In this episode, Sex Educator Laura Rad leads a discussion on the myriad benefits of making sexual pleasure a part of your life, be it with a partner or without. We discuss a study that links positive sexual experiences with increased confidence and self-esteem, and offer five ways to improve your self-esteem and work towards better sex.
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More information about the study that Laura mentions can be found here:
- Linking Pleasure and Health - via Johns Hopkins Public Health
- PDF of study findings: The Association Between Developmental Assets and Sexual Enjoyment Among Emerging Adults
- Do one thing per day that makes you feel happier with yourself and/or sexier.
- Look into the mirror and give yourself three compliments.
- Give yourself pleasure.
- Do your Kegel exercises. (Link is to Mayo Clinic website guide to Kegels)
- Remember that pleasure is good for you, and you deserve more healthy pleasure in your life.
Tackle one of the five ways to improve your self-esteem and work towards better sex listed above!
Remarkable Resource for this episode:
Sex for One: The Joy of Selfloving
By Betty Dodson
Enjoy! We'll be back in two weeks to discuss making fitness fun!
Great podcast! I've been looking forward to this one since your first. I think it's so important that your emphasis is first on sexuality *with yourself* and then adding a partner. As you pointed out, that's really different than much of the sex advice available for women elsewhere.
ReplyDeleteThat said, I have a small point of feedback: I think your podcast would be even better if you could make sure everyone is speaking directly into a microphone. (3 microphones? or pass it around? or sit closer together so it picks up everyone evenly?) On this podcast, Sally was much louder & clearer than Laura or Karen. As an example, listen to the difference in voices in the conversation around 5:00-5:30. I had trouble hearing Laura & Karen when I was listening to this against any background noise (road noise, running water from dishes, etc). Given that this week's topic was central to Laura's area, I thought that IF you need to prioritize one voice, it should at least be hers. (Nothing against Sally, of course! It's simply that Laura was speaking for more time since this was her area of expertise.)
Thanks, Lauren! We had some technical issues recording this episode, but have worked out the kinks. Future podcasts will have more even volume. Promise.
ReplyDeleteI chose the "3 compliments" as being the least threatening, and I found that the compliments I can honestly give myself are all internal. You're smart, you're a good singer etc. Does that count, or does it have to be external? Because if so, that's a lot harder.....
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