#Episode 160: Formula to Perform Healthy Sexuality in The Bedroom — Dr. Trish Leigh
Feb 19, 2025
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Feeling off in the bedroom? Discover how porn rewires your brain, affecting intimacy and pleasure. Explore the concepts of 'Strained Brain' and 'Drained Brain' and learn how they sabotage real connections. Dive into strategies for healing, including qEEG Brain Mapping and Neurofeedback. Reconnect with your partner and rebuild trust to enjoy a fulfilling sex life. It's all about recalibrating the formula for healthy sexuality and open communication!
The podcast emphasizes that brain dysfunction caused by porn leads to 'strained' and 'drained' brain patterns, disrupting intimacy and arousal.
Dr. Trish Leigh highlights the importance of creating a tranquil environment and open communication to enhance sexual performance and rebuild trust between partners.
Deep dives
The Importance of Environment
The environment plays a crucial role in sexual performance and intimacy. Factors such as noise, presence of others, or external stressors can prevent the nervous system from reaching a relaxed state necessary for intimacy. Creating a tranquil space can be facilitated by elements like soft lighting, music, and ensuring privacy. Engaging all senses can enhance the overall experience, thereby promoting both relaxation and arousal.
Understanding Brain Dysregulation
Dysregulation in the brain, often resulting from consumption of explicit material, is central to difficulties in sexual performance. Two patterns of brain function, known as 'strained brain' and 'drained brain,' can inhibit one's ability to achieve arousal and pleasure. A strained brain exhibits symptoms of being both wired and fatigued, making relaxation and stimulation challenging. Conversely, a drained brain results in desensitized dopamine receptors, leading to a need for excessive stimulation to feel aroused, making healthy intimacy difficult.
Impact on Relationships and Intimacy
The interplay of brain dysfunction creates challenges not only for the individual but also for their partner, leading to potential betrayal trauma. As one partner struggles with arousal, the other often senses the disconnect, causing feelings of insecurity and a lack of safety. This can result in reactive intimacy anorexia, where the partner desires connection but feels unable to engage. Open communication between partners is essential to address these issues, rebuild trust, and foster a healthier relationship moving forward.
If porn has affected your ability to perform, it’s because it has disrupted the balance between your brain, mind, body, and spirit. Here’s why:
🔹 Brain Dysfunction – Porn rewires your brain, creating "Strained Brain" (too much stress) or "Drained Brain" (numbed pleasure centers), making real intimacy difficult. 🔹 Distorted Mind – Your brain craves extreme stimulation, making genuine connection with your partner less satisfying. 🔹 Disconnected Body & Spirit – ED, shame, and guilt create distance, making it harder for both of you to feel safe and aroused.
But you can rewire your brain and restore intimacy! 💙
In this podcast, Dr. Trish Leigh explains how to: ✅ Heal your brain with qEEG Brain Mapping & Neurofeedback. ✅ Reconnect with your partner and rebuild trust. ✅ Regain confidence and enjoy a fulfilling sex life. Watch this video now or book a consultation at drtrishleigh.com.
Hi. I am Dr. Trish Leigh, a Cognitive Neuroscientist, and Sex Addiction Recovery Coach. I am on a mission to help people heal their brains from porn use. My podcasts are designed to help you learn that: 🎯Porn Damages Your Brain, 🎯Porn Impairs Your Mental and Physical Health, and 🎯Porn Destroys Your Relationships.
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