Ditch the “Shoulds”: How Feminism Improves Your Love Life with Kara Loewentheil

Update: 2024-07-16

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Research shows that gender socialization plays out most rigidly in our intimate relationships. How do we learn to separate our thoughts and actions from our socialization? In this episode, podcaster, author, and feminist coach Kara Loewentheil joins Dr. Alexandra for an expansive conversation that confronts the ways in which patriarchy influences our thoughts, beliefs, and actions.

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Take Back Your Brain: How a Sexist Society Gets in Your Head--And How to Get It Out a New York Times Bestseller by Kara Loewentheil

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Ditch the “Shoulds”: How Feminism Improves Your Love Life with Kara Loewentheil

Dr. Alexandra Solomon, Kara Loewentheil

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Ditch the “Shoulds”: How Feminism Improves Your Love Life with Kara Loewentheil

Dr. Alexandra Solomon, Kara Loewentheil

Ditch the “Shoulds”: How Feminism Improves Your Love Life with Kara Loewentheil