Bio
She has a special interest in the practice of mindfulness, especially in how it stimulates the brain to grow new, more integrated circuits -- which may be at the heart of well-being, including emotional balance and resilience, enhanced relationships and friendships, and greater empathy and connectedness.
Dr. Lucas currently practices in Washington, DC. She is the author of “Rewire Your Brain for Love: Creating Vibrant Relationships Using the Science of Mindfulness” (Hay House, 2012).
Specialties:
- Psychology
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Location:
- Washington, DC
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Credentials
- Education
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Clinical Psychology / Neuropsychology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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Clinical Psychology / Neuropsychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Medical School, Chapel Hill, NC
- Professional Membership or Societies
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Society for NeuroscienceAmerican Psychological AssociationInternational Neuropsychological SocietyNational Academy of Neuropsychology
- Publications
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Rewire Your Brain for Love: Creating Vibrant Relationships Using the Science of Mindfulness (Hay House, 2012)
Activity
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What is meant by sexual health?
Sexual health means feeling vibrant, present and alive in sexual encounters without any shame or trauma, says Marsha Lucas, PhD, a neuropsychologist and author of Rewire Your Brain for Love. Watch ...
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Is sexual health about more than just sex?
Sexual Health is definitely more than just the physical act of sex, says Marsha Lucas, PhD, a neuropsychologist and author of Rewire Your Brain for Love. In this video, she explains how sexual heal...
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What effect can sex drive have on a relationship?
Sex drives and relationships are very intertwined, says Marsha Lucas, PhD, a neuropsychologist and author of Rewire Your Brain for Love. In this video, she explains what can happen when sex drives ...
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Can orgasms improve health?
Lack of orgasms can contribute to prostate health problems in men. Orgasms also increase oxytocin, which strengthens the bond between partners. In this video, Marsha Lucas, PhD, a neuropsychologist...
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How can aging affect a sexual relationship?
Aging brings wisdom that can that can enhance the connection between partners for more satisfying sex, says Marsha Lucas, PhD, a neuropsychologist and author of Rewire Your Brain for Love. In this ...
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How does my body react when faced with conflict or danger?
Stephen Porges, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Illinois, suggests that there are three circuits which drive one of three possible responses, depending on how we sense the r...
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What is a healthy way to respond during an argument?
From your nervous system's point of view, there are a fairly limited number of ways to respond to an argument. You can find yourself in one of the knee-jerk reactions such as fight, flight, ...
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What is empathic perspective-taking?
For a lot of people, "perspective taking" is what it means to be empathic -- identifying with the other and being able to see things from someone else's experience. But you could do that wit...
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What is sympathetic concern?
Sympathetic concern is the capacity to appraise the other's situation and to try to understand why they're feeling the way they do. Renowned primatologist Frans de Waal calls this "cognitive ...
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What is emotional contagion?
Hook people up to some electrodes designed to measure their facial responses, then subliminally flash facial expressions on a computer screen they're watching. Even when the images flash so q...
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What is empathy?
At the entry level, empathy is "the ability to be affected by and share the emotional state of another being" (as renowned primatologist Frans de Waal, PhD, thinks of it). Anyone who's ever l...
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How can meditation improve my sex life?
The more we experience or practice something, the more our brain commits resources to creating new neural connections and even new neurons in response to that experience. In 2005, Sara Lazar...
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How does the insula help my sex life?
The insula is a radically underappreciated part of the brain. It's been called by Daniel Siegel, M.D. the "the information superhighway" that runs up and down between higher, cortical brain a...
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What is the insula?
The insula is a radically underappreciated part of the brain. It's been called by Daniel Siegel, M.D. the "the information superhighway" that runs up and down between higher, cortical brain a...
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How can sex be affected if I'm not really tuned into my body?
Let's say that your mind isn't tuned in to your body, to your partner, and to the moment. Just to pick a few common examples, maybe you're worried about your performance, or whether your body...
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