Decoding Women’s Pleasure, Intimacy & More | Sex Educator Pallavi Barnwal x Karishma Mehta | Ep 14

“Toxic relationships come from a lack of boundaries… I’ve been in a sexless marriage and I understand how important it is to have healthy relationships. People in toxic relationships have no sense of self and a high fear of abandonment, thus willing to sacrifice their needs just to be in that relationship. But what they don’t realise is that in such relationships, the need to feel loved and the need to feel valued are compromised…”

Being in a sexless marriage with little to no awareness and support around intimacy and sexuality, Pallavi Barnwal decided to take matters into her own hands. Cut to today, Coach Pallavi Barnwal is a sex educator, imparting much-needed knowledge to her Instagram family of more than 200k people!

As a single mom, however, pivoting into a new journey, that of a sex educator, after a decade of being a management consultant, was not the smoothest. For one, taboos about sex don’t make it easier to talk about it, and if a woman decides to talk about it, god help her!

But Pallavi believed in her cause, knowing that as a woman, navigating pleasure is tricky, especially when there’s so little information available. So she emerged as a trustworthy confidant, helping several people understand their bodies better. Be it queries about sex toys, or explaining how physical intimacy affects emotional intimacy and vice versa, there’s no topic Pallavi has not spoken about.

Stay tuned as she takes us on a ride, destigmatizing every taboo topic—be it porn, women’s pleasure, and new-age relationships; while also busting myths around sex!

We also spoke about:
. How she became a sexuality coach
. The desexualisation of mothers
. How women can be more communicative about their needs
. Making informed choices about sex toys
. Dealing with body image issues
. How healthy or unhealthy porn is for teenagers
. Destigmatizing taboos around sex & parents

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TIME STAMPS:
00:00- Precap
00:28- Introducing Pallavi Barnwal
01:02- How Pallavi became a sex educator
06:04- Her definition of intimacy as a sex educator
08:15- Correlation between emotional and physical intimacy
08:47- Desexualisation of mothers
10:29- Women’s pleasure
12:31- Actionable steps for women to prioritize their sexual needs
14:50- Making informed choices about sex toys
17:15- How healthy or unhealthy is porn for teenagers
18:25- Dealing with body image issues
19:54- How sex can be destigmatized
21:57- How parents can have conversations about sex with kids
23:10- Most common intimacy issue couples face
24:35- Weirdest case
26:41- Busting myths around sex
27:18- Here’s how to become more intimate in a relationship
29:42- How to avoid toxic relationships

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