In 'Taking Sexy Back', Dr. Alexandra H. Solomon provides a groundbreaking guide to help women own their sexuality and create meaningful relationships. The book addresses the complexities of sexuality, encouraging women to connect with their true sexual selves amidst conflicting and shame-inducing societal messages. It offers tools to deepen sexual self-awareness, understand boundaries, communicate desires, and bring mindfulness and self-compassion to sexual experiences. The book is organized into three parts, covering the preparation for the journey, the journey to sexual self-awareness, and maintaining a deeper sense of sexual self-awareness in modern relationships.
In 'Loving Bravely', psychologist Alexandra H. Solomon introduces the concept of relational self-awareness, encouraging readers to explore their personal history to understand their relational patterns, strengths, and weaknesses. The book is divided into four parts—self-reflection, self-awareness, self-expression, and self-expansion—and provides step-by-step guidance on how to develop the skills necessary for deeper, more intimate relationships. It emphasizes the importance of focusing on oneself to build a strong foundation for loving connections, beyond the myths of perfect romantic love.
Dr. Tammy sits down with the brilliant Dr. Alexandra H. Solomon to talk about becoming an empty nester, the intersection between ambition and intimacy, relationship superpowers, sex, and her latest book Love Every Day: 365 Relational Self-Awareness Practices to Help Your Relationship Heal, Grow, and Thrive.
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For nearly three decades, Dr. Alexandra H. Solomon has become one of today’s most trusted voices in the world of relationships, and her work on Relational Self-Awareness has reached millions of people around the world. Dr. Alexandra is a licensed clinical psychologist who trained, taught, supervised, and worked at The Family Institute at Northwestern University for nearly 30 years. She is the founder of the Institute for Relational Self-Awareness (IRSA) where she maintains a clinical practice with individuals, couples, and adult family systems.
Dr. Alexandra is on faculty in the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University where she teaches the internationally renowned course, Building Loving and Lasting Relationships: Marriage 101. In addition to writing articles and chapters for leading academic journals and books in the field of marriage and family, she is the author of two bestselling books, Loving Bravely and Taking Sexy Back. Dr. Solomon regularly presents to diverse groups that include the United States Military Academy at West Point and Microsoft, and she is frequently asked to talk about relationships with media outlets like The Today Show, O Magazine, The Atlantic, Vogue, and Scientific American.
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