Author: Danielle Harel

Dr. Danielle Harel is the co-creator of the Somatica® Method, and the co-founder of the Somatica Institute.

As a somatic sexologist and teacher, she has devoted the last twenty years to sex coaching and empowering couples, women, men, and groups.

Danielle has published original research on Orgasmic Birth and is the co-author of three books: Confidence, Making Love Real, and Coming Together.

Setting Boundaries in Relationships – Learn to Say NO

Setting Boundaries in Relationships – Learn to Say NO

Being empowered in your relationship relies on three keys: managing relationship dependency, gaining emotional maturity, and setting boundaries – which means learning to say NO. In short:  sharing your boundaries – as well as eliciting and respecting your partner’s – will give each of you greater emotional independence, intimacy, and sustainability. Learn to Say No – First Steps The…

How to Be Emotionally Mature in Relationships
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How to Be Emotionally Mature in Relationships

It takes maturity to stop being dependent and empower yourself in a relationship. But you may be surprised to hear that the skill of how to be emotionally mature in relationships actually can be learned. Here are the most important practices you apply today to achieve emotional maturity and have better, more intimate and profound…

Goodbye Relationship Dependency, Hello Empowerment
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Goodbye Relationship Dependency, Hello Empowerment

Do you feel overly dependent on your partner, or that they are too dependent on you? Finding the right balance between relationship dependency while maintaining your individuality is important. An imbalance in dependency can be a real burden in a relationship and take a toll on intimacy. Creating a relationship with healthy interdependence requires each…

Healing Privilege and Oppression in Intimate Relationships

Healing Privilege and Oppression in Intimate Relationships

We live in a society where our founding documents say that we are all created equal. However, in our day-to-day lives, people are overtly or covertly discriminated against based on differences such as race or ethnicity, gender, sexual identity, gender identity, ability, age, etc. This discrimination affects people in every area of their lives, including…

Somatica Graduates Now Accredited by the American Board of Sexology

Somatica Graduates Now Accredited by the American Board of Sexology

We are excited to announce that Somatica Graduates are now accredited by the American Board of Sexology (ABS). The ABS has informed the Somatica Institute that their training program has met the criteria for training coaches that assist clients with issues around sexual health and well-being. If you are pursuing a professional career as a…

3 Steps to Learning How to be Vulnerable in a Relationship

3 Steps to Learning How to be Vulnerable in a Relationship

Learning how to be vulnerable in a relationship is essential for building intimacy and fostering deeper connections with our loved ones. This involves being open and honest about our feelings, fears, and vulnerabilities, even if it feels uncomfortable or scary. By sharing our true selves with others, we create opportunities for empathy and understanding to…

How to Connect with People For Your Online Coaching Business

How to Connect with People For Your Online Coaching Business

As coaches and others in helping professions, we support people in their most challenging moments. Pre-pandemic, we used to mostly offer our coaching services in person, but that has now shifted to an online coaching business model. Somatica coaches – and other coaches who use touch in their practice – used to have the option…

How Betty Dodson Inspired Me to Change My Career

How Betty Dodson Inspired Me to Change My Career

Betty Dodson – known to many as the godmother of women’s masturbation – was the motivation I needed to change my career. But it’s probably best if I start my story a bit further back. My First Forays into Sex Education My family wasn’t particularly liberal or conservative when it came to sex or sex…