Intimacy Evolution

This week Mark & Bri talk about how to stay connected when "typical sex" might not be an option and how to initiate alternative experiences to maintain intimate connection. 

Benefits of mutual masturbation:

• setting your own pace
• guaranteed pleasure/orgasm
• incorporating new things--toys, fantasies, etc

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This week Brianna interviewed their first guest, Jenny Heartsong.

Jenny shares her story of how growing up in a sex-positive hippie community helped shape her relationship to sex. She discusses her solo travels through Asia, her discovery of cervical orgasms and the healing power yoni massages can provide. Jenny shares how intentionality in her current relationship is bringing her the deepest intimacy she's experienced before and explains her 30 day substance detox to increase the connection between her and her partner.


Connect with Jenny:
Instagram: @jennyroseheartsong

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The Relationship Board Meeting creates a safe container to talk about your relationship regularly. This is a weekly check-in for you to connect with one-another, sync up schedules for the upcoming week, and also be intentional about where you would like to spend more time together. Maybe the weather is going to be great for a day at the lake, maybe it's raining and that's a great time to go check out a new movie or museum exhibit.

Once you drop-in & sync up your schedules, then it's time to dive into how you're both feeling about your relationship. This is the time to reflect on what you're enjoying, what you would like more of and to share what might not be working so well, or repair an ouchie that came up.

Close your meeting with some form of connecting, whether that's cuddling, taking a bath, or sexy time. Each week will look different, but creating the consistency and keeping your relationship a priority will help create a solid foundation which deepens the connection and intimacy.

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Join our next Live Workshop! Wednesday, October 28 @ 7pm CDT
We'll walk through everyday relationship moments, practice a simple reframe together, and you'll get to ask questions and receive live coaching from us.
Most couples wait six years to work on their relationship. You don't have to. Take action today, and join us live.🤍 Register to get the replay.

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Have you ever imagined what it would be like to have a special room to play in and carry out all of your fantasies? This week Mark & Bri talk about a fun new show on Netflix, "How to Build A Sex Room", where designer, Melanie Rose, greets a variety of couples who are wanting to create a space for them to connect more intimately.

When you think of a "sex room" you may think of a dungeon type room, dark with lots of various contraptions, but these rooms are beyond! They are elegant, sultry, full of texture & so inviting for the couples to connect and explore even more! Melanie does a wonderful job of seeing each partner and listening to their desires for this special space. She blends each partners wants beautiful to create a room that encapsulates the essence of their partnership.

Netflix has been knocking it out of the park with sex-positive, inclusive shows lately, that not only help to normalize these topics but offer great conversation starters as well.

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Netflix shows mentioned:
"How to Build A Sex Room"
"Principles of Pleasure"
"Sex, Love, GOOP"

Instagram for Melanie: @melanieruthrose

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Join our next Live Workshop! Wednesday, October 28 @ 7pm CDT
We'll walk through everyday relationship moments, practice a simple reframe together, and you'll get to ask questions and receive live coaching from us.
Most couples wait six years to work on their relationship. You don't have to. Take action today, and join us live.🤍 Register to get the replay.

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Mark & Bri are back with the second part of their Couples Retreat experience. They cover the crunchiness that came up during their Intentional Date Night, then wait until you hear about their experience on Saturday!

It started with an Erotic Blueprint expert, Kayce Neill, who gave the couples a deeper understanding of their blueprints, as well as their shadows. She then shared how partners that may be opposite blueprints can still support one another and find a way to blend their two blueprints so each partner has a fulfilling & pleasurable experience.

After that it was time for Kimi Inch, Conscious Kink expert, somatic therapist and professional Dominatrix! Kimi has created a unique blend of somatic therapy techniques with kinky activities, allowing one to explore their fantasies & sexuality opening them up to access more pleasure, growth and healing. Kimi demonstrated how to create a safety container, the roles of "leader and follower", how impact play can be healing and so much more!

The last facilitator for the afternoon was Vulnerability Coach and Rope Expert, Rina Trevi. Bondage may seem intimidating or even carry some negative connotations with it, but Rina showed the couples how it can help create a space for connection as well as healing. 

To close the night, there was a Bioenergetic Movement & Sensual Dance Party. The couples embraced their archetypes and got to express themselves in a fun, playful atmosphere, free from judgment, which was so liberating.

Mark & Bri also share some tips on how to acclimate from the "let down" period after any trip or experience.  There is a dopamine depletion that occurs after a vacation, holiday, etc. can leave one feeling a little "bummed" or saddened that it's over, and then you have to jump back into life. Make sure you allow time for yourself to integrate back into "real life".


Facilitators mentioned in this episode:
IG: Kimi Inch- Conscious Kink
IG: Rina Trevi- Rope Expert & Vulnerability Coach
Sex & Love Co - facilitators of the Couples Retreat

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We'll walk through everyday relationship moments, practice a simple reframe together, and you'll get to ask questions and receive live coaching from us.
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Our first two-parter! This week Mark & Bri discuss the Couples Retreat they attended in Austin, hosted by Sex & Love Co. You've heard them talk about how being intentional within your relationship and time together is so impactful and that's exactly what this weekend was intended to do! For 8 couples to be fully immersed in a transformational experience to deepen their connection, further their understanding of their desires and have space to have fun & explore.

Make sure you subscribe, if you're not already, so you don't miss out on Part 2, where they share the rest of their date night experience, how they worked through some crunchiness and talk about the final day, where they got to meet a shibari expert and a professional Domme!

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Join our next Live Workshop! Wednesday, October 28 @ 7pm CDT
We'll walk through everyday relationship moments, practice a simple reframe together, and you'll get to ask questions and receive live coaching from us.
Most couples wait six years to work on their relationship. You don't have to. Take action today, and join us live.🤍 Register to get the replay.

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Website: IntimacyEvolution.com

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Conflicts within a relationship are inevitable, but learning how to navigate them before they turn into a full-blown argument can help maintain the connection, and lessen the damage.  This week Mark & Bri discuss how to use effective communication during conflict in relation to the Gottman Method.  Mark is Gottman trained and has helped many couples implement these various techniques in their relationships. Keep in mind these are great to use in a variety of relationship, such as friendships, with family & kids!

Suggestions on how to implement these techniques after listening: 

• reflect on the 4 Horsemen and how you may get activated when conflict arises
• write down how you can implement an exit strategy when you notice you or your partner has hit the stonewall phase and what you can do to get back to a calmer more regulated state in your body. ie take a walk, listen to music, breath work, mediation, etc.
• Have your partner listen and do the same.  
• Schedule a time to come together and discuss how this looks to both of you and what each of you have come up with for your exit strategies. 
• Come up with a word or phrase to remind each other of the "WE" mindset. 

Self-Soothing tips for high conflict couples

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Join our next Live Workshop! Wednesday, October 28 @ 7pm CDT
We'll walk through everyday relationship moments, practice a simple reframe together, and you'll get to ask questions and receive live coaching from us.
Most couples wait six years to work on their relationship. You don't have to. Take action today, and join us live.🤍 Register to get the replay.

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What is an "Erotic Blueprint"? It's like the 5 Love Languages, for the bedroom. It's how you show up, how you're turned on and move in your sexual expression and enjoy receiving pleasure.  If you've ever felt a sort of disconnect or like you and your partner just aren't sexually compatible, I feel this episode will help shed some light on why that may be.

We discovered the Erotic Blueprint in December 2021, when we were watching the Netflix series "Sex, Love, Goop". I highly recommend you go check it out if you haven't already! Sexologist, Jaiya, creator of the Erotic Blueprint, is shown working with a couple that was "incompatible" in the bedroom. Turns out they have different blue prints, different ways they enjoy receiving pleasure. Which I feel many couples can relate to.

We discuss the 5 different blueprints, their shadows and how to incorporate them into your relationship. If you have questions or would like more guidance in exploring them further you can email me, message me on IG or book a Discovery Call.

Links mentioned:
5 Love Languages quiz
Erotic Blueprint quiz
Free Discovery call with Bri

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Join our next Live Workshop! Wednesday, October 28 @ 7pm CDT
We'll walk through everyday relationship moments, practice a simple reframe together, and you'll get to ask questions and receive live coaching from us.
Most couples wait six years to work on their relationship. You don't have to. Take action today, and join us live.🤍 Register to get the replay.

Save your spot: https://intimacyevolution.kit.com/0e38198aec

Connect with Bri:
Instagram: @_brianna_carey_

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Website: IntimacyEvolution.com

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This week we talk about the pros & cons of spontaneous vs scheduled sexy time. While scheduling it doesn't seem sexy, it does help lead to consistency which is always nice. We talked about how spontaneous can be either exciting or anxiety provoking, and how these two are very similar. We also share a fun new game that you can start introducing into your date nights whether it's planned or not ;)

Bonus topic: our 3-2-1 Date Guide! This is the best of both, you get to plan ahead, but you can still throw in some spontaneous surprises.

What it comes down to is the connection with your person and the INTENTION behind the time you spend together--intimacy, it doesn't always have to be about sex, but a deeper connection can definitely help lead you in that direction.

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Join our next Live Workshop! Wednesday, October 28 @ 7pm CDT
We'll walk through everyday relationship moments, practice a simple reframe together, and you'll get to ask questions and receive live coaching from us.
Most couples wait six years to work on their relationship. You don't have to. Take action today, and join us live.🤍 Register to get the replay.

Save your spot: https://intimacyevolution.kit.com/0e38198aec

Connect with Bri:
Instagram: @_brianna_carey_

Connect with Mark:
Instagram: @mark_carey_

Website: IntimacyEvolution.com

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It's here! Our first episode...sorta. This is our intro episode where you get to know Mark & Brianna , who they are, what is "Intimacy Evolution" and what can you look forward to on future shows!

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Join our next Live Workshop! Wednesday, October 28 @ 7pm CDT
We'll walk through everyday relationship moments, practice a simple reframe together, and you'll get to ask questions and receive live coaching from us.
Most couples wait six years to work on their relationship. You don't have to. Take action today, and join us live.🤍 Register to get the replay.

Save your spot: https://intimacyevolution.kit.com/0e38198aec

Connect with Bri:
Instagram: @_brianna_carey_

Connect with Mark:
Instagram: @mark_carey_

Website: IntimacyEvolution.com

Get cozy with 10% off your Love Blanket!

Code: Intimacy10

Newsletter: Click here to enjoy weekly newsletter with juicy tips we can't share on social media. Plus be the first to know when we launch new events & programs!