217: 29th Birthday Lessons, Perfectionism & Problems With Orgasm, Pre-Sex Conversations, Not Taking Things Personally During Sex

Julianne turned 29 on the 4th, and she is excited for another year around the sun (and to almost be 30)! In this episode, she shares her 29th birthday reflections on a wide variety of topics as well as how she related to her birthday this year.

 

Julianne has always loved birthdays and seen them as a time of renewal, reinvention, letting go of what isn’t serving us and embracing what does. In this episode, Julianne invites you to do just this in regards to:

• The availability of happiness even in heavy situations
• Giving ourselves permission to celebrate ourselves
• Pre-sex conversations
• Not taking things personally during sex
• Perfectionism and the inability to have orgasm

 

Moments:

4:56 - Julianne’s 29th birthday reflections

11:45 - Permission to celebrate ourselves

15:55 - Pre-sex conversations

21:56 - Performance anxiety & not taking things personally during sex

27:11 - Perfectionism & orgasm struggles

 

Quotes:

 

“Birthdays always remind me just how much happiness and joy is available to me at each and every moment of my life, regardless of if it’s my birthday, Christmas, or any other external circumstances that are going on. We have the ability to tap into that joy or pleasure all the time.”

 

“In order to be fully seen, heard, and loved, we need to be able to let go of all the barriers and armor around our hearts, and that includes the layer we hold so close that puts us at risk of being hurt, betrayed, rejected, and abandoned.”