354. Keeping The Spark Alive with Sex Therapist Vanessa Marin
Powerhouse Women
Lindsey Schwartz
4.9 ā¢ 912 Ratings
šļø 30 June 2022
ā±ļø 41 minutes
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Summary
I'm joined by Vanessa Marin, a licensed psychotherapist specializing in sex therapy. She's on a mission to help couples keep the spark alive in long-term relationships and de-stigmatize the conversation around sexual pleasure. We dive into her business story, the dynamics of working with her husband, and how they've gotten creative about promoting their work online. We chat about the intimacy challenges that so many couples face, including how to shift out of work or caregiver mode and settle into your groove as romantic partners. Vanessa shares amazing examples of transition rituals to break up the day and her top tools to ask for what you need in the bedroom. Plus, she shares a sneak peek of her new books Sex Talks, which is coming out on Valentine's Day of next year.Ā
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In this episode we talk about:
- What initially drew Vanessa to pursing a career as a sex therapistĀ
- Getting more comfortable talking about sex with your partnerĀ
- How sharing more personal stories online created a monumental shift in Vanessa's businessĀ
- Reconnecting with your feminine energy, especially as a career-driven womanĀ
- Tangible ways to start the practice of allowing yourself to receiveĀ
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| 0:00.0 | So for Xander and I, the challenge has been learning how to communicate as romantic partners |
| 0:06.0 | and learning how to communicate as business partners and learning how the two kind of get |
| 0:10.3 | interwoven with each other and having two different kinds of relationships within your relationship. |
| 0:16.2 | It's a lot. |
| 0:18.8 | Welcome to Powerhouse Women, the podcast for women who know they are ready for more. |
| 0:25.2 | I'm Lindsay Schwartz, your host and the founder of Powerhouse Women, |
| 0:29.2 | and together we'll unlock the confidence and clarity you are looking for |
| 0:33.8 | to help you get out of your own way and into action around your next big idea. |
| 0:44.6 | Where are my fellow high achieving, always doing type of women? I know you're out there and this |
| 0:51.9 | episode is for you. My guest today is Vanessa Marin. She is a licensed |
| 0:57.6 | psychotherapist specializing in sex therapy and she and her husband and partner in crime, |
| 1:04.5 | Xander, are here to really destigmatize the conversation around sex and help people have more fun in the bedroom. |
| 1:13.4 | We talk about her business journey and her approach to business, especially covering a topic that |
| 1:19.3 | for whatever reason is still very taboo in our world. And we talked a little bit about the power |
| 1:25.9 | of authenticity. Why showing up in your business and being |
| 1:29.9 | willing to show some transparency and some authenticity really is the foundation of what creates |
| 1:35.9 | a relationship with your audience. We also talk about how, as very high achieving women, |
| 1:42.6 | some very tangible ways to switch into a mode of |
| 1:46.6 | receiving, which obviously affects your romantic life, but it also affects your business. |
| 1:52.6 | There is a very clear reason why Vanessa's work has been featured in publications like |
| 1:57.9 | the Oprah magazine, Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, Goop, the New York Times. |
| 2:03.0 | She is a wealth of information and has so many resources available, of course, all of which |
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