EPISODE · Sep 24, 2025 · 53 MIN
114. Shame-Free Intimacy: Redefining Pleasure, Purity & Partnership with Lauren Elise Rogers
from Deep Within with Marina Triner, The Compassionate Somatic Coach · host Marina Triner
What if pleasure wasn’t something to be ashamed of—but a powerful, healing force that reconnects you to yourself and your body?In this raw and empowering conversation, I’m joined by Certified Holistic Sexuality Educator and Embodied Intimacy & Relationship Coach, Lauren Elise Rogers, whose pain-to-purpose journey has shaped her deeply compassionate and trauma-informed approach to sexuality and relationships.We explore how cultural conditioning, purity culture, and childhood messaging have impacted our ability to feel safe in our bodies, ask for what we need, and express desire without guilt. Lauren offers a grounded, embodied take on everything from non-monogamy and long-term relationships to body image, queer identity, and reclaiming pleasure in midlife.If you’ve ever felt disconnected from your body, unsure how to voice your needs in intimacy, or weighed down by shame around sexuality—this episode is your permission slip to come home to yourself.Connect with Lauren:www.sexedforyou.comwww.sexedforyou.com/freeconsulthttps://www.instagram.com/sex_ed_for_you/❥Join HeartSpace monthly community with a free trial: https://marinayt.com/community❥❥1:1 Coaching with me: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfWcZM5s9c2OjOLwoGMI5jE6rh_JAzjN2d_vCtuVe7e3pVGxw/viewform❥❥❥Stay or Go Course: https://marinayt.com/stay-or-go ❥❥❥❥ FREE RESOURCE: a step-by-step process of working with your triggersTRIGGERED TO ROOTED: A ROADMAP TO CREATE TREASURES FROM YOUR TRIGGERSThis powerful step by step process will walk you through how to somatically move through a trigger, ground yourself, allow the emotions to come up and experience massive growth in your lifeDownload here: https://marinayt.com/trigger-2-rootedFollow me on Instagram: www.instagram.com/marina.y.t Subscribe to YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@marinatriner Top Episode Quotes:“Pleasure is not a luxury—it’s a birthright, and a vital part of healing.”“Shame can’t survive in the presence of compassion and curiosity.”“Embodiment is the process of remembering your body is a safe place to live.”“There is no one ‘right’ way to do relationships—only what’s aligned with your truth.”“The journey isn’t about being perfect at intimacy, it’s about becoming more present to yourself in the process.”sexuality healing, embodied intimacy, relationship coaching, non-monogamy education, pleasure without shame, trauma-informed relationships, healing through pleasure, body-based intimacy work, holistic sex education, reclaiming desire, purity culture recovery, LGBTQIA+ healing, safe intimacy practices, somatic sex therapy, women’s sexuality coach
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What if pleasure wasn’t something to be ashamed of—but a powerful, healing force that reconnects you to yourself and your body?In this raw and empowering conversation, I’m joined by Certified Holistic Sexuality Educator and Embodied Intimacy & Relationship Coach, Lauren Elise Rogers, whose pain-to-purpose journey has shaped her deeply compassionate and trauma-informed approach to sexuality and relationships.We explore how cultural conditioning, purity culture, and childhood messaging have impacted our ability to feel safe in our bodies, ask for what we need, and express desire without guilt. Lauren offers a grounded, embodied take on everything from non-monogamy and long-term relationships to body image, queer identity, and reclaiming pleasure in midlife.If you’ve ever felt disconnected from your body, unsure how to voice your needs in intimacy, or weighed down by shame around sexuality—this episode is your permission slip to come home to yourself.Connect with Lauren:www.sexedforyou.comwww.sexedforyou.com/freeconsulthttps://www.instagram.com/sex_ed_for_you/❥Join HeartSpace monthly community with a free trial: https://marinayt.com/community❥❥1:1 Coaching with me: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfWcZM5s9c2OjOLwoGMI5jE6rh_JAzjN2d_vCtuVe7e3pVGxw/viewform❥❥❥Stay or Go Course: https://marinayt.com/stay-or-go ❥❥❥❥ FREE RESOURCE: a step-by-step process of working with your triggersTRIGGERED TO ROOTED: A ROADMAP TO CREATE TREASURES FROM YOUR TRIGGERSThis powerful step by step process will walk you through how to somatically move through a trigger, ground yourself, allow the emotions to come up and experience massive growth in your lifeDownload here: https://marinayt.com/trigger-2-rootedFollow me on Instagram: www.instagram.com/marina.y.t Subscribe to YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@marinatriner Top Episode Quotes:“Pleasure is not a luxury—it’s a birthright, and a vital part of healing.”“Shame can’t survive in the presence of compassion and curiosity.”“Embodiment is the process of remembering your body is a safe place to live.”“There is no one ‘right’ way to do relationships—only what’s aligned with your truth.”“The journey isn’t about being perfect at intimacy, it’s about becoming more present to yourself in the process.”sexuality healing, embodied intimacy, relationship coaching, non-monogamy education, pleasure without shame, trauma-informed relationships, healing through pleasure, body-based intimacy work, holistic sex education, reclaiming desire, purity culture recovery, LGBTQIA+ healing, safe intimacy practices, somatic sex therapy, women’s sexuality coach
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