Owning Your Sexual Self

Hello! We're back with another Owning Your Sexual Self podcast! I'm so excited to have Dr. Mina on the show today! She is a Harvard trained, double board certified dermatologist with nearly two decades of clinical experience and the founder of The Skin Real. Her work focuses on helping women better understand their skin, especially through midlife, and moving away from overwhelming routines and conflicting advice. We talk about skin in a way that goes far beyond products and appearance, and why understanding what is happening in your body can change how you relate to yourself.

In this episode:

• The problem with influencer driven routines and constant product pushing
• Why we should focus on skin needs and personal goals instead of trends
• The REAL Skin method and what each step represents
• How skin is a reflection of internal health
• Why the vulva belongs in skin health conversations
• Estrogen changes in perimenopause and what happens to skin tissue
• Benefits and safety of vaginal estrogen for long term health

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

Connect with Dr. Mina
Instagram: @DrMinaSkin
Podcast: The Skin Real
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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

Welcome back to another episode of the Owning Your Self podcast! I am so excited to have Molly Eames back on the show. Every time we sit down together the conversation ends up going somewhere deeper than I expect, and this one really did that for me. Molly brings such a light and presence to this work, and you can feel that she lives what she teaches. I have a feeling a lot of you are going to hear parts of yourself in this one.

In this episode:

• How the nervous system communicates through sensation
• Connecting chronic physical symptoms to nervous system patterns
• Practicing orienting to signal safety to the body
• Reframing triggers as information instead of problems
• Approaching self pleasure without goals or performance
• Expanding pleasure into everyday experiences
• Using voice and sound to support regulation

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 Molly
Website: MollyEames.com
Instagram: @Molly.Eames

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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

Welcome back to the Owning Your Sexual Self podcast! I'm genuinely so excited for you to meet today’s guest, Elana Auerbach! Elana is an author, mentor, activist, and someone who truly lives the work she shares. Her journey into pleasure didn’t come from theory or trends but from real life experience, curiosity, and a willingness to try something different in her own relationship and body. We talk about what happens when you stop waiting for the spark and start choosing it, and why taking ownership of your pleasure can shift so much more than just your sex life.

In this episode:

• The impact a weekly pleasure practice can make in your life
• Why pleasure affects creativity, confidence, and energy outside the bedroom
• What it means to take 100% responsibility for your pleasure
• Learning to ask “what do I want?” and building that muscle
• How to start small with simple daily pleasure moments
• Shame and how it disconnects us from our bodies
• Bringing curiosity and compassion to resistance and inconsistency
• How tending to different parts of yourself changes intimacy

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 Foria. Visit ForiaWellness.com and use my exclusive code MAINE20 for 20% off your order!**

Resources
The Sure Thing: A Pleasure Practice to Revive the Spark

Connect with Elana
Facebook - facebook.com/ElanaAuerbachAuthor
Instagram - @Elana.Auerbach

Support the show

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