This week, we got to chat with the incredible psyhotherapist and sex coach Rebecca Rosenblat. Rebecca is an expert in her field and works as an advisor for a host of dating sites and publications. She’s on a mission to help people catapult through their most difficult patches in life – and make sure they come out the other side triumphant. Here’s what she had to say about all things love, sex and dating.
What do you do and why do you do it?
I’m a psychotherapist who specializes in relationships and all aspects of sexuality. I’m also an author, a public speaker, and the host of a live, call-in TV show, where people can call in and ask questions about those subject matters – it’s one of the most watched shows in Canada. I’m passionate about being a therapist because there’s nothing more rewarding than helping someone through their difficulties; so you can not only give them their life back, but also help them live it more robustly than ever before!
What’s the best gift you ever got?
Anything handmade by my kids.
What’s the worst gift you ever got?
An old, recycled box of chocolates, where live things were growing inside them. A close tie – a flannel nightie when I’d requested lingerie … one must never give their lover what they could give their grandparents.
What’s you advice for all things love, sex and dating?
Don’t sweat the small stuff, and pay attention! In love, it’ll help you get closer; in sex, it’ll help you become a great lover; in dating, it’ll allow you to truly see the person for who they are – for better or for worse.
What’s your go to pick me up?
Music!
Tell us about your first heartbreak…
Thought I’d die ‘cause I couldn’t eat, sleep, smile, or see myself ever feeling good again. But then you learn and each time after that you remind yourself that this too shall pass, and hopefully the next version will be better than before, thanks to lessons learned – as in, 2.0, 3.0, and so on.
Tell us about a time you Bounced Back better than ever.
Once I had a strong sense of self, and created a mind shift that you shouldn’t kill yourself to get liked by another person, just be your authentic self and see whether you like them, it was easy to say, that wasn’t meant to be, versus going crazy with the “what ifs”.
