Rachel chats about how to maintain a healthy long-term relationship in the forms of romantic competence, EQ, and emotional regulation. She then welcomes intimacy coach Amy Color who helps men with intimacy blocks and the two of them chat about porn addiction and male intimacy. 

Episode Notes:

Conversation with Amy begins at 00:12:08 .

Follow Amy:

Website: https://www.amycolor.com/ 

Amy’s TEDx Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=4s&v=UkQ6FBltdYU 

Book: The Huddle: How to Score in Sex & Love, by Amy Color (2021): https://www.amycolor.com/the-huddle-book 

The Intimacy Game Plan Program: https://amycolor-scheduling.as.me/TalkToAmy 

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amycolorintimacycoach 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amycolor.intimacycoach/ 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv0kUopMmi3gxuoTE2SXd2w 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/IntimateWithAmy 

Discussed in this episode: 

Another great TEDx Talk on the subject of porn addiction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbYWKVAeu6Y&list=WL&index=30 

CNBC, “We’ve studied over 30,000 couples—here are 6 phrases you’ll hear in the most successful relationships”, by Dr. John Gottman and Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman (January 30, 2024): https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/30/psychologists-say-the-happiest-couples-in-successful-relationships-always-use-these-phrases.html 

Forbes, “A Psychologist Explains What It Means To Have ‘Romantic Competence’”, by Mark Travers (February 4, 2024): https://www.forbes.com/sites/traversmark/2024/02/04/a-psychologist-explains-what-it-means-to-have-romantic-competence/?sh=16f954fc39ae 

Therapytips.org “Relationship Satisfaction Scale”, by Jourdan Travers, LCSW (October 10, 2023):  https://therapytips.org/personality-tests/relationship-satisfaction-scale

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Podcast artwork by Yogesh Nankar (Design by Dreamers).

Intro and Outro music by John Bartmann.