AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Reconceptualizing Love: From Disillusionment to Emergent Connections
This chapter explores the disillusionment surrounding love, challenging the myth of finding one's 'other half.' It introduces an 'emergent view of love' that fosters collaboration and growth within relationships, transforming the understanding of love from a singular union to a creative partnership.
Shownotes
Why 1+1=3 in love and relationships
The 6 ingredients to build a lifetime of love
Why attunement is one of the most powerful tools
Dr. Nasserzadeh’s “soak together before you sink together” method
How to show up with compassion even if you don’t understand someone
Sexual harmony vs sexual chemistry
Bio
Building world peace, one relationship at a time is the mission of Dr. Sara Nasserzadeh, a globally renowned and award-winning author, speaker and relationship expert. With a PhD in Social Psychology and specialization in the fields of human sexuality and relationships, Dr. Nasserzadeh has worked with a countless number of individuals, couples and organizational clients across 41 countries to enhance relational health and a sense of thriving at micro and macro levels.
Dr. Nasserzadeh is a senior Accredited Member and a Registered Supervisor by the College of Sex and Relationship Therapists in the UK (COSRT) and a Sexuality Counselor and Approved Training provider by the American Association for Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT). She is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist in California.
Dr. Nasserzadeh has been a sought-after cultural advisor, speaker and expert facilitator at high profile events hosted by governmental organizations, UN Agencies, academic institutions and Fortune 500 companies. Her third book, Love by Design: 6 Ingredients to Build a Lifetime of Love, is the result of her two-decade-long research on the status of thriving relationships and its key ingredients, namely: attraction, respect, trust, shared vision, compassion, and loving behaviors. Dr. Nasserzadeh’s work has been featured on NPR, the BBC, ABC, CNN and USA Today.
Timestamps
00:01:57 - Guest introduction
00:03:25 - Dr. Nasserzadeh’s responsibility and role as a relationship expert
00:06:53 - Our disillusion with love as a society
00:08:28 - Why Dr. Nasserzadeh says 1+1=3 in love
00:09:43 - Sign up for Layla’s newsletter at LaylaMartin.com
00:13:12 - The system of a partnership is greater than the sum of us
00:15:12 - If you don’t pay attention to the cracks, they become ledges
00:17:39 - How to be happy with what is instead of chasing dopamine
00:20:45 - Dr. Nasserzadeh’s concept of JOMO vs FOMO
00:23:02 - Discover the VITA™ Sex, Love and Relationship Coaching Certification
00:26:06 - The 6 ingredients to build a lifetime of love
00:30:38 - Dr. Nasserzadeh describes The Platinum Rule
00:32:59 - How to apply the 6 ingredients to your relationship
00:36:27 - Why it’s so important to cheer on your partner
00:38:07 - Discover MOOD™ Sexy Supplements
00:39:16 - Get Layla’s free Orgasmic Breathwork Practice for deeper pleasure
00:40:25 - Unlock your deepest passion inside The Tantric Mastermind for Couples
00:43:33 - The way you respect yourself is how others respect you
00:48:42 - Why attunement is one of the most powerful tools
00:55:08 - Trauma shifts your nervous system into hypervigilance
00:56:40 - Dr. Nasserzadeh’s “soak together before you sink together” method
01:01:38 - How to show up with compassion even if you don’t understand someone
01:04:06 - Expand your pleasure potential with Obliss Women’s Sexual Masterclass
01:05:40 - How to build trust with your partner
01:10:10 - Sexual harmony vs sexual chemistry
01:12:38 - Everyone deserves to be in the loving relationship they desire
01:18:56 - Conclusion
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode
Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways
Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode