18. Desire, Pleasure & Healing: A Conversation with Dr. Emma Smith

18. Desire, Pleasure & Healing: A Conversation with Dr. Emma Smith

In this powerful and deeply validating episode, Natty sits down with Dr. Emma Smith—licensed professional counselor, certified sex therapist, and trauma specialist—to talk about reclaiming desire, expanding beyond survival, and redefining what healing really looks like.


Dr. Smith shares how her conservative upbringing and early career as a high school teacher led her to this profound work at the intersection of trauma and pleasure.

Together, Natty and Emma unpack:

  • Why traditional trauma therapy isn’t enough

  • The myth of returning to “baseline”

  • Arousal non-concordance and how it impacts women’s pleasure

  • The difference between wanting and liking

  • Why pleasure feels confronting for high-achieving women

  • How solo sex practices can open the door to deeper embodiment

  • Using storytelling and alter-egos to unlock erotic expression

  • The power of asking, “What do I like?”


This episode is for every woman who has ever felt disconnected from her desire, pleasure, or body—and is ready to take up more space in her own life.


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