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IN THIS EPISODE: Are you a highly sensitive person (HSP)? You may have never heard of this trait before, but I find that a large percentage of folks who like my work are somewhere on the sensitive spectrum even though we only make up 15-20% of the population. RESOURCES MENTIONED: My Program: Wanting It More […]

32. WHAT HIGHLY SENSITIVE (HSP) WOMEN NEED IN THE BEDROOM

What Highly Sensitive (Hsp) Women Need In The Bedroom
Cultivating A Safe Space For Women With Melissa Cody

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IN THIS EPISODE: In celebration of being a little bit over the halfway mark in our current round of the Wanting It More program, I chat with our community coordinator, Melissa Cody, about the lessons we are learning as we walk with the group of 70 women through this process.  RESOURCES MENTIONED: My Program: Wanting […]

31. CULTIVATING A SAFE SPACE FOR WOMEN WITH MELISSA CODY

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IN THIS EPISODE: Women often ask me some version of this question: “How do I get over not liking to be touched? I used to love it and now I just want to be left alone.” The options aren’t usually great; it’s either stay quiet and will yourself to like it (which leads to resentment […]

29. HOW TO ENJOY PHYSICAL TOUCH AGAIN

How to enjoy physical touch again
Understanding Pelvic Pain with Mandy Röscher

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IN THIS EPISODE: In this episode, I’m joined by Mandy Röscher, a Pelvic Health Physiotherapist based in Brisbane, Australia who specializes in chronic pelvic pain conditions.  Painful experiences in the bedroom are unfortunately extremely common. I was thrilled that she was willing to share her extensive knowledge and training with us to shed some light […]

27. UNDERSTANDING PELVIC PAIN WITH MANDY RÖSCHER

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IN THIS EPISODE: Figuring out how to make your body “work” can be a frustrating and lonely journey. Even if you can have an O, I often find women report feeling unsatisfied by the mechanical experience. Today on the podcast I’m joined by my good friend, team member, and graduate of Wanting It More, Taneill, to […]

26. LEARNING TO FIND TRUE PLEASURE AT 41 WITH TANEILL

Learning to find true pleasure at 41
How to know what advice to trust and follow

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IN THIS EPISODE: In this episode, I do a deep dive into my personal experiences around getting support and seeking out advice along my journey to wanting it more, and I share some practical tips for making sure that you don’t make the same mistakes that I made! I share: RESOURCES MENTIONED: Register for my […]

24. HOW TO KNOW WHAT ADVICE TO TRUST AND FOLLOW

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IN THIS EPISODE: In this episode I am joined by my close friend, B, who is also an alumni of my program, Wanting It More.  We chat about her journey over the past 5 years, from feeling obligated in the bedroom to now looking forward to connecting with her husband and empowering herself to establish […]

23. FEELING EMPOWERED IN THE BEDROOM CAN TAKE TIME – WITH B

Feeling empowered in the bedroom can take time with photo of Janna
finding physical connection in the trenches of parenthood

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IN THIS EPISODE: In this episode, I chat with a couple, K & M, about their journey of ups and downs in the bedroom from being newly married and navigating the effects of purity culture, to the struggles of pregnancy and the exhaustion of raising kids. They open up about the communication breakdown they experienced […]

22. FINDING PHYSICAL CONNECTION IN THE TRENCHES OF PARENTHOOD – WITH K & M

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IN THIS EPISODE: Feeling guilty often comes along with the territory of not wanting it very much. Many women tell me that they feel like a bad wife and that the problems in the bedroom are all their fault. This guilt can come from internal thoughts and/or comments from their husbands which are both heavily […]

20. FEELING GUILTY WHEN IT ISN’T OUR FAULT

Feeling guilty when it isn't our fault
Saying "no thanks" in the bedroom isn't always easy.

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IN THIS EPISODE: Telling husbands the honest truth about dislikes in the bedroom can be really challenging. Concerns about hurting his feelings or making him angry are legitimate!  In this episode, I explain why it’s so important to give ourselves permission to say no, regardless of what our partners may think, and how that can […]

19. SAYING “NO THANKS” IN THE BEDROOM ISN’T ALWAYS EASY