Ep. 23 The Erotic Gaze: Awakening Your Erotic Wisdom

Grief Talk w/ Vonne Solis

Enjoy this fascinating conversation with my guest Jessica Badonsky, Family Nurse Practitioner and erotic awareness coach with over 18 years in the wellness industry. In this episode, learn about the power of the erotic gaze formed at birth (based on the work of poet and theorist Audre Lorde), and how to tap into this often-dormant power to continually and authentically lead our most creative and fulfilling life!
This discussion also dives into gender inequality, the roots of repressed sexuality and how to rethink and connect to your erotic power (it's not what you may think)!
0:00 Welcome
0:31 Introduction to Jessica
3:37 Jessica's nursing background
5:58 Health issues and life passages (death) that we don't talk about
7:29 The cultural silence and pathology of sex and sexuality
10:52 Sex is a quality-of-life issue, at end of life and for healing
16:01 The work of Audre Lorde and erotic power
21:10 Puritanism and the difference between privacy and secrecy
24:08 Sexual feelings, shame and culture
28:58 The starting point of the erotic gaze
34:28 The erotic gaze – parents, children and when it’s missing
38:06 Trauma, loss and DNA
41:46 Reclaiming our erotic power
50:46 Erotic Power / Audre Lorde
56:16 Ways to tap into your erotic power
1:02:59 The power of connection
1:07:59 Awakening to your erotic energy
1:10:26 Jessica’s resources
1:13:44 Closing
Jessica's links:
privatepartsofwellness.com
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Essay by Audre Lorde
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