What I Love About Sex

The Truth About Masturbation, Porn, and Your Sexual Confidence #414

Oct 31, 2025
Discover how mindful masturbation can enhance your sexual confidence and lead to stronger orgasms. Learn to break free from porn dependency and retrain your arousal system for more fulfilling intimate experiences. Explore the importance of personal discovery through solo play, which improves communication with partners. Stephanie also shares a two-week practice to boost bodily awareness and a technique for overcoming delayed ejaculation. Ultimately, the journey emphasizes that sex is about connection, not just fleeting pleasure.
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INSIGHT

Discovering Stronger Orgasms Without Porn

  • Stopping porn use and masturbating with your mind and body can reveal stronger orgasms and sensations.
  • Stephanie Ganowski says this self-knowledge directly improves partnered sex and sexual confidence.
ADVICE

Split Practice To Retrain Your Arousal

  • Try splitting your masturbation: commit 50% to intentional solo practice using mental fantasies and new techniques.
  • Use the sessions to retrain arousal without pressuring yourself to always orgasm.
INSIGHT

Curiosity Builds Confidence And Communication

  • Curiosity about your body builds sexual knowledge and confidence.
  • Stephanie Ganowski connects that confidence to better communication and sharing desires with a partner.
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