Reimagining Love with Dr. Alexandra Solomon

Latest Episodes:

Come Together: Cultivating Sexual Connection in Long-term Relationships with Emily Nagoski Jan 30, 2024

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Emily Nagoski joins Reimagining Love for a vulnerable and expansive conversation about nurturing lasting sexual connections in long-term partnerships. As an award-winning sex educator and author, Emily combines groundbreaking research, sex education, and stress education to expand our ideas about women's sexuality. In her new book, Come Together, Emily explores how long-term couples maintain sexual connection over time. Together, Emily and Dr. Alexandra uncover the importance of moving away from the "shoulds" in our sex lives and towards discovering more confidence and joy with our partners.

Relevant links:

Come Together: The Science (and Art!) of Creating Lasting Sexual Connections by Emily Nagoski:

https://bookshop.org/p/books/come-together-the-science-and-art-of-creating-lasting-sexual-connections-emily-nagoski-phd/cac2570951a3d17c?ean=9780593500835&next=t&

Learn more about Emily's work from her website:

https://www.emilynagoski.com/

Emily's Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/enagoski/?hl=en

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The D Word: An Empowering Approach to Divorce with Kate Anthony Jan 23, 2024

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Renowned divorce coach Kate Anthony sits down with Dr. Alexandra to offer us an empowering approach to divorce that centers accountability and integrity. Sharing wisdom from her own divorce, Kate guides Dr. Alexandra through the experience, from exploring what is embedded within the question ‘should I stay or should I go?’ to all the tricky things that emerge in the aftermath of a separation: parenting decisions, the gender dynamics of divorce, and the heaps of unsolicited advice that’s coming your way.

Relevant links:

The D Word: Making the Ultimate Decision about Your Marriage by Kate Anthony: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-d-word-making-the-ultimate-decision-about-your-marriage-kate-anthony/e2d70c2b71bfa49e?ean=9780806542355&next=t&

Listen to The Divorce Survival Guide Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-divorce-survival-guide-podcast/id1345075933

Explore Kate's program Should I Stay or Should I Go?: https://kateanthony.com/should-i-stay/

Order Dr. Alexandra's new book, Love Every Day: https://bookshop.org/p/books/love-every-day-365-relational-self-awareness-practices-to-help-your-relationship-heal-grow-and-thrive-alexandra-solomon/2e7045884bea4a5f?ean=9781683736530&next=t&

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The Power of Play: Embodying Sex Positivity with Nicoletta Heidegger Jan 16, 2024

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Therapist and sexologist Nicoletta Heidegger joins Reimagining Love for an expansive conversation about all things sexuality. Nicoletta's approach shows the power of sex-positivity — encouraging curiosity about how everyone can learn to have better sex and, in doing so, build deeper connections to our senses, our relationships, and ourselves.

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Learn more about Nicoletta's work:

https://www.nicolettavheidegger.com/

Nicoletta's Sex and Scholars Podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/sluts-and-scholars/id1223781930

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Intergenerational Healing: A Holistic Approach to Breaking Cycles with Dr. Mariel Buqué Jan 09, 2024

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Dr. Mariel Buqué joins Reimagining Love to discuss her debut book, Break the Cycle: A Guide to Healing Intergenerational Trauma. As an expert in intergenerational trauma, Dr. Buqué offers wisdom on what gets passed down within families: not only inheritances of pain and trauma but also precious stories and gifts. Dr. Buqué shares her journey of infusing traditional clinical frameworks with holistic healing practices, paving a path through intergenerational wounds and toward emotional liberation.

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Break the Cycle: A Guide to Healing Intergenerational Trauma by Dr. Mariel Buqué:

https://bookshop.org/p/books/break-the-cycle-a-guide-to-healing-intergenerational-trauma-dr-mariel-buqu/0250e9e3c61a580d?ean=9780593472491&next=t&

Learn more about Dr. Buqué's work:

https://www.drmarielbuque.com/

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Reflect With Me: Checking In With Ourselves and Our Relationships in the New Year Jan 02, 2024

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In this special mini-solo episode, Dr. Alexandra invites you to join her as she reflects on 2023 and moves into the new year with intentionality. Sharing her perspective on resolutions, Dr. Alexandra encourages listeners to navigate this time with self-compassion and gentleness. Then, Dr. Alexandra guides listeners through two exercises designed to reflect on the lessons and challenges of the past year and find optimism for this upcoming year.

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Access this episode's accompanying worksheet:

https://www.dralexandrasolomon.com/worksheets

Order Dr. Alexandra's new book, Love Every Day:

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"My Partner’s Unhealthy Habit is Driving Me Crazy!" (Part Two) Dec 19, 2023

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Whether it's smoking, indulging in less-than-ideal meals, or not hitting the gym as often as we'd desire, it's easy to take our partner's unhealthy habits personally. If you struggle to cope with a partner's habit, Dr. Alexandra is here to help. In the second episode of this two-part series, Dr. Alexandra introduces the idea of a 'Health Habit Discrepancy' and encourages you to get curious about why you and your partner might think differently about health habits. Then, Dr. Alexandra speaks to both partners, providing guidance on how to navigate this conversation with sensitivity and understanding.

Listen to Part One of this series:

https://pod.link/1588419386/episode/NjU3MjM2NDM1ZDg4NzcwMDEyZWViZjc2

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"My Partner’s Unhealthy Habit is Driving Me Crazy!" (Part One) Dec 12, 2023

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Guidance for the Newly Single: 5 Strategies for Stability and Healing Dec 05, 2023

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Today’s solo episode is geared towards the “newly single,” whether you just got out of a brief situationship or a long-term, serious partnership. Dr. Alexandra breaks down what research tells us about why breakups are so challenging, and then delivers five practical strategies to help you feel more like you in this new era.

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Connecting Self-Care to Community Care: Healing Together with Minaa B. Nov 28, 2023

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Minaa B. joins Dr. Alexandra to discuss healing from trauma and the power of connecting self-care to community care. As a licensed social worker and mental health educator, Minaa's work explores the intersection of mental health and social justice, and uses this understanding to give context to our personal struggles, from our childhoods to the systems of oppression that deeply impact our communities.

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Owning Our Struggles: A Path to Healing and Finding Community in a Broken World by Minaa B.

https://bookshop.org/p/books/owning-our-struggles-a-path-to-healing-and-finding-community-in-a-broken-world-minaa-b/1ee301049bb7a60e?ean=9780593539354&next=t&

Order Dr. Alexandra's new book, Love Every Day

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The Highs and Lows of Finding "Your Person": Bringing a Sense of Humor to Dating with Julie Krafchick & Yue Xu Nov 21, 2023

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Julie Krafchick and Yue Xu, hosts of the popular podcast Dateable, join Dr. Alexandra for a fun, yet insightful, conversation about all things dating. Together, they explore our rapidly changing dating culture and tackle three sticky relationship situations.

Relevant links:

Listen to the episode of Dateable where Dr. Alexandra joined Julie and Yue to discuss pace discrepancies: https://pod.link/1084105171/episode/ZmVhYTUxM2EtYWY2MS00Nzk3LWIzMjUtZWNlYmQ0MmQwNGRh

Listen to the Dateable podcast:

https://pod.link/1084105171

Listen to Exit Interview:

https://pod.link/1675284944

Order Dr. Alexandra's new book, Love Every Day:

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