The Truth About Postpartum Sex: Navigating Intimacy When Your Body Feels Different (Whether It’s Months or Years Later)

Whether you’re fresh into postpartum or it’s been years since your last baby and your body still feels unfamiliar, you’re not alone. In this episode, I get radically real about intimacy, body image, and feeling sexy in the body you have—right now.

What You’ll Learn:

01:08 — Intimacy & Body Image After Kids

01:32 — The Reality of Postpartum Bodies

02:48 — Pressure, Partners, and Self-Criticism

03:52 — Waiting to Feel Sexy & The Cost

04:20 — Spectatoring & Body Neutrality

07:34 — Accepting Compliments & Shifting Perspective

08:14 — Letting Go of the “Lose 10 Pounds” Fantasy

08:36 — Comfort: Dressing for Your Now Body

09:57 — Building Safety & Vulnerability with Your Partner

11:45 — Redefining Sexy & Embodying Your Erotic Self

12:37 — Sometimes the Answer is to Have the Sex

13:37 — Body Gratitude & Receiving Compliments

14:44 — Recap & Shifting Self-Image

15:08 — You Deserve Pleasure Now: Quiz & Practice

Highlights:

• Why waiting to “lose 10 pounds” is putting your joy on layaway
• The difference between body positivity and body neutrality
• How to start feeling sexy—by practicing pleasure, not waiting for confidence
• Tangible, pressure-free ways to reconnect with your body and your partner
• How to let yourself be desired, even when it’s hard to believe
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Helpful Links:

• Book a free Spark Session
• Naked Fun Comeback Program
• Solve Your Sex Drive Quiz
• Follow Sofia on Instagram
• More episodes of Sex After Kids Podcast

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