Dr. Nicole McNichols
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first heard Feb 2026
last heard 7 Jun
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This is so incredibly common and there's so much research coming out just about, first of all, how much body image can get in the way of our ability to enjoy sex.
It really can, as this listener is describing, bring you out of your head.
Start judging yourself from a third-party perspective during sex where you're thinking about, oh my God, my stomach, my thighs, oh God, what do I look like from this angle?
And this is not being helped by the media, which is showing us, again, totally unrealistic, airbrushed, AI-generated images of bodies that are not attainable for 99.99% of us.
And it's just creating a level of insecurity and anxiety that is literally activating the exact parts of your brain that need to quiet in order to enjoy sex.
Right.
So the question is, what's the antidote?
The most effective tool that you can develop to treat body image issues and their impact on your sex life is to develop a sense of sexual mindfulness.
It is a practice that is similar to other types of mindfulness that you might practice in the
bringing attention back to your breath, bringing attention back to the sensations that are in your body, looking and focusing on exactly the sexual cues that are emanating from your partner and allowing those to guide the sexual experience.
Now,
Just like when somebody tries to meditate, it's going to be natural while you're trying to do that for these ideas of, oh my God, what does my stomach look like?
Or what do I look like from this angle?
That's natural.
Just notice those thoughts and allow them to pass out of your brain, right?
Because the reality is that the person you're having sex with, they're psyched to be there, right?
They're not sitting there judging what you look like.
You don't need to have a perfect body.
You do not need to be hairless or have perfectly sized genitals to have incredible sex.
I think it's hard to tell people, and this is where I think the body positivity movement has been both helpful, but also led us astray a little bit in that sometimes it's not going to feel realistic sometimes.
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