/tags/romantic-relationships Romantic Relationships en-US Copyright Fri, 02 Aug 2024 17:01:00 GMT /show/embodied/2024-08-02/hearing-loss-intimate-relationships-deaf-deafness-hard-of-hearing Hearing aids are sometimes presented as a silver bullet for communication issues arising from hearing loss. But hard of hearing folks already on their hearing aids journey know that the reality of adjusting to these devices is much more complex. Fri, 02 Aug 2024 17:01:00 GMT /show/embodied/2024-08-02/hearing-loss-intimate-relationships-deaf-deafness-hard-of-hearing Audrey Smith, Anita Rao /show/embodied/2024-05-24/balanced-love-bipolar-disorder When you’re living with a stigmatized mental illness like bipolar disorder, opening up to romantic partners can be tough. A married couple and a single woman share their stories. Fri, 24 May 2024 17:01:00 GMT /show/embodied/2024-05-24/balanced-love-bipolar-disorder Kaia Findlay, Anita Rao /show/embodied-radio-show/2024-03-29/coming-out-as-trans-romantic-relationship-day-of-visibility-love-transgender-transition A gender transition means a lot of changes in a person's life — and a lot of changes for their romantic partner. Two couples share their experiences of staying together after one partner came out as trans. Fri, 29 Mar 2024 17:01:00 GMT /show/embodied-radio-show/2024-03-29/coming-out-as-trans-romantic-relationship-day-of-visibility-love-transgender-transition Paige Miranda, Anita Rao /podcast/embodied-podcast/2024-03-28/transitioned-trans-transgender-relationship-day-of-visibility-romantic A gender transition is a moment of personal flux that can also have a big impact on a romantic relationship. Anita meets two couples who continued to choose each other after one partner came out as trans: a South African couple in their 20s and an American couple who went through a transition after 22 years of marriage. Thu, 28 Mar 2024 16:09:48 GMT /podcast/embodied-podcast/2024-03-28/transitioned-trans-transgender-relationship-day-of-visibility-romantic Paige Miranda, Anita Rao /show/embodied-radio-show/2023-04-28/breaking-the-cycle-of-obsessive-compulsive-disorder-relationship OCD often goes misdiagnosed and misunderstood … and if left untreated, can impact platonic, intimate and familial relationships in challenging ways. Fri, 26 Jan 2024 18:01:00 GMT /show/embodied-radio-show/2023-04-28/breaking-the-cycle-of-obsessive-compulsive-disorder-relationship Kaia Findlay, Anita Rao /podcast/embodied-podcast/2024-01-26/obsessed-breaking-the-ocd-cycle-obsessive-compulsive-disorder-relationship Anita is no stranger to anxiety, but her spirals are mostly short lived. In this episode she meets folks who often get caught in loops of extreme worry and compulsions with little relief. A married couple shares how OCD put them in survival mode and a woman whose OCD symptoms began in kindergarten talks about learning how to open up about her experience in friendships and dating. Fri, 26 Jan 2024 10:30:00 GMT /podcast/embodied-podcast/2024-01-26/obsessed-breaking-the-ocd-cycle-obsessive-compulsive-disorder-relationship Kaia Findlay, Anita Rao /show/embodied-radio-show/2023-08-11/breakups-advice-heartbreak-exes-romance-love-relationships With the help of two relationship advice columnists, Embodied responds to listener stories about ending romantic relationships. Fri, 11 Aug 2023 16:01:00 GMT /show/embodied-radio-show/2023-08-11/breakups-advice-heartbreak-exes-romance-love-relationships Audrey Smith, Anita Rao /podcast/embodied-podcast/2023-08-11/uncoupled-thank-u-next-revisited Anita has no qualms about being an armchair therapist for friends going through a breakup. But sometimes she wonders how her advice aligns with what relationship experts say. Advice columnists Meredith Goldstein and Stacia Brown give guidance on breaking up "well," going no-contact, navigating social media and finding the right breakup anthem for the moment. Fri, 11 Aug 2023 09:30:00 GMT /podcast/embodied-podcast/2023-08-11/uncoupled-thank-u-next-revisited Anita Rao, Audrey Smith, Kaia Findlay, Elizabeth Friend /show/embodied-radio-show/2023-07-07/in-business-and-in-pleasure-how-couples-who-work-together-romance-relationship Some couples don’t get enough time to spend together, between work and other commitments. But couples who work together experience the opposite, juggling business and personal time while keeping the romance alive. Fri, 07 Jul 2023 16:01:00 GMT /show/embodied-radio-show/2023-07-07/in-business-and-in-pleasure-how-couples-who-work-together-romance-relationship Kaia Findlay, Anita Rao /podcast/embodied-podcast/2023-07-07/partnered-mixing-business-with-pleasure-couple-romance-work Anita does not work with her boo, but after sharing home office space for two pandemic years, she's started to wonder how couples who *do* work together make it work. She talks with two sets of couples in very different professional industries about their strategies for tackling finances, alone time and intimacy. Fri, 07 Jul 2023 09:30:00 GMT /podcast/embodied-podcast/2023-07-07/partnered-mixing-business-with-pleasure-couple-romance-work Kaia Findlay, Amanda Magnus, Anita Rao