060: Navigating Sexual Relationships Post-Trauma with Jackie Tempera

Ask A Sex Therapist with Heather Shannon

🌟 Are the stars aligning in your bedroom? Get ready for an illuminating journey through astrology and healing on this episode of Ask A Sex Therapist. Join us as we sit down with Jackie Tempera, the wordsmith renowned for her celestial insights on sexual health and more, and uncover the cosmic connections to intimacy. But there's more beneath the constellations – Speaker A courageously shares their potent story of trauma and triumph. Together, they explore the raw and real impact of sexual assault and the transformative path to reclaiming pleasure and safety. 🌌

📌 What to expect:

- Jackie Tempera’s insights on how astrology can influence our sex lives, plus tools for checking out your own birth chart.

- Strategies for coping with trauma and finding solace after assault, including Speaker A's personal healing practices.

- The power of acknowledging and normalizing challenging sexual topics to foster recovery and connection.

- Understanding consent and its fundamental role in creating a safe and enjoyable sexual experience.

- A candid exploration of setting boundaries and communicating with partners for a mutually fulfilling sex life.

TIMESTAMPS:

[04:19] Sun sign is least interesting. Planetary placements matter.

[13:11] Exploring sex love lifestyle brought unexpected transformation.

[23:21] Full circle moment turns into painful realization.

[27:58] Group experience affirmed universality of rape trauma.

[32:52] Realizing and accepting past sexual assault experience.

[34:38] Unpleasant experience at police station, JFK talk.

[38:42] Understanding consent and past experiences with sex.

[40:57] Slowly building comfort with intimacy and triggers.

[43:22] Fear of losing faith in humanity's goodness.

[47:33] Understanding partner's needs and creating safe space.

Connect with Jackie Tempera :

Check out her Website - www.jackietempera.com

Follow her on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/jackietemp/

X - https://twitter.com/jacktemp

Follow her on tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@jackietemp

Connect with her on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacqueline-tempera-94895142/

WORK WITH HEATHER:

Request a free Intimacy Breakthrough Session with Heather- https://calendly.com/hshann1/discovery-call-1-clone?back=1&month=2023-07

LET’S CONNECT! FIND HEATHER HERE ⤵️:

Heather’s Website - https://HeatherShannon.co

Heather’s Instagram - https://instagram.com/AskASexTherapist

Heather’s YouTube - Check out the video version of this podcast & more! - https://www.youtube.com/@AskASexCoach

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