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231: Understanding The Menstrual Cycle Will Improve Your Relationship! Jan 01, 2020

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Attention men and women! Do you know the menstrual cycle and how hormones ebb and flow throughout this 4 week time period? Maybe your answer is yes. But, if you're like us, the answer is no. Even if you do know the details of hormone changes and how that affects a woman's body and brain, do you know your own or your partners exact day on the cycle right now? Knowing all of this information can be incredibly helpful for relationships! Listen to today's episode to learn why and how to keep track of the cycle.

The importance of understanding the entire span of the menstrual cycle
How each week of the cycle is different and what mood changes to expect during each one
Which weeks women are more likely to have a higher libido
Men's 24-hour hormone cycle
Apps to help both men and women in relationship track the menstrual cycle
And much more!

Gabrielle Lichterman is the founder of Hormonology, creator of the Hormone Horoscope App for women and Female Forecaster App for men, and author of 28 Days: What Your Cycle Reveals About Your Moods, Health & Potential.

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230: Avoiding Fatigue In A Long Term Relationship Dec 25, 2019

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Let's face it, being in a relationship is HARD WORK! Long term relationships are even harder. It's not a walk in the park to live with the same person for years and communicate, love, fornicate and just live a life. The more tools you have to continually do the work on your journey, the more successful and happy you'll be in your long term relationship. Listen to today's episode to learn how to avoid long term relationship fatigue.

In this episode, we discuss relationship advice topics that include:

The importance of keeping your expectations in check
What to do when one partner is a 'seeker'
Cultural myths surrounding marriage and the importance of recognizing them
Letting go and accepting the humanity of ourselves and our partner
The importance of realizing your partner will not be your everything
Avoiding criticism of the same thing in your partner over and over
And much more!

Josh Gressel, Ph.D, is a clinical psychologist and couple’s counselor in private practice with over 32 years experience. He has also been married 38 years. He is the author of Embracing Envy: Finding the Spiritual Treasure in Our Most Shameful Emotion and has just finished a new book on masculinity.

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229: Conceiving With Love And Chinese Medicine Dec 19, 2019

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Trying to conceive with your partner is a big deal. The process of baby making can be fun, but it can also be very stressful on the relationship. Listen to today's episode to learn the best ways to approach the process through both western and Chinese medicine perspectives.

In this episode, we discuss relationship advice topics that include:

How to avoid conceiving as a job and take the pressure off both partners
Taking care of your body in preparation for conceiving
How to have deep and honest communication about the process
Using Chinese medicine for conceiving and lifestyle improvement
Timing of sex when trying to conceive
And much more!

Denise Wiesner, LAc, FABORM, founder of the Natural Healing and Acupuncture Clinic in West Los Angeles, is an internationally recognized traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, specializing in the Whole Systems Chinese medicine approach to women’s health, sexuality, and fertility and author of the new book Conceiving with Love: A Whole-Body Approach to Creating Intimacy, Reigniting Passion, and Increasing Fertility.

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228: Psychedelics, Dance and Breathing: How Ecstatic Practices Can Improve Your Relationship Dec 12, 2019

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When was the last time you experienced ecstasy? This feeling is fundamental to being human, and yet we don't get it nearly enough — if at all in our lives. You don't have to use psychedelic medicine, although they can be a viable choice, to have an ecstatic experience. Listen to today's show to learn other ways to produce ecstatic experiences, and how they can produce profound impacts on your relationship.

In this episode, we discuss relationship advice topics that include:

Exploring the mind-body connection through ecstatic dance practices
Psychedelic research and it's application to improving relationships
Holotropic breathework and how it can produce ecstasy
How eastern practices are penetrating western society and how we can benefit from them
How to get unstuck when you feel stuck
And much more!

Alex Belser, Ph.D., is a Clinical Research Fellow and therapy supervisor at Yale University. At Yale he is a Co-Investigator of two trials exploring psilocybin-treatment for OCD and depression. He also teachers in the master's program in the Department of Applied Psychology at New York University. He previously studied at Columbia University, Georgetown University, and Cambridge University.

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227: Getting Off Without Checking Out Dec 02, 2019

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Mindfulness is having a much deserved moment in the world of podcasting and popular culture. Learning how to bring mindfulness into the bedroom is a skill that can improve your relationship and sex life — something most of us can benefit from. Learn how to get off without checking out in today's episode.

In this episode, we discuss relationship advice topics that include:

Learn how to get out of a state of fear and judgement around sex in your relationship
How to bring attention to what feels good during sex and communicating this with your partner
Becoming more embodied and familiar with our sensuality
Loving and accepting your own body
Micro-practices for more sexuality in your life
Asking for what you want in bed
And much more!

Jessica Graham is a meditation teacher, sex, relationship and spiritual guide for couples and individuals, speaker and author of Good Sex: Getting Off Without Checking Out. She is a contributing editor of the meditation blog, Deconstructing Yourself and co-founded The Eastside Mindfulness Collective. Jessica also founded Wild Awakening, to help people become more human through psycho-spiritual evolution using meditation and self-inquiry. Jessica is also an award-winning actor and filmmaker.

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226: Tapping Into Your Intuition Nov 27, 2019

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Have you ever had a 'gut feeling' about something? This feeling can also be know as our intuition or inner self. Listening to our intuition can help us make better decisions and improve our relationships. Listen to today's show to learn how to tap into your intuition.

In this episode, we discuss relationship advice topics that include:

How the noise of modern life blocks out our intuition
Learning from our mistakes and listening to our intuition
How to get out of our minds and thinking about the past
Listening to your intuition to improve your relationship
Tools to improve your ability to tap into your intuition
And much more!

Victoria Shaw is a psychologist and licensed professional counselor who combines her training in counseling and psychology with her intuitive gifts. Victoria specializes in working with highly intuitive, empathic and sensitive souls to help them leverage their gifts and maximize their potential.

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225: Being a Man, Or Loving One, In Today's Society Nov 20, 2019

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Today's cultural narratives have significant impacts on how we view ourselves, our relationships and gender roles. Listen to today's show to understand how culture may be influencing the male narrative and what that can mean for men and women alike.

In this episode, we discuss relationship advice topics that include:

Male dominance throughout history and how that has changed and impacted relationships
The impact that narratives around male sexuality have on both men and women
Setting the conditions to cultivate desire in your relationship
Stephen's myths of modern male and female sexuality
Understanding you don't have to 'be' something in particular according to what culture tells you
And much more!

Dr. Stephen Snyder is a sex and relationship therapist in Manhattan, and author of the award-winning new book, "Love Worth Making: How to Have Ridiculously Great Sex in a Long Lasting Relationship," and host of the “Relationship Doctor” podcast on Macmillan Publishers’ QDT Network. He's a regular contributor to Huffington Post, Psychology Today, and The Times of London, and a frequent guest on national media.

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Bonus: Introducing Detective Trapp Nov 19, 2019

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Anaheim investigator Julissa Trapp is not like other detectives. She’s the only woman on the homicide squad, and a skilled chameleon: undercover cop in vice stings, crime-scene commander, patient confidante of killers. A master interrogator, she invokes her personal experience – and deepest griefs -- as a tool to elicit confessions. When a young woman’s body is found at a trash-sorting plant, Trapp learns the murder may be linked to the disappearance of three other women in nearby Santa Ana. Trapp embarks on a dark journey that brings her face to face with a man who takes “a little piece of her soul.” Listen now at Wondery.fm/TrappIdo

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224: Exploring Your Sexuality Nov 13, 2019

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There are many ways to approach improving your relationship and sex life. One approach would be trying new things and seeing what works. Lucky for us, Pam Costa has done a lot of exploration herself and has beautifully shared her journey through her writing and interviews. We're happy to have Pam on the show to explore the work she does as a sex therapist and to share her personal journey.

In this episode, we discuss relationship advice topics that include:

Learn how to explore your body sexually and take ownership of it
How group work can help you in your relationship
Experimenting with bondage and 'erotic dinners'
How to know and learn what you're in to sexually
Open relationships and what monogamists can learn from them
How to have deep conversations about sexuality with your partner
And much more!

After a decade-and-a-half at Apple and Facebook, Pam Costa left her career in high tech and found Down To There to share her real-life stories of challenges and successes around sexuality in her marriage. Through her writing, speaking and coaching, she hopes to inspire individuals and couples to find ways to renew and deepen desire and intimacy in their own relationships. Pam is also passionate about raising awareness within the medical and mental health communities about the positive impact of peer support on female sexual health, recently presenting her research on this topic at the 2018 International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health conference and TEDx Palo Alto.

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223: Stop Arguing, Start Connecting Nov 06, 2019

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No one wants to be wrong. Two individuals often feel they can't both be 'right' when resolving conflict. Learning to hold the needs and feeling of both partners at the same time is a key element to relationship success. Listen to today's show to learn how to stop arguing and take your relationship from 'me' to 'we'.

In this episode, we discuss relationship advice topics that include:

How to prevent moments of disconnect from accumulating and creating a toxic relationship
Understanding that 'you don't know what you don't know' when it comes to what you need to work on in your relationship
Why we argue with our partner
How to empathize with your partner to move from 'me' to 'we'
Key promises to make your partner to take ownership of your relationship and move forward with positivity
And much more!

Maureen Hosier is a licensed psychologist, specializing in the troubled dynamics of individuals in their romantic relationships and in their family and work place relationships. Maureen and her sister, Berta Hosier Conger, co-authored two books titled, You’ll Do Anything for Her and You’ll Do Anything for Him. They look at a common issue for many in relationship, both men and women, who give up themselves to make the relationship work. They have developed a framework for understanding the dynamics of individuals who find themselves stuck in an emotionally reactive and emotionally painful situation with their partner and who are frightened that they are destroying their relationship.

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