055: Dominance and Submission
Sex.Love.Power.: The intimacy podcast for powerful women & those who love them
Do you feel like you're always in charge, like you're always handling all the heavy lifting in your shared life? Or do you ever feel your partner can be so controlling or perfectionistic that you tend to hang back? Both of these situations are issues of what I call polarity - the interaction between dominance and submission (and, no, I’m not just talking about in bed). If you want to go from frustration and jockeying for position, or avoiding conflict, over to playful, effective interactions sizzling with energy, this is the episode for you.
In this episode you’ll learn:
How the dynamics of dominance and submission play out in everyday life
What can go wrong when you’re missing polarity
The three keys to creating an arc of polarity in your relationship
How to get more of the energy you want from yourself and your partner
How you can tell if you’re in the dominant or submissive role
“We tend to reject so many of the sensations of aliveness that arise because we put them in that box that we label ‘bad sensations.’ So tear the label off that box and follow the sensations that are arising now.”
- Michele Lisenbury Christensen
Hot Moments in this Episode
The three mistakes nice guys make [4:16]
How your marriage is like a pair of magnets [6:00]
How to speak in a penetrating way [8:29]
When your partner’s standard for you is too oppressive [10:39]
I hope that whether you are choosing to lead or to follow, you use these keys to polarity to create delicious connections and deeper love.
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