What if your sex life isn’t supposed to feel like something you simply perform—but something you actually experience?In this episode, Jenn sits down with psychologist, author, and sex therapist Dr. Laurie Mintz, whose work focuses on helping people live more authentic, meaningful, joyful, and sexually satisfying lives. Together, they unpack why so many women struggle with orgasm, desire, and feeling fully present during sex—and why the problem may have far less to do with being “broken” than women have been taught to believe. Jenn and Dr. Mintz discuss the orgasm gap, the difference between being desirable and actually experiencing desire, how porn and cultural expectations shape our ideas about sex, and why authentic sexual pleasure starts with knowing your own body. They also talk about embodiment, responsive desire, sexual pain, shame, menopause, and the ways medications such as SSRIs can affect sexual functioning. Dr. Mintz also shares what she has learned from her own experience with SSRI-related orgasm loss and discusses resources she has developed through Mojo, including Find Your Orgasm and Regain Your Orgasm. The conversation explores why sexual pleasure deserves to be treated as an important part of women’s health—and why being able to talk openly about sex is such an essential part of having fulfilling intimacy. Whether you’re struggling to orgasm, experiencing low or changing desire, dealing with sexual pain, navigating menopause or medication side effects, or simply wanting a healthier relationship with your sexuality, this conversation offers an honest and empowering look at what it means to reclaim pleasure and become more connected to your own body.Follow Dr. Laurie Mintz:Website: https://www.drlauriemintz.comInstagram: @drlauriemintzSUBSCRIBE TO MY CHANNELHealthy relationships don’t happen by accident. They happen through awareness, intention, and practice. Subscribe for weekly insights on relationships, attachment, emotional wellness, communication, intimacy, and building lasting connection.https://www.youtube.com/@jennpinkerton
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