Shame Is the Tax Women Have Been Forced to Pay for Pleasure

Shame Is the Tax Women Have Been Forced to Pay for Pleasure. I Say: Stop Paying It.Shame isn’t just an emotion; it’s a biological response. In this episode, we explore how shame triggers the brain and body’s threat systems, activating fight, flight, or freeze states, and how it keeps women chronically dysregulated. We’ll dive into the neuroscience and physiology of shame, its effects on pleasure, desire, menstruation, aging, body changes, and rest, and share practical tools to release it. Using felt sense awareness, sensory grounding, and Havening techniques, this episode offers a roadmap to reclaim your nervous system, your body, and your pleasure.What You’ll Learn:How shame activates neural pathways associated with threat and physical dangerThe physiological effects: cortisol spikes, heart rate changes, and defensive brain activationHow chronic shame keeps the nervous system in fight, flight, or freezeHow shame affects pleasure, desire, body sensations, and restPractical strategies to regulate the nervous system and de-shame the bodyTools & Practices:Felt sense awareness: noticing the body’s signals of safety or threat5-sense orientation to anchor into the presentTouch, taste, smell, and sight exercises for micro-moments of pleasureGentle Havening touch to lower threat responseCuriosity instead of self-criticismFor Listeners Who:Feel disconnected from their body or pleasureStruggle with anxiety, fatigue, pain, or other chronic symptomsWant to reclaim regulation, presence, and sensory attunementCall to Action:Share this episode with someone who needs itJoin a women’s circle to explore de-shaming practicesSubscribe to Everyday Intimacy to receive new episodes

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