TU35: Sexuality From A Neurobiological Perspective

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TU35: Sexuality From A Neurobiological Perspective

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Jun 29, 2017

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Sexologist expert Alexandra Katehakis discusses everything from sex ed to porn. Learn how to build vitality in your sex life!

Released:

Jun 29, 2017

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Use the science of the mind and relationships to update your understanding of yourself and those you love – candid conversations with 2 Austin therapists and their guest experts.

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TU05: How Attachment Impacts Adult Relationships: Attachment 101 Part 1: It’s been a long time since I was a kid so how could it possibly matter how I was raised? by Therapist Uncensored Podcast
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TU07: What is Group Therapy and 5 Reasons You Should Try It: One of the most terrifying treatment modalities explained. by Therapist Uncensored Podcast
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TU13: Our Powerful Fascination With Narcissism In The Era Of Trump: In-depth discussion on narcissism in our current political climate with Dr Leonard Cruz and Dr Steven Buser by Therapist Uncensored Podcast
57 min listen
TU01: Communication 101: Decoding Couples Communication: Learn why communicating your feelings doesn't lead to your partner changing and why your belief that it should creates havoc. by Therapist Uncensored Podcast
33 min listen
TU02: Brain Science 101: How Understanding Your Brain Can Improve Your Relationship: Learn how to outsmart your brain and steer towards security. We will unpack the three specific brain structures that affect our sense of well-being and our relationships. by Therapist Uncensored Podcast
28 min listen
TU09: Minding Your Relationship: Three Mindfulness Exercises to Practice With Your Partner: Learn specific tips on engaging with your partner that can immediately increase relationship satisfaction for both of you. by Therapist Uncensored Podcast
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TU24: Grief And Our Body’s Wisdom On Surviving It With Candyce Ossefort-Russell: Demystifying what happens in our body and emotions when we experience grief and loss. Candyce Ossefort-Russell helps us explore how loss of an important person, relationship or role deregulates our nervous system and makes us feel like we are in danger... by Therapist Uncensored Podcast
59 min listen
TU18: Polyvagal Theory: Understanding Irrational Threat Responses in Relationships: How fostering social engagement enhances health and wellbeing by Therapist Uncensored Podcast
27 min listen
TU08: Understanding Emotional Triggers: Why Your Buttons Get Pushed and What To Do About It: Therapists explain the neuroscience behind emotional over-reactivity. by Therapist Uncensored Podcast
28 min listen
TU33: Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Roadmap To Understanding And Treatment: “Witness Marks” from your biography that predict medical and mental health risk in your future by Therapist Uncensored Podcast
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TU14: How To Handle Post Election Tensions: Tips For The Holidays And Beyond: The surprising election results ave created deep passions which threaten to upend families, divide neighbors and strain work relationships. Understand powerful political passions and how to navigate them. by Therapist Uncensored Podcast
36 min listen
TU03: Different Sex Drives: Are We Screwed?: Most couples don't match up perfectly when it comes to their sexual desires. What happens next? Understanding sexuality, emotions and sexual desire in long-term relationships can help keep the fires burning and help keep conflict, or drift, at bay. by Therapist Uncensored Podcast
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TU39: Getting What You Want From Therapy: The Essentials Of A Therapeutic Relationship: The single best predictor of therapy success-across different therapy models- lies in the relationship between therapist and client. Learn what this means and peek behind the note pad as three psychotherapists talk about love and hate in the therapeut... by Therapist Uncensored Podcast
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TU06: How Attachment Impacts Adult Relationships (continued) Part 2: Attachment 102 Part 2: This isn’t parent-blaming, it’s compassionate truth-telling so we can do it right this go round. by Therapist Uncensored Podcast
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TU16: Inside The Mind Of Dr Dan Siegel: An Interview: Join us as we talk with the founder of Interpersonal Neurobiology and listen to him explain how the mind doesn't just exist inside your skull. by Therapist Uncensored Podcast
59 min listen
TU19: Increase Your Cool By Managing Your Ventral Vagal System: Tips and tricks to manipulate your nervous system by increasing perceived safety and disarming the sense of threat- the Polyvagal Theory revisited. by Therapist Uncensored Podcast
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TU12: If It’s Not Good For You, It’s Not Good for Us: Interview With Relationship Expert Stan Tatkin: Healthy relating to your family, partner and friends isn’t always easy. Learn why and what you can do to make it go smoother. by Therapist Uncensored Podcast
55 min listen
TU29: Understanding Adolescent Self-Consciousness From A Brain-Wise Perspective: Remember your extreme adolescent self-consciousness? Today’s episode will bring us all up to speed on what’s going on in the teenage noggin and give us ideas about how to handle it. by Therapist Uncensored Podcast
29 min listen
TU21: Reduce Drama in Your Life – Unpack The Victim Perpetrator Rescuer In Us All: Victim Perpetrator Rescuer? Rigid, self-defeating or even self-satisfying roles can limit our happiness in life at times. Learn more about theses three roles we all carry inside us and how we can transform them to make us stronger and happier. by Therapist Uncensored Podcast
22 min listen
TU25: Ping-Pong vs Catch: Turning Communication from Competition to Connection: The art of listening seems so easy on the surface but often proves challenging in our lives. Listening can create feelings of powerlessness and subordination that makes us act out in ways that we often don’t even recognize. by Therapist Uncensored Podcast
31 min listen
TU04: A Simple Technique to Reduce Stress and Worry: Mindful Awareness Practice in Action: This is a very short episode that demonstrates a simple but very powerful technique that improves neural integration and reduces stress by Therapist Uncensored Podcast
6 min listen
TU37: Organizing The Disorganized: Understanding The Elusive Attachment Category: How do we make sense of ourselves when we no longer make sense? by Therapist Uncensored Podcast
26 min listen
TU10: The 7 Circuits of Emotion: What Animals Can Teach Us about Human Relating: Get your squeak on! The rat tickler's research on human emotions. by Therapist Uncensored Podcast
32 min listen
TU42: Sexual Vitality, Refreshing our Understanding of Sexual Health with Doug-Braun Harvey (Part 1 of 2): Add pleasure to the notion of healthy sex and the whole conversation changes! In this very sexy conversation (earphones around little kids are good idea for this one!), we talk about the balance between pleasure and safety as a way to think of sexual ... by Therapist Uncensored Podcast
52 min listen
TU20: Developing Racial Identity With Guests Rudy Lucas And Christine Schmidt: Help is here for having those uncomfortable conversations... like whether or not there such a thing as reverse-racism, what's going on when people ask about white lives matter, how is racism different than prejudice, by Therapist Uncensored Podcast
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TU22: Love Letter To Group Psychotherapy: Group therapist tell us why they love group therapy and why it is valuable to their clients by Therapist Uncensored Podcast
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TU36: The Neuroscience Of Psychotherapy: An Interview With Louis Cozolino: Understand how psychotherapy works and how stimulating brain plasticity enhances its effectiveness by Therapist Uncensored Podcast
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TU15: Decoding The Science Of Interpersonal Neurobiology: Explained in plain speak. Unpack the complicated science behind the brain the mind and secure relating. by Therapist Uncensored Podcast
33 min listen
TU11: Gain Influence and Balance Power in Important Relationships: Understanding the difference between feeling controlled and being infuenced. How to not be a doormat or a bully in important connections. by Therapist Uncensored Podcast
30 min listen
TU35: Sexuality From A Neurobiological Perspective: Sexologist expert Alexandra Katehakis discusses everything from sex ed to porn. Learn how to build vitality in your sex life! by Therapist Uncensored Podcast
48 min listen

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