New Season Of "This Is Life With Lisa Ling" Tonight 10P.M. E.T.
WHITFIELD: All right. "This Is Life With Lisa Ling" returns tonight on CNN for Season Four. Tonight's episode explores people's journey towards sexual healing. Here's a preview.</s>LISA LING, CNN HOST, "THIS IS LIFE WITH LISA LING" (voice-over): Why do so many of us have so much shame surrounding sex and our bodies even though both are perfectly normal and natural? Touch and desire to feel connected with others is part of what makes us human.</s>INDIGO (ph): At some point would you like to spoon a bit?</s>KEITH (ph): I would. Thanks very much.</s>INDIGO: Let's get really super, super comfortable.</s>LING (voice-over): For Keith, it's been a long, slow journey. But in his work with Indigo, he's made great strides.</s>INDIGO: Deep breath.</s>LING (voice-over): At 60 years old, it's taken his entire adult life but Keith has finally experienced the joy of touch.</s>KEITH: All my life, it has felt dirty. I was afraid of admitting that I was a sexual and sensual being. Now it feels just like a really beautiful loving thing that's necessary. And we all need that kind of connection.</s>WHITFIELD: Lisa Ling joining us now. Congrats on Season Four. So what was it about, you know, this discovery or finding out that this is a journey that many people have to take?</s>LING: Yes, Fred. Well, this episode is about sexual healing and in it we profile two women who are in the business of sexual healing. And one of them said to me, if you have any blockage to your sexual energy, if you have any deficiencies in your sex life like you have endured sexual abuse like the man in the clip that you just saw. If you are not physical with your partner or if you have body image issues which I think applies to most of us, it affects every aspect of your life. So, while it may sound like a bit of a scintillating topic that we're taking on tonight, it's actually incredibly relevant to all of us.</s>WHITFIELD: And how difficult was it for people to open up? I mean, it's one thing to open up, you know, with the professional there. But it's another with the cameras there, with you there, and really asking about their deepest thoughts.</s>LING: Yes. I mean, certainly it was a little challenging, but part of this episode, the goal for me is to try and normalize the conversation about sex. I mean, it is the most natural thing, it's part of human biology. And there's so much stigma and shame surrounding it. And that's one of the reasons why I wanted to do this. I mean, I grew up being really ashamed of sex and I was told as a kid just never do it. And I think that goes for a lot of people in this country. You know, on the one hand we promote it, we publicize it. But at the same time, we police it, we politicize it and we shame it. And so, what we're trying to do here is to say to people it's OK, it's natural. And, the sooner you can start healing those blockages the better the rest of your life can be.</s>WHITFIELD: All right, powerful stuff. Lisa Ling, thank you so much. Of course, everyone can watch the return of "This Is Life With Lisa Ling" tonight at 10:00 Eastern Time right here on CNN.