DeepSummary
The podcast episode discusses orgasms and the challenges people face in achieving them, particularly with new partners or during different life stages like pregnancy. It provides insights and advice on how to explore one's body, communicate with partners, and use mindfulness techniques to overcome mental blocks that prevent orgasms.
Listeners share their personal experiences and struggles with orgasming, such as a woman who can't orgasm with her new partner after years of orgasming with her ex-husband, a man dealing with 'death grip' syndrome from masturbating too aggressively, and a pregnant woman finding it difficult to orgasm during her pregnancy.
Dr. Emily Morse offers guidance on using toys, exploring different erogenous zones like the anus, practicing mindfulness during sex, and reframing negative thought patterns. She emphasizes that orgasms are not the sole focus of sex and encourages listeners to prioritize pleasure and connection.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- The brain plays a crucial role in achieving orgasms, and overthinking or anxiety can hinder the experience.
- Self-exploration and masturbation are essential for understanding one's body and achieving orgasms.
- Communicating with partners, practicing mindfulness, and exploring different techniques can help overcome mental blocks related to orgasms.
- Orgasms are not the sole focus of sex, and prioritizing pleasure and connection is important.
- Societal attitudes, past experiences, and personal mindsets can impact an individual's ability to orgasm.
- Life events like pregnancy or aging can affect orgasms, and adaptation and exploration are needed to address these changes.
- Seeking professional help, such as therapy, can aid in reframing perspectives and embracing one's sexuality positively.
- Improving overall health, nutrition, and exercise can enhance sexual function and orgasmic potential.
Top Episodes Quotes
- “Because our brain is the most powerful sex organ. So if our brain is saying, is it going to happen? Is either one? Is this going to. There's no space for the energy to move through your body, for you to feel connected, for you to feel the sensations that are going on.“ by Doctor Emily
- “Have you masturbated on your own and you've tried to orgasm?“ by Doctor Emily
- “I don't often at all. I've concluded that I must have, like, a very low sex drive, and I don't really feel the need to masturbate.“ by Kelly
- “Sort of. Like, I feel like I definitely had a different mind frame about it, which is what I've learned through therapy, like, to love myself and to see it as a positive thing.“ by Kelly
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Sex With Emily
Dr. Emily Morse
3/19/24