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Dr. Laurie Watson [00:01:37]:
Welcome to the School of love.

George Faller [00:01:39]:
Let’s do it. Our chance to break down the therapy process so you can do it at home without a therapist.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:01:46]:
Okay, George, we’re on recess in the School of love, and we get to talk about some spicy stuff. Today we’ve got 12 sex questions for couples.

George Faller [00:01:55]:
Conversation starters for sex. Who’s got it better than us? Laurie, Bring it on.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:02:02]:
Okay. Welcome to Foreplay sex therapy. I’m Dr. Laurie Watson, your sex therapist.

George Faller [00:02:10]:
And I’m George Faller, your couples therapist.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:02:12]:
We are here to talk about sex.

George Faller [00:02:14]:
Our mission is to help couples talk about sex in ways that incorporate their body, their mind, and their hearts.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:02:22]:
And we have a little bit of fun doing it right G?

George Faller [00:02:26]:
Listen, and let’s change some relationships.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:02:28]:
Okay, so we’ve got these questions from the Knot, which is kind of the big marriage site where people register and learn all kinds of things about weddings and where their events can be. And they have a registry, and they’re a really big Deal. And now they’re trying to help people with sex, which is cool. And we’re going to help people with sex in our October retreat. Sign up on our website for a whole day of sex on October 4th. We’re going to talk and share with you and your partner. It’s totally private.

George Faller [00:02:58]:
A whole day on sex, huh, Laurie?

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:03:00]:
A pursuer’s dream day talking about sex.

George Faller [00:03:05]:
Well, that’s why, I think that’s the hardest thing is sometimes bringing it up. And that’s why having questions. Internet’s a great resource. You can kind of find little questions to start a conversation. With all these conversations, it’s. It’s less about the answers and more about the process. Right. We’re trying to open up space to be curious with each other.

George Faller [00:03:24]:
Once you start recognizing you’re getting defensive and triggered. And then these questions can lead to the negative cycle which we’re trying to avoid. Like, really, you gotta have the right time and both people gotta want to have these conversations.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:03:36]:
Exactly. So question number one. What’s your favorite body part? That’s an intimate question.

George Faller [00:03:44]:
What if you have multiple favorite body parts?

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:03:47]:
One and two, Nancy and Maria. Yeah, but that really would be healthy self esteem if you have multiple parts that you like about your body. And how, how intimate and kind of vulnerable to share with your partner what you like best about your body or.

George Faller [00:04:06]:
What you like best about your partner’s body.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:04:08]:
And another way to look at that. Exactly. I mean, this is such a great conversation starter. You can go ahead and tell your partner what you love about them and their body.

George Faller [00:04:19]:
I think sometimes hearing couples talk about this, right. They’re surprised by the answers. Like, I love your eyes. Or you know, I love. I had somebody say I love your elbows. How does that come from? Like, it’s, it’s oftentimes we never talk about these things. Right. So don’t just assume it’s the, you know, the butt, the boobs, the penis, you know, they just those spots that there’s.

George Faller [00:04:47]:
The body is a beautiful thing. There’s so many areas that we might enjoy. And this could be an awesome way to start a conversation.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:04:55]:
Oh yeah. And a sexy way to start a conversation. I imagine if you’re in a good place and you go through all of these questions, you can be ready.

George Faller [00:05:05]:
I think a lot of times too, we hear couples like, you might not like parts of your body that your partner incredibly loves.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:05:13]:
Right.

George Faller [00:05:13]:
You might think, oh, that’s a little bit. Put on a little bit of weight. And your partner’s like, that’s the favorite part of your body. So sometimes we could kind of correct some of our own misperceptions that we have about ourselves.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:05:27]:
Yeah. I know a woman who lost significant weight, but her partner is like, oh, you know, I really like a little more padding. She could put a little more back on. And she smiles and giggles. But, you know, it’s basically, he’s showing her his acceptance of her, you know, in whatever shape. So that’s fun. So fun. Okay, how do you determine question number two? How do you determine a good sexual experience? I think we should do an entire training on this because it’s so.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:06:02]:
People rate this so differently. It’s really an important question, you know, do you both have to have orgasms? Do you?

George Faller [00:06:10]:
I’m always surprised as a therapist, how little language people have around positive affect. Right. It’s like, something feels good, and then you try to get them to put words to that, and they really don’t have words because we don’t get a lot of practice. So this is great practice. What is it that I actually do like? Is it the orgasm? Is it the touch? Is it the space? Is it the losing myself? Is the relaxation? Is it feeling calm? Is it feeling hopeful? Is it feeling like there’s so many things that could be here that most couples just never put words for? So, you know, what makes it good? What have people told you that makes it good?

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:06:50]:
Yeah, I think sometimes somebody will say, what is really good for me is when it’s good for you. Which is a beautiful thing to hear, but also kind of trying to figure out inside also what makes it good for them. It’s, you know, some of it is pleasing a partner, and some of it may be in yourself what. What is so pleasurable, what feels good? I mean, all of that is important to share, too. I did have somebody say a male sexual pursuer recently said, you know, what makes it good for me is when it’s good for her. And, you know, he didn’t have to orgasm or anything. It was just truly unselfish. But I think, too, we know that sometimes people, they can get trapped in that pleasing place.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:07:40]:
Right. And then they get worried about, were you pleased? Were you pleasured? What was it like for you? And then they don’t really know what is good for them. And so we want people to know both parts. It’s good to want to please.

George Faller [00:07:55]:
Exactly. And to make that as explicit as possible. Like, I like how you were interested in me. I like the attention that you gave me. Yeah, I like. I like feeling super Connected to you, I like. And then you can see how there’s so many different forms of what can be good. A good is too vague of a word.

George Faller [00:08:14]:
Like, yeah, that was good. What was good about it? Like, when you take the time to actually name that, it’s easier to replicate complicated. It’s like, you know, I really like when we have that time before sex to really talk and to feel connected and ease into it. And then I find myself relaxed. And when I’m relaxed, I can take risks that I normally can’t take. And then when I can take risks and you respond to those risks and you, like, read me, like, all of a sudden, we get to a level of intimacy that we never normally can’t get to. Right. So kind of track the sequences of what feels good to start telling a story.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:08:48]:
Yeah. Yeah. Nice. I like all of that. And wouldn’t that be something lovely to hear sort of inside your partner’s mind? What. What is so good?

George Faller [00:08:59]:
Yeah, yeah.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:09:01]:
We probably truncate that because all of us are a little bit awkward about talking about these things.

George Faller [00:09:08]:
You don’t want to talk about it beforehand. It puts pressure. You don’t want to talk about afterwards because you’re in the afterglow. Like, we never have a time to actually talk about what’s good. So this is another great question.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:09:20]:
Yeah. So good. Okay. Is there anything, number three, is there anything I’m not doing in bed that you would like me to do? So this is basically asking for, what are your partner’s turn ons, and are you missing any of them? You know, what turns you on? What could I do that would help? What am I not doing that you would really like me to do more of?

George Faller [00:09:48]:
Give me feedback. You don’t have to protect me. Like, I want you to express what you need. So this is your chance to tell me you like being spanked. All right, let’s. You know, I know that you want your foot massaged, you want your ears rubbed. I mean, who knows the things that turn us all on. Right? And so often we want to protect our partner, not hurt their feelings because we’re telling them we’re doing something wrong.

George Faller [00:10:11]:
No, this is our partner asking for the feedback. It’s like I’m focusing on you. I want to know what I’m doing or not doing that I can shift and change because I want you to have a better sexual experience. Like, that’s. That’s good partnering.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:10:24]:
Yeah. So often I do hear women talk about clitoral stimulation, and I think a lot of men do understand that, but maybe they don’t understand it, particularly for that woman. And the woman will often say, you know, actually you do it as I get excited, you do it faster. And so I need you to stay slow or you’re actually a little bit low and I need you to be higher or, you know, all of that. It would just be, it is explicit instruction, but so important. I love what you just said. That would be something so great to hear. Like, I don’t want you to protect me in bed. I want you to tell me, you know, what really is for you, what lives for you, what goes on on your body. Yeah.

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George Faller [00:14:13]:
All right, number four. Do you like to feel in control during sex or would you prefer I take control? How do you feel on that spectrum? And again, we can shift and change, but this is trying to make something explicit again.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:14:31]:
Right.

George Faller [00:14:32]:
A lot of people, they’re so in control of all areas of their life that sex is the one place where they actually want to give up control.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:14:38]:
Sure.

George Faller [00:14:39]:
And for others, it’s reversed. It’s like this is the one area I actually want to be calling the shots. Right. So, yeah.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:14:47]:
And like Esther Perel says. Right. Sex is not politically correct. I mean, we may like things in bed that we wouldn’t like in the boardroom. And that’s okay. You know, there’s kind of primitive parts of ourselves that, especially when it comes to control that turn us on or don’t turn us on.

George Faller [00:15:06]:
I love that. And sex is supposed to be a playground. We’re supposed to play and touch parts of ourselves that might not come out in the seriousness of life and all our responsibilities. It’s our chance to fantasize and do things a little bit differently, to tap into parts of ourselves we normally don’t express. So we want to see some more range in the bedroom. And this is another one of those questions. Just trying to tap into that.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:15:30]:
Exactly. Exactly.

George Faller [00:15:33]:
So number six, where do you like to be touched? Is there anywhere you don’t like to be touched? Again, looking for that specific feedback sometimes where you don’t want it is just as important as where you do want it.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:15:47]:
Yeah, exactly. I’m inundated right now in my practice with nursing mothers. And they have all kinds of different feelings about their nipples. You know, some of them are breastfeeding and their nipples have high sensitivity. And it isn’t that they don’t want them to be touched, but maybe it’s like different. Or some of them say, yeah, don’t touch their. And some of them say, no, no, it’s finally something that really is erotic, you know, so they do want to be touched there. And I mean, there’s different changes in our lifestyle or in our life phases too, that where we, you know, maybe you knew everything in the beginning and now you don’t.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:16:24]:
And so wherever you are in your sex life, wherever you are in your journey together, these are great questions, you know, to recheck in.

George Faller [00:16:32]:
I remember working with a couple, and the husband, that was his go to move, he would go down and start to, you know, make love to her breasts. And it worked great until she was a mom. And then she was like, oh, my God, it feels like you’re my child. It became what was a gas pedal became a break. And he doesn’t know he’s doing the same thing he’s always done. But she’s changed, right? We all change. So being able to touch base with each other is super important. What do you like?

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:17:01]:
So important?

George Faller [00:17:02]:
What do you don’t like?

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:17:03]:
Right. Where do you like to be touched? Is there anything you don’t like to be touched? Yeah.

George Faller [00:17:10]:
All right, let’s come back and do the next six.

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Dr. Laurie Watson [00:18:48]:
I know a lot of men have premature ejaculation the first time they have sex, and they kind of get anxious ever after, and then they have this pattern of premature ejaculation. And I know women who have painful experiences and they don’t learn to relax. They don’t learn to ask for what they need. Maybe they’re sort of just getting over their virginity, you know, so to speak. So they have a quick night in college with a frat house or something, but they don’t really have a meaningful experience or something where there’s an exchange.

George Faller [00:19:20]:
Yeah, this was one of the big takeaways when I started working with Laurie. Like, this is such an important. So many women have negative first experiences. Right. And that. That starts to teach their body. You don’t feel safe and bad things could happen. So you need a vigilance and anxiety that’s part of the sexual encounter.

George Faller [00:19:41]:
Like, wouldn’t it be nice to have that information? I love when partners can talk about not feeling safe and what they need to feel safe. Right. Because once you can reduce fear, it’s so much easier for everything else to work.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:19:55]:
Yeah. And so many women have been molested or date raped or raped. And so this could be a very explosive question and difficult question. I think I would change this if I were having a sexy time with my partner to say was, you know, what was the first consensual time like, you know, so we’re not necessarily talking about trauma, though, of course, if trauma is present and you don’t really know that, you need to know that for sure. And certainly boys are molested as well. But I think for sexy time, first consensual time, was it possible?

George Faller [00:20:32]:
And if you’re going to ask this question, you got to be ready for the timing to not be right to have sex. Then if it opens up an emotional can of worms, right. Then the mission is that, right, you want. You need to be there for your partner to listen to Their story. You might be the first person who’s ever heard their story of what hasn’t worked.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:20:51]:
So true. And I know so many couples who have been married for a long time who haven’t told each other this. You know, they haven’t talked about this.

George Faller [00:21:01]:
And you’re right. A lot of men, their first encounter, there’s shame attached to it. It’s like, you know, they didn’t perform. They were too quick. It was like, you know, so they. They try to nonchalantly say it’s no big deal, which is more of that avoidance strategy. It’s like, I’m not. Don’t really want to get into it, which is giving us good information.

George Faller [00:21:21]:
And we wonder why sex then becomes something they don’t have a lot of words for. Because in that first encounter, they’re already not finding their words.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:21:29]:
Mm. Maybe never have and never been asked. I do think, you know, people don’t ask these questions. It’s so good.

George Faller [00:21:40]:
Okay. I just came from my medical for the fire department, and the doctor was talking to me and found out a little bit about what I did and was asking about mental health. And she said, george, you’d be amazed. Nobody asked these guys how they’re doing. And she just asked, like, how you doing with your retirement? How are you doing with the job? And she’s like, I can’t believe how many guys, like, have huge emotions. And they say that you’re the first person who’s ever asked. We go through life every day, and people don’t ask about our days.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:22:13]:
Yeah.

George Faller [00:22:14]:
So, again, this is another one of those curious questions that could go deep. Right?

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:22:19]:
Yeah, that’s. Did you pass with flying colors? Tell us that.

George Faller [00:22:27]:
I don’t know about flying colors, but I passed.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:22:31]:
It’s just a physical. You don’t have to, like, lug a heavy tire across a parking lot or something.

George Faller [00:22:37]:
No.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:22:40]:
That’S good. Okay. So number eight. What puts you in the mood to have sex? Oh, my gosh. I think we’re going to change everybody’s life with this one. Right. What’s the magic formula?

George Faller [00:22:54]:
I’m waiting, too, to hear what Lori has to say.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:22:57]:
A lot of women say time away. You know, we got to be out of the house, relax time. So maybe vacation and a lot of attention, you know, that they’ve spent that their partner has really given them quite a bit of attention. That. That’s kind of the magic formula. That’s the vacation sex formula. But, of course, how do you replicate that on Thursday night? I don’t think you do on Thursday. I think Thursday night is a vibrator and a quickie.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:23:28]:
I mean, that’s my game. This is like weekend sex maybe with that formula because it requires more time and most of us don’t have that kind of time. But I don’t know what puts you in the mood. A lot of men would say, I.

George Faller [00:23:43]:
Think a lot of men, it’s, it’s. No, but I think they like when their partner is more sexual. They often know that. Yeah. That we like to talk about, check in and during the day and talk about the kids and all that. And that’s part of feeling connected and that’s nice. But sometimes they actually puts them in a mood is something a bit more erotic, something a bit more sexual. So that little flirting beforehand, saying, you know, you’re downstairs in the kitchen, you know, I can’t wait to get you upstairs, like those, those sexual comments really kind of can prime that kind of male physiology.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:24:18]:
Sure. So to speak. Yeah, yeah, I know. And for women too. I, you know, I was getting dressed this morning, my husband said something about my body and it was like, oh man, that was just. What are you doing tonight, buddy? You know, it’s so easy, so great. So that can work in reverse too. Definitely.

George Faller [00:24:38]:
But even taking the time, how many people never name what puts them in a mood? They expect their partner to be a mind reader or they really just don’t know themselves. It’s like the weather. It kind of changes, but we’re not really sure. Well, take the time to really figure out what, what. I, I was in a mood last night. What was it that got me in a mood? I mean really finding the answers to these questions and sharing that it sends such clearer signals to each other. I mean, to me that’s the biggest problem that I see with couples. It’s very indirect, confusing, convoluted signals that are being sent and they just keep missing each other.

George Faller [00:25:13]:
Right. And the simpler, the basic of any therapy is trying to get people to send clear signals. So again, this, what, what puts us in a mood is another way of sending a clearer signal and also kind.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:25:24]:
Of what gets us out of the mood. I, I think we need to do an episode, George, on mindfulness because you know, those distracting thoughts, the self critical thoughts, the, the woman talk inside their head that you like, don’t go through, you know, I mean all of that can just put a huge damper on your sex. Sexy mood.

George Faller [00:25:45]:
Yeah. Yep. Lots of breaks.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:25:48]:
Lots of breaks.

George Faller [00:25:48]:
All right, next one. Do you feel satisfied with your sex life? If so what is it if not why? Right. Again, another just starter of a conversation. We know sexual discrepancy is pretty much there with everybody. One wants it more or less and trying to get on the same page. But overall, are you satisf with your sex life? If so, can you celebrate that? If not, we know you have good reasons. Can you start identifying those reasons so you can start making progress? Right. Start working through that.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:26:19]:
And I think, you know, even if you’re a sexual pursuer and you’re not, you know, maybe the frequency isn’t there or intensity isn’t there, but your partner says, I really am. I am satisfied getting curious about that. Like what makes it good for you, what. What is satisfying about it to you. And maybe you’ll learn some depth about them, about how they take in those experiences and kind of make use of them, metabolize them and adds to the satisfaction of the relationship that you can learn from. Because I think that frantic part and the sexual pursuer sometimes doesn’t let themselves be satisfied when there’s a good encounter.

George Faller [00:27:04]:
Yep. Makes sense.

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George Faller [00:28:06]:
All right, number 10. We’re getting there. Laurie. Okay, which of your past sexual encounters do you think about?

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:28:14]:
It’s which of our past sexual encounters. Right. Which. Okay, so I like that emphasis because it builds attachment between the couple. Right. They. They’re going to share something sexy about each other. And so there’s no threat in this.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:28:30]:
Yeah, I think that’s really good.

George Faller [00:28:32]:
That doesn’t mean if you have past partners, we can learn from that, too. But that’s. I do like this, too. Like what? Is it? This is, again, how we become clear about our moods and our longings. Right. It’s like, yeah, that sex we had in Hawaii was amazing. What made it so amazing, if you think about it? And this has given us that information around what is optimal sex, what great lovers do, high levels of engagement, vulnerability. They take risks.

George Faller [00:28:59]:
You know, they communicate. So many things are probably happening when you think about those great past encounters with your partner.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:29:07]:
Yeah. And we know that, you know, one of the questions that therapists ask couples is, how did you fall in love? You know, it’s kind of an early question you ask when you’re trying to get to know them, and it actually primes them to feel love. And so I imagine if you’re asking each other, you know, like, which past encounter do you like the best between us? It kind of primes the two of you to, like, feel sexy and like, oh, yeah, we could do that again, or that was so great. Or, you know, and maybe they have multiple encounters they could talk about and who’d be ready after that. For sure.

George Faller [00:29:43]:
Yeah. Yeah. And you might also have Mrs. In these sexual encounters.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:29:48]:
Yeah.

George Faller [00:29:48]:
You know, I had a partner. The wife came home in a raincoat and nothing underneath, and she just said, let’s do it. And the husband was just not in the mindset, had such stressful day, and kind of rejected her. That was it. Kind of shut that part down. So, yeah, just trying to. The goal. The mission of going back into past is to get good information, not to just fight again.

George Faller [00:30:12]:
It’s to just try to understand what do we miss or what really worked in that encounter. So we can replicate that and pull that forward.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:30:19]:
Yeah. Because maybe he wants her to wear that raincoat now, you know, and if it could be repaired, it would be, you know, so great. Yeah, exactly.

George Faller [00:30:29]:
All right. Number 11.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:30:30]:
Okay.

George Faller [00:30:30]:
Do you prefer your sexual partner to be gentle or vigorous and strong? Caveman. Or do you want.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:30:39]:
I love your different voices. You’re so good at that. Gentle or vigorous? Yeah, that’s good.

George Faller [00:30:47]:
I like the caveman better, but I’m trying to think the gentle image of, like, this really sensitive lover, and you could want them both in the same. Same act, right?

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:31:00]:
Yeah.

George Faller [00:31:00]:
At different points. But how do you communicate those wants? You were saying that earlier, like, the wife sometimes was speeding up and getting too vigorous too fast with. She wanted a little bit slower. And sometimes I think people can be too slow, like they’re trying to be gentle or somebody, like, they. They want to get revved up, and they need you to kind of turn that up again. So, hey, listen, you got to be able to communicate, and this is probably the hardest part of. Of making love is sending those clear signals change.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:31:27]:
I had a guy who talked about the different parts of his sexual self, and he was not an initiator. He actually liked sex, but he had these parts inside that kind of thought he had to be gentle, thought he had to, you know, be always appropriate. And then he had the caveman inside, and he said, you know, the caveman thinks about sex all day long and thinks dirty thoughts. And his wife kind of looked over at him and said, can I have sex with the caveman? You know? So fun.

George Faller [00:31:59]:
I like that she could ask for it.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:32:01]:
Yeah, it was. It was the best. Best session.

George Faller [00:32:03]:
It’s a good line.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:32:04]:
Yeah, it was a good line. Exactly. Okay. Are there other sexual activities you want us to explore, such as phone sex? Oh, so, yeah, this is. You’re bringing up something or checking in.

George Faller [00:32:21]:
Yeah. This is, again, the novelty. You know, you want to watch a porn. Do you want to take a gummy? Do you want to, like, what’s the external stuff that could spice things up? And that’s a healthy thing. You can get on the same page. Right. And both people are looking for a little something different. And can we talk about that?

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:32:40]:
And I think, you know, when maybe you have a good sex life and you kind of have the routine, you know, what works, you do the thing that works, and boom, you’re good. But this exploration piece is kind of fun. And just asking, is there anything you think about, anything you want to do you’ve heard about.

George Faller [00:32:59]:
Yeah, I had a wife. They asked this question, and the wife wanted to try some bondage. The husband’s, like, brain popped. He’s like, what are you talking about? You don’t even seem like you want to have sex, and now you want bondage. But she was able to tap into something different inside of herself that came out and just gave them more to engage with. So who knows what the answer to all these questions are? We’re just inviting you to be curious with each other. Yeah. And see what happens.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:33:25]:
It’s so powerful. Right. Because some of her eroticism somehow or another maybe blocked when she was just responsive. But if she was somehow or another psychologically or physically restrained, it was like she could let that part go and. And unpacking that and understanding it so important to maybe tap into the deeper stuff. So this is. This has been a fun segment. I like this.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:33:50]:
12 questions to. Let’s see. We’re going to Put it on our website. 12 sex questions for couples.

George Faller [00:33:57]:
And if you want to add a couple more, feel free to do it. Everyone.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:34:02]:
Thanks for listening.

George Faller [00:34:04]:
Keep it hot, y’all.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:34:05]:
So some of you are interested in our work. We want to tell you where we are, what we’re doing. First thing is our couples retreat coming up in October. Right, George?

George Faller [00:34:14]:
October 4th. Yes. Online. This is a chance to just spend a little time with your partner. We guarantee you’re going to come kind of come out of that training with more things to talk about sexually. Yep.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:34:26]:
And we’ve got an early bird special right now, so take us up on it and join us for a day of talking about sex.

George Faller [00:34:32]:
And for therapists, we have two trainings coming up. We have one in September 18 to 20 in Las Vegas, where Lori and I will just be kind of brainstorming and really pushing the leading edges of kind of EFT and the sexual cycle. We’re excited about that. And then in January 23rd to 25th, we’re coming to Nashville in person to do three days of really kind of breaking down this process. And again, I think this should be mandatory for all therapists to just kind of have more confidence in knowing what to do and work with the sexual cycle.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:35:04]:
Yeah, we’ve already had lots of signups for that. By the way, George, people are also taking advantage of that early bird special. You know, we want supervisors to come. We’re giving half off to the supervisors. So please join us so that we can kind of get on the same page and understand and develop EFT further. There’s going to be two days of lecture and exercises, and then a day maybe with a live and, you know, working on your tapes and your stuck places. And we’re going to go down to the Honky Tonk and have dinner together and have some fun.

George Faller [00:35:38]:
Have some fun.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:35:39]:
Have some fun. Yeehaw.

George Faller [00:35:41]:
Yeehaw. And for all you listeners, again, if you have a community and you want Laurie and I to come out and give a specialized training on sex, and again, I think this is so important for anybody seeing couples. Then, you know, reach out to us and let’s continue to spread this message.

Dr. Laurie Watson [00:35:58]:
Yeehaw.

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