How does intimacy relate to sex and self worth? Our guest has years of family and marriage therapy under her belt, and she runs the sex education program your host attended. Let’s talk intimacy, sex tips and and ideas between Elle and her mentor, Dr. Roz Dischiavo.

2:00 marriage and family therapist, sexual health program director

5:00 cell phones are messing 

7:00 broken heart syndrome? Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

11:00 is eye contact creepy?

15:00 cell phones and lower sex interactions

18:00 connection prepares you for intimacy

22:00 consultations with Gen Z

25:00 Man Vs Bear 

30:00 online dating

35:00 examples of ways to show intimacy

38:00 when they won’t make eye contact during sex

43:00 touch body before genitals 

47:00 how to practice intimacy without sex

50:00 GetTheLayer.com - ELLE for 10% OFF

53:00 preserve the relationship for later

56:00 intimacy workshops in Phoenix, AZ

Resource mentioned: IG @ablackfemaletherapist

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