Mindful Masturbation

What happens when a somatic sex educator spends 30 minutes a day masturbating mindfully for 30 days? Caitlin Roberts is a savvy somatic sex educator; she helps people discover how to feel more pleasure using the knowledge that rests in their bodies. Recently she challenged herself to spend 30 minutes a day masturbating mindfully for 30 days - the results were explosive. What does it even mean to masturbate mindfully? Get ready to rethink all the ways you get jiggy, 'cause I sure did. Timestamps 0:34 Intro — episode 7 live at Pacific Junction Hotel 1:00 Sex ed segment: abortion pill now subsidized in Ontario, surgical vs. medical abortion explained 3:57 Guest intro: Caitlin K. Roberts — somatic sex educator, blogger, CEO of alt porn company Spit 5:00 What Spit is and why mainstream porn creates unrealistic expectations about sex 6:44 The impact of boys watching porn from age 13 10:06 Polyamory 101 — how common it is, how much communication it requires, and jealousy as a secondary emotion 14:46 How to get involved in the poly community 15:20 Main topic: mindful masturbation and somatic sex education 17:06 Caitlin's 10-year masturbation pattern — and why she had to break it 18:34 Using fantasy to orgasm with partners and the cost of checking out 21:00 Exploring beyond the clit — genital numbness, rebuilding sensation, the parts we ignore 24:13 The two states of arousal (excitement vs. enjoyment/bliss) and how to weave them together 26:05 Working with trauma through touch — what somatic sex education sessions actually look like 28:19 How the body stores trauma and how somatic work helps release it Caitlin's blog to be a slut. Source: Human Sexuality in a World of Diversity, Fifth Canadian Edition by Spencer A. Rathus; Jeffrey S. Nevid; Lois Fichner-Rathus; Alexander McKay Theme song: "Rise and Shine" by Audiobinger, sourced from the Free Music Archive. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Edited for time and volume.