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Aug 2023
36m 12s

Performance Anxiety & Performative Sex

Dr. Emily Morse
About this episode
We all experience performance anxiety in bed from time to time. We get in our heads, we worry we’re not hot / good / skilled enough, and sometimes we try to be people we’re not during sex. That’s why today’s episode is about identifying different types of performance anxiety, so that we can show up more confident and relaxed for sex. First I talk through O-b ... Show More
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