100th Episode: Answering Your Questions!
Today's show is the 100th episode of Reimagining Love! Dr. Solomon celebrates this milestone by answering several great listener questions: one from a woman in her 20s who is grappling with stability vs adventure in her love life; one about ambition differences between two partners; and one from a man desiring more affection from his partner. Take a listen to hear from Dr. Solomon on all of these great questions!
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Masculinity & Vulnerability: How Men's Healing Helps All of Us with Connor Beaton
Dr. Alexandra's guest on this episode is Connor Beaton, a coach, speaker, and author of the new book "Men's Work." Their conversation focuses on men’s work and healing and touches on universally relevant topics including breaking free from shame and self-isolation, owning our emotions, and connecting with a kind of inner-strength that comes from courage and humility, rather than domination.
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Men's Work: A Practical Guide to Face Your Darkness, End Self-Sabotage, and Find Freedom by Connor Beaton:
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Evolving Together: Updating Our Relationships with Our Parents with Daniel Maté
Daniel Maté joins Dr. Alexandra for a discussion centering on parent-child relationships, with a focus on how to cultivate and update this relationship once both parties are adults. They discuss the "Hello Again" workshops that Daniel and his father, Gabor Maté, facilitate for people to work on this specific relationship, and explore the challenges and possibilities of the parent-child bond.
Hello Again: A Fresh Start For Parents And Their Adult Children:
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The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture by Gabor Maté with Daniel Maté
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People-Pleasing vs. Brutal Honesty: When & How to Share Feedback with Your Partner
Open communication is a key component of a healthy intimate partnership. But discerning what to share with our partner, as well as when and how to share it, is a common challenge. In this episode, Dr. Alexandra teases out this issue, offering ideas for how we can be both candid AND compassionate towards those we love.
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When Having "No Filter" Hurts a Relationship
Open communication is a key component of a healthy intimate partnership. But discerning what to share with our partner, as well as when and how to share it, is a common challenge. In this episode, Dr. Alexandra teases out this issue, offering ideas for how we can be both candid AND compassionate towards those we love.
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Moving Through Our Emotions: Cultivating Joy & Resilience with Erica Hornthal
Dance movement therapist Erica Hornthal joins Dr. Alexandra for an enriching conversation about how movement and dance can have a transformative positive impact on our mental health. They also answer a listener question about regulating one's emotions during difficult conversations with a partner.
Body Aware: Rediscover Your Mind-Body Connection, Stop Feeling Stuck, and Improve Your Mental Health with Simple Movement Practice by Erica Hornthal:
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Is Work Stress Taking a Toll on Your Relationship?
Stressing about our jobs is inevitable, and it can take a real toll on our intimate partnerships. In this episode, Dr. Alexandra explores what happens when we take work home with us, and how it may create challenging dynamics with those we love. She provides tools and strategies to manage work stress in healthier ways, have empathetic conversations with our partners, and foster compassion for ourselves.
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Love Stories: My Best Friend Ali
Dr. Alexandra sits down with her lifelong best friend, Ali, for a heartfelt conversation about their four decades of friendship and everything they've learned about each other and themselves along the way.
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The Sweetness of Self-Care: Baking by Feel with Becca Rea-Tucker
Becca Rea-Tucker is a cookbook author and Instagram sensation who bakes with a purpose. She joins Dr. Alexandra for a sweet discussion about her new cookbook, Baking by Feel, and her cakes with feminist messages that inspire people to use their voice.
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Baking by Feel: Recipes to Sort Out Your Emotions (Whatever They Are Today!) by Becca Rea-Tucker
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Caring For Ourselves & Each Other: How We Heal with Alex Elle
Dr. Alexandra is joined by Alex Elle, author of the new book "How We Heal." They discuss healing through personal writing, how we can re-parent ourselves, and how we can build a life full of individual and relational growth amidst challenges and change.
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How We Heal: Uncover Your Power and Set Yourself Free by Alexandra Elle
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Tending to "Little You" & Exploring Your Family of Origin
Dr. Alexandra guides listeners through an exploration of their "original love classroom"—the family system they grew up in—and explains why the roles we were cast in as children impact the way we relate to those we love in the present.
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Love Stories: Building a Life Together with Elise & Suz
In this Love Stories episode, Dr. Alexandra sits down with Elise & Suz, a young and recently married couple, for a thoughtful conversation about queerness, modern marriage, and building a life together. Elise & Suz share the story of how they met, their relationships with their own queerness and identity, and how they reimagined traditions for their wedding. They also reflect on some of the challenges, and the joys, of the post-marriage chapter.
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Getting Present: Tuning Into Your Body with Dr. Hillary McBride
Dr. Hillary McBride joins Dr. Alexandra to discuss her work on embodiment and presence. They talk about why and how to listen to what your body is telling you, and Dr. Hillary guides listeners through a body meditation that can help you come back to the present moment and feel more at ease.
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The Wisdom of Your Body: Finding Healing, Wholeness, and Connection Through Embodied Living by Dr. Hillary McBride:
Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are by Dr. Hillary McBride:
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"I Love My Partner, But Their Family is Toxic!" (Part 2)
In-law dynamics are complicated. What do you do when your partner's family is particularly challenging, or you're the one in the relationship with the family drama? Dr. Alexandra addresses all of this and more in today's episode.
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"I Love My Partner, But Their Family is Toxic!" (Part 1)
In-law dynamics are complicated. What do you do when your partner's family is particularly challenging, or you're the one in the relationship with the family drama? Dr. Alexandra addresses all of this and more in today's episode.
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How to Love Well: The Little Things that Change Everything with Drs. John & Julie Gottman
Today's episode features two legends from the fields of couples therapy and relationship science: Dr John Gottman and Dr. Julie Gottman. They sit down with Dr. Alexandra for a conversation about their groundbreaking research and careers, as well as their own marriage, and share simple and actionable steps you can use today to deepen connection in your long-term partnership.
The Gottman Institute website:
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The Love Prescription: Seven Days to More Intimacy, Connection, and Joy by Drs. John & Julie Gottman
Small Things Often (The Gottman Institute podcast):
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Coming Home to Ourselves: The Path to Thriving with Dr. Thema Bryant
Dr. Thema Bryant, president-elect of the American Psychological Association, joins Dr. Alexandra for a rich conversation about how we can heal, grow, and thrive, both on the individual and the community level. They also answer a listener question about how and when to speak up in difficult family arguments about religious beliefs.
Homecoming: Overcome Fear and Trauma to Reclaim Your Whole, Authentic Self by Dr. Thema Bryant:
The Antiracism Handbook by Dr. Thema Bryant and Dr. Edith G Arrington:
The Homecoming Podcast:
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