Our sex episodes are back. Join Louise & OPENHOUSE sex therapist, psychologist, & intimacy coach, Massimo Fontana, as the pair discuss:⇢Making love in the dark; ⇢The balance between receivership and service in the bedroom; ⇢The impact of pornography and ‘fake it till you make it’ culture on our sex lives today⇢The fragile ego + why we take things personally if our partner doesn’t orgasm⇢Why we’re not creating space to explore our sexual self⇢How to communicate what you like and what you don’t like in the bedroom⇢How to build a space of intimacy where it doesn’t matter whether you orgasm or not ⇢The importance of being in your body rather than cerebrally being in your head ⇢And the importance of aftercare, safety and non-violent sexual playMassimo and Louise also chat breath play, blindfold play, creating sex tapes, the Master’s and Johnson Orgasm curve & crying in the shower after sex + the HEARTSPACE trick to bring you and your partner closer together. Connect with Louise on social: @iamlouiserumballConnect with OPENHOUSE: @theopenhousepodcastConnect with Massimo Fontana: @massimo.stocchi.fontanaJoin the mailing list or submit a question to the OPENHOUSE Therapist Hotline through the OPENHOUSE website: www.thisisopenhouse.com⠀Interested in reaching your truest sexual self image and healing yourself through your sexuality? Book your exploration consultation with Massimo HERE and quote OPENHOUSE. ⠀–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ⠀Music SourcesVibe With Me by Joakim Karud http://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-7YDBIGCXsY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As summer draws to an end, Louise hops into the studio to give you a *QUICK* solo episode and life update. After a busy summer and things growing fast at OPENHOUSE, she's juggling lots of plates and hasn't taken a hot second in a while to tell you what's going on, behind the scenes, in her life. So, grab a tea, grab a coffee, go for a walk and join Louise as she chats a little dose of real life reality (because not everything can be sex, love and intimacy):⇢Why did she come back from Mexico? ⇢Is she going back? ⇢What are her thoughts on long distance love? ⇢What is the future of OPENHOUSE⇢What is she still working on in therapy? ⇢Who trolled her;and more! –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Connect with Louise on social: @iamlouiserumball |Connect with OPENHOUSE: @theopenhousepodcast |Sign up to join the OPENHOUSE mailing list to receive first access to all workshops, courses and live events: www.thisisopenhouse.com | Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In today’s first ever OPENHOUSE Hotline episode, Louise reads clinical psychologist, Dr Tari, Mack and sex therapist Massimo Fontana a listener’s question that explains she is in a happy, long term relationship but has started to think about someone she has met at work …. A lot. Louise asks the therapists their thoughts on what to do when you start to think about someone who is not your partner.The group discuss: ⇢ Is this normal? Does this happen to everyone?⇢ What to do when it happens; ⇢ Why this is often more about you, rather than the person outside of the relationship; ⇢ But what the other person can show you about yourself and your relationship; ⇢ Why stepping out of bounds isn't always the solution; ⇢ The shame and guilt that people experience when they do engage with the 'other person' thinking it might make them feel better;As well as asking; Is it normal to fantasize about someone who isn’t your partner? and What tips and tricks that you can introduce into your relationship to re-connect both inside and outside of the bedroom.  –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ⠀Connect with Louise on social: @iamlouiserumball⠀Connect with OPENHOUSE: @theopenhousepodcast⠀Connect with Dr Tari Mack: @drtarimack⠀Connect with Massimo Fontana⠀Follow Massimo Fontana on Instagram: hereSign up to join the OPENHOUSE mailing list to receive first access to all workshops, courses and live events: www.thisisopenhouse.com⠀–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Music SourcesVibe With Me by Joakim Karud http://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-7YDBIGCXsY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Louise is joined by Lisa, a viral TikTok Therapist and LMFT and EMDR/TRM trained therapist, to explore mommy issues and the mother wound. They discuss the impact of the mother-daughter relationship in therapy, the complex dynamics between mothers and children, the challenges of sharing and acceptance, navigating the dynamic with one's mother, and the importance of individual survival and teamwork within a family unit.

Do you hate dating apps? Do you think people are lazy? Never reply? Always think there are more fish in the sea? Always keep meeting useless people and heading back to the apps? ⠀Louise talks with Dr Tari Mack, clinical psychologist and relationship expert on how to make these damn apps work for you. ⠀The pair talk: Approach & intentionality - clarity around shopping list and qualifiers that you HAVE to be clear on before you download the app;  Dealbreakers, red flags - how to talk about them and how to identify them; How you can get in your own way with search criteria;  How to set up your profile to share your true self - and to weed out people who are interested in your fake self;  How to stop wasting mental time and energy engaging with the wrong people;  How to start conversation;  How long should you talk before meeting? ⠀And more.⠀Louise also shares:  Some of the amazing stories she has experienced through dating apps;  And how many hilariously BAD stories she has also experienced thanks to her poor use of dating apps.  ⠀ –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ⠀Connect with Louise on social: @iamlouiserumball⠀Connect with OPENHOUSE: @theopenhousepodcast⠀Connect with Dr Tari Mack: @drtarimack⠀Sign up to join the OPENHOUSE mailing list to receive first access to all workshops, courses and live events: www.thisisopenhouse.com⠀–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ⠀Music SourcesVibe With Me by Joakim Karud http://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-7YDBIGCXsY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lisa Smith, known as So My Mom's A Therapist, joins Louise Rumball to discuss trust issues in relationships. They explore the concepts of the 'cool girl' and the 'neurotic, anxious girl', the impact of past traumas, and the importance of communication and self-regulation. They also touch on reinforcing positive behavior and navigating emotionally immature partners.

Friends, I am beyond excited to introduce you to my Sex Therapist, Massimo Fontana. He is the most incredible sex therapist and he is the man that is going to help the OPENHOUSE audience start reach the pinnacle of sex, intimacy and deep connection.While I am all for female empowerment, I LOVE that Massimo brings a bit of ‘male’ to the podcast, because the way he looks at what we discuss is revolutionary and allows us to consider today’s sexual conditioning from all stand points. In today’s episode, I introduce Massimo and then we jump straight into the juicy stuff, including:  The rise of designer vaginas and how pornography has led to a misguided belief that your pu$$y should be ‘perfect’ What you’d think about your genitals if you were stranded on a desert island How religion sets the foundations for sexual shame and keeping pleasure inside the marital home How many of us are not connected to our sexual self Why society glorifies big penises, and focuses on performance based sex The Bell Curve for male & female orgasm;  Why today’s society overlooks foreplay; and more! I also share my personal stories of what I have learnt in my own sex life over the past decade and Massimo doesn’t hold back with any of his questions.It’s a juicy one, and is the first of many very important, intimate discussions to come.If you took value from this episode, please share to your socials & give us a rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to help us reach as many people as possible with the life changing and transformative impacts of therapy and emotional health practices.  ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––  ⠀Connect with Louise on social: @iamlouiserumballConnect with OPENHOUSE: @theopenhousepodcastConnect with Massimo Fontana: @massimo.stocchi.fontanaHead to the OPENHOUSE website: www.thisisopenhouse.com⠀Interested in reaching your truest sexual self image and healing yourself through your sexuality? Book your exploration consultation with Massimo HERE and quote OPENHOUSE. ⠀–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ⠀Music SourcesVibe With Me by Joakim Karud http://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-7YDBIGCXsY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this bonus episode, Louise jumps into the podcast studio at Shoreditch House to discuss something she's been thinking about lately - the significance of the small and how we can use tiny, 30 second moments to make people feel loved, cared for, cherished and adored. A little really goes a long way in a world lonelier and more disconnected than ever before. Louise discusses her top 10 tips on how the little things can become the big things - and how she has put some of these into action in the last few weeks of her life with those around her.  –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ⠀Connect with Louise on social: @iamlouiserumballConnect with OPENHOUSE: @theopenhousepodcastSign up to join the OPENHOUSE mailing list to receive first access to all workshops, courses and live events: www.thisisopenhouse.com–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ⠀Music SourcesVibe With Me by Joakim Karud http://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-7YDBIGCXs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ever feel like everything is just a little too much and that you feel more sensitive than most people? Or that you are either hyper stressed out, with 101 things on your to-do list that all need to be done at once? Or, alternatively, do you not feel much at all? Are you lethargic and struggling with motivation and can think of nothing better than lying on your sofa, never leaving the house & eating take out and binging netflix? Has the pandemic changed you as a person and the outside world doesn’t feel as good as it used to? In today’s episode, Louise sits down with nervous system coach and somatic therapist Dana Doswell to discuss how our relationships, community, city and even the pandemic can either hurt or heal your nervous system.Dana & Louise get into:  What is somatic bodywork; How and why emotions show up in the body;  Louise’s personal tendency to shift into fight & flight as opposed to rest & digest or freeze; and How so many of us are disconnected & numb to what is really going on around us and inside of us.  The pair also discuss the impact that coming back to London has had on Louise’s nervous system as well as discussing how other big changes, like the pandemic, are deeply distressing to so many people’s nervous systems (even if you didn’t realise it) and how it has shifted the entire way that your body (and mind) may function. Dana also runs through the three ‘states’ of the nervous system and how these are supposed to work in a healthy functioning and resilient nervous system, as well as discussing the impact that loving and stable relationships can have on your biology and physiology vs. those that are unhealthyAnd so much more! If you took value from this episode, please share to your socials & give us a rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to help us reach as many people as possible with the life changing and transformative impacts of therapy and emotional health practices.  –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ⠀Connect with Louise on social: @iamlouiserumballConnect with OPENHOUSE: @theopenhousepodcastHead to the OPENHOUSE website: www.thisisopenhouse.com⠀Check out Dana's private coaching, free guide to healing your post-pandemic freeze response & free nervous system healing guide, plus more: hereFollow Dana on TikTok hereFollow Dana on Instagram here⠀–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ⠀Music SourcesVibe With Me by Joakim Karud http://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-7YDBIGCXsY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ever wondered why you keep dating, and dating, and never really getting anywhere? Maybe you find yourself jumping from relationship to relationship or attracting and engaging with people that turn out to be total disappointments.In this OPEN(HEART) episode of OPENHOUSE, Louise is joined by head OPENHOUSE therapist, clinical psychologist & celebrity relationship expert, Dr Tari Mack as she discusses the three key areas that she sees people missing time and time again when they are trying to find their life partner. The two discuss:  the importance of a shopping list;  the importance of building foundations before jumping into bed together;  why you keep going for the same types of men on repeat, even though it’s not working;  the importance of leading with consistency rather than chemistry alone; how to break the chemistry cycle;  why you have to be able to communicate about what you want and what you don’t want before you start jumping into bed together And more. Louise also shares all she has learnt about: how you can be your own red flag how you often can be perpetuating the cycles of wrong partner choice due to your own unconscious attraction & bias; how much therapy has helped her to move from poor communication, conflict styles & partner choice to her healthiest relationship yet.  Dr Tari Mack also shares more about her exclusive “Single To Engaged” course launching this month (enrolment closes August 30th 2022) and how the 3 month, 12 module course (including a 1-1 individual relationship reading of your blind spots - plus  option of a & live coaching group and WhatsApp access) could be the perfect way for you to deep dive into therapy and find the partner for you. Even if you’re not ready to find your forever person, Dr Tari will prepare you for healthy dating, While the Single to Engaged live coaching group is only open until Aug 31,   the online course is self-paced and always available.Sign up to Single to Engaged HERE –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ⠀Connect with Louise on social: @iamlouiserumballConnect with OPENHOUSE: @openhouselifeConnect with Dr Tari Mack: @drtarimackSign up to join the OPENHOUSE mailing list to receive first access to all workshops, courses and live events: www.thisisopenhouse.com–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ⠀Music SourcesVibe With Me by Joakim Karud http://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-7YDBIGCXsY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices