Women are expected to be sexy, but not sexual. We’re bombarded with conflicting, shame-inducing, and disempowering messages about sex, instead of being encouraged to connect with our true sexual selves. Sexy gets reduced to a performance, leaving us with little to no space to reckon with the complexities of sexuality.
In a culture intent on telling you who and how to be, standing in your truth is revolutionary. (from the Amazon book description for Taking Sexy Back)
Dr. Alexandra H. Solomon is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at Northwestern University and a licensed clinical psychologist. She is the author of the book Loving Bravely: Twenty Lessons of Self-Discovery to Help You Get the Love You Want (New Harbinger, 2017).
Her second book, about sexual self-awareness, Taking Sexy Back: How to Own Your Sexuality and Create the Relationship You Want, was published in February 2020. Dr. Solomon maintains a psychotherapy practice for individual adults and couples, teaches and trains marriage and family therapy graduate students, and teaches the internationally renowned undergraduate course, “Building Loving and Lasting Relationships: Marriage 101.”
Find out more at dralexandrasolomon.com
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150: What Makes Relationships Work with Jennifer Lehr
149: Couples in Recovery with Dr. Robert Navarra
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146: Dan Siegel on Brain Science, Attachment, and Relationships
145: Viral Hope Series part 10 with TJ Walsh
144: Viral Hope Series part 9 with James Hawkins
143: Viral Hope Series part 8 with LaDonna Carey
142: Viral Hope Series part 7 with Elisha and James Travis
141: Viral Hope Series part 6 with Breta Collins
140: Viral Hope Series part 5 with Jerry Sander
139: Viral Hope Series Part 4 with Janeen Herskovitz
138: Viral Hope Series part 3 with Jeanne Farnsworth
137: Viral Hope Series part 2 with Selma Bacevac
136: Viral Hope Series part 1 with Quentin Hafner
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