Sex With Emily

Your Body Is Craving Your Attention

Jan 16, 2026
Dolly Josette, a somatic sexologist and intimacy coach known as the Pleasure Muse, shares insightful strategies for reconnecting with our bodies and enhancing pleasure. She discusses how trauma manifests in the body, especially in fascia and genitals, and introduces grounding exercises like hip-holding to prepare for deeper intimacy. Dolly highlights the importance of nervous-system safety for sexual desire and reveals simple daily practices such as the 'vulva hug' and a one-song-a-day technique to foster embodiment and pleasure.
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INSIGHT

Body-Based Sex Work Unlocks Pleasure

  • Somatic sexology focuses on bodily experience, not just talk therapy, to expand pleasure and erotic expression.
  • Emotions and habits live in the fascia and genitals, so tracking body sensations reveals stuck patterns.
ADVICE

Regulate The Nervous System First

  • Prioritize nervous system regulation before expecting sexual responsiveness or genital changes.
  • Name feelings, share them, and add light to shame to begin healing somatic blocks.
ANECDOTE

Hips Holding Opened Receiving

  • Emily describes a session where simple hip holding softened her whole body and allowed receiving without agenda.
  • The grounding practice shifted her from doing to simply absorbing connection.
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