Prioritizing Pleasure

Unlocking Pleasure: Overcoming Intimacy Barriers and Embracing Joy

In this episode of ‘Cultivate Your Joyful Life,’ host Emily Liou engages in an enlightening conversation with relationship and sexuality expert Courtney Boyer. They discuss the common challenges women face in prioritizing their own pleasure, which often extends beyond sexual intimacy to overall joy and happiness.

The discussion also delves into cultural taboos around sex, self-worth issues stemming from childhood, and how these impact women’s ability to receive pleasure. Courtney emphasizes the importance of building a daily pleasure practice and shares actionable tips on how to integrate this into everyday life.

Additionally, they explore various therapeutic modalities to aid in sexual healing and relationship enhancement. The episode aims to help listeners feel less alone in their struggles and encourages them to embrace their worthiness of pleasure and joy.

Courtney Boyer, M.Ed. M.S., is a relationship and sexuality expert and author of Not Tonight, Honey: Why women actually don’t want sex and what we can do about it. She has been featured in publications including Parent’s, The Huffington Post, Cosmopolitan, The Independent, Yahoo!, and The Mirror. Courtney believes we can reclaim our power through our sexuality and she helps her clients solve their relationship and sex problems. For 2024, Courtney is focused on offering small group and 1:1 concierge sexual wellness retreats around the world.

As her work in this field develops, Courtney is drawn to the emerging fields of epigenetics, neuropsychology and energy work. She is trained in evidence-based methods like NLP, EMDR, IFS, and trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.