Latest Emotionallyfocusedtherapy Podcast Episodes
437: Relationship Blocks and Stoppers
Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy - April 26, 2024 00:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.8K ratingsWelcome Foreplay listeners to another episode in our school of love series. Our residential relationship experts share with us the 4 things that stop progress and connection in relationships. The three A's abuse, addiction, affair and finally a partner not willing to take enough of a risk to re-c...
436: B.E.S.T S.E.X. T.A.L.K
Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy - April 19, 2024 00:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.8K ratingsLet's talk about sex, baby! Not sure how to have the best sex talk? We put together a comprehensive list of topics to cover. Join us today as we work through the acronym we developed to set couples up to have the best talk about sex! Topics range from bodies to laughter and everything in between ...
435: We Need to Talk About Our Sex Life
Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy - April 12, 2024 18:16 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.8K ratingsNot sure how to have a great conversation about your sex life? Don't worry, we've got you covered! In this latest edition of our school of love lessons, Laurie and George teach listeners how, when and where to begin this conversation. Starting is often the hardest part and it's so easy to build u...
434: Sex and Culture
Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy - April 05, 2024 22:11 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.8K ratingsDid you ever stop and think about why you view sex the way you do? Where did your thoughts and feelings on sex come from? In this episode, George and Laurie discuss how cultural influences affect our view of sex. Culture includes race, religion, sexuality, location you were raised among others. T...
433: School of Love Lesson: Sexual History
Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy - March 29, 2024 15:03 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.8K ratingsLast episode we invited listeners to have a candid conversation with their partners about emotions and how your family expressed emotions. This week on our latest lesson in the 'school of love,' we are talking about how to have positive conversations about your sexual history. As therapists, we ...
432: The Essential Questions to Ask to Understand Your Partner Better
Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy - March 22, 2024 13:14 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.8K ratingsOur latest installment in our school of love, introduces listeners to the essential questions to ask your partner to understand their attachment relationships. EFT therapists conduct an attachment history during their early sessions to better understand the protections of each partner and why the...
431: Mailbag Question: Can You Help Me Fix My Sexless Marriage?
Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy - March 15, 2024 02:55 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.8K ratingsJoin George and Laurie as we answer a 'Mailbag' question from a listener that asks our hosts with their help to fix their sexless marriage. Sexless marriages are defined as having sex less than four times a year. Our listener shares that they love their partner but know that they withdraw both em...
430: Understanding Attachment Styles
Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy - March 08, 2024 01:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.8K ratingsAttachment theory helps lovers make sense of why we do what we do in relationships. Developed from attachment theory, the theory of human bonding, are 4 attachment styles that characterize behaviors in relationships. We like to also call them strategies and we use these strategies as a means of p...
429: What Do Couples Want?
Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy - March 01, 2024 01:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.8K ratingsMaybe you've decided that you need to work on your relationship but what is it exactly that you want to work on? You don't want to sit in therapy and rehash every argument you had that week. Most often couples want relief from their distress and for their relationship to return to a time of great...
428: How to Have a Sexy Marriage with Dr. Corey Allan
Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy - February 23, 2024 13:08 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.8K ratingsWelcome Foreplay listeners to a can't miss episode with our friend and colleague Dr. Corey Allan co-host of Sexy Marriage Radio podcast. With over 13 million downloads Corey and his wife Pam, lead couples in deepening and improving conversation about physical intimacy and keeping your marriage se...
427: Laughing in Bed
Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy - February 16, 2024 03:49 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.8K ratingsThe saying goes that laughter is the best medicine. In our work as couples therapists, we've seen the power of shared laughter between partners. Laughter has the ability to derail an oncoming cycle, increase playfulness and deepen the bond between lovers. We've also seen moments where humor falls...
426: "Secure Love" with guest Julie Mennano
Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy - February 09, 2024 21:07 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.8K ratingsToday we are welcoming an attachment expert and our dear friend Julie Mennano, LMFT to the pod. You may know Julie already from her incredibly popular instagram account @thesecurerelationship. With over one million followers, Julie has been educating about attachment theory and EFT on Instagram s...
425: Emotions -- The Language of Love
Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy - February 01, 2024 14:44 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.8K ratingsForeplay listeners, join us today for a lesson on emotions! In this installment of our 'Love School' series George and Laurie are letting listeners in on the meaning of emotions and how we can lean into our feelings to improve our love life. There are 5 universally recognized emotions and behind ...
424: Science of Love
Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy - January 26, 2024 01:25 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.8K ratingsTime to get nerdy with us today listeners! We're taking another deep dive into the science of love and bonded relationships and exploring more about attachment theory. We've noticed the trend over the years of big labels being stamped on relationships and it can leave the outlook on love a little...
423: Theory of Love
Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy - January 19, 2024 01:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.8K ratingsThis episode is all about attachment theory. Attachment styles have been buzzing in the pop psychology world recently. Our hosts invite listeners to learn more about attachment theory which helps us understand why we fight the way we do and why our partner reacts to conflict in the way they do. A...
422: Oral Sex Do's and Dont's
Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy - January 12, 2024 02:49 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.8K ratingsGrab your pen and notebook for this, you're going to want ALL the notes from this episode! George and Dr. Laurie answer a mailbag question from a longtime listener about bl*w jobs. More specifically, wanting to know how to talk to their spouse about feeling disappointed that this isn't happening ...
421: Riding the Relationship Waves
Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy - January 05, 2024 16:07 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.8K ratingsIf you've ever scratched your head and wondered 'why does my partner do that?' this episode is for you. What if you could understand the waves that hit you when you face rejection or failure with your partner? This episode will help you do exactly that. We've talked a lot about pursuers and with...
420: 5 Ways to Recover Your Relationship Fumble
Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy - December 29, 2023 01:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.8K ratingsWelcome listeners to today's episode! A pick six in football is when the opposing team catches an interception and returns in for a touchdown. This can either be the most exhilarating or devastating play of the game depending on which team you are cheering on. Either way, it is an exciting play t...
419: Putting on the Rizz!
Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy - December 22, 2023 14:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.8K ratingsBut, George and Laurie, what is "rizz?" Rizz, selected as Oxford's word of the year for 2023, is defined as a slang term used to describe someone's ability to flirt. The word may be familiar as its origin is the existing word charisma. Join us in this episode as we break down what is rizz and how...
418: How to Find Your Way Out of the Shame Abyss
Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy - December 15, 2023 01:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.8K ratingsShame is an emotional experience that confirms our biggest insecurities. S*x is a sacred space that requires us to be naked physically, emotionally and spiritually. We don't want to think of shame here, rather we decide that s*x "should" be: passionate, spontaneous, simple yet, s*x with your inti...
417: Make Better Sense of Your Thoughts for Better Sex
Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy - December 12, 2023 01:30 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.8K ratingsIn a relationship when we experience emotional hurt we quickly want to assign meaning to the feeling. Our brains are wired to make sense of the threat and a pang of rejection can send our thoughts spiraling. Then BAM we are in the cycle with our partner. Join us today as we help you make better a...
416: How to Stress Less to Avoid Sexless Holidays
Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy - December 01, 2023 02:17 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.8K ratingsYou grind so hard all year in hopes to spend quality time during the holiday season with your love but when the time comes you end up getting caught in the cycle. Has this ever happened to you? The holiday season brings out the extremes and primes relationships for the classic blame/attack cycle....
415: Dirty Talk
Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy - November 24, 2023 01:56 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.8K ratingsWarning this episode is NSFW and you might want to sit down for this one! Is dirty talk part of your love making repertoire? Dirty talk is defined as talking explicitly about sex with your partner. These explicit words run the gamut and can either be a major turn ON or turn OFF. Join our hosts to...
414: Help! My partner has a foot fetish. What now?
Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy - November 18, 2023 00:06 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.8K ratingsA fetish is an object or part of the body that turns someone on sexually. How do partners safely discuss fetishes? Join George and Laurie in today's episode as they answer a mailbag question from a listener who discovered that their spouse has a foot fetish. This episode is for you if you have a ...
413: The Formula to Unlock Female Desire
Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy - November 10, 2023 00:58 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.8K ratingsForeplay listeners, join George and Laurie in this episode and help us celebrate 4 years of podcasting together! It has been quite a ride with our fearless love experts at the helm and we look forward to continuing to help our listeners keep it hot! Today we are breaking down the formula to unloc...
412: Man Can't Come
Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy - November 03, 2023 00:35 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.8K ratingsLaurie and George answer a mailbag question in this episode. "I think my husband has been faking orgasms...how can I bring this up without increasing the anxiety he may already be feeling?" We want to thank our brave listener for reaching out to us with this question and bringing up a topic that ...
411: What Women Want
Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy - October 27, 2023 00:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.8K ratingsWhat is it exactly that women want? As the conversation of patriarchy and toxic masculinity have buzzed over the past few years (and for good reason) we're all left scratching our heads navigating this conversation. Join Laurie and George today in this exploratory conversation on masculinity and ...
410: Recovery from the Negative Sexual Cycle
Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy - October 20, 2023 00:10 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.8K ratingsGeorge reminds us that the sexual relationship between adults is the ultimate playground and reclaiming that energy is what makes great lovers! When couples identify and de-escalate their negative cycle they can sometimes become unclear about what happens next. You've been so trapped in the confl...
409: What Withdrawers Want
Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy - October 13, 2023 03:23 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.8K ratingsIn this episode, George and Laurie explore the world of the sexual withdrawer. In the sexual cycle, withdrawers avoid, shut down or turn away from sexual connection. This causes the sexual pursuer to feel rejected, hopeless and abandoned and their reaction often confirms the withdrawers worst fea...
408: Desire: Initiating v. Responsiveness
Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy - October 06, 2023 00:47 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.8K ratings"Since the majority of women are responsive to desire, does that mean all women are sexual withdrawers?" Dr. Laurie says, "Absolutely not!" Join us on the episode as Laurie and George break down the difference between initiating and responsiveness and the pursue/withdraw cycle. How they look simi...
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