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How to Stop Resentment From Poisoning Your Passion
And a Gentle Nudge for Emotionally Immature Parents (Podcast)
The Erotic Power of Breath
Exploring the sensual appeal and implications of breath in intimate relationships
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Are Men Really More Visual Creatures?
No, and here’s what it means.
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Taking a Pause
Planting seeds for deeper desire.
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Dr. Kate Balestrieri
How Resentment Is Ruining Your Sex Life
Disempowered anger is such a turn-off.

June 2023

Need Your Partner to Take on More Emotional Labor? Here’s How
The first step toward rebalancing emotional labor is recognizing the effort and time that goes into it.
Emotional Labor is Imbalanced, But it Doesn’t Have to Be
Emotional labor is essential to maintaining relationships, but this invisible work often falls to women and minorities.
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Dr. Kate Balestrieri
The Upsides of Anger
In the words of Gloria Steinem, “The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off."
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Dr. Kate Balestrieri
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How to Deal With Angry People
Dr. Ryan Martin (aka The Anger Professor) offers strategies for dealing with this complicated emotion.
How a Mindfulness Practice Can Help With Alexithymia
When your emotions feel out of reach of your body, a mindfulness and embodiment practice might help. Here’s how.
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Dr. Kate Balestrieri
Alexithymia: When You Can’t Put Emotions to Words... and A Scene From the Idol That Gave Me The Ick
Alexithymia is when someone has difficulty identifying and expressing emotions. Here’s how to recognize it.
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Dr. Kate Balestrieri
The Bechdel Test: 38 Years Later, and We’re Still Flunking
The Bechdel Test was invented in 1985, but representation of women in movies hasn’t seen much improvement.
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Dr. Kate Balestrieri
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