The Sexual Wellness Sessions11 Aug 2023

Upskill Your Sexual Communication With Vanessa and Xander Marin

Why is sexual communication one of the key ingredients of our sex lives, but yet is one of the hardest things for us to do?

Very few of us feel well set up or equipped to talk about sex comfortably, and so in this episode Vanessa and Xander Marin New York Times Best Selling authors of Sex Talks: The Five Conversations That Will Transform Your Love Life and hosts of Pillow Talks podcast, unpack the specifics and mechanics of how to talk about sex, covering the five conversational steps from their book - acknowledgement, connection, desire, pleasure and exploration.

Vanessa is a sex therapist with 20 years of experience and has been featured thousands of times in major publications, and Xander describes himself as a regular dude. As a couple they share the ups and downs in their relationship, while giving you step-by-step techniques for improving yours.

Follow them on Instagram @vanessaandxander

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The Sexual Wellness Sessions is hosted by Kate Moyle, a Psychosexual & Relationship Therapist and Certified Psycho-Sexologist, and author of The Science Of Sex : Every Question About Your Sex Life Answered.

Follow Kate on Instagram at @KateMoyleTherapy

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