Episode 9: Sex, Pleasure, and Somatic Practices with Rachel Overvoll

Sep 28

If there were one misconception that Rachel Overvoll could clear up for you, it would be this:

“Sex coaching isn’t just about sex.”

And if you’re looking to optimize your performance and training, you might be wondering what sex and intimacy even have to do with that.

As Rachel has stated, “If we cannot figure out how to experience hope, pleasure, and safety at home, in our own bodies and with our partners - how can we expect to find it in the outside world?”

For anyone who is pursuing high performance in their training, being at home in your body is key.

For that reason, I sat down with Rachel to have a conversation not just about sex, but how anyone can feel more appreciative and connected to their body so they can both performance and live a better life as a result.

Rachel Overvoll is a Somatic Sex and Intimacy Coach and published author, living in Colorado.

Using her credentials from the Somatica Institute and Kinsey Institute, she works through the mediums of embodiment and self attunement to help clients step into the power of an authentic and pleasure centered life.

Rachel is passionate about working with clients to move beyond shame, experience safety in their bodies, and live a life embodied in pleasure.

Here’s a brief overview of the episode:

[02:24] Rachel’s story of growing up in a religious cult and how she came into the field of somatics
[04:51] Social and cultural narratives around sex and gender
[07:20] How sex and intimacy coaching helps transform other parts of your life
[10:45] Misconceptions around what Rachel does as a somatic sex and intimacy coach
[15:30] Letting go of outcomes, the expectations around production, and just being
[19:45] Breath work and other simple somatic techniques anyone can practice
[25:06] Rachel’s scanning for safety practice for people with high anxiety
[32:27] Having appreciation for what your body can do over judgement of what it can’t
[40:48] The cyclical nature of female bodies, hormonal health for any body, and acknowledging how much actual work our bodies do even when it can’t be seen
[47:29] Not attaching morality to our bodies and the way we choose to use and move them
[58:36] Bridget’s desire to drink a beer on a mountain summit
[62:43] A simple daily practice for having gratitude for our bodies