Sex and intimacy coach, thought leader and relationship writer Zoë Kors is the author of the forthcoming book Radical Intimacy: Cultivate the Deeply Connected Relationships You Desire and Deserve (Hachette Go, April 12), which shares her methodology for nurturing and sustaining our intimate relationships. Zoë is expanding on the ideas in the book with her new podcast Radical Intimacy. Each week we will share details about a new episode. See prior Radical Intimacy podcast posts here, here, here and here.
On the podcast’s seventh episode, Zoë interviews somatic psychotherapist, licensed marriage and family therapist, and certified sex therapist Dr. Holly Richmond on thriving after sexual trauma. In the episode, they discuss what sexual trauma is, our societal response to trauma, why it can take survivors a long time to recognize and seek help for sexual trauma, the role of sexual fantasy as part of thriving, and steps survivors can take to address their trauma, and more. “Thriving to me comes down to this concept of eroticism or eros, which translated means lifeforce, vitality, vivacity, desire, creativity, cocreation, right? It’s these things that really make us feel alive,” says Dr. Richmond, author of Reclaiming Pleasure: A Sex-Positive Guide for Moving Past Sexual Trauma and Living a Passionate Life, in the episode.
Listen and read a full transcript at the podcast’s site.
Learn more about Zoë Kors at zoekors.com.
Radical Intimacy will be published April 12, 2022 and is available for pre-order from Amazon and Bookshop.