In this podcast episode, Sarajane Case welcomes Gina Gutierrez, co-founder of Dipsea, a story studio that produces erotic female-focused audio content. Gina shares her background in psychology and how she became interested in exploring female pleasure through storytelling-based erotica. They discuss the Enneagram types and how Gina's combination of type one and four influenced her desire to create something better for women. They also delve into the importance of acknowledging and understanding our feelings, valuing and embracing the body, and the challenges of self-care and pleasure becoming a checklist. They emphasize the importance of self-pleasure, communication, and personal growth in understanding one's desires. Gina offers advice on embracing pleasure and overcoming fear and shares how people can stay connected with the work she is doing at Dispea. 30 days free with Dipsea here: dipseastories.com/egram -- Call/text your enneagram questions to (828) 338-9127 Grab a copy of my books at www.thehonestenneagram.com & www.theenneagramletters.com Check out my YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/sarajanecase -- The journey into creating Gypsy [00:00:49] Gina discusses how she came up with the idea for Gypsy and her desire to break the stigma around female pleasure. The role of enneagram type in pleasure [00:02:51] Gina talks about how her enneagram type (type one) influenced her journey in prioritizing pleasure and creating Gypsy. Body center and sexuality [00:06:02] Gina explores the connection between body types (ones, eights, and nines) and sexuality, and shares tips on how to come back to the body for a more positive sexual experience. The importance of body awareness [00:08:40] Exploring the practice of body scanning and the connection between physical sensations and emotions. The concept of embodiment [00:09:13] Discussing the realization that one's head and body are interconnected and the historical devaluation of the body. Acknowledging and understanding emotions [00:10:13] Advice for heart types (twos, threes, fours) on acknowledging and naming their feelings, particularly for fours in identifying specific emotions. The journey of self-pleasure and communication [00:17:04] Exploring the speaker's personal journey of undoing shame around self-pleasure and how it has improved communication with partners. Taking responsibility for pleasure [00:18:03] Discussing the idea of taking responsibility for one's own pleasure and the common preference for dominant male partners in erotic content. Learning about personal preferences [00:19:21] Reflecting on the lack of knowledge about personal preferences and the importance of actively learning about one's own desires and what turns them on. The start of the conversation about allowing room for pleasure [00:26:22] Gina shares her thoughts on how to start allowing room for pleasure and suggests starting with small things that feel good. Exploring somatic meditation and self-pleasure practice [00:27:31] Gina explains a simple practice of touching and exploring one's body to understand what feels good and what doesn't, which can eventually lead to a solo sex practice. Using erotic stories as blueprints for communication and learning [00:28:22] Gina discusses how listening to erotic stories can help in verbalizing desires, boundaries, and preferences, providing blueprints for communication and learning in the realm of pleasure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices