Reclaiming Sexuality After Spinal Cord Injury: Pleasure, Intimacy & Empowerment ft. Jesi Stracham

Send us Fan MailA spinal cord injury changes your body — but it does not have to end your sexual life, your intimate relationships, or your sense of yourself as a sexual being. In this episode, Dr. Stephanie Zwonitzer, DNP, sits down with Jesi Stracham, spinal cord injury survivor, advocate, and author of Power in the Roll, to share her inspiring and deeply honest journey of reclaiming her sexuality and intimacy after a life-altering motorcycle accident left her paralyzed. Jesi's story is one of resilience, self-discovery, and the transformative power of refusing to let injury define the boundaries of pleasure and connection. Topics covered: the immediate and long term impact of spinal cord injury on sexual function, sensation, and intimate relationships, rediscovering sensation and sexuality after paralysis and what that journey actually looks like, exploring intimacy and pleasure beyond traditional norms and redefining what sex means after injury, navigating sexual experiences and communication with partners post-injury, tools and techniques that enhance sexual experiences for individuals with spinal cord injuries, understanding autonomic dysreflexia and its implications for sexual activity, the impact of spinal cord injury on men's sexual health specifically, managing bladder and bowel health as it relates to intimacy and self-care, early intervention and why addressing sexual health immediately after injury matters, redefining pleasure beyond orgasm and embracing the full spectrum of intimate experience, and community support resources for spinal cord injury survivors. Find Jesi at jesistracham.com, on Instagram at @jesistracham, and purchase her memoir Power in the Roll at her website.Work with Dr. [email protected] with Between the Sheets:IG: @ReviveISHEmail: [email protected]#podmatchWant to be a guest on Between the Sheets: Exploring Sexual Health & Wellness? Send Stephanie a message on PodMatch here: https://podmatch.com/hostdetailpreviews/btswithdrzEpisode is sponsored by Boston Scientific and EDCure. For more information click here:www.EDCure.com/BTS