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EPISODE · Mar 25, 2025 · 52 MIN

Avoiding Sex? Support Your/Your Partners Nervous System

from The Sex After Kids Podcast · host Sofia Ashley

Send us Fan MailIn this episode we are doing a deep dive into one of the key ingredients of a great sex life - the nervous system. When we talk about creating safety for ourselves and our partner this is what we mean - working with the nervous system to get out of fight or flight. When your partner is avoiding talking to you about sex, avoids sex, or rushes through sex - there's a nervous system issue happening. When we understand it we can solve it to make sex a fun, safe and playful place to go. In this episode Sofia will break down:- how the nervous system works - three key ways it shows up in our sex life - what it means when we avoid talking about sex and having sex- 4 ways to create safety for your nervous system (or your partners).Friends there is a mild TW on this episode. I share some things from my own life - mostly of just being a woman in the world. Men in particular - this an importance listen and it may raise some discomfort for you. Please sit with it and reach out if you need support. Support lines: USA National Sexual Assault Support Line: 800.656.HOPE (4673)Canada - https://endingviolencecanada.org/sexual-assault-centres-crisis-lines-and-support-services/Interested in becoming a master of nervous system safety for yourself and your partner - Join the Naked Fun Comeback - our 4 month program for parents to find more pleasure and more play. Email [email protected] for details. 

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Send us Fan Mail In this episode we are doing a deep dive into one of the key ingredients of a great sex life - the nervous system. When we talk about creating safety for ourselves and our partner this is what we mean - working with the nervous system to get out of fight or flight. When your partner is avoiding talking to you about sex, avoids sex, or rushes through sex - there's a nervous system issue happening. When we understand it we can solve it to make sex a fun, safe and playful place ...

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