Loving Your Body through Fitness and Sexual Intimacy: Insights from Liv Loo
Arthritis Life2 Syys 2022

Loving Your Body through Fitness and Sexual Intimacy: Insights from Liv Loo

Content Warning - This episode contains profanity and explicit sexual content

Episode at a glance:
  • Liv’s diagnosis story for juvenile idiopathic arthritis and uveitis
  • Highlights and lowlights of growing up with juvenile idiopathic arthritis
  • Liv’s Fitness and self-advocacy Journey: switching jobs to protect her energy and stress levels and finding her own personal training business MovetoLiv
  • When to push and when to rest?
  • Mindfulness and being present even in pain discussion
  • Busting the biggest myths about arthritis-friendly / flare friendly workouts
  • Why is intimacy is so important for spoonies - learning to connect with our bodies, trust them, and communicate with partners. Live shares how sexual intimacy, kink, and BDSM found a place in her chronic pain management.
  • Liv’s best Advice for the Newly diagnosed
Medical disclaimer:

All content found on Arthritis Life public channels was created for generalized informational purposes only. The content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

Episode Sponsors

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Full episode details including transcript:

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