In this spicy, empowering episode of the Mind Your Mama Podcast, host Lauren Trout welcomes pleasure activist and somatic sex coach Penny Van der Sluys for a candid conversation about women's sexual empowerment, pleasure, and reconnecting with the body. From nervous system safety to orgasm myths, they unpack what it really takes to feel turned on and embodied, especially in midlife and motherhood.

What you'll learn:

• What a somatic sex coach does and how it differs from therapy
• How safety and stress impact a woman’s ability to feel pleasure
• Why redefining sex and pleasure can transform your experience
• How to begin cultivating pleasure in small, accessible ways
• The science behind the clitoris and its role in sexual wellness
• How your menstrual and life cycles affect arousal and libido
• The link between your voice and your vulva (yep, really!)
• Tips for reawakening desire and sensuality after kids or in perimenopause
• The importance of communication and self-exploration
• How stress, shame, and fake orgasms disrupt your body’s trust

• What is somatic sex coaching?
• How can moms reconnect with pleasure after burnout?
• Why does sex feel like a chore sometimes—and how can that shift?
• Does the size of the clitoris actually matter?
• Is porn helpful or harmful to sex lives?
• What’s a pleasure starter pack and how can I build mine?

• Website: pennyvandersluys.com
• Instagram: @pennyvandersluys
• Podcast: Turned On: Wild, Free and Sexy in Your Midlife
• Free resource: “10 Tips to Turn On” (available via her website)
• Join her free challenge: Bringing Sexy Back

• OMGyes.com (education on women's pleasure)
• Book: Honest Sex by Shana James
• Ted Talk by Shana James

Instagram: @mind.yourmama