#41: What I’m Actually Doing to Nourish My Libido While Pregnant, Tired, and Just... A Lot Happening

<p>Alternative titles: &quot;Tea, Smut, and Shaking My Arse: My Real-Life Libido Practices&quot;?! or &quot;Why I’m Not Forcing My Libido — and What I’m Doing Instead&quot;</p><p>In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain and talking honestly about how I’m nourishing my own libido right now-- in a season of pregnancy, big life transitions, and lower capacity. </p><p>Because it’s easy to look at a “sexpert” online and assume they’ve got it all sorted, but I’m taking myself off that pedestal. I’m a real human with a real body, and my libido ebbs and flows just like anyone else’s.</p><p>This episode is for you if you’re going through a rough time: illness, grief, depression, stress, relationship issues, or simply life being lifey-- and your desire feels low or far away. </p><p>I talk about what it means to honour those low-libido seasons with compassion, gentleness, and real-world nourishment instead of pressure or shame.</p><p>In this episode I cover:</p><p><br></p><ul><li><p>Why I wanted to record this episode — real talk about nourishing libido in the middle of pregnancy, exhaustion, and big transitions.</p></li><li><p>Taking myself off the “sexpert” pedestal and showing that even as a sexologist, I have slow, low-libido seasons too.</p></li><li><p>Letting go of pressure and guilt — not expecting myself to be constantly turned on or performative.</p></li><li><p>Understanding libido as cyclical and seasonal, not something that’s broken or needs fixing.</p></li><li><p>How I’m embracing slowness, presence, and sensuality instead of pushing for more.</p></li><li><p>The importance of safety, nourishment, and stability for desire — starting with simple, real-world self-care.</p></li><li><p>Reclaiming sensuality from the myth that it’s all about sex or orgasms.</p></li><li><p>Allowing fantasy, imagination, and playfulness to feed desire without shame.</p></li><li><p>What self-pleasure means for me right now — gentle, spontaneous, and restorative.</p></li><li><p>Keeping intimacy gentle and pressure-free in my relationship.</p></li><li><p>The medicine of movement, dancing, and fun for reconnecting to life force.</p></li><li><p>Why low-libido seasons during illness, grief, or stress are completely normal — and what it means to meet yourself with compassion instead of judgment.</p></li><li><p>A reminder that libido grows from safety, nourishment, and humanness — not performance or perfection.</p></li></ul><p><br></p><p>For real, practical support to nourish your o