#140 Sex Games: Play with your Partner (with Alice Child)
Dec 2, 2022
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Certified Somatic Sexologist Alice Child joins to discuss creativity and playfulness in sexual exploration. They cover gamification of sex, suggest fun games for couples, and emphasize the importance of vulnerability and laughter in intimacy.
Exploring creativity and playfulness in sexual exploration enhances intimacy and pleasure.
Normalization of conversations around sexuality promotes self-confidence and openness in relationships.
Incorporating fun games like stripping and role-playing enhances arousal and fosters exploration in sexual experiences.
Deep dives
Fostering Playfulness and Creativity in Sexual Exploration
Exploring creativity and playfulness in sexual exploration is emphasized. Different games are suggested for individual and partnered play, encouraging experimentation with sensation play, edging, food play, predator-prey dynamics. The importance of novelty, fun, and trying new experiences in fostering pleasure and openness in sexual activities is highlighted.
Normalization of Conversations around Sexuality
Normalization of conversations around sexuality is key. Overcoming shame and fear of judgment surrounding self-expression is discussed. Encouraging open dialogue about sexual preferences, desires, and experiences is highlighted as transformative for individuals in enhancing their self-confidence and relationships.
Enhancing Intimacy through Body Exploration
Encouraging body exploration for enhancing intimacy is emphasized. The use of sensory exploration through sensation play, blindfolded touch, and edible play is suggested. Building self-awareness and connection with one's body and partner is highlighted as a way to deepen intimacy.
Incorporating Playful Elements in Sexual Dynamics
Incorporating playful elements in sexual dynamics is encouraged. Suggestions include creative games like stripping instead of drinking games, blindfolded sensation play, edging as a game, and role-playing dynamics like predator-prey scenarios. Emphasizing fun, novelty, and exploration in sexual experiences to enhance arousal and pleasure.
Utilizing Games for Learning and Exploration
Utilizing games for learning and exploration in sexual contexts is advocated. Games like body sensation experiences, edging, sensual feeding, and role-play scenarios are proposed for self-exploration and partner play. Emphasizing the importance of creativity, open-mindedness, and fun in discovering new aspects of sexuality and pleasure is highlighted.
On this episode of #mensexpleasure, I chat with Alice Child (she/her). Alice is a certified Somatic Sexologist, Sex Educator and Coach, and founder of Vulva Dialogues. She works with individuals, couples, and groups of all gender identities, helping them achieve happier, healthier and more fulfilled sex lives - whatever that means for them. The two of us speak about creativity and playfulness are they relate to sexual exploration. We offer a lot of different games to try by yourself and with a partner. If you’re looking for inspiration to play with your partner, this is the episode for you.