What a break from sex can teach you

This episode of NPR's Life Kit discusses the practice of celibacy, focusing on taking a temporary break from sex to understand oneself better, develop new behavior patterns, and reconnect with a partner. The episode features Melissa Febos, author of "The Dry Season," who shares her experience of going a year without sex after a devastating breakup and the benefits she gained. The podcast provides listeners with practical advice, including considering their intentions for celibacy, defining what celibacy means to them, expecting discomfort, appreciating the gifts of celibacy, and ending the period thoughtfully. It includes insights from a licensed marriage and family therapist and a sex therapist, as well as another individual who has practiced celibacy.