Deepen Your Connection: Secrets to Emotional and Physical Intimacy

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How can we deepen our emotional and physical intimacy? Dr. Laura Berman shares important tips to achieve ‘sex magic’!

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What are the secrets to emotional and physical intimacy? Dr. Berman has the answers in her newest book, Sex Magic. She’s a columnist for USA Today and a New York Times bestselling author who has written ten books. She currently hosts the popular love and sex advice podcast, The Language of Love. In addition to her regular appearances in daytime and news media, Dr. Berman was also the sex, love, and relationship expert on The Oprah Winfrey Show and has starred in four television series, including two on the OWN Network and one on Showtime.

In this episode of Last First Date Radio:

  • How to connect to your energetic body to master the pleasure available to you
  • How to confidently create deeper arousal and pleasure in yourself and your partner
  • How to build more sexual energy and desire within and between you and another
  • How to apply strategies for improving emotional and physical intimacy
  • How to remove the blocks of trauma and inhibition standing in the way of maximum pleasure
  • How to move pleasurable sensations throughout your body to achieve mind-blowing orgasms
  • How to use ancient techniques for sexual healing and manifesting your dreams
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How to Navigate Power Dynamics and Control in Relationships

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Power dynamics and control can change in relationships over time. How can we navigate these changes? Tune in to this episode to find out.

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How can couples navigate power dynamics and control in relationships? Bonnie Comfort has been a practicing psychologist for 30 years. She has an MSW from the University of Manitoba and a PhD in psychology from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology Los Angeles. As an expert on marital therapy, she has been a guest multiple times on podcasts about marriage and has taken extensive workshops with marital and sex experts.

In this episode:

  • How to recognize the shift in power dynamics and control in your relationship
  • How people in non-traditional relationships can design a healthy relationship
  • How to approach sexual incompatibility in a relationship
  • What to do if you tend to prioritize your partner’s needs over your own to create a more balanced relationship
  • How can you overcome sexual insecurities
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How to Increase Intimacy in Your Everyday Life

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You can increase intimacy in all parts of your life. My podcast guests, Celeste and Danielle, will show you how!

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Do you want to know how to increase intimacy in your life? Danielle Harel, Ph.D., and Celeste Hirschman, M.A., are co-founders of the Somatica® Institute. They revolutionized intimacy and relationship coaching with their experiential Somatica Method. They have trained over 1,000 coaches, authored three books, and inspired countless people to embrace vulnerability and rediscover desire.

In this episode:

  • How to start practicing intimacy in your daily life
  • Why it’s essential to start with non-romantic connections
  • How to step out of your comfort zone and practice intimacy with strangers
  • How couples can create chemistry, even if they don’t feel an immediate connection at first
  • Some of the first steps someone can take to actively generate more chemistry with their partner, even after years together
  • How men can shed their emotional armor and lean into vulnerability with their partners
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How to Become Sexually Empowered

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How do you become sexually empowered? My guest, Lauren Elise Rogers, a Certified Holistic Sexuality Educator, guides us to be empowered!

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How do you become sexually empowered? My podcast guest, Lauren Elise Rogers, is a Certified Holistic Sexuality Educator and Embodied Intimacy & Relationship Coach Her holistic and embodied approach is deeply rooted in her own pain-to-purpose journey. Lauren brings an empathetic and non-judgmental approach, offering practical tools that empower her clients to take ownership of their pleasure and grow in confidence and connection. She invites individuals and couples to navigate complex topics like long-term partnerships, consensual non-monogamy, life transitions, purity culture and LGBTQIA+ issues.

In this episode:

  • What is empowered and authentic sex?
  • How to build an empowered and authentic sex life
  • How to understand our sexual needs and desires
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Sex After Grief: How to Navigate Your Sexuality After Losing Your Beloved

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How do we navigate sex after grief? How do we nurture ourselves as sexual beings when we’re grieving the death of a partner?

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Sex after Grief is the first book to address sex and grief together and treat sex as a normal, positive, life-affirming part of emerging from such a difficult time. Author, Joan Price, is an award-winning writer specializing in sex and aging. She has written four books about senior sex, including Naked at Our Age: Talking Out Loud about Senior Sex and Sex after Grief: Navigating Your Sexuality after Losing Your Beloved. At age 81, Joan Price continues to talk out loud about senior sex – partnered or solo. 

In this episode of Last First Date Radio:

  • How to know when it’s time to start dating and seeking a sexual connection after loss
  • What to say to people who try to tell you what’s “right” or “appropriate” and what isn’t
  • The most common reason for guilt or shame when considering opening up to a new partner
  • Personal details about Joan’s own grief journey and attempts to get back into dating and sex
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What Can You Do When Your Libidos Don’t Match?

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You and your partner’s libidos don’t match. What can you do? Sex Therapist, Susan Morgan Taylor, has valuable tips.

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When your libidos don’t match, who do you call? Susan Morgan Taylor! She is a leading somatic sex therapist who helps couples deepen their intimacy and create lasting, fulfilling connections. With over 25 years of experience in somatic healing, she developed The Pleasure Keys Process™, a powerful approach to reigniting sexual and emotional harmony in relationships. After a personal awakening from a sexless marriage, Susan became passionate about helping others remove obstacles to pleasure, love, and orgasm. She is also the creator of the Pleasure Keys Retreats and host of the Sex Talk Café Podcast. When not working, she enjoys hiking and singing karaoke in the mountains of Western North Carolina.

In this episode of Last First Date Radio:

  • The #1 obstacle to pleasure and how to overcome it
  • Why low sex drive in women is a myth and how we can rewrite the narrative on women’s sexuality
  • What is somatic sex therapy and how is it different from traditional talk therapy?
  • The most effective way for couples to resolve differences in sex drive
  • Why focusing on climax as the “goal” of sex can detract from reaching one’s orgasmic potential
  • How couples can get what they want without sacrificing their needs or desires just to please the other person
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