Hey hey! Welcome back to the Owning Your Sexual Self podcast! This week I’m joined by Jim Benson for a really powerful conversation around male pleasure, intimacy, embodiment, and connection. Jim has spent more than two decades helping men become more confident, present, and skillful lovers through his work in tantra, coaching, and somatic based sexuality education. He brings such a refreshing perspective to conversations around sex, shame, performance, and pleasure, and I absolutely loved where this discussion went.

In this episode:

• Why many men never learned intimacy skills
• How porn impacts connection and presence
• Routine sex versus embodied sex
• How shame and trauma affect sex
• Balancing pleasure and connection
• Using breathwork to increase pleasure
• Creating intimacy through touch and breath
• Why sex can get better with age

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**This episode is sponsored by Foria. Visit ForiaWellness.com and use my exclusive code MAINE20 for 20% off your order!**

Resources
How to Talk to Your Man About Sex
Sensate Focus 101
The 3 Minute Game

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Website: AwakenedMasculine.com

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This week I’m joined by the incredible Nicole Lange to talk all things fertility, nervous system, and whole body healing. Nicole is an acupuncturist with over 20 years of experience specializing in reproductive and emotional health, and her approach is unlike anything you typically hear in fertility. She blends traditional Chinese medicine, trauma informed care, and a deep understanding of how our bodies function to help people reconnect with themselves. The way she talks about fertility shifts it out of pressure and into pleasure, and I cannot wait for you to hear her perspective.

In this episode:

• The difference between treating parts of the body versus the whole person
• What happens when trying to conceive starts to take over your life
• How the pressure around fertility can build without you realizing it
• Why your body needs to feel safe before it can shift into reproduction
• Why changing patterns takes time and doesn’t happen overnight
• The role pleasure plays in supporting your system
• Why sex can start to feel like pressure instead of connection
• Ways to take the pressure off and bring some ease back in

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**This episode is sponsored by Wellness Sexpertise with Rachel Maine. Visit pure.shop/shop?sh=V9S5E8R and use my exclusive code MY9PU44 for 15% off your order!**

Connect with Nicole
Website: LifeHealingLife.com
YouTube: @TheBabyYouWant

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YouTube: YouTube.com/@OwningYourSexualSelf
Facebook: Rachel Maine
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Hey everyone! Welcome back to the Owning Your Sexual Self podcast! This week I’m really excited to have Jessica Idione here! Jessica is a licensed and certified relationship and sex therapist who works with both couples and individuals using a trauma informed, somatic, and evidence based approach. She’s known for reframing relationship myths and helping people make sense of dynamics that often get labeled as incompatibility. This is one of those conversations that can really change how you understand what might be happening between you and your partner.

In this episode:

• How couples often interpret challenges as incompatibility
• The role of the nervous system in connection and conflict
• The connection between emotional and physical responses
• Simple ways to slow things down and reconnect
• Different ways desire can show up for people
• The importance of communication and checking in with each other
• How curiosity can shift the way you understand your partner

Thank you so much for listening! Don't forget to share on your social media and tag me if you loved this episode!

**This episode is sponsored by Instant Hydration. Visit InstantHydration.com and use my exclusive code RACHEL33826 for 40% off your order!**

Connect with Jessica
Instagram: @JessicaIdoine
Retreat Instagram: @ECRetreats
Website: JessicaIdoine.com

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Connect with Rachel!
Instagram: @The_Rachel_Maine
Website: https://linktr.ee/WellnessSexpertise
YouTube: YouTube.com/@OwningYourSexualSelf
Facebook: Rachel Maine
Email: therachelmaine@gmail.com