For most of us, the majority of our lives, and the way our culture is structured as a whole, is about maintaining these cis-hetero-patriarchal-ableist standards about who is valid and who is worthy. And to get to the top of that rung you have to be as close to a rich-white-straight-abled man, generally who is Christian, as you possibly can be.
That’s how a lot of this starts: the things that we criticize people for a lot, particularly when they are young, are the thing that makes them disruptive to those systems, the things that make them more challenging to control, more challenging to extract labor from.
– Dr. Liz Powell
How can great sex change the world? Where does our inner critic come from? How can we break out internalized shame from not doing enough and being productive enough?
Find out in this week’s episode of The Learn to Love Podcast, where your host Zach Beach interviews sex educator, speaker, and therapist, Dr. Liz Powell on loving yourself instead of punishing yourself.
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about Dr. Liz Powell
Dr. Liz believes that great sex can change the world. They are on a mission to help you have more meaningful, pleasurable relationships in life and work, as well as the bedroom. They’re a coach and licensed psychologist (CA 27871, OR 3068) helping couples and singles develop self-confidence and authenticity in their relationships, whether conventional or non-traditional.
Dr. Liz has made multiple media appearances, including in Cosmopolitan, Playboy, and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation radio show Ideas. As a sex educator, Dr. Liz has spoken on many stages internationally including the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists Annual Conference, the Guelph Sexuality Conference, and the Woodhull Sexual Freedom Summit.
Their book, Building Open Relationships, is the newest way they are spreading the Great Sex word. Dr Liz believes that being confident in who you are is the gateway to great relationships and great sex – and great sex, according to Dr. Liz, can change the world.
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Links from the show
- Dr. Liz Powell’s New Years Exploration Course
- A Complete Breakdown of the J.K. Rowling Transgender-Comments Controversy
- Study: Transgender teens at higher risk of violence, suicide attempts
- UK Puberty Blocking Ruling
- Media’s ‘detransition’ narrative is fueling misconceptions
- We shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice. –Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- The legacy of trauma
- Kyriarchy 101
- Brene Brown Tip: Assume others are doing the best they can
- Resourcing – – The Antidote for Traumatic Activation
- The Data-Driven Case for Vacation
- Escaping the Trap of “Shoulds” and Doing What You Want to Do
- Hustle culture is toxic to mental health
- In an eight-hour day, the average worker is only productive for two hours and 53 minutes
- Amazon warehouses are ‘cult-like’ sweatshops run by robots
- Bell Hooks, All About Love
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