Owning Your Sexual Self

245. How & When to Breakup with Dr. Aly Ash

Rachel Maine

Hey, hey! Welcome back to the Owning Your Sexual Self podcast! I am so thrilled to welcome back Dr Aly Ash! She’s a Stanford lecturer, author, and the founder of TurnON Love, and she has such a gift for turning life’s hardest moments into opportunities for growth. In this episode we’re talking about breakups; how to handle them with grace, how to process the grief without getting stuck in it, and how to reconnect to yourself and your pleasure after a relationship ends.

In this episode:

  • Why breakups can feel so intense on both a physiological and emotional level
  • How to know when a relationship is no longer serving you
  • Why clarity about your needs and values matters before and during relationships
  • What to focus on in the early stages of healing instead of rushing the process
  • Ways to reconnect to pleasure and your body after a breakup
  • What healthy no contact can look like and when staying friends is realistic
  • Why ending a relationship can sometimes be the most loving thing you do for yourself and your partner

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