Beginning a new relationship is always a new and exciting time for everyone involved! And in the midst of all this excitement, you grow to care more about this person and begin to share sexual experiences!
So why do you need to talk about sex in a new relationship?
For a bunch of reasons, really! Having “that” conversation allows you to open up about your past and any important experiences you want to share with your partner. It also ensures that they know where you stand on a myriad of sexual matters and emotional matters. Talking about sex with your up-and-coming main squeeze allows you to set the stage for the rest of the relationship, by being honest, open, and raw!
Your Sexual History: How Positive Sexual Experiences Shape You - Episode 75[ 19:42 ]Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
This episode continues the Your Sexual History series, which has thus far looked at some of the “erotic wounds” that can be found in our past. This episode leaves the negative behind… And focuses on the positive!
Listen to today’s episode for a reminder that focusing on the good things about your sexual past is so important!
Your Sexual History: How Negative Sexual Experiences Shape You - Episode 73[ 29:42 ]Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
This episode continues the Your Sexual History series, and begins the focus on how negative experiences can shape you. Of course positive ones can too, but I wanted to begin the discussion with some of the ways that sexuality can “go bad” or cause you to bear “erotic wounds.” In future episodes we will talk about the flip side to negative sexual experiences… Positive ones.
Since it is often more difficult to discuss our negative experiences, it can also be a good place to start. Although they shape us and can influence who we are, the more we talk about them as reality, the more we can start to reframe our ideas about our sexuality by understanding issues that we have that we might need to overcome to find our best sexual selves.
In this episode we’ll look at the following issues affecting women and their sexuality:
Rape/assault
Interactions with creepy people
Imagery/sexual violence in the media
“Bad” sexual experiences
An unwanted pregnancy or abortion
Difficult though it may be to discuss, we have to start somewhere…