Dr. Tara, a tenured professor and renowned sex and relationship expert, dives deep into intimacy issues in long-term relationships. She discusses how sexual confidence can enhance connection and shares techniques like sexy check-ins and sex fasting to keep things exciting. Dr. Tara emphasizes the power of communication for understanding needs, especially for women's sexual satisfaction. She also addresses the celibacy trend and promotes daily masturbation as a key to sexual health. Her insights are both informative and empowering!
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Dr. Tara's Journey to Sexual Confidence
Dr. Tara wasn't always sexually confident; she grew up conservatively and felt ashamed of her body.
Moving to Finland, where body neutrality is practiced, helped shift her perspective.
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Building Sexual Confidence
Use positive sexual affirmations, write them down, say them aloud, or even use them as your phone wallpaper.
Practice sexual meditation, focusing on thoughts, feelings, or sensations, for at least five minutes daily.
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Common Sex Issues
Sex issues are extremely common in relationships, stemming from physical, mental, or relational factors.
Sexual desire discrepancy, where partners have mismatched libidos, is a frequent challenge.
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#115: Dr. Tara is a tenured professor of relational and sexual communication, an award-winning researcher, and a well-known sex and relationship expert. In this episode, Josie and Dr. Tara dive into the root cause of intimacy issues: the most common ones, why everyone will deal with sex-related issues at one point in their life, and what to do about them. They also chat about sexual confidence and how to keep things spicy in an LTR (including sexy check-ins, sex fasting, and controlled chaos). Dr. Tara shares science-backed ways to improve your sex life, whether you're in a relationship or not. She also shares her thoughts on the recently popular celibacy trend and why you should masturbate every day.
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