Authentic Awareness

Authentic Awareness A leading women's s3gsual health Therapist and Educator bringing life back to non-existent s3gsuality for women and couples.

Empowering women & couples 35+ to reignite intimacy, libido, and thrive in love and life 💃💥 Providing expert guidance on sexual wellness, relationships and embracing the spice of life through parenthood, menopause, E-D and beyond! ❤️‍🔥 Dedicated to supporting women through postpartum, menopause, prolapse and beyond and educating Health Professionals on the importance of psychosocial s3gsual health.

Welcome to Solo-Play Month! No, this isn’t about being “raunchy” for the sake of it 🧐This is about:✅understanding your b...
01/05/2026

Welcome to Solo-Play Month! No, this isn’t about being “raunchy” for the sake of it 🧐

This is about:
✅understanding your body
😍reducing stress
🫶improving sleep
💃increasing desire
💙and actually knowing what works for you (so you’re not lying there hoping for the best)

Because here’s the truth…If you don’t know how to access your own pleasure, you’ll either avoid sx or rely on someone else to guess it 🤯

And guessing is not a strategy that's going to work out for you!

So this month we’re talking about it. Properly.

Tell me ⬇️ did you grow up with shame around this? Yes or No

29/04/2026

I’ve written a blog breaking this down this month ⬇️
Click the link in bio for more information 💙

28/04/2026

If desire feels harder in your 40s or 50s, you’re not imagining it 🙉

Large-scale research shows nearly half of midlife women report poor s€gzual wellbeing, especially during early perimenopause when desire and arousal often shift 🤔

This isn’t personal failure. It’s a biological transition that needs support, not shame 💙 It also happens in response to your partner's changes, attitude and behaviours too 🤯

You don’t need to push through or give up. There are ways to work with your changing body and relationship 🥰

Follow for practical, compassionate midlife intimacy support❤️‍🔥

Midlife isn’t about “getting your old lbdo back.” 🧐It’s about discovering what pleasure and fun look like now.New body. ...
27/04/2026

Midlife isn’t about “getting your old lbdo back.” 🧐
It’s about discovering what pleasure and fun look like now.

New body. New nervous system. New turn-ons. New pacing 😍

You’re not failing at bedtime activities...
You’re evolving. Welcome to your s*xu@l liberation! 💃🫶

You should absolutely be looking forward to it!

23/04/2026

Menopause affects both people in a relationship not just the one going through the hormonal shift 💙

If you’re struggling to reconnect emotionally and physically, the Sensual Spark: Relationship Reconnection course is for you😉💃

Click the link in bio for more details ➡️

22/04/2026

Midlife arousal needs a good warm-up lap and that includes your SENSES particularly sight, sound and smell 💃🔥💙

If you want a quickie then be sure to go with:
✅️ 5–10 minutes of slow touch first
✅️ THEN go faster if the body wants it

Skipping the warm-up = body stays closed😢
Darkness helps too thanks to less anticipation, less pressure, more sensation 😉🔥

Before touching:✅ Warm your hands✅ Warm the room✅ Use warm oil or l**e (rub between palms first)Warmth = safety and rela...
21/04/2026

Before touching:
✅ Warm your hands
✅ Warm the room
✅ Use warm oil or l**e (rub between palms first)

Warmth = safety and relaxation which leads to openness 💙
This one small shift can change everything

16/04/2026

4-play isn’t a move, it’s a tone 💃
Kindness lowers the nervous system threat and stress response. Lower threat 🟰 more openness to touch later✅️

Try this tonight ⬇️
😇 One thoughtful message
🙉 One task taken off their plate
🥳 One appreciation without expecting s'x

Sure sometimes you might want a different tone 😉 but if you're trying to get things back on track then start at kindness first 🥰

Sometimes your partner can rush in and touch too hard. You feel like you're constantly saying "softer, gentler"...😵This ...
15/04/2026

Sometimes your partner can rush in and touch too hard. You feel like you're constantly saying "softer, gentler"...😵

This is where you want to start for maximum ple@sure:
Upper arms 💪
Shoulder blades 🫂
Sides of ribs 🥓
Back of neck 🙌

Use slow strokes and spend 2 minutes in each area. No pressure and no expected outcome 💙

You’re teaching your nervous system that touch is safe again 😍

14/04/2026

For the first 5 minutes of touch (yes when physical touching starts):

❌ No breazts
❌ No gen¡tals
✅️ Only neutral zones (arms, back, neck, scalp, thighs)

This tells your partner's mind and body:
“I’m not here to take. I’m here to connect.”🔥

Your partner will feel safe to relax into the present, connection and sensation.

Save this post and try tonight and see what shifts💙

13/04/2026

🍆 changes including ED isn't something that just happens to "old men"

You may notice changes to appearance, sensation or the need for specific stimulation to become 🪨

ED can happen at any age (yes even in your 20s). It can happen all the time, most of the time or occassionally. It can happen solo, with a partner or both 🤯

It may look like ⬇️
Not being able to stiffen at all
Not becoming as stiff as you normally do
Not being able to last a full session

If you want to know what actually might be going on, rather than just getting a GP to prescribe you a blue pill that may or may not work for you, then send me a DM and let's have a chat💙

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09/04/2026

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