{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Why Receiving Pleasure Feels So Hard (And How to Change It) with Darshana Avila","description":"  In this episode of The Better Sex Podcast, I talk with trauma-informed somatic educator, practitioner, and speaker Darshana Avila. We explore why receiving pleasure can feel so hard\u2014and what begins to shift when you learn how to come back into your body and your truth.   Along the way, we spoke about how her early experiences in marriage, spirituality, and sexuality led her to question the disconnect so many of us feel. Through her journey into tantra, trauma work, and somatic practice, we explore how identity, conditioning, and lived experience shape our capacity to receive, not just give, in intimacy.   We also get into how people-pleasing, self-abandonment, and a lack of felt safety in the body make it difficult to stay present with pleasure. Darshana shares what it actually takes to build that internal sense of safety, and we talk about how receiving is a skill you can learn\u2014not something reserved for a lucky few.   If you\u2019ve ever found yourself over-giving, disconnecting during intimacy, or unsure how to let yourself fully receive, this conversation offers a grounded and practical way back\u2014to your body, your pleasure, and your power.   Connect with Darshana   Website:  https:\/\/darshanaavila.com   Youtube:  https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@darshana-avila&amp;nbsp;   Connect with Deborah   Skool:  https:\/\/www.skool.com\/better-sex-9290   YouTube  https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@deborahkat9349   Instagram  https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/deborahtantrakat\/   Podcast Feedback  DeborahTantraKat@Gmail.com&amp;nbsp;   Book a breakthrough session with Deborah   \u2028https:\/\/app.acuityscheduling.com\/schedule.php?owner=11737312&amp;amp;appointmentType=60692935&amp;nbsp;   \u2028Sex and Relationship tips direct to you Inbox  \u2028https:\/\/deborahkat.us5.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=428b26a12a8810bb5012792c3&amp;amp;id=ff89fb0d94 ","author_name":"The Better Sex Podcast ~ Unfiltered Conversations","author_url":"http:\/\/deborahkat.com\/better-sex-podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40530870\/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\/199834920"}