As we meet them one by one, the couples explain what they believe to be the problems impeding their intimacy, then they are matched with sexual health practitioners who lead them through exercises designed to break through their boundaries and allow them to safely express their own sexual feelings while tending to their partner's needs. The couples are diverse (in terms of age, race, background, gender, body type) but all share a common issue: They have problems in their relationship that are affecting their sex lives. Honest and surprisingly touching, this show about sexual health and intimacy between couples transcends awkwardness to become a moving look at partners pleasing each other in and out of the bedroom. Language is very infrequent: 's-t,' 'd-k.' Show more Themes of empathy and communication predominate there's acceptance of what people are like and what they want rather than talk about what they should be like and enjoy. The overall tone of the show is positive and accepting participants are encouraged to tell their partners what they want and to explore their own enjoyment. There's no non-consensual violence, but we see some consensual acts such as one partner swatting their partner's backside with a paddle. There is discussion of body parts, orgasms, sexual turn-ons, and the like, and we see partners who are diverse in terms of age, race, sexual identity, ethnicity, and body type. We also see nudity in a non-sexual context, with a woman standing nude in front of the mirror discussing body shame and her acceptance of and appreciation of her own body. We see sex toys such as vibrators and hear discussions of how they work.

Sexual talk and imagery is explicit and frank, but we don't see any touching of private parts (a few times this touching takes place out of the frame of the camera, or is obscured by a sheet), though there are many images of partners stroking each other's backs, legs, necks, and so on.

The focus is on sexuality in the context of relationships, with several real-world couples discussing their relationship, sexual and otherwise, and then being paired with a sexual health educator who coaches them communicate more positively and have more mutually satisfying sex. Parents need to know that Sex, Love & Goop is a reality show hosted by Gwyneth Paltrow in an extension of her lifestyle brand, Goop.

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