(CW: Sex trafficking.) In this episode, we talk with coach and trauma-conscious practitioner Joanna Arai about what it really means to reclaim intimacy with yourself. Joanna shares her path from survival and disconnection to deep embodiment and pleasure, all while never having experienced orgasm. Through vulnerability and self-honesty, she’s cultivated a rich, beautiful sex life rooted in presence, not performance. This conversation explores how true intimacy begins within and how self-connection can transform every part of how we love and live.

Welcome to Season Four. We’re not just talking about shedding—we’re doing it. In our bodies, our breath, our choices, and our stories.

If you're feeling the pull to go deeper this season, here are a few ways to connect beyond the podcast:

Connect with our Guest Joanna Arai

IG: joanna.arai
FB: arai.joanna
email: [email protected]

Register for the SHED Retreat
A weekend for women ready to release the rules and reclaim what’s real.
👉 SHED Retreat Website

Join the RECEIVE Retreat Waitlist
A luxurious, slow, deeply restorative retreat designed to support you in receiving rest and pleasure. This experience will remind you what it feels like to fully be.
👉 Receive Retreat Waitlist

Work with Shauna 1:1
Explore private coaching opportunities to reconnect with your sexuality and live a more turned-on life. For individuals and couples.
 👉 Coaching with Shauna

Learn More About Ziva Meditation
This is the method that helped resolve my 8-year health issue and radically changed my relationship to rest, anxiety, and presence. Highly recommend.

Try the Free Masterclass:
 “How to Reduce Stress, Overcome Anxiety and Improve Sleep (in 15 Days or Less)”
 👉 Ziva Masterclass

Explore Ziva Online:
 The full meditation program that changed my life (and my sex life, yes for real).
 👉 Ziva Online

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