251. Sex Coaching for Beginners

You Are Not Broken

Kelly Casperson, MD

Medicine, Health & Fitness

5 • 743 Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Sex Coaching for Beginners In this conversation, Dr. Kelly Casperson interviews Kristine D'Angelo, a sex coach, about her journey into sex coaching and the difference between sex therapy and sex coaching. They discuss common barriers to pleasure, the impact of childhood messages on sexuality, and the importance of redefining sex in heterosexual relationships. Kristine provides tips for women to get into their bodies and invites them to explore sexual content and invite pleasure. They emphasize the importance of communication in relationships and the need to overcome anxiety in conversations about sex. The conversation concludes with a discussion on reconnecting with pleasure in everyday life and improving sex life through communication and understanding. In this conversation, Kristine D'Angelo, a certified sex coach, discusses the importance of exploring sexual fantasies and the challenges people face in sharing them. She also provides insights on finding a sex coach and the benefits of working with one. Kristine shares various platforms where people can connect with her and access her resources. Takeaways Sex coaching focuses on future-focused problem-solving and helping individuals achieve their goals for a more fulfilling sex life. Common barriers to pleasure include being stuck in the headspace, overthinking, and trying to meet unrealistic expectations. Tips for women to get into their bodies Common Barriers to Pleasure Childhood messages and societal norms can create barriers to pleasure and a lack of understanding of one's own sexual needs and desires. Transitioning from a task-oriented mindset to a pleasure-oriented mindset is important for enjoying sexual experiences. Communication and understanding are key to improving sex life and maintaining a strong foundation in a long-term relationship. Many people struggle with sharing their sexual fantasies and may feel shame or avoid the topic altogether. Overcoming anxiety in conversations about sex Finding a sex coach can be done through organizations like the World Association of Sex Coaches (WASC), online searches, or social media platforms. Working with a sex coach can provide support, guidance, and education to enhance sexual well-being and relationships. “Assumptions are the termites in long term relationships” - Kristine D'Angelo IG: sexcoachkristine Podcast: IG So I Married A Sexologist Doyoursexlifeafavor.com Youtube https://worldassociationofsexcoaches.org/ Check out details for my retreat: https://ascendretreats.com/ Listen to my Tedx Talk: Why we need adult sex ed Take my NEW Adult Sex Ed Master Class: https://www.kellycaspersonmd.com/adult-sex-ed Join my membership to get these episodes ASAP, a private facebook group to discuss and my private accountability group for your health, hormones and life support! www.kellycaspersonmd.com/membership --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kj-casperson/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the You Are Not Broken podcast. I'm your host, Dr. Kelly Casperson, a board-certified
0:09.9	jurologist, thought leader, and conversation starter on midlife living, hormones, and sexuality.
0:16.6	Enjoy the show.
0:18.3	Hey, everybody. I'm so excited today to talk about sex coaching. I have on Christine
0:23.0	DeAngelo. She's on Instagram at Sex Coach Christine. And her podcast is, so I married a sexologist,
0:29.6	which is just a sweet name for a podcast. Thank you so much for coming on today. Thank you so much
0:34.8	for having me. I'm a big fan of you and your work and your podcast, so it's an honor. Thank you.
0:39.8	Thanks. Can you tell us how you got into this work? Like, how did you get to the point of not only talking to people about sex all day, but like having a podcast about it?
0:48.2	Yeah. I grew up in a very religious conservative household where it wasn't encouraged to ask questions really about anything,
0:58.3	especially questions related to your body, sexual functioning, or pleasure.
1:04.7	So I was just always a very curious child.
1:07.9	And I was at the library, right?
1:09.8	Because I was like, well, if my parents aren't going to
1:12.8	answer these questions, and I have to find answers for myself. And so I was just very interested
1:18.9	in pleasure from a very young age. They tried to, I guess, not normalize it for me, but I really just didn't buy into that. I'm like,
1:29.7	it feels too good. Rub my clitoris. So I'm going to keep doing it. And so just from a very
1:38.7	young age, I just didn't subscribe to the messaging systems that I was being given. And I'm just a rebellious
1:45.9	person in general, so there's that. And so I really just paved my own path towards
1:53.3	normalizing sex and my sexuality from a very young age. So when I got, when I was like in my 20s, I was in a relationship with a man
2:04.4	who was experiencing erectile dysfunction. And neither one of us really knew how to navigate that,
2:13.2	how to have productive conversations about it. So of course, we did our best. We really learned how to have productive conversations about it. So, of course, we did our best.
2:19.7	We really learned how to redefine what sex meant for us as a couple.
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