THE JOURNAL

A safe and brave space for intersectional conversations around sex, love, relationships, parenting, and life.

HEALTH + WELLNESS Jo Portia HEALTH + WELLNESS Jo Portia

WTF is sexual wellness?

A loaded, layered and multidimensional question that can mean something different to each one of us. If you are not 100% sure what that means to you, we are in the same boat, because I am still in the process of trying to define what that means in my life and the role it plays in my overall well being. What I have come to understand though, is that sexual wellness to me isn’t just about the sex I am having or simply about pleasure. For me, it has to do with how I see myself as a human being, my ability to embrace and be empowered in enjoying my sexuality, accepting my body, the skin I live in, and the sense of truly owning my sexual actions. 

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