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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…

How To Balance Individuation and Attachment in Relationships

How To Balance Individuation and Attachment in Relationships

Striking a balance between individuation and attachment in relationships is one of the most difficult parts of being with another person. Facing the dual pulls of that intimate connection with your partner while being true to yourself and your personal development is a huge challenge. To better navigate these two seemingly opposing forces, it’s helpful…

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…

The Definition of Personal Growth vs Self Improvement
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The Definition of Personal Growth vs Self Improvement

People often come into our sex and relationship coaching offices with the desire to improve themselves. They might want to be better lovers, figure out a way to stop making the same relationship mistakes, or find ways to last longer in bed. They look at themselves as lacking or failing in some way – and…

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…

Character strategies

What are Character Strategies – and How Do They Relate to Your Turn-Ons?

For as long as man has been trying to understand human behavior, theorists of psychology have looked at childhood development as the key to interpreting how we behave throughout our lives. Since our social templates are shaped by early experiences with family and peers, our adult lives continue to be impacted by the character strategies…