On today's episode, we have somatic therapist and relationship coach, Elmo Painter-Edington (she/her/fae/femme) join us for a conversation about the power of play. Together we talk about letting your weird light shine, listening to our bodies, bringing more absurdity in our lives, and sensually thriving.

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Elmo Painter-Edington is a Somatic Therapist, Empowerment Coach, and Life Artist whose role is to grant supportive space for people to be exactly who they are, and to remind people of their unique brilliance, no matter how flawed they feel inside.

Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/weirdlight_coaching/

Website : https://www.weirdlightcoaching.com/

Resources to Learn More:

YouGov Data : https://today.yougov.com/topics/society/articles-reports/2020/01/31/millennials-monogamy-poly-poll-survey-data

Sexual Desire and Relationship Duration in Young Men and Women⁠ : https://sci-hub.ru/10.1080/0092623x.2011.569637

The Heteronormativity Theory of Low Sexual Desire in Women Partnered with Men : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8382213/

Polysecure : https://bookshop.org/a/88413/9781944934989

Female sexual function varies over time and is dependent on partner-specific factors: a population-based longitudinal analysis of six sexual function domains : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27766993/

Flower Video : https://www.instagram.com/p/CtfUYUaABD0/