Still doing dinner and a movie for date night? If so, this episode is for you. Dr. Meghna Mahambrey shares common mistakes couples make when planning date nights, then offers evidence-based tips for upgrading your date nights to create more fun, connection, and intimacy. This season, Meghna is joined by her husband, Andy Kuss, who shares a male perspective along with anecdotes from their marriage. Topics we explore in this episode: Why high quality date nights are important in your relationship ...
Apr 05, 2024•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Are you curious about what it takes to make a marriage last? If so, this episode is for you. Dr. Meghna Mahambrey shares her personal story surrounding marriage as she went from a formerly skeptical single to a happily married mother, then shares 5 evidence-based tips for a high-quality, long-lasting marriage. This season, Meghna is joined by her husband, Andy Kuss, who shares a male perspective along with anecdotes from their marriage. Topics we explore in this episode: Why modern singles may q...
Mar 28, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Do you ever wonder if you and your partner are having enough sex? If so, this episode is for you. Dr. Meghna Mahambrey shares common questions and concerns she hears from clients about their sex lives, then offers valuable insight and concrete advice for listeners experiencing similar struggles. This season, Meghna is joined by her husband, Andy Kuss, who shares a male perspective along with anecdotes from their marriage. Topics we explore in this episode: Mismatched sex drives is a common probl...
Mar 15, 2024•36 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Relationships are the single most important thing to us, yet we rarely receive any formal education on what it takes to make a relationship happy and healthy. In this episode, Dr. Meghna Mahambrey invites therapist and author Diane Strausser, an expert on relationships and couples dynamics, to share her secrets to building and maintaining successful relationships. Touching on topics such as being proactive, honoring differences, spending quality time together, and utilizing mindfulness in confli...
Feb 01, 2022•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast Comprehensive, medically accurate, pleasure-based sex education is something we all need but rarely have access to. Join Dr. Meghna Mahambrey in exploring this topic with Erica Butler, founder of Happ E. Sextalk who has been using her voice to educate her community about sexuality in an open and affirming way. In addition to touching on how sex education can be used to combat health disparities within the black community, Erica sheds light on some of the many things lacking in traditional sex ed...
Jan 04, 2022•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ethical non-monogamy is a hot topic these days. More and more people are growing curious about it or sharing their experiences, leaving us all wondering about what it means, how it works, and why people do it. In this episode, Dr. Meghna Mahambrey interviews Dr. Michelle Vaughan, a researcher and therapist focusing on LGBTQ+ and consensually non-monogamous issues. Together, they'll answer all of your burning questions by discussing different ways to practice ethical non-monogamy, key values...
Jul 01, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast There are a million ways to experience love. In this episode, Dr. Meghna Mahambrey has a conversation with Dr. Lisa Diamond, Professor of Psychology and Gender Studies at University of Utah, who provides compelling insight into current conversations within the LGBTQ+ community regarding the intersection of love, gender, and sexuality. This enlightening episode touches on topics such as social and gender norms in same-gender relationships, sexual orientation and fluidity, asexuality, and the role...
Jun 01, 2021•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast What do wedding ceremonies and marriage mean and look like to you? In this episode, Dr. Meghna Mahambrey invites Amy Miracle, a pastor at Broad Street Presbyterian Church in Columbus, OH, to delve into unique features of modern marriages relative to more traditional unions of past generations. Amy has officiated weddings for almost 30 years, bringing knowledgeable perspective on topics such as pre-marital counseling, the impact of COVID-19 on the way we wed, and the importance of sex in marriage...
May 01, 2021•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast What does emotional intelligence really look like in romantic relationships? Andy Kuss is a graduate of the Next Level emotional intelligence training program and partner to host Dr. Meghna Mahambrey. They have learned individually and together what emotional intelligence is all about, and they have gone through the deep personal work necessary to achieve it. Listen to their honest firsthand account of the importance of emotional intelligence and how they’ve built an emotionally intelligent rela...
Apr 01, 2021•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Conflict is inevitable and necessary in romantic relationships, but it can only strengthen them when we maintain healthy communication patterns. In this episode, Dr. Meghna Mahambrey interviews Dr. Renda Ross, associate professor and clinical social worker specializing in couples’ therapy, to help you discover where there's room for improvement in your relationships. Learn what the most common communication issues in relationships are, how to build better communication habits, and how to re...
Mar 01, 2021•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Looking for the key to unlocking greater sexual pleasure? Join Dr. Meghna Mahambrey in learning valuable tools from Briana Cribeyer, an author and intimacy coach helping people connect with their mind and body to improve sexual satisfaction and overall wellbeing. Learn about the variety of different ways in which pleasure can be experienced, and how pleasure can be expanded both for ourselves and for our partners by identifying desires, fears, and boundaries. Dr. Meghna Mahambrey is the founder ...
Feb 01, 2021•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast One of the biggest hurdles in many relationships is bringing each other’s differences together to handle money. Financial decisions and burdens become much easier to handle once we understand how to tackle the topic of money with our significant others. In this episode, Dr. Meghna Mahambrey interviews Jonathan Groleau, a personal financial planner, to explore how to make money an opportunity for relationship growth instead of a dreaded topic. Dr. Meghna Mahambrey is the founder of SPARK Relation...
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