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Nutrition GatewayAuthor: Sally-Anne Kearns
Sally-Anne Kearns is a certified Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner operating in the Newcastle region of NSW, Australia. In this podcast, we explores all things wellness through the lense of healing holistically, body, mind, and spirit.Join my next 40 Day Reset https://go.sallyannekearns.com.au/resetOr book a chat for 1:1 support. https://link.fgfunnels.com/widget/bookings/sallyanne-kearns-personal-calendar-jae0ilril Language: en Genres: Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, Nutrition Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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#036: The Hidden Cost of Stress on Intimacy, Pleasure & Connection | Rebecca Levy
Wednesday, 27 May, 2026
Send us Fan MailIn this episode, Sally-Anne is joined by Rebecca Levy, a Newcastle-based Somatic Sexologist, Sex Educator and Relationship Counsellor who works with individuals and couples to help them feel safer in their bodies, communicate more clearly and build deeper intimate connection.Rebecca combines counselling, somatic practices and sex education to support people in reducing shame, understanding healthy boundaries, exploring embodied consent and reconnecting with themselves and their partners in a way that feels natural, grounded and healing.Together, Sally-Anne and Rebecca explore the often-unspoken connection between stress, nervous system safety, pleasure, intimacy and relationship disconnection.This conversation gently unpacks why so many high-achieving women can feel overwhelmed, touched out, anxious or disconnected from their desire, especially when they are carrying the mental load of family, work, relationships and everyday life.Rebecca shares why intimacy is not simply about sex, but about safety, communication, embodiment, self-awareness and the ability to be present in your own body.Inside this episode, we explore:Why stress and overwhelm can shut down desireThe connection between nervous system safety and intimacyWhy obligation can quietly damage connection in long-term relationshipsHow shame impacts pleasure, communication and sexual wellbeingWhat embodied consent actually meansWhy women often disconnect from their bodies during intimacyHow breath, slowing down and self-awareness can support reconnectionWhy pleasure matters for women’s overall wellbeingThe importance of maintaining identity inside a relationshipHow couples can create more intentional time for connectionRebecca also shares insight into her work supporting individuals and couples both face-to-face and via Zoom, as well as her role as a registered member of the Australian Counselling Association and President of the Somatic Sex Educators Association of Australasia.This is a mature, grounded and deeply validating conversation for women who have ever wondered why intimacy feels different in seasons of stress, why desire can disappear, or how to begin reconnecting with their body, their partner and their own sense of pleasure without shame or pressure.Connect with Rebecca:Email: hello@rebeccalevy.com.au Website: https://www.rebeccalevy.com.au/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebeccalevy_somaticsexologist/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rebeccalevy.somatic About your hostI’m Sally-Anne Kearns, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and host of Nutrition Gateway. I help women calm anxiety, clear brain fog, and stabilise energy through simple, stackable micro-habits grounded in nutrition and lifestyle foundations.Book here for a complimentary health audit phone call, we will run through what may be missing in your toolkit to optimise your health. Check out the Lifewave X39 Light Signaling Patches
