51 min
S1:E9 | From Abstinent to Awakened: Vali The Not Tonight Podcast
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- Relationships
Growing up in Athens, Greece, with liberal, feminist parents, Vali received dual messages about her sexuality. While she learned that sex was her right to explore and claim for herself, she wasn't taught clearly about what that truly meant.
After decidedly losing her virginity at 14, she found zero enjoyment in the experience and chose to avoid sex for several years. Once with her husband, Vali found herself awakened to her sexuality in a new way. They explored passion together and she discovered what pleasure could look like in the bedroom. However, when children came into the picture, she embarked on a second period of abstinence - one that would last long past the newborn stage.
Vali then shares how aging has helped her re-awaken her sexuality and claim pleasure for herself. By learning more about her desires in some surprising ways, she explains how her confidence and comfortability with herself have helped her raise her voice within her marriage, and beyond.
Content Warning: This episode includes sexual content and minor explicit language.
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This community is a place where we elevate stories of women discovering their most authentic self by doing the work in their own sex lives by reflecting on others' stories, sharing our own stories, and encouraging one another to have bold conversations in our own communities.
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Questions or comments about the podcast? Email us at team@nottonight.org
Growing up in Athens, Greece, with liberal, feminist parents, Vali received dual messages about her sexuality. While she learned that sex was her right to explore and claim for herself, she wasn't taught clearly about what that truly meant.
After decidedly losing her virginity at 14, she found zero enjoyment in the experience and chose to avoid sex for several years. Once with her husband, Vali found herself awakened to her sexuality in a new way. They explored passion together and she discovered what pleasure could look like in the bedroom. However, when children came into the picture, she embarked on a second period of abstinence - one that would last long past the newborn stage.
Vali then shares how aging has helped her re-awaken her sexuality and claim pleasure for herself. By learning more about her desires in some surprising ways, she explains how her confidence and comfortability with herself have helped her raise her voice within her marriage, and beyond.
Content Warning: This episode includes sexual content and minor explicit language.
*****
Want to continue the conversation? Join the Not Tonight Community - a completely free online space where we have bold conversations about sex in marriage.
This community is a place where we elevate stories of women discovering their most authentic self by doing the work in their own sex lives by reflecting on others' stories, sharing our own stories, and encouraging one another to have bold conversations in our own communities.
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Questions or comments about the podcast? Email us at team@nottonight.org
51 min