Dr. Shemena is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist providing therapy to individuals and couples based out of Los Angeles, California. Dr. Shemena practice psychodynamic psychotherapy with a focus on understanding each individual's uniqueness.
She works to build self-awareness and help clients meet life's challenges towards fulfillment.
Her specialties include anxiety, depression, interpersonal conflicts, life transitions, and difficulties relating in relationships.
Expect to learn: how trauma can impact in your relationship; how couples can set healthy boundaries and expectations; how to have an important conversation with your partner without it going off the rails; how to spot a narcissist and what the level of healthy narcissism is for an individual; and so much more...
Connect with Dr. Shemena Johnson:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drshemenajohnson/?hl=en
Website: https://shemenajohnson.com/
Podcast: https://shemenajohnson.com/dark-matters-with-dr-shemena/
Dr. Shemena Johnson is featured in the Enhancing Communication course in Couply:
https://couply.page.link/podcast
0:00:00 Intros
03:46 How does trauma impact our relationships?
08:02 Repetition compulsion: Why do people try and resolve unresolved issues from their past in their current relationships?
10:25 How to manage expectations in a new relationship.
17:25 Understanding your internal blueprints and how they impact your behavior in a relationship.
22:25 Dating a narcissist and the definitions of narcissism.
27:18 How it feels to be in a relationship with someone who is narcissistic.
29:30 In a relationship with a narcissist: why these relationships can be intoxicating and disorientating, understanding warning flags, and what you can do to escape.
33:29 What you should do if you’re in a relationship with a narcissist.
35:20 How do you set a boundary in a relationship?
40:25 What’s more important: liked vs being respected in a relationship?
42:50 How to have an important conversation with your partner.
46:30 How to use communication make a relationship that hums and makes it amazing
49:40 How to get over defensiveness to help your relationship grow
53:10 The importance of having one conversation at a time.
55:24 How to put your issues to the side to keep an open mind.
59:11 Dr. Shemena shares a high form of love.