So you've completed our 'Why do I not feel like it anymore?' workshop and have had your mind blown about the science of desire, how it works and what can get in the way of desire flourishing in a long term relationship.
We know that by now, you know exactly what's needed to turn things around, but for some people, being guided though it in a step by step way with an expert with lots of experience helping couples do just that might be what you need.
With short instructional videos telling you why and how it matters, and short tasks designed to get you talking and working together, this workshop is the practical application of the science of desire and sex therapy, to help you future proof your sex life.
Course Curriculum
- Welcome back! (2:23)
- What we know so far (5:16)
- Sexual stimuli (8:36)
- TASK - sexual stimuli- 'hot or not' list
- Sexual currency (7:53)
- TASK - sexual currency overload
- Our brains and how they influence desire (6:18)
- Bringing this to life - Amy (7:52)
- TASK- your sexual biography (12:14)
- How to get your mind working for you not against you during sex (4:41)
- TASK- putting the science of directing your attention into action
- Introduction and recap (11:46)
- Situational and biological factors influencing your desire (11:21)
- The role of reward in maintaining desire (7:35)
- Bringing this together with Amy and Mark (14:45)
- TASK: Developing your own model and generating solutions (2:57)
- TASK: Views about sex (1:43)
- Your views about sex: reflection (5:29)
Meet the workshop facilitator
Dr Karen Gurney is a highly specialised clinical psychologist and a European Society of Sexual Medicine certified psychosexologist.
She is a recognised national expert in the theory and practice of therapy around all aspects of sexual wellbeing and function and wrote and pioneered one of the first online interventions translating principles of sex therapy into online modules 10 years ago.
She is currently Lead Psychologist in sexual health. gender and sexual difficulties for the NHS at Europe's busiest sexual health clinic - 56 Dean Street, as well as Director of The Havelock Clinic, an independent sexual problems service based on Harley Street and in The City of London. Dr Gurney has almost 20 years experience of providing therapy round all aspects of people's sex lives.
Dr Gurney has written for and been featured in publications such as The Times, Cosmopolitan and Refinery29, and provided expert opinions on TV and radio for the BBC. She is a TEDx speaker, having spoken about 'The surprising truth about desire' in 2020.
Dr Gurney's book, 'Mind The Gap: the truth about desire and how to futureproof your sex life' was out in 2020 and was a best seller .
Building on your knowledge, this workshop includes advanced tasks designed to feel like pressing a reset button on what's been happening in your sex life
