences around the world with her message of optimism for full recovery, family support around patients, and the importance of starting with the science when it comes to treatment.
Laura continues her mission with Circum Mensam LLC. She serves as a trusted advisor for clinics and treatment providers and offers her deep knowledge of the field from a parent perspective to educational and advocacy organizations. You can read more about Laura on her website where she encourages you to reach out and start a conversation.
