3 Keys for Authentic Intimacy with Daniela Stevens

In this enlightening episode of Masks Off for People Pleasers and Perfectionists, host Kim Gross engages in a deep dive with guest Daniela Stevens, a renowned sex and trauma-informed coach, on the complexities of intimacy, particularly for individuals grappling with people-pleasing and perfectionist tendencies. They explore the four different types of intimacy—mental, physical, emotional, and sexual—highlighting the importance of each in cultivating authentic connections with oneself and others. Daniela shares her personal journey to discovering sexual pleasure and offers actionable advice for listeners to develop a more fulfilling intimate life. The discussion also addresses common challenges faced by people pleasers and perfectionists in achieving intimacy, offering strategies to overcome these obstacles and embrace vulnerability. Listeners are encouraged to focus on what feels good, taking small steps towards expressing their needs and desires in relationships. 

About Daniela: 

Daniela Stevens (she/they) is a trauma- and attachment-informed certified Sex and Intimacy Coach for couples and individuals of all bodies, all expressions, and all relationship dynamics.

She supports people to experience deep sexual connection and intimacy with themselves and their partner by naming and addressing the intersections of personal experience with multiple systems of oppression and by guiding them to co-create their Sex Practice to clarify, connect, communicate, and heal to ripen into the best sex of their lives.

For her, nothing is more important than connection.

Connect with Daniela:

danielastevens.com

www.instagram.com/danielastevensnow

www.facebook.com/danielastevensnow

www.linkedin.com/in/danielastevensnow/

daniela@danielastevens.com

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A podcast for people-pleasers and perfectionists who are ready to unhook from their patterns so they can finally feel free to be their true selves and be confident. Through solo episodes and interviews, Host Kim Gross, shares tools and techniques to help listeners develop self-awareness and transform unhealthy patterns. Join us each week as we explore topics such as overcoming fear of judgement, cultivating self-compassion, and the skills for doing the healing work to create the life that you desire. www.kimgrosscoaching.com