Welcome to this conversation with Janet McGeever, co-author of Tantric Sex and Menopause, a teacher of The Making Love, creator of Womantime and Psychotherapist.
Having experienced a challenging journey around sex and menopause in her 40’s, her discovery of Diana Richardson’s approach to sexuality flipped her despair to inspiration and hope. She began writing about sex and menopause in 2009 after experiencing The Making Love Retreat with Diana Richardson, which culminated in co-authoring with Diana in 2015. This began a journey of introspection and research to unearth these two taboo topics and it has become her mission to dispel the myths about menopausal women.
Janet shares what she learnt her body needed at menopause and how that differed from earlier years, why goal focused sex doesn’t work for many women especially at peri menopause and menopause, how to make love in relaxation (whether with a partner or own your own), how the breasts can activate sexual energy and how to awaken subtle awareness in the breasts, why it’s good to not focus on lack of desire (and what to focus on instead!), why is it so important for men to understand the affect menopause can have on the women in their lives, what men need to know about menopause and sex, how the conscious sex approach can help women with a range of issues and changes in their bodies such as pain during sex and reduced lubrication and why Kegel exercises are not the solution to prolapse and more!
Janet shares:
- How Janet came to write a book about tantric sex and menopause with Diana Richardson
- What Janet learnt that her body needed at menopause and how that differed from earlier years
- The role of hormones in your health and wellbeing
- The importance of oxytocin
- Why goal focused sex doesn’t work for many women especially at peri menopause and menopause
- How to make love in relaxation (whether with a partner or own your own) and how that differs from how we learn to ‘do’ sex
- The importance of transitions from our busy lives to presence and making love
- How the breasts can activate sexual energy and how to awaken subtle awareness in the breasts
- Why it’s good to not focus on lack of desire, and what to focus on instead
- Why is it so important for men to understand the affect menopause can have on the women in their lives
- What men need to know about menopause and sex
- Why changes in sex at menopause is an opportunity for both partners to step beyond sexual conditioning and experiment with different and deeper ways to create pleasure – its not just about the female partner who wants changes
- How the conscious sex approach can help women with a range of issues and changes in their bodies from lack of desire, pain during sex, reduced lubrication and the thinning of their vaginal walls
- Healing from prolapse and why Kegel exercises are not the solution
Janet is co-author of Tantric Sex and Menopause, has taught The Making Love Retreat in Australia since 2012, and is creator of Womantime, Ancient Wisdom for the Modern Day Woman. As a Psychotherapist, she has supported couples for over 20 years in private practice to connect more deeply in their intimate relationships. Having experienced a challenging journey around sex and menopause in her 40’s, her discovery of Diana Richardson’s approach to sexuality flipped her despair to inspiration and hope. She began writing about sex and menopause in 2009 after experiencing The Making Love Retreat with Diana Richardson, which culminated in co-authoring with Diana in 2015. This began a journey of introspection and research to unearth these two taboo topics. Her mission became to dispel the myth of the menopausal woman – that she is not broken, that this is not the end. In fact it is potentially the beginning of the most sensual time of a woman’s life.
RESOURCES FROM JANET
Websites www.janetmcgeever.com
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/janetmcgeever
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/janetmcgeever/
Mindful Menopause online event
https://janet-mcgeever.mykajabi.com/mindful-menopause-event
RESOURCES FROM SARAH
Breast massage for self love, a guided audio practice
https://sarahrosebright.co.uk/breast-massage-gift/
A 3 part video series on healing from prolapse, how to prevent prolapse and prolapse and sex
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMAdpbc7Rcc&t=1s
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Ignite Your Sexuality, a 10 module self study course for women
https://sarahrosebright.co.uk/an-online-course-for-women/
Find Sarah online
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ABOUT YOUR HOST
Your podcast host is Sarah Rose Bright. Sarah is a Sex and Intimacy Coach who helps women and couples to truly enjoy sex and pleasure and create/deepen intimate relationships.
