Can Pleasure Heal Trauma? Sex, Intimacy & Reclaiming Your Power (ft. Lauren Elise Rogers)

<p>Sexologist Alexa Andre (@sexwithalexa) gets in bed with certified holistic sexuality educator and embodied intimacy &amp; relationship coach Lauren Elise Rogers for a deeply honest conversation about sexual trauma, healing, pleasure, intimacy, consent, and reclaiming your relationship with your body.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p><ul><li>Sexual trauma and sexual assault</li><li>Consent and coercion</li><li>Why sexual trauma can be underreported</li><li>Shame and sex-negative culture</li><li>Rape culture and normalizing sexual harm</li><li>Victim vs. survivor language</li><li>Why healing is not linear</li><li>Trauma, fear and helplessness</li><li>Processing an experience after it happens</li><li>Talking to a safe person after trauma</li><li>Trauma and the body</li><li>Accountability and taking responsibility</li><li>Apologies and relationship repair</li><li>Defensiveness and ego after causing harm</li><li>Listening to impact instead of defending intent</li><li>Asking curious questions</li><li>Communication and empathy</li><li>Sex educators and trauma therapists working together</li><li>Pleasure as part of healing</li><li>Reclaiming intimacy after sexual trauma</li><li>Sex after sexual assault</li><li>Pelvic-floor responses and sexual tension</li><li>Triggers and nervous-system responses</li><li>Neural pathways and creating new experiences of safety</li><li>Somatic healing and body-based responses</li><li>Shaking, movement, dancing and laughter</li><li>Orgasm and pleasure</li><li>Play as a healing modality</li><li>Trauma becoming connected to erotic arousal</li><li>Forgiveness vs. reconciliation</li><li>Boundaries after harm</li><li>Self-forgiveness</li><li>Healing within healthy relationships</li><li>Time, memory and healing</li><li>Why healing doesn&#39;t necessarily mean never being triggered</li><li>Reclaiming pleasure, agency and identity</li><li>Building a life beyond simply “surviving”</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Follow Lauren:Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sex_ed_for_you/">@sex_ed_for_you</a></p><p>Website: <a href="http://www.sexedforyou.com">www.sexedforyou.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow Alexa Andre:Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sexwithalexa/">@sexwithalexa</a></p><p>Patreon: <a href="https://patreon.com/sexwithalexa">https://patreon.com/sexwithalexa</a></p><p>Book a call: <a href="https://www.sexwithalexa.co/book-online">https://www.sexwithalexa.co/book-online</a></p><p><br></p><p>Sponsor:</p><