Reclaiming Sexuality: Resources for Healing, Pleasure, and Self-Discovery
- Rafaella
- Feb 4
- 2 min read
Sexuality is deeply tied to identity, relationships, and self-worth but it’s also an area many struggle with due to shame, trauma, or societal messaging. These tools and resources can help you reconnect with your sexual self in a way that feels affirming, informed, and empowering.
Sexuality can be a major part of the way we express ourselves, experience life, connect with others, bond, and further intimate relationships. For many of us, our sexuality is a big piece of our identity. It also plays a role in the health of our relationships both with others and with ourselves.
The problem is that sex, sexuality, sexual trauma, and shame can also be a major source of emotional pain and disconnection. There are many valid reasons why that might be the case. For example, you may feel discriminated against because of your sexual orientation or gender expression. You may be dealing with sexual trauma from your past. You could be having trouble with body dysphoria, societal messaging around sex, low desire, addiction, performance anxiety, an STI diagnosis, trouble communicating needs and boundaries, or a physical symptom related to sexual activity.
These struggles, if not addressed, can lead to depression, anxiety, low self-worth, relationship problems, unhealthy relationships, a general unhappiness or sexual avoidance. It’s not all doom and gloom though. Experiences like these are much more common than you may think and most sexual journeys go through ups and downs. These resources can provide a guide to changing your relationship to sex.
Whether you're needing to unpack social narratives so that you can leave them at the bedroom door or begin to change your relationship to sex after trauma, these resources will aid in your journey toward making sex something that you can truly enjoy.
If you're looking to heal, explore, or better understand your relationship to sex and sexuality, you’re not alone -- and support is available. Whether you're navigating shame, trauma, desire, or identity, our team is here to help you move toward a more empowered and connected sexual self. Schedule a free consultation today.
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