This week on the WHOOP Podcast, WHOOP Global Head of Human Performance, Principal Scientist, Dr. Kristen Holmes, sits down with Chantelle Otten, world-renowned psycho-sexologist, author, and advocate for evidence-based conversations around sexual wellbeing, mental health, and relationships. Chantelle and Dr. Holmes break the taboo around sex in this episode, promoting a more holistic view of sexual health, highlighting the importance of intimacy, desire, and emotional regulation. This episode combines the importance of data and self-awareness, using tools like WHOOP, to support stress management and sleep, and how they contribute to confidence, connection, and satisfaction in and out of the bedroom.
00:27 Chantelle Otten: Psycho-sexology and Why It’s Important
07:00 WHOOP Podcast Rapid Fire Q’s
08:20 Importance of Stress and Sleep Management on Your Sexual Health
11:30 Unlocking Your Sex Life
15:19 Best Practices to Self-Audit: How to Stay Grounded
21:21 How to Detect Red Flags In Your Environment
24:27 Best Ways To Facilitate Conversations With An Intimate Partner
28:36 Creating Safety in Intimacy
29:28 Peri-Menopause and Menopause’s Effect on Relationships
37:36 Navigating Performance Pressure
45:53 The Rules of Curiosity: Responsive and Spontaneous Desire
51:23 The Two Key Takeaways That Will Change Your Sex Life
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