Episode 3

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16th Sep 2024

From Surface-Level Sex to Deep Intimacy Part 1: Embracing True Embodiment and Self Pleasure

In the first of this two-part conversation, I chat with Brandi Bissell, a sexual health coach, where we explore insights into the realms of pleasure, embodiment, and intimacy.

Brandi shares her journey from general coaching to specialising in sexual health and relationship coaching. She discusses how somatic healing and emotional work transformed her approach to intimacy, emphasising that deep, personal changes in one's relationship with sexuality can profoundly impact both personal and professional realms.

Brandi highlights the connection between self-perception and sexual satisfaction, stressing the importance of self-awareness and rejecting societal pressures to achieve genuine intimacy.

We talk about true pleasure arising from a state of relaxation and emotional safety and discuss how self-pleasure practices can serve as a powerful tool for self-discovery and healing, especially for those with past traumas or negative connotations about sex, enhancing our capacity for pleasure and connection.

We talk about the concept of pleasure beyond the sexual realm and the importance of recognising and embracing everyday pleasures, such as sensory experiences and moments of joy, to enrich overall wellbeing. This can lead to a more fulfilling and connected sexual experience.

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You can follow Brandi's content on Instagram @bold_and_brandi

You can support me and the podcast by sending a tip here.

If you would like personal coaching with Fiona, reach out via email: fiona@mindbodyandeating.com, or send a DM via Instagram @OutsideTheSquarePodcast or @MindBodyAndEating

Intro and outro music is by AudioCoffee from Pixabay.

Suggested Reading

  • Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski
  • Pussy: A Reclamation by Regena Thomashauer
  • Will I Ever Have Sex Again: A disarmingly honest and funny exploration of sex (and those who aren’t having it) by Sofie Hagen
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Outside the Square
The podcast looking at wellbeing from a different perspective
Do you find wellbeing one dimensional and lacking meaning? Are you experiencing wellbeing overwhelm, struggling with self trust or feel like you've lost control?

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We are Josephine, a dietician and somatic release therapist, and Fiona, a corporate wellness facilitator, body image and eating psychology coach, and each week we'll be talking about wellbeing from a different perspective.

Learn how to get out of your head and into your body, how vulnerability and courage can change your life, ways to connect to your inner child, what to do when you're feeling depleted, grounding practices with and without food, and ways to shift your self-talk to help you to let go of control, embrace trust, master your wellbeing and allow your highest self to emerge.
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