59. How to feel confident in the bedroom ft. Lindsey Schafer & Catherine Tumminello

The Food Therapy Podcast

Let’s talk about sex baby! More specifically how to feel confident in the bedroom and let go of negative body image issues under the sheets. In today’s episode, we talk to Lindsey Schafer and Catherine Tumminello, psychotherapists at Boutique Psychotherapy who focus on various mental health topics, including body image, sexuality, and dating. They are also launching a new group focusing on bringing awareness to how negative body image can impact our dating and sex lives. During this very sexy conversation, Catherine and Lindsey share how messaging outside the bedroom impact your thoughts inside the bedroom, how to build confidence in the bedroom, ways to deal with a partner who has internalized fatphobia, why you need to become comfortable with yourself, and how to drop the expectations when it comes to sex. In this episode we cover:

• Becoming more confident in your body and the bedroom [1:15]
• Dealing with a partner who has internalized fatphobia [4:48]
• Connecting with your partner and practicing compassion [9:38]
• Body love and acceptance come from within [13:39]
• Creating a calm and no-pressure environment for sex [20:35]
• Finding a support group for sex and intimacy [25:37]

Connect with the Lindsey and Catherine: Instagram: @lindseyschafertherapy and @tummitalks Website: boutiquepsychotherapy.com, lindseyschafer.com

Connect with Brittany & Lauren:

Brittany’s IG: @nofoodfears

Brittany’s Website: https://www.brittanymodellrd.com/

Lauren’s IG: @loandlemons

Lauren’s Website: https://laurenrd.com/