#348 How to Keep the Flame Blazing in Longterm Relationships - with Dr. Alison Ash

What are some common obstacles that contribute to couples losing
the spark over time? What are some of the ways couples experience
pressure around sex, where does it come from, and how can they
overcome it? What skill are most important for couples to
learn so they can bring sexy back and rekindle the flame, as well
as keep that flame burning in the long run? What about sex,
longterm relationships and parenting? What are some things that can
be helpful for parents to consider? How about when shit hits
the fan and the relationship feels like a mess? What can couples do
when things go awry?  About our guest: Dr. Alison Ash, aka Dr.
Aly, is a trauma-informed intimacy coach and educator, Stanford
University Lecturer, author, and founder of TurnON.love. As a
sociologist with a PhD from Stanford, she has a comprehensive
understanding of the complex societal challenges that often lead to
unsatisfying and disempowering intimate experiences. She also draws
on her extensive training in the Hakomi Mindful Somatic
Psychotherapy, Innate Somatic Intelligence Trauma Therapy Approach,
and Somatica Method of sex and intimacy coaching to support her
clients to radically explore and courageously express themselves.
Dr. Aly designs workshops, courses, and retreats and offers
individuals and couples coaching to give others the tools to be
able to cultivate and sustain nourishing emotional and sexual
intimacy. Dr. Aly invites you to TurnON pleasure, intimacy and love
at www.TurnON.love Click here to learn more about Dr. Aly's
Sustainable Intimacy: Reignite the Flame for the Long Game 4 week
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