In this week's episode of ReLAWtionship, Candise Shanbron and Justin Cernitz chat with Dr. David Helfand PsyD, a clinical psychologist specializing in neuroscience, mindfulness, and sex and intimacy, and Anna Helfand LCMHC, a licensed clinical mental health counselor, about how they made their partnership come to fruition and how to create a successful couple’s therapy practice. The discussion moves into overcoming challenges in business together, understanding each other's roles, and making time for self-care. The conversation heats up when they discuss sex therapy and the importance of foreplay, role-playing, and finding time for each other.

Here are the takeaways from this episode:

Quotes:

"I think one thing I would mention is that it's okay as a couple if you're not going to work together right away." - Dr. David Helfand

"I wanted to build more confidence working under other supervisors or within other places. And then when we had moved... a lot of things fell into place. And it just made sense here that I could still have the freedom to do what I wanted to do, but that we could build this creation together." - Anna Helfand

"We have very different personality styles and what we're comfortable with as far as risk and project management.” - Dr. David Helfand

6. "We have a lot of unique strengths and personal areas where we're very confident... There's just been like a communicated trust that I know... He's very good at running a business and he's very good at decision making." - Anna Helfand

"I think our business runs relatively well. What I've noticed is that the way it impacts our family life is what we're really trying to coordinate and fine-tune." - Dr. David Helfand

"Sometimes there are very specific things we need to discuss... making sure we have a checklist from work to specifically go over on our time away." - Anna Helfand

Guest Resources:

https://www.lifewisevt.com

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