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#467 Heal Your Nerves, Ignite Your Sex Life - Melanie & Mark Curtis

Jan 6, 2026
Melanie Curtis and Mark Curtis, trauma-informed coaches and co-founders of Coming Home Coaching, dive into the healing of the nervous system and its impact on intimacy and sex life. They explore how early belief systems drive relational patterns and the importance of safety for desire. The duo discusses ways to confront and release shame, connecting body and mind for healing. Practical techniques for increasing worthiness and joy, alongside their SomaCode program, provide listeners with a roadmap to deeper intimacy and fulfilling relationships.
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Parasympathetic State Enables Pleasure

  • You need to be in a parasympathetic (rest-and-digest) state to fully access joy and sexual pleasure.
  • Embodied safety is the prerequisite for any authentic intimacy or sexual expression.
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Subconscious Programs Shape Sexual Patterns

  • The subconscious runs ~95% of our thinking and reproduces early childhood patterns as 'truth'.
  • Reprogramming those beliefs frees people to stop recreating unsafe relationships and receive pleasure.
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Beliefs Are Embodied

  • Beliefs live in the body and show up as thoughts; nervous system sensations carry emotions.
  • Effective healing requires a body–mind collaboration, not only talk-based work.
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