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COL765: LTAS: The Santa Fetish

In this episode of Cubs Out Loud, it’s time for another Let’s Talk About Sex. It’s that time of the year where thoughts turn to that jolly old man with the bag in the red suit. For some gays–and definitely the cubs–those thoughts can get a little naughty. But what about Santa makes the guys swoon? Find out as the cubs talk about what makes Santa titillating.

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LTAS: The Santa Fetish

Let’s Talk About Sex series returns and we’re asking the question, “Have you been good or bad this year?” Perhaps the answer will reveal if you happen to have a certain holiday based fetish. This one is for Producer Jeff, and well… let’s admit it some of the rest of us too. 

We’ve touched on this before from time to time and in this episode, let’s get into the sex appeal of Santa Claus, Ol’ Saint Nick, Sinterklaas, aka the Jolly ol’ Elf himself.

COL755: LoR: We Hurt Where We Care

In this episode of Cubs Out Loud, it’s time for another Landscape of Relationships. Dr. Edward Angelini-Cooke is back with the cubs to explore the somewhat darker side of relationships. This time around, Ed leads the guys on a journey through hurt from those we love and how to find a positive perspective from this.

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Landscape of Relationships: We Hurt Where We Care

Relationships have a lot of benefits, but they are not going to be without conflict and other life difficulties.  So what do you do when that happens?

Fear not!  I have a couple things to tell you that will be helpful.  

  1. “We Hurt Where We Care” 
    1. Russ Harris’ “When Life Hits Hard”
    2. Your pain tells you that this is important to you
    3. Self-compassion
  2. Brene Brown’s BRAVING model.  
    1. the G stands for Generous. 
    2. Let’s be generous with our loved ones when they mess up 
  3. The Gottman’s Positive Perspective
    1. We can either look at the actions of our loved one through rose colored glasses, clear glasses, or poop colored glasses.  Which one(s) do you think is going to have the best outcome?
    2. Five positive interactions to one negative interactions (e.g. affection, appreciation, listening, rituals).
    3. Small actions lead to big results