Dr. Alexandra Solomon, a couples therapist and author of 'Love Every Day,' joins the conversation with insights on modern relationships. They dive into the concept of relational self-awareness and the balance between self-care and caring for others. Modern dating is examined, highlighting the role of dating apps and the importance of genuine connections. They touch on nurturing relationships with daily practices and address complexities around sex in dating, emphasizing self-exploration and open dialogue for deeper intimacy.
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Relational Self-Awareness
Relational self-awareness is key for successful relationships.
It involves understanding your reactions and patterns within relationships, not blaming yourself.
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Daily Self-Care
Prioritize daily self-care practices like sleep, nutrition, and mindfulness.
Extending grace to yourself enables you to extend grace to your partner.
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Service Archetype
A "service archetype" often stems from childhood survival strategies.
Caring for others provided a sense of power, but can lead to burnout.
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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.
On this week’s episode, WHOOP VP of Performance Science, Principal Scientist, Kristen Holmes is joined by Dr. Alexandra Solomon. A couples therapist, speaker, author, and professor, Dr. Solomon is passionate about translating cutting-edge research and clinical wisdom into practical tools people can use to bring awareness, curiosity, and authenticity to their relationships. Kristen and Alexandra will discuss the definition of relational self-awareness (3:40), tactics for the service archetype (9:25), approaching conversations to reimagine boundaries (13:18), the energy of love vs the energy of fear (16:53), getting back into the dating pool (24:12), being in a good state of mind for a first date (27:15), dating apps (33:20), learning about relationships and intimacy (36:55), the biggest problem in relationships (42:15), Alexandra’s latest book LOVE EVERY DAY (51:25), and sex in the dating world and in relationships (53:27).
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