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We all need help with intimacy. Join certified somatic intimacy coach, and former academic scientist, Dr. Laura Jurgens for this myth-busting, de-shaming, inclusive show. She helps you understand socialized shame and sexual repression, distills the latest research, and introduces play-based approaches to growing your capacity for intimacy. Every episode offers an experiential exercise to build skill and confidence.  If  you want to discover an effective, fun path to better sex and connection, this show is for you. No ads, no product placements. Just free help. Disclosure: expect explicit content and some swearing!

Sex Help for Smart People Laura Jurgens, Ph.D.

    • Gezondheid en fitness

We all need help with intimacy. Join certified somatic intimacy coach, and former academic scientist, Dr. Laura Jurgens for this myth-busting, de-shaming, inclusive show. She helps you understand socialized shame and sexual repression, distills the latest research, and introduces play-based approaches to growing your capacity for intimacy. Every episode offers an experiential exercise to build skill and confidence.  If  you want to discover an effective, fun path to better sex and connection, this show is for you. No ads, no product placements. Just free help. Disclosure: expect explicit content and some swearing!

    When Reality is a Bummer: Dealing with Disappointment

    When Reality is a Bummer: Dealing with Disappointment

    Are you feeling disappointed about anything in your relationship or sex life?Disappointment in relationships and sex is super normal. Some disappointment is because the situation is really not working for us and we need to take some sort of action (like leave, have some tough conversations, or get help). Other disappointments are simply because it's not possible for another person to give us 100% of what we want all the time. Today we're taking a look under the hood at this second kind o...

    • 24 min.
    Relationship Skills Part 2: Attuning to Your Partner

    Relationship Skills Part 2: Attuning to Your Partner

    Attuning well to your partner feels great for both of you. It enables emotional intimacy, which makes sexy time way better and much more likely to happen. It's also key for the special kind of non-verbal communication required in physical intimacy. But how do we do it well? This episode will walk you through how to attune well to your partner. It will also help you avoid the top 3 big things that get in the way of attunement, understand how to differentiate attuning from projecting on so...

    • 24 min.
    Exploring BDSM: Interview with Femme Domme Coach Rose

    Exploring BDSM: Interview with Femme Domme Coach Rose

    This episode is a must for anyone diving into or interested in dipping a toe into the world of BDSM. We cover everything from basic definitions: what is BDSM? How is it different from kink? What are the differences among Dom(mme)/Sub play, Sadomasochism, and Bondage and Discipline? How do you find a local scene or partners? What are some things to watch out for? What are some of the best things about BDSM and what kind of freedom might you find in that type of sexual play? I'm joined by ...

    • 45 min.
    Initiating Sex: Key Troubleshooting Questions for Couples

    Initiating Sex: Key Troubleshooting Questions for Couples

    This episode helps couples troubleshoot problems around initiating sexy time. In it, I guide you through how to talk over two of the most important topics for you and your partner to cover:1) How are we dividing up initiation and do we both like the split? If not, what kind of split might feel better to each of us and why?2) Are the initiation styles we've been using working as well as they can for both of us? How can we improve them?We'll cover some styles of initiation that can fall flat an...

    • 20 min.
    Inner Critics Gone Wild: Boost Your Mojo & Improve Your Connections By Being Nicer to Yourself

    Inner Critics Gone Wild: Boost Your Mojo & Improve Your Connections By Being Nicer to Yourself

    If you regularly feel ashamed, defensive, less worthy than others, or underconfident -- that's your inner critic at work. You may not realize that an inner critic gone wild isn't just harming you, it's harming your relationships and sex life. All of us can be mean to ourselves occasionally, but when it's a regular pattern it makes us feel awful, kills our mojo, and undermines our relationships. If you have that pattern, you probably learned it long ago and have been doing it for years. But yo...

    • 27 min.
    Arousal Styles: Which of These 3 is Yours?

    Arousal Styles: Which of These 3 is Yours?

    This episode covers the 3 main arousal styles. Only one is commonly depicted in media, but all are very normal and very common in reality. Most people have one dominant and possibly a secondary. Knowing your arousal style is part of discovering the manual to your own turn-ons and very helpful for communicating with your partner about what you like. Get the free guide Find Your Secret Turn Ons to discover the roadmap to your best sex life at https://laurajurgens.com. You can also learn m...

    • 22 min.

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