Episode 93: Finding & Maintaining Healthy Relationships with Andrea LaRosa and Erika Miley

Andrea LaRosa is the founder of Date Smarter, a collection of services including; coaching, matchmaking, courses, and workshops designed to assist people in improving their relationships. She is the author of Get the Girl: Dating the High-Value Woman and host the Date Smarter Sexier Podcast. Andrea helps men and women around the world find and maintain healthy relationships.

Erika Miley is a mental health therapist and clinical sexologist. She believes in the true power of compassion for self and others. Allow her to be an ambassador of compassion for you and how you can become more compassionate with yourself. Erika works with clients from adolescents to adults on various issues, including depression, anxiety, sexuality, couples, relationship issues, and families. She also works with both monogamous relationships and non-monogamous relationships. Erika takes excellent satisfaction in her ability to create a warm, welcoming environment for all her clients. Both LGBTQ+ and kinks are welcome in her practice. She has specific training in sex therapy and working through sexuality issues, working with those who have eating disorders or are recovering from eating disorders, as well as bariatric surgery clients.

Highlights:

• Mental Health -- is a branch of healthcare that focuses on individuals' well-being and psychological state.
• Sexual Health -- refers to a state of physical, emotional, mental, and social well-being concerning sexuality.
• Sexual topics are taboo to discuss. -- Openness in discussing sexual topics can vary significantly across different cultures and communities.
• Dating Coaches are not the same. -- teaching and doing are not the same. Just because you can do something does not mean you can help others.
• Dating mindset -- you are just attracting more of what level you're sitting in.
• Sex and Mental health mindset -- being able to communicate what you've worked on in your life to help yourself understand who you are.
• Time to Start Dating -- sometimes there is a right time, and sometimes there is a wrong time.
• No one is Truly Broken. -- no human is as completely irredeemable or completely lost because people change in dire situations.

It has been said that open and honest conversations about dating, sex, and mindset are the bridge that connects individuals in healthy relationships. In the past, talking openly about sexual topics has been seen as taboo and secretive. However, as society advances, it becomes more important to overcome these limitations and have open and informed discussions about sexuality. Therefore, it is essential to develop a positive mindset regarding dating and sex and how it can contribute to nurturing healthy relationships. Hence, the knowledge and expertise of people like Erika and Andrea in the field of sexology and mental health will be beneficial to us in establishing stronger and healthier connections.

Find them on LinkedIn or their websites:
https://www.erikamiley.com
https://www.datesmartersexier.com

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