Sex Life Science

On the Sex Life Science podcast, Dr. Briggs and his cohosts discuss everything in life from sex to science.

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Sex Life Science Podcast: Pornography, Part 1

Ep. 71. Justin Gregory Briggs, Ph.D., LMFT and his cohosts discuss pornography. In this two-part series, they address the wide gap between people's strong opinions and widespread use and what can actually be known about pornography from the available research.

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Sex Life Science Podcast: Goals

Ep. 70. On this episode we talk about goals: how to create goals, when to commit to them, and when they may need to be adapted or changed. This episode features Seth Frank and Jon Nemcek.

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Feelings are data, not dictators. https://t.co/sIvj9kHRPW

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Ep. 63. Justin Gregory Briggs, Ph.D., LMFT and his co-hosts talk about desire and the benefits that come with understanding what it is, how to create it, and what it means.

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Thinking our pain is especially severe compared to that of others who have shown resilience is most often untrue and unhelpful.

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Sex Life Science Podcast: Anxiety, Part 2

Ep. 58. Justin Gregory Briggs, Ph.D., LMFT and his co-hosts continue their discussion on anxiety, focusing on how it shows up in friendships, dating, romantic relationships, sex, and parenting. This episode features Seth Frank, Jon Nemcek, and Rachel Simon.

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Far more people have bonded over and founded their identity on skin color than eye color, even though we choose neither. The basis of our identity is grounded in concepts like our values, morals, goals, and priorities, not biology.

Even when we strongly identify with a biological trait, it is the importance we assign to that trait—not the trait itself—that forms the basis of our identity.

Similarly, non-biological traits such as faith or political beliefs can matter more to us than any innate trait. These deeply held beliefs can matter even more to us than life itself. More wars have been fought over religious and political beliefs than over any trait we are born with.

Recognizing that identity is value-based rather than biologically rooted can help us understand ourselves better and empathize with those we disagree with.

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Do you believe it is possible to disagree with someone's deeply held beliefs—like the ones exemplified below—without it being hateful? I do. Disagreement isn't hate.

I am a man.
I am a woman.
I am an atheist.
I am a theist.
I am a Republican.
I am a Democrat.

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It takes more strength to admit our faults than it does to act like we have never had any.

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Humans create art. AI creates content.

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Happy, successful, satisfied people have also gone through hard times. If you're struggling at the moment, there's reason to hope that things can get better.

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“That thing you strongly believe is not true.”

This is not an inherently hateful statement. It’s what we all say anytime we don’t share someone’s faith, political views, perspective, or values.

Disagreement is not hate.

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Gratitude sincerely expressed during hard times is especially admirable.

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We have the power to keep our disappointments from defining who we are.

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I get to start my day with a very enjoyable cup of coffee. It's one of the many things (both big and small) I have to be grateful for. Life is good—not perfect by any means, and often stressful—but still good.

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Parents know that children don’t keep you from enjoying the good things in life. They are one of the good things in life.

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Meaning in life comes on the other side of doing hard things.

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Some people will talk about the belief in God like they would any ridiculous superstition, because they haven’t directly observed it. In the next breath, they will say they believe in unobserved phenomena like multiple universes or dark matter, without any apparent sense of the double standard.

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Many who give up their faith start worshiping politics. Shifting the object from the spiritual to the secular doesn't remove the desire to devote oneself to a set of beliefs and principles.

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It's unreasonable and unfair to tell people that disagreeing with your beliefs is the same as hating you.

By that logic, people of different faiths, political parties, value systems, or points of view could never form meaningful relationships. In fact, no two people could ever get along because no two people believe the exact same things in every context.

Calling someone hateful when they aren't is wrong.

This is one of the most common conversations I have when conducting couple and family therapy.