Episode 448: Relationship series: Difficult Conversations, Intimacy, and Healing with Dr. Akua Boateng

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In week two of our relationship theme, Dr. Akua Boateng joins me for a conversation about healing from breakups, overcoming co-dependency, and creating intimacy with a partner, beyond the bedroom. She also gives a 3-minute masterclass on navigating difficult conversations with a partner. When I say our conversation was enlightening, that’s an understatement. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Akua K. Boateng is a sought-after mental health and relationship expert. With over 14 years of experience in clinical practice and education, she specializes in an integrative approach to treating anxiety, trauma, relationship issues and other emotional concerns.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We talk about:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Dr. Boateng offers her advice for having open and hard conversations with a partner (4:19)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">On and off again relationships: why do people stay in them? (12:29)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The best way to navigate healing from a breakup (23:51)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Overcoming and healing from codependency (27:40)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The different ways to create intimacy in relationships (31:35)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Reparenting: what it looks like and how to get started (36:23)</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "http://andreaowen.com/448">http://andreaowen.com/448</a></span></p> <p> </p>