DR. KATE BALESTRIERI, PHD: Embodied + Empowered! How to Prioritize Pleasure and Mental Health

We cover a lot of ground in this episode with Dr. Kate Balestrieri PHD, an in-demand psychologist and sex therapist driven by helping people create and define their sexuality. 

The founder of the Modern Intimacy, and host of Get Naked with Dr. Kate, Dr. Kate Balestrieri built a platform that connects clinicians trained in sex therapy with people seeking therapy for sexual issues and provides a safe space for people to get access to education about sensitive topics.

In just over an hour, we tap into many facets of female sexuality and mental health and cover topics including what it means to validate our mental health,  prioritize pleasure, and center ourselves. 

We also dive into Barbie, Kink, and The Patriarchy! 

Dr. Kate explains how female sexuality is legislated and lays out the path to a better future in becoming more embodied and empowered in our own skin.  

She and I discuss the difference between a sex therapist and a sexologist, the delineation between anger and rage, and how a munch is different from a brunch! 

We also talk about the need for rituals and symbols that remind us of how extraordinary we are to be alive in a female body. 

She assures us that our thoughts are “not weird” and that everyone worries about being “not normal” and as long as there is consent, sexuality is just part of being human…and she even makes the case for why women should care about porn.

One of the most thoughtful and articulate speakers on this topic, Dr. Balestrieri enlightens us on how women are expected to do an enormous amount of emotional labor that goes totally unseen and tells us how we can do less of it to maintain our mental health. 

I love this episode and am grateful to Dr. Kate for her extraordinary work!

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 TOPICS in this episode: 

Validating ourselves 

Prioritizing Pleasure 

Who deserves pleasure 

Legislating Female Sexuality 

Kink, kinky thoughts, kinky mentors  

Munches 

Intimacy 

Menopause 

Being embodied in our own skin 

Anger vs. Rage

Power Exchange 

Sex therapy 

Somatic sex therapy 

Sexologists 

Desire 

The female orgasm 

Emotional Labor 

Rituals to mark significance 

Free sex therapy via Dr. Kate’s externship program 

Symbols 

The Patriarchy 

Gender Essentialism 

Post Partum 

The process of pregnancy and motherhood 

emotional sterility 

Why women should care about porn

Feminist Produced Porn and Porn literacy 

Bondage, Sensation Play 

Empowering your own sexuality 

Erika Lust 

Moving Grief through our body 

The Issues in our Tissues: Nikki Myers 

Righteous Rage 

 

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