Getting What You Want w/ Jocelyn Silva | Szn. 4 Ep. 17
5/10/202648 min
What happens when a relationship feels safe… but no longer feels alive?
In this episode, Dr. Jenn Kennedy sits down with sexual empowerment coach Jocelyn Silva for a conversation about shame, desire, authenticity, and what it really takes to create intimacy that feels both secure and deeply turned on.
Together, they unpack:
How purity culture and religious shame shape adult sexualityWhy so many couples have sex but never actually talk about sexThe hidden ways shame shows up in relationships and the bedroomWhy performance anxiety disconnects us from pleasureThe tension between attachment a...
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First 90 secondsJen Kennedy· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Hi, it's Dr. Jen Kennedy. I'm a sexologist and couples therapist. The Pleasure Project is about sex and relationships. That includes desire, dysfunction, dissatisfaction, exploration, toys, and trends. Sometimes I'll enlist other experts, sometimes it'll just be me. We'll increase your insight and enhance your pleasure, so tune in. [upbeat music] Safe is good. Alive is better. You actually get both. This week, Jocelyne Silva and I break down how to build intimacy that's grounded, expressive, and a little more turned on. So tune in. [upbeat music] All right, welcome back. My guest today is Jocelyne Silva. She holds a master's in social work. She is a sexual empowerment coach who works with individuals and couples to release shame, trust their desires, and feel confident, expressed, and fully alive in their intimate lives. Her work centers on helping people of all identities heal from sexual shame, communicate their desires with clarity, and build relationships that feel both deeply safe and playfully alive. [lips smack] Through trauma-informed lens, Jocelyne supports her clients in reconnecting with their bodies, expanding their capacity for pleasure, and creating intimate lives that feel authentic and energizing. So welcome. That sounds so good, doesn't it?
Jocelyne Silva· Guest1:26
It does. Oh, that sounds great. I mean, I know I wrote