Let’s Talk Love brings you advice and insights from trusted experts to help you expand the ways you love, relate, and communicate. Real Love Ready founder and host Robin Ducharme invites guests into conversations that get to the heart of what makes relationships joyful, challenging, and fulfilling.
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Intentional Dating with Dr. Christie Kederian
Today's episode of Let’s Talk Love is dedicated to all our single listeners out there. Robin had the pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Christie Kederian, an experienced Matchmaker and Marriage and Family Therapist. Dr. Christie worked for eHarmony and now specializes as a Date Doctor, helping singles navigate the dating world with ease.
Evolving Love with Dené Logan
This week on Let’s Talk Love, Robin sits down with Marriage and Family Therapist, author, and group facilitator, Dené Logan. Together they dive into her unique insights about the shifting nature of relationship containers. Dené opens up about her own experience, sharing how her 11-year marriage came to an end; how she and her former husband chose to consciously part in the most loving way
Navigating Libido Differences in Relationships with Dr. Lauren Fogel Mersy
In today’s episode, Robin had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Lauren Fogel Mersy, a licensed psychologist and certified sex therapist. Together they delve into her new book, co-authored with Dr. Jennifer Vencill, Desire: An Inclusive Guide to Navigating Libido Differences in Relationships.
Building Healthy Relationship Habits with Dr. Tracy Dalgleish
In today’s episode of Let’s Talk Love, Robin had the pleasure of talking with Dr. Tracy Dalgleish, a Clinical Psychologist and Relationship Expert, who is on a mission to guide couples in breaking old relationship cycles and rediscovering joy in their connections.
Exploring the Impact of Somatic Therapy in Relationships with Jordan Dann
In this episode, we had the pleasure of chatting with Jordan Dann, a dynamic psychoanalyst, author, and educator from New York. Jordan's expertise in somatic therapy shines as she shares tangible techniques to deepen our awareness of the present moment.
Becoming the One with Sheleana Aiyana
Welcome to a very special episode of Let’s Talk Love, as we celebrate our 50th episode with Sheleana Aiyana, the brilliant author of "Becoming the One" and the visionary behind Rising Woman, a vibrant community that has captivated over 3 million readers.
Living and Loving Embodied with Kelsey Grant
Today, Robin had the pleasure of speaking with Kelsey Grant, a Love Mentor and host of the Embodied Love podcast. Kelsey is not only an incredibly talented songwriter but also a passionate advocate for embodied love and relational mastery.
Love, Identity, and Inclusivity 101 with Casey Tanner
Join us for an enlightening conversation with certified sex therapist Casey Tanner, creator of the Instagram page @queersextheraphy and founder of The Expansive Group, a community dedicated to sexuality, gender & relationship therapy.
Five Practices of Love with Lair Torrent
In today's episode of Let’s Talk Love, Robin is joined by Lair Torrent, a licensed marriage and family therapist with a unique approach to therapy and coaching. Lair's work is centered around mindfulness, which forms the foundation of his practice.
Michaela Boehm: Reconnecting to your “body intelligence.”
Welcome to today's episode of Let’s Talk Love, where Robin had the pleasure of speaking with Michaela Boehm, an internationally recognized intimacy and relationship expert. You may have seen her on Gwyneth Paltrow's Netflix show, "Sex, Love and Goop." Michaela is a gifted speaker and counselor, with a unique body of work that focuses on the intersection of intimacy and embodiment. Today, we talk about her book, "The Wild Woman's Way," which offers a guide to reconnecting with our body's innate wisdom. Michaela's teachings help us to live a more embodied life, use our intuition, and connect with ourselves and others more deeply. Join us as we dive into this fascinating conversation with Michaela Boehm.
Elizabeth Earnshaw: Navigating Relationship Challenges
Join us for this week's episode of Let's Talk Love, where Robin has a thought-provoking conversation with Elizabeth Earnshaw, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a certified Gottman therapist. Liz's expertise in the field is evident as we dive into her book, I Want This to Work, a relationship guide that offers practical tools to help you make positive changes in your life. Liz is a skilled therapist and an excellent teacher, and we hope our conversation offers you some valuable insights and practical tips for improving your relationships.
Dr. Viviana Coles: The Secrets To Lasting Intimacy
Welcome to this week’s episode of Let’s Talk Love, where Robin is joined by Dr. Viviana Coles, a renowned relationship expert and sex therapist. You may recognize her from the popular reality TV show, Married at First Sight, where she works with couples to help them build lasting and fulfilling relationships.
Today we dive into Dr. Viviana's book, The 4 Intimacy Styles. We discuss how important it is to maintain sexual and emotional intimacy in long term relationships and how to overcome common intimacy ruts and challenges.
John Kim & Vanessa Bennett: Real Skills for Better Relationships
Welcome to a very special episode of Let's Talk Love! In this episode, Robin is in conversation with two relationship experts, John Kim and Vanessa Bennett. John and Vanessa are not only therapists but also partners and co-authors of a fantastic book titled, It's Not Me, It's You: Break The Blame Cycle. Relationship Better.
Dr. Sara Nasserzadeh: Turning Love On Its Head
This week we are joined by Dr. Sara Nasserzadeh. Dr. Sara is a renowned social psychologist who has a deep understanding of human sexuality and relationships. She has worked with individuals and couples across the globe to help them build strong, meaningful relationships.
Vienna Pharaon: Break Family Patterns to Change Your Life
Today on Let’s Talk Love, our host Robin Ducharme had the honor of speaking with Vienna Pharaon, licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and popular Instagram relationship expert @mindfulmft.
Vienna is the author of The Origins of You: How Breaking Family Patterns Can Liberate the Way We Live and Love, which is a profound guide to understanding and overcoming wounds from your family of origin.
Todd Baratz: Answers to Your Sex & Relationship Questions
Todd is a certified sex therapist, licensed individual and couples psychotherapist, podcast host, and writer who specializes in sex and relationships. He's not interested in formalities or tradition. Instead, he works to humanize and empower us all by helping us understand ourselves better so that we can have more fulfilling relationships with others.
In this episode, Todd answers your sex and relationship questions. We talk about infidelity, sexual compatibility, having hard conversations about STI’s and forming healthy relationship agreements. Todd's approach is real, authentic, inclusive, and very relatable. We hope you enjoy!
Matthias Barker: Loving Strategies for Conflict Resolution
This week's episode of Let's Talk Love is all about relationship communication with special guest, Nashville-based Psychotherapist, Matthias Barker. We talk about his online couples workshop that teaches couples how to communicate about what matters without ending up in an argument or withdrawing from one another.
Matthias gives us tools for avoiding blame and criticism and instead communicating with love and honesty while being mindful of consent. We also discuss personality science, and why understanding yours and your partner's personality traits can help you deal with your differences.
Dr. Terri Orbuch: How To Take Your Relationship From Good To Great
Today on Let’s Talk Love we are speaking with Dr. Terri Orbuch, The Love Doctor. Dr. Orbuch is an author, speaker, therapist, and distinguished professor at Oakland University and the University of Michigan. Today, we discuss her book, Five Simple Steps To Take Your Marriage From Good To Great, as well as her landmark study, where she has been following the same 373 couples for the past 35 years. She shares many valuable small, yet consistent ways we can change our behavior and attitude to affect positive change and create more happiness in our romantic relationships.
Dr. Stan Tatkin: Rewire Your Brain For Love
In this episode of Let’s Talk Love, We are joined by Dr. Stan Tatkin. Stan is a prolific author and researcher. He is a professor at UCLA and maintains a private therapy practice in Southern California. We discuss Stan's book, Wired For Love, which is a guide to understanding your partner's brain and presents tools that can help improve any relationship—especially intimate partnerships.Stan teaches people to adopt what he calls “secure functioning” principles of behavior, based on a fusion of neuroscience, attachment theory, and his many years of clinical experience as a therapist.
Guy Winch: Healing From Heartbreak
Today on Let’s Talk Love we are joined by Dr. Guy Winch. Guy is a licensed psychologist and best-selling author of three books. He has given two TED Talks: Why We All Need To Practice Emotional First Aid and How To Fix A Broken Heart. Both have been viewed over 15 million times. Today we're going to be talking about Guy's latest book, How To Fix A Broken Heart. Heartbreak is a topic that is often misunderstood and trivialized. This conversation offers new tools and guidance for healing from heartbreak. We hope you get as much out of this conversation as we did!