DR. KATE BALESTRIERI, PHD: Embodied + Empowered! How to Prioritize Pleasure and Mental Health
Release Date: 03/07/2024
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BONUS CLIP: Why Women Should Care About Porn with Dr. Kate Balestrieri, PHD, Psychologist + Sex Therapist
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BONUS CLIP: Sex, Relationships + Mental Health with DR. DELUCIA, MD, OB/GYN
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In this episode, we tackle a common challenge among women experiencing menopause: sleep disturbances. Many women find themselves grappling with insomnia, night sweats, and other sleep disruptions during this transitional phase. Join us as we delve into effective non-hormonal strategies to alleviate these symptoms and promote better sleep quality. Our guest expert, Dr. Todd Dorfman, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Rebalance Health, offers invaluable insights into the causes of sleep disturbances during menopause and discusses non-hormonal options that can provide relief. Dr. Dorfman brings over...
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DR. KELLY CASPERSON, MD UROLOGIST, AUTHOR, PODCASTER : Your Sex Life Is Not Broken
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In this insightful episode, Dr. Kelly Casperson, a renowned urologist, public speaker, sex educator, and top international podcaster, dives deep into the complex world of sexual desire. Dr. Kelly's mission is to empower women to live their best lives by providing better resources and education on sexual health, intimacy, and the science of desire. Through her podcast, she combines education, humor, and candor to dismantle myths and normalize healthy, enjoyable sex, while also offering essential insights on midlife health and hormones. Key topics covered in this episode include the differences...
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PRIYANKA JAIN, FOUNDER, EVVY : The Vaginal Microbiome
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info_outlineWe cover a lot of ground in this episode with Dr. Kate Balestrieri PHD, an in-demand psychologist and sex therapist driven by helping people create and define their sexuality.
The founder of the Modern Intimacy, and host of Get Naked with Dr. Kate, Dr. Kate Balestrieri built a platform that connects clinicians trained in sex therapy with people seeking therapy for sexual issues and provides a safe space for people to get access to education about sensitive topics.
In just over an hour, we tap into many facets of female sexuality and mental health and cover topics including what it means to validate our mental health, prioritize pleasure, and center ourselves.
We also dive into Barbie, Kink, and The Patriarchy!
Dr. Kate explains how female sexuality is legislated and lays out the path to a better future in becoming more embodied and empowered in our own skin.
She and I discuss the difference between a sex therapist and a sexologist, the delineation between anger and rage, and how a munch is different from a brunch!
We also talk about the need for rituals and symbols that remind us of how extraordinary we are to be alive in a female body.
She assures us that our thoughts are “not weird” and that everyone worries about being “not normal” and as long as there is consent, sexuality is just part of being human…and she even makes the case for why women should care about porn.
One of the most thoughtful and articulate speakers on this topic, Dr. Balestrieri enlightens us on how women are expected to do an enormous amount of emotional labor that goes totally unseen and tells us how we can do less of it to maintain our mental health.
I love this episode and am grateful to Dr. Kate for her extraordinary work!
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TOPICS in this episode:
Validating ourselves
Prioritizing Pleasure
Who deserves pleasure
Legislating Female Sexuality
Kink, kinky thoughts, kinky mentors
Munches
Intimacy
Menopause
Being embodied in our own skin
Anger vs. Rage
Power Exchange
Sex therapy
Somatic sex therapy
Sexologists
Desire
The female orgasm
Emotional Labor
Rituals to mark significance
Free sex therapy via Dr. Kate’s externship program
Symbols
The Patriarchy
Gender Essentialism
Post Partum
The process of pregnancy and motherhood
emotional sterility
Why women should care about porn
Feminist Produced Porn and Porn literacy
Bondage, Sensation Play
Empowering your own sexuality
Erika Lust
Moving Grief through our body
The Issues in our Tissues: Nikki Myers
Righteous Rage
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