Apr 8, 2019
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Natasha Helfer Parker interviews Isa Jones, a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and Clinical Sexologist, on the importance of creating & claiming our sexual identities both as individuals and couples. What does this mean? For example, we often have clear ideas about many roles we play in our lives… who am I as a parent?… as a spouse?… as a business partner? But how many times have we thought about “who am I sexually?” So, how do we go about claiming our own sexuality in ways that hold authenticity and internal authority? What sexual values do we hold - not just from our religious culture - but from the space of pleasure, consent, vulnerability, erotic experience, etc…? And then… how do we communicate these sexual spaces with our partners - especially when sexual tastes and preferences differ? Natasha and Isa discuss all kinds of helpful strategies, exercises and reframes that can help you find your erotic potential, manage libido differences and better negotiate sexual fantasy, desires and interests.
Isa grew up in an LDS home, has a great understanding of Mormon culture and works with a large number of LDS clientele. She is the owner of the Scottsdale Center for Sex and Relationship Therapy in Scottsdale, Arizona. She specializes in EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy), improving couples communication, creative problem solving, enhancing intimacy and increasing erotic desire. Isa graduated with her BS in Human Development from Brigham Young University and her Masters degree in MFT at Arizona State University. She is the Arizona Section leader for AASECT. Isa has been educating and inspiring women, men and couples to live with more passion, self-confidence and joy for over 20 years. To get in touch with Isa visit www.ScottsdaleSexTherapy.com.
Links to resources that are covered during the podcast:
Esther Perel's Ted Talk https://us.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?hspart=iry&hsimp=yhs-fullyhosted_011&type=mce_sft1_15_27¶m1=yhsbeacon¶m2=f%3D4%26b%3DChrome%26cc%3DUS%26p%3Dmceyahoo%26cd%3D2XzuyEtN2Y1L1QzuyEtBtC0B0C0A0D0CtG0FzzyB0FtGyD0DzzzztG0A0FtAtBtG0DyD0A0CtAyB0BtBtCzyyDyDtN1L1G1B1V1N2Y1L1Qzu2S0B0E0B0D0AtC0AyBtGzy0FzzzztGyEtB0F0FtGzyyC0ByCtGtDyByDyD0DyDtDtAtB0FyBzz2QtN1Q2Zzu0StCtByByDtN1L2XzutAtFyDtFtDtFyEtDtN1L1Czu%26cr%3D1929563656%26a%3Dmce_sft1_15_27&p=esther+perel+ted+talk Mating in Captivity: Reconciling Intimacy and Sexuality & book https://www.amazon.com/dp/0060753641/?tag=mh0b-20&hvadid=3524371619&hvqmt=b&hvbmt=bb&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_2msngsz47d_b Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Sexual Intelligence
Gina Ogden, author of https://www.amazon.com/The-Return-Desire-Rediscovering-Passion/dp/1590303644%3FSubscriptionId%3D0ENGV10E9K9QDNSJ5C82%26tag%3Dflatwave-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D1590303644 The Return of Desire: A Guide to Rediscovering your Sexual Passion, https://www.amazon.com/Women-Who-Love-Sex-Ordinary/dp/1590305035%3FSubscriptionId%3D0ENGV10E9K9QDNSJ5C82%26tag%3Dflatwave-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D1590305035 Women who Love Sex: Ordinary Women Describe their Paths to Pleasure, Intimacy and Ecstasy and more...
Barry McCarthy's book https://www.amazon.com/Discovering-Your-Couple-Sexual-Style/dp/0415994691/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1458016920&sr=1-1&keywords=barry+mccarthy+sexual+style Discovering your Couple Sexual Style: Sharing Desire, Pleasure and Satisfaction
Tammy Nelson, author of https://www.amazon.com/The-New-Monogamy-Redefining-Relationship/dp/1608823156/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=1KNSVSGKFRD2VNFXRPFN The New Monogamy: Redefining your Relationship after Infidelity and https://www.amazon.com/Getting-Sex-You-Want-Inhibitions/dp/1592335268/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1458018088&sr=1-1&keywords=tammy+nelson Getting the Sex You Want: Shed your Inhibitions and Reach New Heights of Passion Together
Janis Abrahms Spring, author of https://www.amazon.com/After-Affair-Healing-Rebuilding-Unfaithful/dp/0062122703/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=035W4KXCSQVJSNBXGDX5 After the Affair and https://www.amazon.com/How-Can-Forgive-You-Courage/dp/0060009314/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1458020448&sr=1-1&keywords=janis+abrahms+spring How Can I Forgive You?: The Courage to Forgive, the Freedom Not To