Gretchen returns to talk about the freedom to choose the sexual experiences she actually wants.

TOPICS COVERED:

• Gretchen's late-in-life sexual awakening after years of believing sex wasn't something she would get to have
• Moving from sexual scarcity to feeling able to choose partners and experiences
• Working with a sex worker to transform her relationship with her body and sexuality
• The difference between talk therapy and embodied approaches to sexual healing
• Developing confidence in sexual desires and asking for what you want
• The value of skilled, attuned touch and paying attention to bodily responses
• Leah's parallel experience working with a sex worker
• How conventional sex education neglects pleasure and nuanced consent
• How popular culture centers the male perspective in its informal sexual education
• Gretchen becoming a sex coach and working with couples navigating non-monogamy

LINKS:

• Aftershow: https://xoleahcarey.substack.com/p/podcast-gretchen-my-body-didnt-change
• Coaching with Leah: https://www.leahcarey.com

• Gretchen's original interview: https://www.goodgirlstalk.com/posts/podcast/i-dont-equate-sex-and-love-gretchen/
• Gretchen's coaching website: https://gretchenshanks.com/
• Gretchen's Substack: Sex Outside The Lines

• Spin the wheel: https://xoleahcarey.substack.com/p/podcast-questions
• Be a guest: https://www.leahcarey.com/guest
• Archive of GGTAS episodes from 2019 to 2024: https://www.goodgirlstalk.com