Straight from the Source's Mouth: Frank Talk about Sex and Dating

We explore how early attachment wounds can lead to love addiction and toxic relationships, and we share practical tools to build secure connection from the inside out. Sherry Gaba offers clear signs of toxicity, explains trauma bonds and love bombing, and outlines somatic ways to heal.

• how insecure attachment forms and drives partner choice
• why love bombing hooks the nervous system
• signs you are in a toxic re...

We dig into strategic dating, secure attachment, and the skills that turn chemistry into commitment. Valerie Greene shares questions, scripts, and a four-part roadmap for inspiring commitment and creating a win-win culture at home.

• defining vision, values and relationship culture
• writing profiles that show values, not just hobbies
• first-date questions that reveal growth and integrity
• safe haven and secu...

We speak with Dr. Eric Fitzmedrud about rethinking male desire, building safer consent, and turning pressure into genuine connection. He shares his journey into ethical nonmonogamy, how families can make open structures work, and why porn isn’t the enemy—shame and bad sex ed are.

• desire is not a need and how that changes connection
• consent as the double green light and clear intentions
• shifting from entitleme...

We explore single-parent dating, the realities of being a sex therapist on the apps, and what it really takes to talk about sex without shame. Keri Green shares tools for mismatched desire, sexual timelines, and opening tough conversations with care and consent.

• single mom dating constraints and filters
• clarifying what sex therapy is and is not
• handling disrespect and myths on dating apps
• mismatched des...

Some breakups end; others turn into a campaign of control fought through motions, money, and your children. We invited Lisa Johnson, co-founder of Been There Got Out and a certified domestic violence advocate, to walk us through the reality of legal abuse and how to regain power when an ex weaponizes the system. She shares how abandonment triggers can fuel rage, smear campaigns, and endless filings—and why the smartest response is ...

We explore how practical neuroscience and somatic work can clear stuck patterns in love and life without rehashing trauma. Riana Malia shares a three‑phase method to replace old wiring, define non‑negotiables, and claim a new identity with speed and compassion.

• conscious versus unconscious mind and the body as storage 
• what talk loops reinforce 
• Clear to Create methodology and three phases 
• values, non‑...

We explore how to stop having the same fight. Greg Stevens shares how repairing 36 past relationships taught him that insight only matters when it becomes a habit.

• why repeated arguments persist without a foundation
• how psychological safety unlocks hard conversations
• mutual respect and mutual purpose as safety levers
• using clarifying questions to reach the real hurt
• defining respect and setting re...

We sit with Nikki Corbett to explore why she ended an affair she still cared about, how that choice led to The Scarlet Edit, and what it takes to rebuild self-worth without carrying shame. We unpack attraction, situationships, gendered needs, and the power of clear boundaries.

• starting a focused show to tackle affairs, divorces, and dating dynamics
• ending a relationship you love to choose self-respect
• emotion...

Looking for love without the burnout? We sit down with Cheryl Maida, Director of Matchmaking at Matchmaking.com, to explore how high-quality, values-driven introductions can replace endless swiping with genuine connection. Cheryl has spent nearly 16 years guiding singles through a noisy dating landscape, and she lays out a clear path from fatigue to fit: fewer introductions, deeper screening, and coaching that helps you focus on wh...

Dating shouldn’t feel like an HR interview. We dive straight into how personhood forms through early bonds and how those patterns quietly script who we chase, who we avoid, and why some relationships feel like home while others feel like work. Jack Bohanan, certified Somatic relationship coach, brings a grounded, experiential approach to attachment that moves beyond labels and into lived change—where the body, boundaries, and hones...

We explore why marriage is not dating, why friendship beats chemistry for the long haul, and how discernment keeps couples from preventable heartbreak. Shellie R. Warren shares raw stories about porn, intimacy, birth, grief, and the everyday habits that make or break love.

• putting healthy before happy as a marriage filter
• friendship and lifestyle fit as the core of lasting unions
• six months of premarital coun...

What if you could tell in under 90 seconds whether a date shares your core values—or if your communication styles will keep clashing no matter how hard you try? We sit down with business coach and trainer Joe Kavanaugh to unpack BANK, a four-code framework that decodes values fast and reframes dating from guesswork to clarity. Instead of vague chemistry tests, you get a practical way to read tendencies—Blueprint, Action, Nurturing,...

What if the health of your relationship depends less on finding the “right person” and more on becoming your truest self? That’s the lens we bring to a frank, generous conversation with conscious relationship coach, intuitive guide, and author LaShawn McCrary. We explore why inner work is the starting line for aligned love, how to tell compatibility from true alignment, and what it takes to build a relationship where both partners ...

What if the fastest path to honest intimacy starts with a character, a costume, and permission to play? We sit down with clinical sexologist and author Dr. Stephanie Hunter Jones to unpack how role play, cosplay, and power dynamics can help couples move beyond shame, reconnect with desire, and build durable trust. 

We talk through the nuts and bolts of power dynamics in long-term relationships and how they quietly shape fe...

We dig into why dating feels so hard, especially in LA, and how personal clarity can change the outcome. Anna Yoo shares how journaling turned bad dates into insight, community, and a healthy relationship grounded in clear values.

• LA dating culture, trust gaps, and vulnerability 
• Journaling as a tool for patterns and clarity 
• Men’s commitment mindset as a relationship stabilizer 
• Women’s need for safety...

We explore how Argentine Tango turns relationship theory into something you can feel, using roles, consent, and feedback to rebuild trust and restore harmony. Linda Sutton shares why following can be more empowering than leading and how couples can sense alignment in the body before words.

• Tango as a working model for partnership
• Roles as equal in value, different in function
• Following as permission, amplific...

We explore how the body stores shame and trauma, and how cycle awareness, somatics, and microdosing create a kinder path to healing. Leslie Draffin shares personal stories on PCOS, PMS, herpes stigma, and practical tools that restore safety, desire, and self-trust.

• defining womb mysticism as science plus the sacred
• PMS as feedback and pain relief through small changes
• working with grief and shame after hyster...

We look at how self-love turns adversity into fuel for authentic connection, and why heart-centered honesty is the antidote to dating fatigue. Jonathan Aslay shares practical tools for midlife relationships, slow-burn chemistry, and redefining rejection as misalignment.

• divorce, job loss, identity collapse and recovery through therapy and spirituality
• choosing love over fear as a daily practice
• self-love as b...

We sit down with sex therapist Skyblu Cutchie to explore how to let pleasure lead, drop pressure, and build desire you can actually feel. We share practical tools for communication, emotional connection, and making good sex start long before the bedroom.

• common complaints couples bring to sex therapy
• person‑centered and developmental lenses in practice
• training the “what do I want” muscle outside the bedroom<...