Alissa Kriteman
Show host, author and entrepreneur, Alissa Kriteman brings a sassy and bold approach to all that she does. With a background as a Professional Life Coach and Relationship Expert, Alissa brings a wealth of insight and knowledge to her latest venture as the host of a hot, new podcast show, “Just For Women:
A native of Boston, MA, Alissa holds a BS in Business Administration from the University of New Hampshire and a minor in Spanish from the Universidad de Granada, Spain. She began her corporate career in sales and marketing in the wine industry and headed west to the Napa Valley to promote prestigious wineries such as Far Niente and DeLoach Vineyards. Wanting to be more involved in the pulse of what was happening in San Francisco, Alissa took her expertise into the Advertising world as an Account Executive with Winkler Advertising.
Living in the Bay Area, a hotbed of personal transformation, Alissa became involved with Landmark Education and subsequently completed their entire curriculum of courses. She spent two years as a successful Introduction Leader as well as powerful coach for many of their programs. During her tenure with transformational work at Landmark, Alissa also began facilitating a dynamic workshop that celebrates the differences between men and women with her friends and course leaders, Kristine and John Catalina (www.manwomanmadeeasy.com ).
Alissa is presently a licensed, Intuitive Massage Therapist managing a successful private practice with her company, Sacred Spa (www.sacredspa.org ).
Interview
Chip august interviews fellow show host, author and entrepreneur, Alissa Kriteman. Alissa appeared as The Dreamer on ABC’s reality show How to Get the Guy and is the author of Meet the Dreamer: Alissa’s Four Cornerstones for Living Your Dreams available on Alissa brings a sassy and bold approach to all that she does. With a background as a Professional Life Coach and Relationship Expert, Alissa brings a wealth of insight and knowledge to her latest venture as the host of the hot, new podcast show, Just For Women: Dating, Relationships and Sex distributed by Personal Life Media, Inc. Join us in a fascinating and funny conversation about understanding men: their needs, wants, desires. Alissa has great insights into how women can avoid "turning Princes into Frogs." And we'll also talk about understanding women, helping women take responsibility for their femininity and sexuality. And don't miss Alissa's insights into what she calls "lovership", that place between "just dating" and "big-R-relationship".
Dr. Herb Goldberg,
He is a gifted author of eight books, including his newest book, “What Men Still Don’t Know About Women, Relationships, And Love”. Herb Goldberg is a passionate men’s advocate and Professor of Psychology at California State University Los Angeles, where he teaches classes in psychology, psychotherapy, and human sexuality. Dr. Goldberg has been appeared on numerous talk shows and has been featured in publications such as Los Angeles Times, Houston Chronicle, USA Today, Men’s Health, and Psychology Today. He has been a regular guest on CNN news programs, as well as having been interviewed several times in years past by Charlie Rose, and done hundreds of radio interviews. Selections from his books, as well as original articles and interviews have regularly appeared in publications such as Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Men’s Health, Mademoiselle, Psychology Today, Vogue, Women’s Day, Ladies Home Journal, New Woman, McCall’s, Harper’s Bazaar, and Women’s Digest, among others
Dr. Goldberg’s website www.herbgoldbergphd.com
Interviews
Alissa Kriteman interviews Dr. Herb Goldberg a professor, acclaimed author and psychologist. With his deep understanding and knowledge of man/woman relationships, he gives us the skinny on how the dynamic between men and women has changed little over the past 40 years, and how love and intimacy between men and women actually seem to be regressing.
Alissa Kriteman in this interview we discuss some great concepts that can not only dramatically help women understand themselves better, but also help women understand men in whole new ways. We cover interesting topics such as: 1) Intention vs. Impact (impact is the REALITY...) 2) How women can become more empowered in relationship 3) Understanding the "Male Process" and how it will affect your life 4) Grasping the concept of "Fusion Craving" and how to avoid it 5) The challenge of the Sexually Empowered Woman An ocean of insightful information and ideas about the characteristics defining men and women and how we must learn to understand one another better, Dr. Goldberg offers a depth of wisdom that will open you to greater capacities for success with ALL the men in your life.
part 1
Dr. Lori Buckley interviews Dr. Herb Goldberg, author of What Men Still Don’t Know About Women, Relationships, and Love.
part 2
Dr. Goldberg tells us what women really want, and gives us steps men can take to increase their relationship & life satisfaction. Lori and Herb also discuss, and give us their individual perspective on women and sex.
Esther Perel
Esther Perel is a licensed marriage and family therapist who has spent half her life treating patients and the other half coaching, consulting and training for organizations and lay and professional audiences. An acknowledged authority on cultural identity, cross cultural relations and ethnic and religious intermarriage, she has led private and public interventions around the world. For nearly a quarter of a century, her expertise in wartime, post-war and refugee families has been sought after by victims of conflict as well as by therapists and crisis counselors in training.
Ms. Perel has a private psychotherapy practice in New York, with multilingual clients. She is fluent in eight languages. Her clinical teaching and interests center on culture and sexuality with a focus on couples.
A frequently referenced author, Ms. Perel’s book, Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic was published last fall. Her 2002 essay, “Erotic Intelligence: Reconciling Sensuality and Domesticity,” was featured on the front cover of the Utne Reader and was included in the anthology, Best Erotic Writings 2004. She has written numerous articles and chapters about intermarriage, the families of Holocaust survivors, cross-cultural couples and cultural and religious identity.
Esther website www.estherperel.com
Interview
Chip August interview Esther and the question is asked- Why does great sex so often fade for couples who claim to love each other as much as ever? Can we want what we already have? Why does the transition to parenthood so often spell erotic disaster? Does good intimacy always make for good sex? Esther Perel, psychotherapist and author of _Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence,_ takes on these tough questions, grappling with the obstacles and anxieties that arise when our quest for secure love conflicts with our pursuit of passion. She invites us to explore the paradoxical union of domesticity and sexual desire, and explains what it takes to bring lust home. And don't miss Esther's deeply insightful exercise during the interview.
Dr. Goldstein
Dr. Goldstein has been involved with sexual dysfunction research since the late 1970's. His interests include penile microvascular bypass surgery, surgery for dyspareunia, physiologic investigation of sexual function in men and women, and diagnosis and treatment of sexual dysfunction in men and women. He has authored more than 325 publications in the field of sexual dysfunction, with 20 consecutive years of funding by the National Institutes of Health in this area. He is Editor-in Chief of The Journal of Sexual Medicine, the official journal of the International Society for Sexual Medicine, its regional affiliate societies, and the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health. Dr. Goldstein has recently relocated to San Diego where he is Director of Sexual Medicine at Alvarado Hospital, Clinical Professor of Surgery at University of California at San Diego and Director of San Diego Sexual Medicine where he maintains his clinical practice.
Dr. Goldstein holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Brown University, with an honors thesis in biomedical engineering. In 1975, he graduated from McGill University Faculty of Medicine in his hometown of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Dr. Goldstein was on the faculty of Boston University School of Medicine for 25 years where he was professor of urology and gynecology. He was founder and director of the Institute for Sexual Medicine at BUSM. He is secretary of the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health, past president of the Sexual Medicine Society of North America, and a member of the International Society for Sexual Medicine, the International Academy of Sex Research, the American Urological Association and the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists.
Dr Goldstein’s website www.sandiegosexualmedicine.com
Interview
Chip August asks- Ever wanted a half-hour or so to talk to your doctor about sex, health and aging? Meet Dr. Irwin Goldstein, a straight talking, informative expert in the field of Sexual Medicine. Dr. Goldstein has been involved with sexual dysfunction research since the late 1970's. Author of more than 350 publications in the field of sexual dysfunction, Dr. Goldstein has been a pioneer in the nascent medical discipline of Sexual Medicine, creating the first Department of Sexual Medicine in a major US hospital (AlvaradoHospital in San Diego). Chip and Irwin fill an interview with hundreds of fascinating medical facts about sexual desire, performance, and health. And keep listening for Chip's sexual health exercise for men and women.
Anodea Judith
Anodea has a master's in clinical psychology, a doctorate in mind-body health, and additional trainings in yoga, and many forms of body-oriented therapies. She travels the world doing workshops and training's through her organization, SACRED CENTERS.
Anodea’s website www.SacredCenters.com
Interview
Francesca Gentille interviews Anodea Judith, considered the country's foremost expert on the combination of chakras and therapeutic issues and on the interpretation of the Chakra System for the Western lifestyle. In this episode, you'll discover what a chakra is, where it is located in your body, and what to do with it once you find it. Learn the electrical energy system that connects you to your power, your lover, and the world. Switch from "The Love of Power" to "The Power of Love." Turn on the 7 windows to the soul.
Dr. Johanina Wikoff
Johanina Wikoff, Ph.D. is an innovative body mind and spiritual therapist and teacher. She integrates breath and body therapies and relational psychology with eastern and western mystical and non dual spiritual traditions. Introduced to the Tantric lineages in 1971 she has taught and written about modern and lineage based non dual Tantra since 1986. Johanina is the author of the Idiot’s Guide to the Kama Sutra. She offers individual, couple and groups work for those interested in the marriage of psyche and spirit. Johanina is the author of the Idiot’s Guide to the Kama Sutra. Her website is:
Johanina’s website www.johaninawikoff.com
Interview
Sex as a Powerful Path of Awakening
In this show, hear Patti talk to Dr. Johanina Wikoff, a couples counselor, and well-known, widely-experienced, widely-read Tantra teacher who is passionate about her lineage, Kashmiri Shaivism, and its teachings. Discover how she has found a way to bridge the gap between the esoteric writings of illumination, ecstasy, and transcendence, and, the bliss of embodiment through orgasm. Discover Johanina’s amazing upbringing. Get her observations from her recent trip to a World Congress on Spirituality in India on differences between Eastern and Western means of practicing transcendence in the body, and why Johanina feels that Western practitioners may have an edge! Johanina describes orgasm, and gives us some practical examples of how to spread orgasm through the body. Drs. Patti and Johanina go into an amazing riff on just what is orgasm, what is it feel like, and why and how it changes as we age? This alone is so priceless, that you may want to hear the show many times over! Learn that orgasm, for those who seek awakening through spirituality, can be so much more than just sex. Learn the differences that men and women cope with when seeking to experience awakens sex with one another, and how to navigate those differences. Listen as Drs. Patti and Johanina role-play a couple wanting more enlightened sex. This episode will truly uplift your mind, body, heart, spirit, and soul. It may also inspire you to begin practicing new ways to awaken to more types of orgasmic, awakened pleasure, starting today!
Lori Grace Starr
Founder and Director of Celebrations of Love
Lori Grace Star, MA Psych. LMT, has been studying and teaching communication and conflict resolution for over 10 years. Since 2001, she has focused on Compassionate Communication, based on her understanding of Dr. Marshall Rosenberg’s Nonviolent Communication model. Lori teaches and practices these skills in order to feel peaceful and inspired in daily life, and to connect deeply with herself and with others.
Lori’s website www.celebrationsoflove.com
Interview
The Heart & Breath of Tantra with Lori Grace Star founder of The Celebrations of Love Institute
Francesca Gentille interviews Lori Grace Star, director of Celebrations of Love, which has been providing Tantra coaching, classes and workshops for over 30 years. In this episode Francesca and Lori delve into easy "take home tips" for more soulfully intimate lovemaking. Lori reveals how Tantra has changed her life and it's comprehensive nature excerpted from her chapter in "The Marriage of Sex & Spirit." Lori simplifies Tantric lingo such as energy, chakra, and ritual. Lori is an amazing speaker, full of soul and compassion. If you wonder how to take your relationship to a deeper level, this show will offer myriad ideas. more.
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