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In 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 desire
• The connection between nervous system safety and intimacy
• Why obligation can quietly damage connection in long-term relationships
• How shame impacts pleasure, communication and sexual wellbeing
• What embodied consent actually means
• Why women often disconnect from their bodies during intimacy
• How breath, slowing down and self-awareness can support reconnection
• Why pleasure matters for women’s overall wellbeing
• The importance of maintaining identity inside a relationship
• How couples can create more intentional time for connection

Rebecca 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 host
I’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.

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