Performance Anxiety: When Pressure Kills Pleasure | Dr. Jennifer Litner | Ep. 7

Performance anxiety is no joke and can show up in so many different ways depending on your gender, upbringing, and education and no, it’s not just a later in life thing. Whether it’s nerves, pressure, or a total mental spiral, it can turn what’s supposed to be a fun, intimate moment into something you’d rather avoid… And for the LGBTQ+ community, the lack of real sex education only makes things harder—or, you know… not.

In this conversation, Nathan Serrato and Dr. Jennifer Litner, Certified Sex Therapist and Educator, explore the complexities of performance anxiety in sexual experiences, particularly within the LGBTQ+ community.

You’ll learn why performance anxiety happens and simple strategies to feel more at ease, more connected, and more in control of your own pleasure. So if you’re ready to say no without guilt—and invite intimacy without pressure, keep listening, this episode… might just do it for you.