Redefining Sex as Self Care - with Sonja | Ep. 10

1. How to maintain a marriage while coping with serious health problems

2. Why communication is so important during times of extreme stress

3. How to transform stressful situations into opportunities for bonding

4. Why fear can manifest as anger when we’re under stress

5. Finding ways to create intimacy with physical disabilities

6. Redefining the possibilities of what sex can be

*Please note that this conversation includes real experiences that are sometimes traumatic in nature. This may be triggering for some listeners.

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Sonja lives in Australia and is a mom of two teen girls. She loves to write, cook and commune with nature and her animals. She works in a horse feed store and owns/runs a horse training facility and holiday cottages with her husband of nearly 20 years.

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Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski
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