For the 245th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes New York Times bestselling author, journalist, and screenwriter Deborah Copaken. A former war correspondent turned chronicler of intimacy, Deborah has spent her career examining what it means to choose love over conflict and what it's like to be a woman in a world hostile to women. In this interview, Deborah reflects on finding the greatest love of her life at 56, navigating a relationship shaped by Alzheimer’s caregiving, and what motherhood has given her. She also talks candidly about midlife women's health and her life-affirming friendship with Nora Ephron. For more from today's guest, Deborah Copaken: Buy Deborah's book ?????Ladyparts Subscribe to Deborah's, Lady Parts deborahcopaken. Check out Deborah's website Get your copy of Girl Gone Wild from ?????????????? or ??????????????Amazon??????????????. Psst, Courtney has an 0nIyFan$, which is a horny way to support the show: ?????????????????????????????????? Private Parts Unknown is a proud member of the Pleasure Podcast network. Kick off your best sex life with Beducated's awesome quiz that takes only five minutes and will recommend a personalized roadmap to sexual happiness just for you. Go to to kick off your personal pleasure journey. VB Health offers doctor-formulated sexual health supplements designed to elevate your sex life. Their lineup includes Soaking Wet, a blend of vitamins and probiotics that support vaginal health; Load Boost, which promotes male fertility and enhances semen volume and taste; and Drive Boost, formulated to increase libido and sexual desire for all genders. Fleshlight is the #1 selling male sex toy in the world. Looking for your next pocket pal? is the leader in reliable and affordable lab-based STD testing. Explore yourself and say yes to self-pleasure with Lovehoney. ?????????????????????????????????? If you love this episode, please leave us a 5-star rating and sexy review! Psst... sign up for the Private Parts Unknown newsletter for bonus content related to our episodes! ??????????????????????????????????privatepartsunknown. Let’s be friends on social media! Follow the show on ??????????????????????????????????@privatepartsunknown?????????????????????????????????? and ??????????????????????????????????@privatepartsun??????????????????????????????????. Connect with host Courtney Kocak ??????????????????????????????????@courtneykocak?????????????????????????????????? on and.