Ep 80: Reclaiming Pleasure with Dr Holly Richmond

What does it mean to bring eros into our lives? Is there a process for recovering from sexual trauma? How can we move from self-blame and shame to reclaiming our pleasure? Find out in this week's episode of The Learn to Love Podcast, where your host Zach Beach interviews the Somatic Psychotherapist and Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist Dr. Holly Richmond on Reclaiming Pleasure. For more on this episode click here: https://www.the-heart-center.com/ep-80-reclaiming-pleasure-with-dr-holly-richmond/ Learn more about your guest below: Dr. Holly Richmond is a Somatic Psychotherapist, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) and Certified Sex Therapist (CST). This unique combination of credentials enables her to focus on clients’ cognitive processes as well as mind-body health. She works with women, men, couples and gender-diverse individuals on relationship and sexuality issues, offering sex therapy and sexual health coaching nationally and internationally. Her treatment specialties include low libido, sexual dysfunction, compulsive sexuality (often called “addiction”), desire discrepancies in couples, recovery from sexual assault and abuse, and alternative/non-traditional sexual expression. Her newly released book Reclaiming Pleasure: A Sex-Positive Guide for Moving Past Sexual Trauma and Living a Passionate Life (New Harbinger, Oct. 2021) is an innovative look at both somatic and psychological factors in survivors’ erotic recovery. Dr. Holly is regularly quoted in publications and media outlets including The New York Times, CNN, Shape, NBC, Wired, Forbes, Oprah, Men’s Health, Cosmopolitan and Women’s Health. She is a sought-after consultant in the sextech industry and is seen as a pioneer in the clinical exploration of sex and technology, and how they work together as human sexuality evolves in the 21st century. Each interlinked facet of her work is grounded in a sex-positive perspective: all sex is good sex as long as it is consensual and pleasurable. This non-judgmental position allows her to assist clients in discovering their true needs, desires and personal path to wellness. Learn more at - www.drhollyrichmond.com - https://www.facebook.com/DrHollyRichmond - https://twitter.com/drhollyrichmond - https://www.instagram.com/drhollyrichmond/ - https://www.amazon.com/dp/1684038421/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_23S5K0K1N40KRX45VKS1 Learn more about your host and the show at: www.zachbeach.com www.the-heart-center.com Support The Show: If you like the show, there are many ways you can support it, such as: - Check out our upcoming Mindful Self Compassion Training starting January 5th, 2022: https://www.the-heart-center.com/programs/mindful-self-compassion-training-msc/ - Buy a book from our blossoming professional network: http://www.the-heart-center.com/books/ - Register for Relationship Mastery, a 6-week self-guided course to take your relationship to the next level: https://www.the-heart-center.com/relationship-mastery-landing-page/ - Check out one of our sponsors, Listenable and use the discount code “zachbeach” for the first seven days on the platform for free. There you can find Zach’s How To Be a Better Partner Course: https://frstre.com/go/?a=76205-87a7d9&s=1256514-e13191&p_affiliate.referral_code=zachbeach - Purchase The Seven Lessons of Love: Heart Wisdom for Troubling Times on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Lessons-Love-Heart-Wisdom-Troubling/dp/1983940704/ - Purchase a love shirt and show the world your love of love: https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-heart-center/ - Review, Like, and Subscribe to the show on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-learn-to-love-podcast/id1505370543 - Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/learntolovenow - Join the Facebook Community Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1428012130828678/