Pleasure, Real Self Love, and How To Get Turned On By Just a Touch with Dr. Andrea Pennington

Sherry and Carla open the episode talking about the fact that good sex and pleasurable experiences definitely do not have to dwindle later on in life! They then answer a Love Fix question about abandonment, and welcome Dr. Andrea Pennington to the show. Andrea is an integrative physician, acupuncturist, meditation teacher and a #1 international bestselling author. Andrea discusses the inspiration behind her #RealSelfLove Movement, through which she speaks globally to reduce the stigma of mental illness and to support people in building resilience and living authentically. They speak with Andrea about self love and how it differs from self care, a few surprising facts about orgasms, and how we can rewire our brain and body to be open for more pleasure and heightened sexual experiences.    What You’ll Hear In This Episode:   No, good sex doesn’t end when you hit 50! Sherry feels as though sex is wasted on the young, since we really get to know ourselves and what we like as we get older and wiser.  A Love Fix Question of the Day all about abandonment, the many forms abandonment issues can take on, and the trauma work and inner child work Sherry and Carla have seen be effective.  Andrea’s work is geared around helping people learn to love and express themselves. She has shared her empowering insights on holistic healing and resilience on the Oprah Winfrey Show, the Dr. Oz Show, iTV This Morning, CNN, the Today Show, and many more outlets.  Andrea shares how her experience of getting trained in acudetox in medical school, which led her to see the lack of self-love behind those who fell back into addiction or consistently sabotaged their own recovery.  Many people don’t have a clear answer of who they are and sometimes we need a little reverse engineering to get to the essence of our core, so that we can fully show up for ourselves and others.  Ways we can tap into our own sensual energy and revive stagnant “chi” or vital life force.  It is possible to reconnect the body and mind to become a more sensual person and reawaken the nervous system.  Andrea’s surprising statistics on orgasms - where they come from, how often we should have them, and why we may not be having them often or at all.  What self love is, and how it’s different from self care.  More about Andrea’s 21 Day program for people to connect with their bodies, and partners (if they have one) and turn back on their arousal system, along with resources from Sherry and Carla on overcoming codependency and gaining confidence. Advice for people finding themselves in repetitive patterns of dating the bad boy!    Tweetables:  “In nursing homes, the number one problem they have is STDs.” - Carla  “I feel like I had an informational orgasm...if that’s possible?!” - Carla “I think sex is wasted on the young because we know so much more as we get older.” - Sherry “Orgasm does not happen in genitals. Orgasm happens in the brain. - Andrea  “Self love is not about self care.” - Andrea “Self love is unconditional self acceptance.” - Andrea    Connect with Us!   The Love Fix | @thelovefixpodcast Wake up Recovery for Codependency, Love Addiction, and Toxic Relationships — $1 trial membership    The Love Fix Relationship Quiz     Get professional online counseling with BetterHelp by clicking here. Thanks to BetterHelp for sponsoring this episode.   Find Out More:    Sherry Website | Instagram | Facebook | Love Smacked | Wake Up Recovery for Codependents and Toxic Relationships     Carla Website | Instagram | Facebook | Contagious Love | Online Dating Bootcamp    Andrea  Website | Instagram | YouTube | The Real Self Love Handbook