the little black fish
the little black fish - Season 1: Moving from contraction to expansion and connection. Dr. Sara Nasserzadeh is a world-renowned social psychologist and psychotherapist. She has worked in 40 countries to help individuals, couples, leaders and communities from bedroom to the boardrooms. Growing up her nickname was the little black fish for her deep curiosity to look beyond what was obvious and available. As “the little black fish” she takes you along to streams that are novel and overlooked. Along the way you will connect with parts of yourself that were forgotten, acquire new lenses to view people and the world around you anew and collect wisdom that help with your relationships on many fronts. This podcast is a compilation of unfiltered dialogues between Dr.Sara and various thought leaders around the world.
Episodes
18 episodes
Enhancing Couples' Sexuality- Bonus episode
In this dialogue Dr. McCarty is joining me from North Carolina today to bring us wisdom on the power dynamic of couples as it relates to sexual desire across life span and very practical and solid tools as how to manage them and even solve them...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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46:49
Moving from Racial Literacy to Becoming an Antiracist
"I am the therapist, yet my white clients don't shy away from advising me". When you are in the position of privilege you don't see how it shows up in all your interactions. In this dialogue I had the pleasure to have an insightful dialogue wit...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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43:54
The Science and Art of Self-Care | Dr. Emily Nagoski | Easthampton, MA
Today I am in dialogue with my dear friend and colleague Dr. Emily Nagoski. This episode is different than any other. I honestly didn’t know how to introduce it rather than extend a heartfelt invitation to you all to listen to her and listen we...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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52:16
Debunking Sexual Desire | Dr. Lori Brotto | Vancouver, BC
In this dialogue I am in conversation with my dear colleague Dr. Lori Brotto from Vancuver, Canada to debunk myths around sexual desire. Lori has a unique position as a researcher and a clinician to translate scientific data into practical tool...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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39:59
Arranged Marriages, American Style | Professor Pepper Schwartz | Seattle, WA
Today, I am in dialogue with my dear colleague and New Times Best Selling author, professor Pepper Schwartz. Pepper is an inspiration for many who work in the field of sexuality and relationships. As a sociologist at the university of Washingto...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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47:24
Education Redefined | John Doran | Dublin, Ireland
In this dialogue, John Doran the author of “A way to wellbeing” joins me from Ireland to discuss education during and post pandemic. John offers an optimistic view by inviting us to embrace adverse events. He says: “what you meet and greet will...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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41:06
Cyber Infidelity | Dr. Marlene Wasserman | Cape Town, South Africa
In this dialogue, Marlene joins me from Cape Town, South Africa as we discuss Cyber Infidelity and her experience of navigating dilemmas that have occurred in working with the controversial dating site, Ashley Madison. Marlene is a...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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47:22
Hope Focus | Sebastian Rich | Cyprus
In this dialogue Sebastian and I have a transparent conversation about making connections through preserving human dignity and seeing people for all that they are and not what they are expected to be portrayed as. Sebastian is a wo...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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36:50
Black Sexuality & Your Relationship with Your Skin | Dr. James Wadley | New Jersey, USA
I am in dialogue with my dear friend and colleague Dr. James Wadley to speak about our relationship with our skin. Skin is what we hold the closest to us and for some of us it becomes the most confusing and conflict-ridden relationship. The mos...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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37:23
Being Transformed and Transferred through Technology | Gaymon Bennett | Phoenix, AZ
In this dialogue, Gaymon and I examine the question of how technology is shaping our identities and the way we relate its use to life, ourselves, and others around us. We talk about the importance of ‘space and place’ to make us grounded, and t...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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47:53
Sex, Sleep and Coupledom | Dr. Britney Blair | San Francisco, CA
In this dialogue Dr. Blair and I talk about relationships with sleep and discuss how feelings about bedrooms, beds, and bed-partners can impact the quality of sleep. In our society, there is a stigma against couples that sleep in separate beds....
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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32:36
Surviving Harvey Weinstein | Rowena Chiu | San Francisco Bay Area, CA
In today’s episode, I engage in a dialogue with Rowena Chiu who was one of the critical figures who came forward, and vocalized her experience with Harvey Weinstein’s sex scandal. In this intimate and sensitive conversation, Rowena talks ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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41:36
Wellbeing and the Ethical Sellout | Dr. Inge Hansen | Palo Alto, CA
In this two-part discussion, Dr. Hansen and I talk about shifts in mental health approaches and offer suggestions to help reframe the subtle yet strategic outcomes. In the beginning portion of our discussion, Dr. Hansen wears her hat as the dir...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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42:55
Drinking in Lockdown & Beyond | Professor Paul Wallace | London, UK
Alcohol has a long known history of serving the way we celebrate, cope, and socialize across many societies. Some individuals have a rather healthy relationship with it, some are struggling to keep the balance, and some are neutral. Alcohol con...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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52:55
Sex and the Lockdown | Doortje Braeken | The Netherlands
Tackling the role and meaning of sex during the lockdown, Doortje and I speak about the meaning and role of sex in times of high anxiety and despair. Working with couples across the world over the past two decades, I’ve noticed that sex is one ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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27:32
Resilience Redefined | Adina Glickman | San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Adina is the founder of Stanford’s Resilience Project. She has worked with highly accomplished and ambitious students for years to help them learn, adapt, and excel. Adina and I engaged in this dialogue to discuss the dilemmas parents and their...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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38:31
Introducing "the little black fish" podcast
the little black fish: Moving from contraction to expansion and connection. Dr. Sara Nasserzadeh is a world-renowned social psychologist and psychotherapist. She has worked in 40 countries to help individuals, couples, leaders and ...
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Living Losses | Julia Samuel, MBE | London, UK
Julia worked with unimaginable form of loss for the past 25 years (loss of children). She has several pearls of wisdom to share with us in this time of uncertainty when one cannot imagine a tomorrow (literally). In this dialogue, Julia ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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