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Christina's Counseling Couples & S*x Therapist | Empowering pleasurable, fulfilling lives | AASECT Certified | Texas & California

“Trauma is a chronic disruption of connectedness.”
— Stephen PorgesTrauma is not only about what happened to us.
It is a...
05/27/2026

“Trauma is a chronic disruption of connectedness.”
— Stephen Porges

Trauma is not only about what happened to us.
It is also about what happened inside our nervous systems afterward.

Many people living with trauma feel:
disconnected,
unsafe,
hypervigilant,
emotionally numb,
alone,
or unable to fully relax into connection.

Healing often does not happen through insight alone.

Healing happens through:
safety,
belonging,
co-regulation,
healthy relationships,
being seen,
being felt,
and reconnecting to ourselves and others.

We are biologically wired for connection.

Safety is healing.
Belonging is healing.
Connection is healing.

According to Imago Relationship Theory, we are often drawn to partners who unconsciously activate familiar emotional dyn...
05/19/2026

According to Imago Relationship Theory, we are often drawn to partners who unconsciously activate familiar emotional dynamics from earlier attachment experiences. Not because we want pain, but because relationships often bring unfinished wounds to the surface.

The goal of a healthy relationship is not avoiding conflict.
It’s learning how to move through the cycle consciously instead of unconsciously repeating it.

When couples increase awareness, regulate their emotions, and create emotional safety, conflict can become the doorway to deeper connection instead of disconnection.

05/17/2026

Healing isn’t about trying hard.
It’s about becoming more curious, playful, connected and present with yourself in a loving sensitive way. 💕

🧭Exploration matters
🔥Pleasure matters
🙃Play matters
💕Connection matters

this body scan is a gentle place to begin reconnecting with yourself in your nervous system.

The best tiramisu!Tiramisu is one of my favorite desserts, and this was superbly made! Treat yourself!
05/12/2026

The best tiramisu!

Tiramisu is one of my favorite desserts, and this was superbly made!

Treat yourself!


Had the opportunity to hear Richard Gadd, the award-winning star and creator of Baby Reindeer, speak.What stood out wasn...
04/20/2026

Had the opportunity to hear Richard Gadd, the award-winning star and creator of Baby Reindeer, speak.

What stood out wasn’t just the content he shared, but how he held it-moving between humor, intensity, and vulnerability without flattening the complexity of his experience.

In my work, I often see how difficult it is for people to articulate experiences that don’t fit neatly into one emotion or narrative. His storytelling reflected that reality. How multiple, sometimes conflicting, experiences can exist at once.

What’s even more powerful is the show’s impact. It has encouraged men to reach out for help with the abuse and trauma they’ve experienced. Prompting disclosure, conversation, support, and healing.

There’s something powerful about witnessing that kind of honesty expressed and receive.



Women gathering is more than community, it shifts our neurochemistry and hormones in ways that can be deeply transformat...
04/15/2026

Women gathering is more than community, it shifts our neurochemistry and hormones in ways that can be deeply transformational.

Research from UCLA highlights how connection supports emotional processing, reduces stress, and helps the body return to safety. Through shared space, awareness deepens, emotions move, and the nervous system begins to soften.

There’s also a deeper neurobiological layer to connection. Social bonding is associated with the release of oxytocin, and activation of the brain’s reward and soothing systems, including dopamine and endogenous opioids.

This interplay can support both a sense of safety and subtle pleasure, which is part of how the body processes, releases, and reconnects.

These spaces aren’t just about talking.
They’re about feeling, releasing, and reconnecting with your body in a way that’s supportive, intentional, and grounded.

If you’ve been craving deeper connection, a space to process, or a way to come back to yourself, this is for you.

✨ I’m creating a women’s workshop centered on embodiment, awareness, emotional release, and nervous system regulation.

If you’re interested, comment “gather” or send me a message, and I’ll share details as they open



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So much in life can feel out of your control…what others say or dohow your relationship is goingunexpected changes, stre...
04/03/2026

So much in life can feel out of your control…

what others say or do
how your relationship is going
unexpected changes, stress, uncertainty

But there’s one thing that’s always yours:

How you show up.

In your life.
In your relationships.
With yourself.

Do you shut down… or stay present?
Do you react… or respond?
Do you disconnect… or lean in with awareness?

That choice shapes more than you 🤔 think

❤️Relationships affect longevity. ✨Are your relationships are aging you… or healing you?Most people think health is abou...
03/28/2026

❤️Relationships affect longevity.

✨Are your relationships are aging you… or healing you?

Most people think health is about what you eat, how you move, hours of sleep, or how you manage stress.

But we don’t put enough emphasis on the power of the quality of our relationships

They’re shaping your body at a biological level.

Connection increases oxytocin, which helps regulate stress, reduce inflammation, and support long-term health.

Disconnection does the opposite.

Over time, this doesn’t just affect how you feel…
It affects how your body functions and even how it ages.

We don’t just need connection to feel better.

We need it to stay well.

Connection isn’t a luxury. It’s medicine.✨✨✨

You’re thinking your way out of pleasure.Most people think better s_x is about a technique…like changing a position.But ...
03/26/2026

You’re thinking your way out of pleasure.

Most people think better s_x is about a technique…like changing a position.

But research shows it’s actually about your state of consciousness.

When people experience deeper pleasure, something shifts:

❤️Time fades

❤️Space disappears

❤️Self-consciousness drops

❤️Awareness moves into the body

In other words… you stop thinking and start feeling.

This is called a flow state and also transcendence.

And here’s what’s fascinating:
Women who reported higher satisfaction, desire, and arousal weren’t doing more…

They were less aware of time and more present in their bodies.

Even org_sm during s_x was linked to:
🔥deeper body awareness
→🔥less mental tracking (time, performance, expectations)

So it’s not:
“How do I do this better?”

It’s:
“Can I get out of my head enough to actually be here?”

The real shift isn’t skill.

It’s presence.

And most people never learn how to access it.

Follow the wisdom of your body✨✨✨“Women don’t want to be ‘free’ to adopt the male model of s_xuality; they want to be fr...
03/24/2026

Follow the wisdom of your body
✨✨✨
“Women don’t want to be ‘free’ to adopt the male model of s_xuality; they want to be free to find their own.” — Shere Hite

🔥Women’s pleasure is powerful.
It’s beautiful.
And it doesn’t have to look like anyone else’s.

For many women, desire isn’t just physical
it’s shaped by love, safety, relaxation, sensuality, and seduction.

It’s about trusting your inner wisdom

Trusting your body

Not rushed.
Not pressured.
Not disconnected.

When those pieces are present, pleasure can deepen.
Org_sm can expand.
Connection can transform the experience entirely.

When women reconnect with their sensuality and desire,
it’s not just about s_x
it transforms how you live.

Real freedom is not performing a version of sexuality—
it’s discovering what truly allows you to feel, open, and come alive.

If I’m trying to change you… do I really love you?Or do I just love the idea of you—edited, adjusted, easier for me to h...
03/22/2026

If I’m trying to change you… do I really love you?

Or do I just love the idea of you—edited, adjusted, easier for me to hold?

A lover doesn’t reach in and rearrange the colors.

A lover notices. Receives. Appreciates.

Love, in its truest state, feels more like witnessing than controlling… more like standing in quiet awe than making corrections.

To be a lover is to let beauty exist without interference.
To see someone fully—and not rush to improve what was never broken.

Love isn’t about shaping someone into what we want…
It’s about being present enough to recognize what’s already there.

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