Let’s Talk About Love
Date: July 10, 2025
Topic: Let’s Talk About Love: Romantic Relationships, Intimacy, and Aphasia
Experts: Amanda Stead, PhD, CCC-SLP, CHSE and Allie Reed, MS, CCC-SLP
Description: Romantic relationships and intimate connection are vital aspects of well-being and identity. But, they can be difficult to talk about,
especially after an aphasia diagnosis. This month’s webinar brought together professionals and people with aphasia to explore:
- How aphasia affects communication, connection, and intimacy
- How partners can stay connected, and
- What supports are available.
Resources:
NAA “Ask the Expert” webinar with Megan Taylor, OT: Sexuality and Social Participation
Books:
- When your spouse has a stroke: Caring for your partner, yourself, and your relationship. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins
University Press. Palmer, Sara , & Palmer, Jeffrey B. (2011). Find on Amazon. - The Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability: For all of us who live with disabilities, chronic pain, and illness by M. Kaufman. Find on Amazon.
Health and Aging: Sexuality Later in Life:
- https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/publication/sexuality-later-life#safe
- http://www.helpguide.org/articles/aging-well/better-sex-as-you-age.htm
Intimacy Information
- What does a sex therapist do? http://www.webmd.com/sex-relationships/features/what-does-sex-therapist-do
- Sex and Intimacy after Stroke: https://www.stroke.org/en/about-stroke/effects-of-stroke/emotional-effects/intimacyafter-stroke
The recommendations made in this presentation are from the research of Laura Wolford, PhD, MS CCC-SLP, CSE
