EP359 - Discover the Foundation for Thriving Long-Term Relationships with Dr. Alexandra Solomon

Welcome to episode 359 of Sexology Podcast! Today I am delighted to be speaking with Alexandra Solomon. In this episode, we discuss how sexual self-awareness involves understanding societal messages, the evolving nature of sexuality in long-term relationships and the need to break free from narrow sexual scripts.

Over the last two decades, Dr. Alexandra H. Solomon has become one of today’s most trusted voices in the world of relationships, and her work on Relational Self-Awareness has reached millions of people around the world.

Dr. Solomon is a licensed clinical psychologist at The Family Institute at Northwestern University, and she is on faculty in the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University where she teaches the internationally renowned course, Building Loving and Lasting Relationships: Marriage 101.

In addition to writing articles and chapters for leading academic journals and books in the field of marriage and family, she is the author of two bestselling books, Loving Bravely and Taking Sexy Back. Dr. Solomon regularly presents to diverse groups that include the United States Military Academy at West Point and Microsoft, and she is frequently asked to talk about relationships with media outlets like The Today Show, O Magazine, The Atlantic, Vogue, and Scientific American.

In this episode, you will hear:

• The importance of relational self-awareness in a healthy relationship
• Relational self-awareness involves looking at one's own behavior in a relationship
• How sexual self-awareness involves understanding societal messages
• The importance of unlearning and relearning about one's sexuality
• How different sexual scripts can affect relationships
• The evolving nature of sexuality in long-term relationships
• Reminiscing can be a way to connect and maintain desire in a relationship
• Encouraging men to move away from performance-based sex
• The need to break free from narrow sexual scripts

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