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LOVELINK

54 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 196 ratings

Two 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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Episodes

Ep 04 — Helen Fisher, PhD — The Biology of Love and Attraction

November 15, 2017 01:05 - 1 hour - 58 MB

Helen 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 MB

Emily 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 MB

Columbia 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 MB

Dr. 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

Guests

Esther Perel
1 Episode
Helen Fisher
1 Episode
Mark Epstein
1 Episode
Sue Johnson
1 Episode