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Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy

Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy

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 Sex podcast to help committed couples keep it hot! Find hope to keep your marriage and committed relationships emotionally connected and sexually erotic. Certified sex therapist Dr. Laurie Watson is joined by global leader in couples therapy - George Faller, LMFT for an expert, frank and fascinating conversation about sex, love, therapy, relationship dynamics, healthy couples and marriage. We discuss everything from best sexual techniques and solving sexual problems, to building the emotional intimacy necessary for great sex in your relationship! Two therapists bring you sound, concrete tools to reframe your relationship problems and learn how to fall in-love again, rebuild trust, and feel desire. Subscribe to us today! Check out our sponsors! Foria Wellness -- try their excellent sex oils! Their Awaken Arousal and Sex Oil are excellent for enhancing a woman's orgasm! Try it and see! Use the link Foria or use the code 'foreplay' and get 20% off your order! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesCloud10 Hygiene & Healthy Living Psychology Psychology & Mental Health
Episodes
  • 495: Overcoming Parallel Positions

    495: Overcoming Parallel Positions
    Jun 6 2025
    In today's episode we are discussing the "double hard." This is when partners are in the same position in each cycle. When the emotional pursuer is also the sexual pursuer and the emotional withdrawer is also the sexually withdrawer, partners have a doubly hard time accessing the other's internal world. The pursuer gets double rejected and the withdrawer gets double the pressure. These cycles can lead to more polarization, more rigidity and the feeling of speaking different languages. Hosts, Laurie and George will guide listeners through each partner's dilemma in parallel cycles. Through an excellent role play you will learn the motivation under the protective move and how to craft a better and more attuned conversation if your relationship experiences parallel positions in the emotional and sexual cycles. Partners are encouraged to get more curious with what is going on inside and try to experience their partner's position in a different way. We hope our parallel position couples find some encouragement and hope in this episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    35 mins
  • Foreplay Replay - Good-Enough Responding To Stay Sexually Attached

    Foreplay Replay - Good-Enough Responding To Stay Sexually Attached
    Jun 2 2025
    We’re talking about good-enough responding - responding to our partner in ways that keep us connected even when we disappoint them. Think about when a withdrawer finally comes forward; while their pursuing partner may long for whatever they’re offering, the same pursuer most likely feels doubt and mistrust about the sincerity of their withdrawing partner or the evidence that this is a start of a change pattern. George is so confident that mistrust is going to be present at this stage - he calls it a natural part of the change process. So of course - the pursuer doesn’t reward their withdrawer with success for initiation and guess what? - the withdrawing partner backs away. Fail. But what if there were a way to find a secondary target, a secondary path to stay connected. George and Laurie discuss how you can target a lesser but important target (other than true responsiveness); you can give permission for you partner’s defensive/protective move - you can let them know it makes sense to you. As hard as it seems to do, validating your partner’s defense actually helps them feel seen by you and keeps you in connection. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    33 mins
  • 494: Longings in Love

    494: Longings in Love
    May 30 2025
    In today's episode we are defining longings in a relationship. George and Laurie identify two different types of longing. The first seen as a more physical and emotional pain around an unmet need. These are longings that have to do with not being seen, or heard and require comfort and reassurance to restore safety. The second type of longing centers on growth and expansion. It is where we work to express our desire, pleasure and fantasies to one another. When there has been a prolonged negative cycle, longings typically are about safety and many couples struggle with longings that promote pleasure. What does the idea of longings bring up in you? Are yours more focused on safety or growth? Make sure to listen and share this episode with your love to learn more about what your longings are and how to express them in your relationship. Check out this episode's sponsor (and help keep it hot!): Uberlube.com -- Laurie's long-time favorite personal lubricant! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    35 mins
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I love how respectfully they approach sex to make it comfortable for all levels of listeners.

George and Laurie are fantastic!

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Things we should have known, but know can see the benefits of adapting in our relationships.

Becoming a flatterer

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They do a great job of explaining the psychology of relationships and the intricacies of issues that may arise. I highly recommend to anyone regardless of how well your relationship is doing. The knowledge gained will help you further understand and improve your communication.

extremely helpful in all aspects of relationships

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this was amazing and very informative. I didn't realize that men are very hurt by being turned down sexually. they feel unattractive and they feel they are not doing the job well enough. men also are emotionally sexual? who would have known?

very helpful for stale relationships

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Foreplay podcast is absolutely positively an excellent learning tool for couples of any age & at any stage of their relationship. This will be time well spent!

This will help I promise!

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great suggestions for saying no without wounding did u know woman peak at 18

loved it

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I wanted to like it, but I stopped after the fifth episode.  The hosts didn't come across as knowledgeable, and the audio was high-pitched on two of the five podcasts I listened to.  

I found this podcast boring to listen to.

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