Dating. Relationships. Compersion.
Love is the most thrilling and meaningful experience available to us.
But there’s no ‘one-size-fits-all’ formula for healthy relationships.
My passion is to help you design and navigate a love life that align with YOUR authentic self and growth path.
Marie Thouin, PhD
Marie is a seasoned dating & relationship coach, scholar, and the author of ‘What is Compersion?’ — the first-ever comprehensive book on positive empathy in consensually non-monogamous relationships.
She has helped over 200 clients — individuals and couples — find their way to dating success, genuine confidence, and deeper love.
Compersion:
Our Wholehearted Participation in the Joy of Others
Compersion is the positive empathy we feel for somebody else, even when their positive experience does not involve or benefit us directly. Thus, compersion can be thought of as the opposite of jealousy and possessiveness.
Learning about compersion can benefit people in all types of relationships.
Generosity begets generosity, and love begets love—creating a positive emotional feedback loop. Thus, compersion is fundamentally an expression of deep friendship and support, and it can be cultivated as a way to strengthen any connection.
Featured content
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Sex & Psychology Podcast: Mastering the Art of Mindful Dating w/Marie Thouin
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'Feel the Compersion' w/Dr. Marie Thouin & Dan Savage
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'Compersion is a Spectrum' w/Dr. Marie Thouin
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The Wright Conversations: Compersion w/ Dr. Marie Thouin
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Evolving Love Podcast: Can Compersion be Selfish? w/ Dr. Marie Thouin
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Making Polyamory Work: Nerding Out on Compersion w/ Dr. Marie Thouin
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Curious Fox Podcast: Nurturing Compersion, According to Research, w/ Dr. Marie Thouin
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Normalizing Non-Monogamy Podcast: Ask us Anything on Compersion, w/ Dr. Marie Thouin
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Loving Without Boundaries: Interview w/ Dr. Marie Thouin, author of "What is Compersion?"
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Comperstruggle: When Jealousy & Compersion Collide, w/ Dr. Marie Thouin
What people are saying
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“Marie has a piercing intelligence that is able to get to the root of what is ‘really going on’ extremely quickly. She was able to give me insight and reflection that no other therapist, spiritual teacher, coach, friend, or book could.”
—Raphaela Pandy, 35, Business Owner
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"Marie is a treasure for those of us who want to learn to relate, lead, work, and live in love with our hearts and minds in congruence!"
—Derrell Cox, 59, Medical Anthropologist
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“Marie packs no punches in getting me to get it. I now have a lovely girlfriend because I bought into her philosophy. Had I not invested in sessions with Marie my girlfriend and I would have never happened.”
—Brian M., 25, Psychology Student