110 | How Co-Regulation Deepens Intimacy (No Sex Required)

110 | How Co-Regulation Deepens Intimacy (No Sex Required)

July 1, 2026 · 22 min · Episode 110

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Gabriella discusses how co-regulation can enhance intimacy without the need for sexual connection.

You know the feeling. You have been going since morning — emails, deadlines, the relentless doing. Your nervous system has been in full output mode for hours. And then evening comes, your partner moves in close wanting to connect, and your body just shuts down. Not because you don't love them. Simply because you have nothing left to give. If you have ever thought "I want to want, I just can't get there from here" — this episode is for you. In this solo episode, Gabriella introduces one of the...

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Host: Gabriella Espinosa

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