How to overcome low libido and build a strong intimate relationship after having a baby, with Sexologist Anisa Varasteh

Anisa Varasteh is a clinical sexologist based in Adelaide and owns Relate Sexology. She is a trained professional who specialises in human sexuality and helps navigate people through areas in which they may find themselves stuck, confused, needing more information, or desiring to improve their sexual and relational well being. She is a new mum herself and shares a passion for helping women in the space of relationships and intimacy as they navigate new parenthood.

In this episode we cover:

  • What are the most common blocks women describe after having a baby in regards to sex and intimacy?

  • What is normal in terms of sexual experiences and labido post birth?

  • The impact of birth trauma on relationships 

  • Strategies to enjoy intimacy again with partners after pregnancy and birth 

  • How feeling touched out, drowning from mental load and feelings of resentment towards a partner for perceived freedoms can impact intimacy and how to overcome these?

  • What to do if you and your partner have mismatched desires 

  • Words of wisdom for healthy relationships when raising young people

Links:

Relate Sexology relatesexology.com

Society of Australian Sexologists societyaustraliansexologists.org.au

 Instagram @relatesexology

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