Posts Tagged ‘marriage counseling’
The Secret to Desire in a Long Term Relationship
Esther Perel gave a TED talk a couple years ago that made her rather famous. She asks some poignant questions about relationships and desire which are listed as follows: Why does good sex so often fade, even for couples who love each other so much? Can we want what we already have? Why is the…
Read MoreRethinking Infidelity
Why do we cheat? Why do happy people cheat? What does infidelity mean to you? Why do we always think that Men cheat out of boredom and fear of intimacy, but women cheat out of hunger and desire for intimacy? Esther Perel has been working with couples for 20+ years, and has seen many couples…
Read MoreIs monogamy really possible? Or is it just not natural?
On an episode of Dr. Phil in 2012, Dr. David Ley appeared to discuss sexual desire and monogamy. Dr. David Ley explained a huge component of attraction, facial symmetry. Women are more attracted to people with facial symmetry, as our brains analyze symmetry as having good DNA to reproduce with. Dr. Phil asked David Ley,…
Read MoreEmpathy Vs. Sympathy, A Short by Brene Brown
In this short, Brene Brown beautifully describes the difference between empathy and sympathy. It seems that in general, many of us get these two confused. Check out this video: According to Brene Brown, empathy fuels connections, and sympathy drives disconnection. “Empathy is a choice, and it’s a vulnerable one.” – Dr. Brené Brown Qualities of Empathy…
Read MoreGetting to Know Respark Therapist, Katie Green!
Katie Green is one of our Austin clinicians, and specializes in emotional and sexual satisfaction, men’s identity and sexuality issues, grief and loss, body image issues, gender identity issues, and queer and transgender individuals. Katie’s counseling style is compassionate, collaborative, curious and playful! She is sex-positive and has a particular gift at asking thought-provoking questions…
Read MoreThe Power of Vulnerability – A Summary of Brene Brown’s TED Talk
by Taylor Spaziani – Respark’s Clinical Manager & Intake Specialist Brene Brown is what she calls a “researcher-storyteller,” and in her Ted Talk “The Power of Vulnerability,” she discusses her 6-year research on vulnerability. As a social worker, Brene was always told to lean into the discomfort of her work, but she wants to…
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