Rebecca Alvarez Story: Happy To Be Here Podcast Show Notes

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Rebecca Alvarez Story is a sexologist and the founder of Bloomi, a destination for clean intimate care products and tips. We recorded this episode at the end of May way before Roe v Wade was overturned. In considering putting out this episode or not, I decided now was actually the perfect time to put it out. In addition to questions around parenthood and how limited many are after the overturning of Roe v Wade, I think it also attempts to close the scope on how sexually active (and how much pleasure) woman can be. I believe that sexual pleasure is an act of rebellion and establishing our own agency over our bodies best we can right now. I’m excited for you to meet Rebecca and hear how she explains pleasure, desire, libido, masturbation, and how to talk to your partner about sex.

You can listen to the full episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or here.

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HERE’S OUR EPISODE BREAKDOWN:

:03 — A note on Roe v Wade 

3 — Meet Rebecca Alvarez Story 

4:23 — Getting Bloomi into Target

7:19 — What do clean intimate care products mean?

9:32 — Being a sexologist 

10:44 — Sexologist vs Sex Therapist 

11:20 — Where do I start with masturbating?

13 — The actual frequency of sex (and low libido) 

15:06 — How do you redefine pleasure 

17:48 — Tips for beginner, intermediate, + expert levels of pleasure 

22: 56 — The growth of the industry over 5 years

23:40 — Setting intimacy goals 

25:33 — How your menstrual cycle impacts your sex drive 

29:15 — Reintroducing sex after having a baby

31:40 — Reintroducing sex after a stressful life event of any kind 

32:20 — Adding sex on your google calendar 

33:10 — Spontaneous desire vs responsive desire 

34: 45 — Desire vs arousal defined 

38:21 — How to talk to your partner about sex