When Joan Price's husband died, her grief left her feeling alienated from her body. She was numb. She couldn?t have orgasms. Her sex drive disappeared. Joan understood better than most people the importance of a fulfilling sex life; as a sex educator for older adults, she centered her work around pleasure and desire.

So, she began the process of rediscovering what it means to feel good after loss. Joan ended up writing a book about everything she learned, called "Sex After Grief: Navigating Your Sexuality After Losing Your Beloved."

This week on ?Modern Love,? Joan Price tells the story of reconnecting with her sexuality, and she shares advice for anyone looking to do the same.

Please note: this episode contains explicit descriptions of sex.

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Jessie Buckley is nominated for best actress at the Oscars this weekend, for her performance in the movie ?Hamnet.? She plays the wife of William Shakespeare ? and a grieving mother ? as the couple confronts the loss of their only son. The role has already won her a Golden Globe, a BAFTA and an Actor Award. In a conversation on ?The Sunday Daily,? The Times?s chief movie critic, Manohla Dargis, said it would be a major upset if Buckley did not also win an Academy Award.

Ahead of the ceremony, we?re bringing you our conversation with Buckley from last year. ?When I was filming ?Hamnet,? I deeply wanted to become a mother,? Buckley said. ?And it was such a gift to move through this woman and her motherhood and her love and her loss before I became a mother myself.?

On this episode of ?Modern Love,? Buckley describes how she was able to access the vulnerability she portrayed onscreen. And she talks about how her life has changed since having her own child. Plus, she reads the Modern Love essay ?The Wrong Kind of Inheritance? by Victoria Dougherty.

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Explore the trials and tribulations of love in these deeply personal essays. A collaboration of The New York Times and WBUR in Boston, Modern Love: The Podcast features the popular New York Times column, with readings by notable personalities and updates from the essayists themselves. Join host Meghna Chakrabarti (WBUR) and Modern Love editor Daniel Jones (NYT) -- and fall in love at first listen.

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