#296 How to Navigate Breakups and Heartbreak - with Dr. Alison Ash

What are some of the signs you should break up in relationships, as well as the top tips for navigating them with as much success and ease as possible? What if you know you should break up but feel like you can’t do it? How can people cope with a breakup - especially when they are feeling so much sadness, loss, anger and/or grief? Is "conscious uncoupling" or closure conversations available to everyone? And what can breakups teach us as valuable tools in moving forward? Repeat guest Dr. Aly answers all this and more. About our guest: Dr. Alison Ash, aka Dr. Aly, is a trauma-informed intimacy coach and educator, Stanford University Lecturer, author, and founder of TurnON.love. As a sociologist with a PhD from Stanford, she has a comprehensive understanding of the complex societal challenges that often lead to unsatisfying and disempowering sexual experiences. Dr. Aly is champion for others overcoming shame and deepening pleasure and helps her clients experience pleasurable sexual interactions and nourishing romantic relationships. She designs workshops, courses, and retreats and offers individuals and couples coaching to give others the tools to discover their desires and confidently pursue them. Dr. Aly invites you to TurnON pleasure, intimacy and love at TurnON.love For info on Dr. Aly's upcoming Sexual and Emotional Intimacy Skills Mastercourse, starting January 2023, visit TurnON.love/intimacy  Social links: www.instagram/turnon.love  www.facebook/turnon.love Follow us on Tik Tok @shamelesssexpodcast! We just lost out own account and now have a new one. Follow us for entertaining and informative clips from episodes such as this one. Come join our free private Shameless Sex online community on Discord + join our fun Sexy Jeopardy event (hosted live by Amy) Thursday, October 16th at 6pm PST. Join here: discord.gg/9q4ybEb5jW Other links: To learn more about microdosing THC go to Microdose.com and use code Shameless to get free shipping & 30% off your first order Get up to $200 off your customized dream mattress + two free pillows at helixsleep.com/shameless Get 10% off + free shipping with code SHAMELESSSEX on Uberlube AKA our favorite lubricant at uberlube.com Get 10% off while mastering the art of pleasure at  OMGyes.com/shameless Get 15% off all of your sex toys with code SHAMELESSSEX at purepleasureshop.com