Pleasure Project: Sex and Relationships

Perhaps you’ve questioned if you have a “libido issue,” but really it’s more of a self-abandonment problem.In this episode, Dr. Jenn Kennedy explores how people pleasing shows up in the bedroom and quietly erodes desire. If your sex life feels tense, mismatched, or confusing… if one partner is always pursuing while the other pulls away… this conversation will challenge the assumption that it’s simply a “desire discrepancy.”What if it’s not about libido at all?I unpack:​The subtle ways you override your body to keep the peace​Say yes to avoid rejection​Initiate sex to prevent abandonment​Perform arousal you don’t genuinely feel​How chronic adaptation leads to the disappearing selfWhen you disconnect from your authentic wants and limits, desire doesn’t thrive, it collapses. Adaptation may preserve the relationship in the short term, but it quietly kills erotic vitality.If you’ve stopped knowing what you want, this episode will help you understand why, and how to begin reclaiming yourself.🎧 Tune in now.Other Resources:⁠FANOS⁠: Couples Sharing ExerciseRelated Episodes:The High Desire Partner | Szn. 4 Ep. 12Motivations for Sex | Szn. 4 Ep. 9Wise Effort in the Bedroom w/ Dr. Diana Hill | Szn. 3 Ep. 6Ready to stop self-abandoning in your relationship and rebuild real desire?Explore Dr. Jenn’s course designed to help you break people-pleasing patterns and create authentic, connected intimacy. Buy Now!#PeoplePleasing #DesireDiscrepancy #SexTherapy #IntimacyIssues #HighDesirePartner #LowDesirePartner #RelationshipDynamics #AttachmentStyles #AuthenticIntimacy #ThePleasureProject

There’s a moment in many relationships that rarely gets named.It’s when you stop initiating, not because you don’t want intimacy, but because rejection has started to feel predictable. You tell yourself you’ll try again later. You try to be patient. Low pressure. Understanding. But quietly something shifts.You start wondering: Is it me? Am I asking for too much? Does wanting closeness make me the problem?In this episode, I’m unpacking the emotional experience of the high desire partner, the one who reaches, initiates, and often equates intimacy with connection. We’ll explore:What “high desire” actually means (and what it doesn’t)Why high desire is so often misunderstood in relationshipsThe subtle traps high desire partners fall into, over-pursuing, self-silencing, resentment buildingHow to shift from pressure dynamics to deeper understandingPractical ways to create connection without abandoning yourselfWanting intimacy isn’t the issue. But how you carry that desire, and what it represents emotionally, changes everything. If you’ve ever felt like you’re “too much,” “too needy,” or constantly calibrating yourself to avoid rejection, this episode is for you.🎧 Tune in and let’s talk about it.If this resonates, my course walks you step-by-step through understanding your desire patterns and communicating them clearly, without shame or pressure. 👉 Buy now✨ Related Podcasts:Motivations for Sex | Szn. 4 Ep. 9Initiation: Who's Going to Make the Move? | Szn. 2 Ep. 12Long-Term Spark w/ Dr. Peggy Kleinplatz | Szn. 1 Ep. 26#HighDesire #SexTherapy #Relationships #DesireDiscrepancy #EmotionalIntimacy #CouplesTherapy #SecureAttachment #ThePleasureProject

You did everything right. You built the career. The family. The life you were supposed to want. From the outside, it works. So why does it feel like something inside you has gone quiet?In this episode, Dr. Jenn sits down with executive coach Fernanda Bressan to explore what really happens in midlife, when success no longer feels satisfying, when performance replaces presence, and when the spark you once felt starts to dim.Together, they unpack:Why midlife isn’t a breakdown, it’s a reclamationHow high-achieving women lose touch with desireThe connection between leadership, authenticity, and libidoHow shame blocks pleasure (in the boardroom and the bedroom)Why receiving, surrender, and softening are powerful, not passiveThis conversation moves beyond productivity and into aliveness. Because erotic energy isn’t just about sex, it’s about presence, truth, courage, and the willingness to want what you want.If you’ve ever thought, “Nothing is wrong… but nothing feels alive,” this episode is for you.✨ If you’ve been living on autopilot — productive but not fully alive — my course will help you soften, receive, and reconnect to what truly turns you on. Step out of burnout and into embodied confidence. Buy NowReach Fernanda at:IG: @fesoicher & @foundfullywww.foundfully.com www.jmfatx.comLinked In#ThePleasureProject #MidlifeReclamation #ReclaimYourDesire #EroticAliveness #WomenAndDesire #FemalePleasure #HighAchievingWomen #FromBurnoutToPleasure #AuthenticLeadership #EmbodiedWoman #SexTherapist #CouplesTherapy

In this episode, Dr. Jenn Kennedy interviews Dr. Shreya Hessler, a clinical psychologist, speaker, and founder of The Mindset Center, to discuss how anxiety, perfectionism, and self-worth shape intimacy in young adulthood and how this affects relationships of all structures. Together, they explore rejection sensitivity, shifting social norms, and how embracing imperfection can deepen connection. If you’ve ever felt anxious about dating, love, or being truly seen, this conversation offers fresh insight into building authentic intimacy in an anxious world.✨ If you’ve ever felt stuck in old patterns of people-pleasing or self-doubt, ⁠my course⁠ will help you release those wounded dynamics and reconnect to your power. Learn to set clear boundaries, cultivate self-trust, and create relationships that actually feel safe and nourishing. ⁠Buy Now!⁠Reach Dr. Shreya at:IG: dr.shreyahessler website: drhessler.comTEDx#anxiety #relationships #genz #youngadults #mentalhealth #selfworth #intimacy #datinganxiety #pleasureproject #drjennkennedy

We all assume we know why people have sex, pleasure, love, connection. But when you actually ask people, the answers are far more nuanced and, at times, surprising.Some people have sex to feel close. Others to avoid conflict, boost their ego, satisfy curiosity, reclaim power, or even get revenge. In this episode, Dr. Jenn Kennedy pulls back the covers on the real motivations behind why humans have sex and why understanding your personal “why” can fundamentally change how you experience intimacy.This conversation isn’t just about sex, it’s about what drives us, shapes our choices, and influences how we connect. When you can name your motivations, you gain more agency, clarity, and pleasure in your relationships.Listen now and start seeing your desires, and yourself, more clearly.Ready to go deeper?If you want help unpacking your sexual motivations, expanding your erotic self-understanding, and creating more intentional intimacy, join Dr. Jenn's Pleasure Circle course. This is where insight turns into practice. and start building a sex life that actually fits you.#MotivationsForSex #SexTherapy #SexPositive #Desire #Intimacy #Relationships #Pleasure #EroticSelf #SexAndPsychology #ThePleasureProject #DrJennKennedy