When you have a good knowledge of which parts of your body are meant to make you feel good, it's easier to understand what turns you on (and off).

The better you know your body, the more you can control your sexual experiences. Knowing what feels good to you and communicating that with a partner can help you have a healthy, joyful, and empowered sex life (solo or partnered).

If you’re ready to dive deeper, let's talk about pleasure and anatomy!

The ‘shadow’ is the side of your personality that contains all the parts of yourself that you don’t want to admit to having. Some see the shadow parts as being negative and that's not true at all. Your shadows are what you yourself perceive as dark and weak about yourself, and therefore need to be hidden, rejected, or denied. Others say it’s the disowned self. It is at first an unconscious side and only through the effort to become self-aware that we recognize our shadows.

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.