sexual wellness: reclaim the zone
This week, we explored our sexual wellness zone—an often-neglected conversation in the larger context of wellness. This is largely because it’s regularly associated with feelings of shame, discomfort, anxiety, or simply the presence of sexual problems and difficulties. But the reality is sexual wellness is at the heart of wellbeing. It’s the relationship between body and mind; feeling good mentally, physically and socially and enhancing our life’s satisfaction. Which is what we’re all about at This Works.
it's time to reclaim the bedroom
Intimacy and sexual wellbeing may not be the first thing you think of when it comes to self-care, but the health benefits speak for themselves. Sex and touch are triggers of oxytocin (your love hormone) which is known to help physical and psychological conditions and lower cortisol (your stress hormone). Plus, both women and men experience deeper sleep after sexual intimacy.
We recently undertook a national study with the UK population which showed that, whilst 82% of Britons consider intimacy an essential part of a successful relationship, more than half would like to enjoy more sex than they currently have. Over half of Britons admitted that a device - whether it be a smartphone or TV screen - is the last thing they see before they close their eyes at night.
We have teamed up with Kate Moyle, psychosexual and relationship therapist, to create a list of tips to improve intimacy in any relationship:
1. Communication is lubrication. Talk about intimacy outside of the bedroom, talk about times that you really enjoyed and focus on the positives.
2. Invest in prioritising time together. You have to do this, it’s not going to prioritise itself!
3. Have more mindful sex. Focus your attention: play with the five senses.
4. Be playful. Sex is basically the adult form of play - ignite the spark with love sleep pleasure seeker kit.
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