Jennifer Gunsaullus, PhD, is a sociologist, international intimacy speaker, and relationship & communication coach, and the author of From Madness to Mindfulness: Reinventing Sex for Women. Dr. Jenn has presented two TEDx Talks, co-hosts the podcast Sex Talk with Clint & the Doc, and has over 1.7 million views on her In the Den with Dr. Jenn YouTube series. She has collaborated on projects with Planned Parenthood, Global YPO Spouse/Partner Network, Erica Lust films, and Dr. Ruth’s Sex for Dummies book. Dr. Jenn lives in San Diego where she strums her ukulele, is an active women's philanthropist, and an avid beach volleyball player.

Golden Nuggets From This Episode:

✨ “Sex is so vulnerable and personal.”

✨ “This is the only body we got and it does a lot of amazing things for us.”

✨ “You can't learn mindfulness by reading about mindfulness. You need to practice it and embody it.”

✨ “Our sex stories are written for us. If you don't like the story, then start writing a new one where you're in charge of it.”

✨ “We literally can only learn from trial and error, there's no other way to go through life. We're doing the best we can in every moment.”

✨ “Have the courage to stay open and learn and grow and move through it.”

✨ “The more I know myself and reflect on it, the more I can read it in other people.”

✨ “I don't see any shame in being single. I think things like that is just more about the other person and not about me.”

✨ “Who you are today because all of those past experiences. ”

✨ “Take ownership for your life path and your experiences and your stories and say, yeah I'm always learning and growing from this.”

✨ “Female orgasm is complicated and that's a beautiful thing to learn about yourself even if it's frustrating.”

✨ “The more we know about ourselves, the more we can share with our partner and make sure we're getting pleasure.”

✨ “Make sure you genuinely share what you do like and what you enjoy and then say so, but I think this is what I need and can we try that the next time together or I can show you.”

✨ “It needs to be effective, present, clear, often uncomfortable communication. That's at the heart of healthy relationship.”

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Website: https://www.drjennsden.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/drjennsden

From Madness to Mindfulness: Reinventing Sex for Women (book): https://tinyurl.com/y3lrq6o6

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Timestamps from episode:

03:07   Some of the shameful things people carry around sex

07:25   Healing sexual trauma to welcome in a healthy love

10:20   If someone struggles with body being sexualized how does she work through that?

27:10   Speaking up about it with your partner

36:34   Examples of using mindful intimacy