"When you’re overstimulated, your prefrontal cortex goes offline, said Emma Shandy Anway, a licensed marriage and family therapist based in California. This is the part of your brain responsible for rational decision-making, she noted..."

"Can you be a mom and a sexual being? Our culture loves moms—as long as they’re selfless, sleepless, and silent about their desire. But what happens when a mother wants to reclaim her seductress energy?  In this raw and radically honest episode, I’m joined by licensed therapist Emma Shandy Anway to take a wrecking ball to the Madonna/Whore complex and everything it’s done to women’s sex lives..."

"I work with a lot of college students in my practice, and one of the resounding themes that comes up during the weeks leading to graduation is how to decide what to do next. There is so much pressure to do the “right” thing, to have a clear five-year plan that sounds both accomplished and feasible, to make sure that whatever decision we make doesn’t leave us at 55 and full of regrets..."

"You likely already know if this sounds like you, but Anway said there are a few red flags that unfair emotional labor during the holiday season is dragging you down. If you aren’t enjoying the holiday season, dreading it, or staying up late doing all of the things that need to get done, it’s likely a sign that it’s time to set boundaries. You don’t have to do everything — even if it feels that way..."

"As the clock strikes midnight on December 31st, we’re often tempted to leap into January with an ambitious checklist: work harder, achieve more, and sign your kiddo up for yet another extra curricular activity. Yet, in a world that increasingly glorifies being busy, perhaps the most radical resolution we can make this year is to slow down and embrace the idea that less is more..."

"Emma explains what perinatal mental health is and includes thinking about pregnant, becoming pregnant and the intersection of this with your sex life. When sex becomes about having a baby, Emma points out that it can become difficult to connect with your partner. Redefining sex is the focus of her conversations with couples..."

"For many people, flirting is one of the best things about being single. It’s something you can do on dating apps with a cute match or while out on a Friday night. The same fun flirtiness often carries over into the early days of a relationship, too. Nobody flirts more than a couple in the honeymoon stage..."

"There’s a reason why personality tests and personality identifiers, such as Type A, Type B, extroverted and introverted, are so common. Many folks want to know themselves better, and there’s inherent value in learning about yourself. 'The overall hope with so many of these personality assessments is just to understand yourself, to improve self awareness, which hopefully or inevitably, will lead to a lot of personal growth and self-understanding,' said Emma Shandy Anway..."

"Amazing Live interview with Emma Shandy Anway, MS, LMFT @emma.s.anway. Emma is a perinatal and sex therapist licensed in both WA and CA. She is a mom of two and was recently diagnosed with a pelvic organ prolapse. I love how Emma continued to emphasize that s€x requires safety and communication. It also does not require penetration! The postpartum phase is just that - a phase..."

"There are hundreds if not thousands of kinks to enjoy that range from BDSM to role playing to voyeurism. But DailyMail.com was interested in learning more about one of the most misunderstood kinks: the 'Mommy' and 'Daddy' kink. FEMAIL spoke with Emma Shandy Anway..."