Join Debra Pascali Bonaro and Suzannah Weiss as they explore the transformative power of pleasure in childbirth. Discover how living orgasmically can heal trauma, cultivate breast sensitivity through massage, and create a birth plan that supports orgasmic births. Uncover techniques for staying calm during labor and envisioning the energy of your baby spiraling around you.

Suzannah Weiss is a sex and relationship writer, multi-certified sex educator, sex and love coach, sexual assault counselor, and birth doula, helping people to live their lives orgasmically. Her writing on gender, sexuality, love, and social justice has been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, New York Magazine, and more. She is the author of Subjectified: Becoming a Sexual Subject, which you can order on Amazon.

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In this episode:

• Suzannah Weiss’s research on orgasmic birth challenges societal misconceptions about women’s bodies and the notion that childbirth must be painful.
• Practical techniques like visualization, breathwork, and meditations are shared for preparing for an orgasmic birth.
• Tips for preparing for an orgasmic birth include mindfulness practices, embracing intense sensations, and experimenting with different forms of touch, emphasizing the integration of sexuality and childbirth.
• Ideas like using personal mementos or exploring hypnobirthing techniques to address fear and promote relaxation are recommended.
• The importance of embracing sensations and energy for a fulfilling birthing experience is highlighted
• Suzannah aims to assist trauma survivors in experiencing childbirth as a positive and healing event.