This week Ify sat down with sexologist Tanya Koens to chat all things disability and sex. Why is disability and sex still such a taboo topic? What concerns do disabled folk have around sex? And what is the significance of the NDIS' proposed changes to access to sex workers?

This week Ify sat down with sexologist Tanya Koens to chat all things disability and sex. Why is disability and sex still such a taboo topic? What concerns do disabled folk have around sex? And what is the significance of the NDIS' proposed changes to access to sex workers?

EP 126: Disability and Sex

Ify talks with Tanya Koens on our segment Let's Talk About Sex! Tanya is a somatic sexologist and pleasure activist from Pleasure Love Rating. 

Today Tanya talks to us about situationships. What are they and could you possibly be in one? Tanya discusses when is the right time to walk away from a situationship and how do you have that difficult conversation if it is something that you think you’re ready to do.

Ify talks with Tanya Koens on our segment Let's Talk About Sex! Tanya is a somatic sexologist and pleasure activist from Pleasure Love Rating. 
Today Tanya talks to us about situationships. What are they and could you possibly be in one? Tanya discusses when is the right time to walk away from a situationship and how do you have that difficult conversation if it is something that you think you’re ready to do.

EP 125: Situationships

Ify is once again joined by Tanya Koens somatic sexologist and pleasure activist from Pleasure Love Rating, for Let's Talk About Sex! 

This week we demystify the tricky world of erectile dysfunction. How common is it? What are the causes? What are your treatment options? And how could you best support a partner with ED? Get the full run-down here!

Ify is once again joined by Tanya Koens somatic sexologist and pleasure activist from Pleasure Love Rating, for Let's Talk About Sex! 
This week we demystify the tricky world of erectile dysfunction. How common is it? What are the causes? What are your treatment options? And how could you best support a partner with ED? Get the full run-down here!

EP 124: Erectile Dysfunction

Ify talks with Tanya Koens on our segment Let's Talk About Sex! Tanya is a somatic sexologist and pleasure activist from Pleasure Love Rating. 

We tackle the complicated issue of how to deal with mental health impacting our relationships. How can we support our partners while also supporting ourselves in the process? Or what happens when the relationship itself is giving us anxiety? Dating is sometimes stressful – Tanya provides some tips for reducing our anxiety and helping us cope.

Ify talks with Tanya Koens on our segment Let's Talk About Sex! Tanya is a somatic sexologist and pleasure activist from Pleasure Love Rating. 
We tackle the complicated issue of how to deal with mental health impacting our relationships. How can we support our partners while also supporting ourselves in the process? Or what happens when the relationship itself is giving us anxiety? Dating is sometimes stressful – Tanya provides some tips for reducing our anxiety and helping us cope.

EP 123: Mental Health and Dating

Ify got chatting on a cold Eora morning with Tanya Koens, a somatic sexologist and pleasure activist from Pleasure Love Rating. Tanya joins us on our segment Let's Talk About Sex!

Tanya discusses the importance of holding on to our own identity when we are within a relationship. Why is it that sometimes we get caught up in our romantic relationships and neglect our friendships and other connections? Tanya talks about how we can manage jealousy, insecurity, and our own independence within our relationships and how this can strengthen our bond.

Ify got chatting on a cold Eora morning with Tanya Koens, a somatic sexologist and pleasure activist from Pleasure Love Rating. Tanya joins us on our segment Let's Talk About Sex!
Tanya discusses the importance of holding on to our own identity when we are within a relationship. Why is it that sometimes we get caught up in our romantic relationships and neglect our friendships and other connections? Tanya talks about how we can manage jealousy, insecurity, and our own independence within our relationships and how this can strengthen our bond.

EP 122: Managing Identity in Relationships

Today we got chatting with Tanya Koens, a somatic sexologist and pleasure activist from Pleasure Love Rating. Tanya joins us on our segment Let's Talk About Sex! 

Benny and Ify talk with Tanya about the importance of communication in relationships and dating, not just within our romantic relationships, but also when we talk about our romantic relationships to our friends and family. Listen back to find out how communication helps us build trust and express our needs.

Tanya's website

Today we got chatting with Tanya Koens, a somatic sexologist and pleasure activist from Pleasure Love Rating. Tanya joins us on our segment Let's Talk About Sex! 
Benny and Ify talk with Tanya about the importance of communication in relationships and dating, not just within our romantic relationships, but also when we talk about our romantic relationships to our friends and family. Listen back to find out how communication helps us build trust and express our needs.
<a href="http://www.pleasureloverelating.com/">Tanya's website</a>

EP 121: Communication in Relationships and Dating

Benny sat down with Tanya Koens, a somatic sexologist and pleasure activist from Pleasure Love Rating. After a small break, Tanya joins us on our segment Let's Talk About Sex! Tanya is one of the leading lights in sex and relationships in Australia. She gives people language to tackle sensitive subjects and believes that a healthy sex life has positive impacts in all areas of life. 

Continuing the discussion on the big O, Tanya explores the issue of Anorgasmia, a condition where people have trouble achieving a full orgasm despite feeling aroused. There are a multitude of reasons for why this can happen, including stress and anxiety amongst other things! Listen back on this week’s episode to find out some strategies for how to achieve orgasm, and/or more pleasurable sex, more often.

Benny sat down with Tanya Koens, a somatic sexologist and pleasure activist from Pleasure Love Rating. After a small break, Tanya joins us on our segment Let's Talk About Sex! Tanya is one of the leading lights in sex and relationships in Australia. She gives people language to tackle sensitive subjects and believes that a healthy sex life has positive impacts in all areas of life. 
Continuing the discussion on the big O, Tanya explores the issue of Anorgasmia, a condition where people have trouble achieving a full orgasm despite feeling aroused. There are a multitude of reasons for why this can happen, including stress and anxiety amongst other things! Listen back on this week’s episode to find out some strategies for how to achieve orgasm, and/or more pleasurable sex, more often.

EP 120: Anorgasmia

Benny and Ify sat down with Tanya Koens, a somatic sexologist and pleasure activist from Pleasure Love Rating. We’re excited to welcome her back to our fortnightly segment Let's Talk About Sex! Tanya is one of the leading lights in sex and relationships in Australia. She gives people language to tackle sensitive subjects and believes that a healthy sex life has positive impacts in all areas of life. 

Today Tanya discusses her life-long passion of working to reduce the orgasm gap. The orgasm gap refers to the fact that 95% of straight men reach orgasm compared to only 65% of straight women. Tanya hopes to reduce this gap through teaching us about how people with (and without) vulvas can reach orgasm more often. Listen back to learn all about how to reach the big O!

Benny and Ify sat down with Tanya Koens, a somatic sexologist and pleasure activist from Pleasure Love Rating. We’re excited to welcome her back to our fortnightly segment Let's Talk About Sex! Tanya is one of the leading lights in sex and relationships in Australia. She gives people language to tackle sensitive subjects and believes that a healthy sex life has positive impacts in all areas of life. 
Today Tanya discusses her life-long passion of working to reduce the orgasm gap. The orgasm gap refers to the fact that 95% of straight men reach orgasm compared to only 65% of straight women. Tanya hopes to reduce this gap through teaching us about how people with (and without) vulvas can reach orgasm more often. Listen back to learn all about how to reach the big O!

EP 119: The Orgasm Gap

Benny and Ify sit down with Tanya Koens, a somatic sexologist and pleasure activist from Pleasure Love Rating. In this episode we talk about the scary L word - Love. Tanya discusses what love means, what happens when we say it to someone and why it can sometimes feel like a big deal to say “I love you”. Listen to find out the answers to this scary topic!

Benny and Ify sit down with Tanya Koens, a somatic sexologist and pleasure activist from Pleasure Love Rating. In this episode we talk about the scary L word - Love. Tanya discusses what love means, what happens when we say it to someone and why it can sometimes feel like a big deal to say “I love you”. Listen to find out the answers to this scary topic!

EP 118: The L word ( L O V E )

Ify sat down with Tanya Koens, a somatic sexologist and pleasure activist from Pleasure Love Rating. We’re excited to welcome her back to our returning segment Let's Talk About Sex! Tanya is one of the leading lights in sex and relationships in Australia. She gives people language to tackle sensitive subjects and believes that a healthy sex life has positive impacts in all areas of life. Make sure to catch up on all our episodes back online. 

We talked about dating, dating apps and Hinge. Tanya suggested we all ‘hold lightly’, nowadays dating profiles are so ubiquitous and people aren’t looking with a lot of intention, so we shouldn’t place too much importance. Hinge can be great… but quite two dimensional. Tanya suggested we be honest with who we are looking for, and have strong boundaries. We need to ‘fine tune the people coming into our in tray’! Listen back to get all the advice, and Tanya will be on the show every fortnight. 

Ify sat down with Tanya Koens, a somatic sexologist and pleasure activist from Pleasure Love Rating. We’re excited to welcome her back to our returning segment Let's Talk About Sex! Tanya is one of the leading lights in sex and relationships in Australia. She gives people language to tackle sensitive subjects and believes that a healthy sex life has positive impacts in all areas of life. Make sure to catch up on all our episodes back online. 
We talked about dating, dating apps and Hinge. Tanya suggested we all ‘hold lightly’, nowadays dating profiles are so ubiquitous and people aren’t looking with a lot of intention, so we shouldn’t place too much importance. Hinge can be great… but quite two dimensional. Tanya suggested we be honest with who we are looking for, and have strong boundaries. We need to ‘fine tune the people coming into our in tray’! Listen back to get all the advice, and Tanya will be on the show every fortnight.

EP 117: ‘Hinging on’ to Dating Profiles

FBi Radio's Bridie Tanner and sexologist Tanya Koens explore the edges of sex, pleasure and sexual health Tanya's website: www.surryhillstherapy.com

FBi Radio's Bridie Tanner and sexologist Tanya Koens explore the edges of sex, pleasure and sexual health Tanya's website: www.surryhillstherapy.com

FBi Radio's Bridie Tanner and sexologist Tanya Koens explore the edges of sex, pleasure and sexual health

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FBi Radio's Deb Marcus and sexologist Tanya Koens explore the edges of sex, pleasure and sexual health

Tanya's website: https://www.pleasureloverelating.com/

FBi Radio's Deb Marcus and sexologist Tanya Koens explore the edges of sex, pleasure and sexual health
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