In this week’s episode of WOMAN: Ritual & Realness, we explore something both ancient and urgently needed:

Pleasure.

Not as a reward.

Not as indulgence.

But as prayer — as a homecoming to the sacred wisdom of your body.

Because when we live in survival mode, pleasure becomes something we think we have to earn.

But the truth is, pleasure is medicine. It’s a signal of safety. And your nervous system is always listening.

In this episode, we dive into:

🌀 How pleasure can rewire your nervous system for safety

🌹 Why shame and fear are the true destroyers of pleasure

✨ The link between survival mode, self-sabotage, and pleasure blocks

💋 The Reticular Activating System (RAS) — and how it filters your reality through the lens of trauma or joy

🔥 Pleasure as a tool for embodiment, expansion, and divine remembrance

I also share the real, raw truths from my own path of reclaiming pleasure — how I had to meet my fear, meet my shame, and slowly come home to the wild aliveness within.

🔥 Journal Prompts

Want to go deeper?

* What parts of me feel unsafe in pleasure?

* Where do I perform pleasure instead of receive it?

* What might change in my life if I let pleasure be the prayer?

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With love,

Sarah xx

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