Dee Salmon

Yeah, I'd love to chat about that as well in a sec.

So when someone says that they feel numb or potentially disconnected from pleasure, whatever it is they're experiencing, what's going on in the brain and body?

Well, that was actually what I was going to ask is when you are experiencing, whether it's

burnout or grief or you know you're feeling a type of way about something is this something we should be listening to like do you think it's a sign like it's a signal to just be like hey let's just pull put this aside for a bit or do you think it's important to be

seeking out pleasure in those moments.

I also feel as well like we are sold this idea that sex should be spontaneous and exciting and just happen, which is something that we've spoken a bit about on The Hookup.

How do you think that expectation impacts or maybe clashes with the real life reality of sex, especially during stressful periods?

Maz at 6pm.

No, I love that.

Okay, well, let's talk practical.

What should someone do if they are feeling disconnected from pleasure right now?

Where do they even start?

I love that so much.

I've got an app that tracks like my stress and then tells me when I'm like off the charts and need to price like sending me notifications going prioritize your, you know, restorative time.

Yeah.

What are some simple exercises or practices that people might be able to try to reconnect with their bodies?

Because for someone, they might not even know what that looks like, right?

It's like if you've never tried meditation or you've never tried some sort of sensual breathing or whatever it is.

noticing like the breeze on your skin your heart rate and cultivating this kind of embodied awareness is how you will have a better sex life down the track yeah yeah what's the link like why does you've kind of mentioned it before talking about like being present in sex like really does make it more pleasurable but like what's the link why why does it happen

With stress, right, like this period of my life at the moment, it's really busy, but I know it'll end.