Heart to Heart: Navigating Couples, Intimacy, and Sex with Hanna Basel

Hanna Zipes Basel is a licensed clinical social worker and certified sex therapist based in Portland, Oregon, and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Specializing in couples therapy, she employs Emotionally Focused Therapy and Gottman Therapy to help couples navigate relationship issues, infidelity, and sexual health. Hanna also has expertise in addiction and LGBTQ+ issues. She provides teletherapy and fosters a healing environment focused on love, laughter, and connection. Hanna’s approach emphasizes relational healing and positive environments for sustaining healthy partnerships. In this episode we talk about the misconceptions of couple therapy, working with couples around the topic of trauma, intimacy and a whole lot more!

What does "Unspoken" mean to us?

Often, the quiet that occurs in the context of trauma can be as painful as the event(s) itself. The things that others do not do to protect us or do not say to to comfort us are the aspects of memory that stick with us. Social silence breeds complacency. When others fail to speak up in defense, protection, and acknowledgment of the struggles faced by marginalized groups, it leaves individuals feeling isolated and unsupported, living parallel lives devoid of equal opportunities and protections afforded to the majority.

In each episode, we bring you stories of resilience, vulnerability, and courage. Our guests share their personal journeys and professional insights, offering valuable perspectives on navigating trauma, finding healing, and reclaiming one's life. Join us as we uncover the unspoken truths of trauma, recovery, and the transformative power of storytelling. Together, we can find strength in vulnerability and create pathways to healing that honor the complexity of our human experiences.