Sexual Health, Relationships, and the Importance of Self-Care with Dr. Tiffany Stanley
EnVibe Life Conversations
English - May 07, 2021 10:26 - 42 minutes - 39.5 MBSelf-Improvement Education corporatewellness envibelife mindfulness wellness Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this episode of EnVibe Life Conversations, Amy and Cheryl are joined by couples and sex therapist, Dr. Tiffany Stanley. They discuss couples’ therapy, sex therapy, and the need for self-care.
In this episode:
02:20 – Dr. Stanley’s background and current practice.
03:28 – EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing) Therapy and EFT (Emotionally-Focused Therapy)
05:10 – Focus on Self-Care and “me first”.
05:35 – What is sex therapy? What can you expect when seeing a sex therapist?
07:55 – Ethical boundaries in sex therapy. Focus on sexual functioning, education, healing after sexual trauma.
10:10 – Dispelling myths surrounding the quality of sexual health and satisfaction.
11:35 – The value of professional therapy for mental health.
12:32 – A rise in relationship conflict during COVID.
14:24 – The importance of self-care and how it underlies all other relationship health.
16:10 – Why self-care is the starting point, even in couples’ therapy.
18:48 – The power of affirmations. How to use them.
19:29 – Worthiness and the willingness to receive as a part of manifesting those things you want in your life. How that also applies to our sex lives.
21:20 – The power of curiosity.
22:54 – Will relationships get back to “normal” after COVID? Most people went into survival mode at the onset of COVID, and the duration has been longer than we anticipated.
24:40 – How COVID exacerbated anxiety, depression, and conflict.
26:25 – New issues to work through as society begins to ease social restrictions after COVID.
27:07 – How individuals and single people have seen an increase in loneliness and isolation.
29:34 – How establishing healthy patterns of care can help when you encounter difficult situations.
31:40 – The need for each of us to figure out what works for us.
33:25 – Guided Imagery and Guided Meditation. How they impact our nervous system and benefit us physiologically.
39:16 – How Dr. Stanley lives EnVibe.
To learn more about Dr. Stanley and her practice, visit www.tiffanystanleytherapy.com
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