LOVELINK
56 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 196 ratingsTwo Brooklyn therapists, Signe Simon and Simone Humphrey, interview psychologists, astrologers, researchers, and more to find out the hidden wisdoms around all things love and sex. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lovelink/support
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Ep 06 — Alexandra Solomon, PhD — Love Me, Love You
January 09, 2018 03:44 - 39 minutes - 36.9 MBDr. Alexandra Solomon is a clinical psychologist at The Family Institute and professor at Northwestern university where she teaches the famous undergraduate course “Building Loving and Lasting Relationships: Marriage 101.” She is the author of the book Loving Bravely: Twenty Lessons of Self-Discovery to Help You Get the Love You Want. As the title suggests, Dr. Solomon explained to us in this illuminating interview how to expand your relational self-awareness so you can make healthy and cons...
Ep 05 — Carina Ho — Intimacy After Disability
December 11, 2017 06:58 - 45 minutes - 42.4 MBCarina Ho is a survivor of a tragic car accident that killed her mother, caused her stepfather to suffer from a traumatic brain injury, and left her paralyzed from the chest down. Three years later, and wheelchair bound, our guest is a full time modern dancer at Axis Dance Company, has released her EP album Onikho, and is the most recent recipient of the Fullbright Scholarship. Several months before the accident, our guest began dating a young man whom she had met at work. Through the transit...
Ep 04 — Helen Fisher, PhD — The Biology of Love and Attraction
November 15, 2017 01:05 - 1 hour - 58 MBHelen Fisher, PhD, is a biological anthropologist and the chief scientific advisor to Match.com. In this illuminating interview, Dr. Fisher explains to us what happens to our brain on love or after rejection, the biological underpinnings of how we pick our partners, and takes an anthropological perspective on the ways in which online dating has formed our way of experiencing relationships. Dr. Fisher got us thinking, "Maybe love isn't such a mystery after all." --- Support this podcast: ht...
Ep 03 — Emily Nagoski, PhD — Discovering Your Authentic Sexual Self
October 23, 2017 02:05 - 58 minutes - 54.1 MBEmily Nagoski, PhD, is the author of New York Times best-seller “Come As You Are: The Suprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life.” Emily’s message is powerful to women exploring and understanding their sexuality: you are NORMAL, just as you are! As a professor at Smith College and sex educator around the country with a popular TedTalk, her mission is to help women feel confident and joy inside their bodies and with their sexuality. In our interview, Emily demystifies our sexual b...
Ep 02 — Aaron Breslow, PhD — How to Have an Open Relationship
September 30, 2017 19:36 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBColumbia researcher, teacher, and therapist Aaron Breslow explains the many ways to have an open relationship, why we want them, and how heteronormative couples are starting to learn from the gay community. Aaron brings humor to the episode and his own personal experience of entering a monogamous relationship for the first time. Whether you’re already in an open relationship, are curious, or just like the fantasy of one, Aaron provides us with some thoughtful insights into making the decision...
Ep 01 — Ian Kerner, PhD — Intercourse Discourse
September 02, 2017 19:06 - 1 hour - 87.1 MBDr. Ian Kerner, psychologist, sex therapist, and author of New York Times bestseller “She Comes First,” speaks with us about the challenges couples face regarding desire and preserving sexual satisfaction in long term relationships. Dr. Kerner discusses why it’s so difficult for couples to talk about sex, what contributes to a lower libido, and the importance of erotic fantasies. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lovelink/support