{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Deepening Intimacy, Partner Support, and Everyday Pleasure with Tarah Alexis","description":"In this heartfelt episode, Debra Pascali\u2011Bonaro sits down with birth doula and retired professional women\u2019s football champion, Girl Scout, and chef, Tarah Alexis of Nurturing Embrace Doula Services. Tarah shares how a surprising C\u2011section birth, witnessing her niece and nephew arrive earthside, and a \u201cdivine appointment\u201d with a pregnant stranger on a plane all led her to answer her calling as a doula.\u200b Together, Debra and Tarah explore how partners can move far beyond \u201cjust rubbing a back\u201d to become active, loving participants in the birth journey. Tarah offers simple, powerful ways to weave the senses\u2014what you see, hear, smell, taste, and touch\u2014into your birth environment so that labor becomes more intimate, grounded, and even orgasmic. She reminds us that intimacy doesn\u2019t depend on grand gestures; it grows in the small daily moments of cuddling on the couch, offering a glass of water, and saying \u201cthank you for being here.\u201d\u200b If you\u2019ve ever wondered how to keep love and connection alive during pregnancy, birth, and those tender postpartum weeks, this episode offers gentle, doable practices you can begin today.\u200b Connect with Tarah AlexisWebsite: Nurturing Embrace Doula ServicesInstagram: @nurturingembracedoulaservices  Facebook:&amp;nbsp;@nurturingembracedoulas Purchase the PleasureVibePleasure at your fingertips - Finger Vibe for pregnancy, labor, birth and beyond http:\/\/orgasmicbirth.com\/fin-pleasurevibe Pleasurable Birth Essentials Evidence-based childbirth education rooted in pleasure taught by Debra Pascali-Bonaro. https:\/\/www.orgasmicbirth.com\/pleasurable-birth-essentials\/ + bonus access to the film, Orgasmic Birth: The Best-Kept Secret Connect with Debra!Website: www.orgasmicbirth.com Instagram:&amp;nbsp;@orgasmicbirth X:&amp;nbsp;@orgasmicbirth&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Facebook: @obirth YouTube: @orgasmicbirth1 &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Orgasmic Birth","author_url":"https:\/\/www.orgasmicbirth.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40527100\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/199822865"}