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Sex After Grief: How to Navigate Your Sexuality After Losing Your Beloved

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How do we navigate sex after grief? How do we nurture ourselves as sexual beings when we’re grieving the death of a partner? — Sex after Grief  is the first book to address sex and grief together and treat sex as a normal, positive, life-affirming part of emerging from such a difficult time. Author, Joan Price, is an award-winning writer specializing in sex and aging. She has written four books about senior sex, including Naked at Our Age: Talking Out Loud about Senior Sex and Sex after Grief: Navigating Your Sexuality after Losing Your Beloved . At age 81, Joan Price continues to talk out loud about senior sex – partnered or solo.  In this episode of Last First Date Radio: How to know when it’s time to start dating and seeking a sexual connection after loss What to say to people who try to tell you what’s “right” or “appropriate” and what isn’t The most common reason for guilt or shame when considering opening up to a new partner Personal details about Joan’s own ...

5 Biggest Dating Fears and How to Overcome Them

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What are the top five dating fears that hold you back from finding love? Watch this video to find out and learn how to overcome them. — Dating fears can keep you from doing the one thing you need to do to find love — dating! But, dating is harder than it’s ever been. Between fake dating profiles, ghosting, rejection, fear of commitment, and the time and energy it can take to find a match, many people give up on dating. And if you’re dating after a breakup, divorce or long period of abstinence, those fears can feel even more magnified. But, it doesn’t have to be so scary or complicated. Dating can actually be a fun and exciting experience if we overcome the fears that hold us back. 5 Biggest Dating Fears and How to Overcome Them Dating Fear #1: Fear of rejection. 
This is a common fear where someone worries about being turned down or not being considered attractive enough by a potential partner. 
Here’s the thing: if you show up authentically as the best version of yoursel...

What Can You Do When Your Libidos Don’t Match?

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You and your partner’s libidos don’t match. What can you do? Sex Therapist, Susan Morgan Taylor, has valuable tips. — When your libidos don’t match, who do you call? Susan Morgan Taylor! She is a leading somatic sex therapist who helps couples deepen their intimacy and create lasting, fulfilling connections. With over 25 years of experience in somatic healing, she developed The Pleasure Keys Process , a powerful approach to reigniting sexual and emotional harmony in relationships. After a personal awakening from a sexless marriage, Susan became passionate about helping others remove obstacles to pleasure, love, and orgasm. She is also the creator of the Pleasure Keys Retreats and host of the Sex Talk Café Podcast. When not working, she enjoys hiking and singing karaoke in the mountains of Western North Carolina. In this episode of Last First Date Radio: The #1 obstacle to pleasure and how to overcome it Why low sex drive in women is a myth and how we can rewrite the narrative ...

5 Signs You’re in a Situationship (and what to do about it if you are)

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How do you know if you’re in a situationship? And what do you do if you’re not happy and want more? Watch this video! — Have you ever been in a situationship — a non-exclusive relationship that has no labels or definition? That person you sleep with when they’re in town for work, or your post-breakup rebound that you’ve been seeing weekly for several months, but you’re both still seeing other people?  A situationship can work if it’s a transitional phase as people get to know each other before they take a step into a deeper commitment. But what if it never moves forward and stagnates? We often stay in these types of stuck relationships because we like hanging out and hooking up with these people. It feels good in the moment. Secretly, we might be hoping the relationship will grow into something more. If that’s the case, the anxiety and frustration can take a toll on your mental health. It’s almost impossible to stay emotionally unattached to someone we’re intimate with. And ...

Using ACTive Communication in Dating and Relationships

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If you struggle with communication in dating, this episode is for you. Christopher Peck shares actionable tools for speaking up early on. — How’s your communication in dating and relationships? Christopher Peck, M.F.A., has trained thousands of actors, storytellers, business professionals, and public speakers to bridge intention and impact using theatre tools and techniques. With over twenty-five years of experience in acting, writing, and directing, he focuses on communication as the key to influence and success. Christopher lives in Denver, CO with his wife, son, and rescue dog, Presley. In this episode of Last First Date Radio: How ACTive Communication applies to dating and relationships  Techniques to improve daily communication Tips for showing up authentically on a first date How to prepare mentally and emotionally for a first date  How  to make a great first impression How nervousness or anxiety impact communication on a first date, and what can be don...

5 Survival Tips When You’re Single For The Holidays

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Single for the holidays? In this video, I share 5 great tips for surviving and thriving when you’re single during the holiday season. — Are you single for the holidays? It can be a challenging time. Family members ask annoying questions about why you’re still single. How do you answer them without getting defensive? We see happy couples on social media, movies and TV, and it can make us feel bad that we don’t have a partner. If you want to know how to handle these challenges, I’ve got you covered with the following five helpful tips for surviving and thriving during the holidays. 5 Survival Tips When You’re Single For The Holidays 1. Be prepared for annoying questions. One of the hardest parts about family gatherings during the holidays is the annoying questions from (mostly) well-meaning family members. It can be hard to deal with these questions if you’re not prepared. Here are a few questions and some comebacks: Question: Are you dating anyone? “Good question. Are yo...

The Role of the Nervous System in Healing Painful Relationships

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A healthy nervous system = healthy relationships. Tune into this podcast episode about how to regulate your nervous system. — What is the role of the nervous system in healing painful relationships? My podcast, Esin Pinarli, has the answers! She is a holistic psychotherapist and relationship expert specializing in IMAGO therapy, brainspotting, Internal Family Systems (IFS), somatic practices, and psychodrama. Through an integrative experiential approach, she helps individuals and couples suffering from anxiety, depression, addiction, codependency, trauma, and relational attachment issues to navigate life’s challenges so they can become fully alive, supported, and whole.  In this episode of Last First Date Radio: How our nervous system influences our emotional responses in relationships The relationship between our attachment wounds and our nervous system How stress in relationships impacts our nervous systems Practical exercises for calming the nervous system when trigge...