The Art of Intimacy and Joyful Connections

As the festive season fills the air with joy and merriment, I, Dre, invite you to join me on this heartwarming episode of Leo's Liberation. Picture yourself crafting a challenge coin or caught up in the delightful chaos of an office Christmas party. These personal stories remind us to cherish our time with loved ones, valuing experiences over material gifts as we approach the New Year. Let's talk resolutions that go beyond the usual clichés, focusing instead on enhancing our well-being through intimacy. Discover how embracing the often-overlooked benefits of sex can lead to a happier, healthier you, both mentally and spiritually.

Moving forward, we explore the cornerstone of thriving relationships: intimacy built on patience, communication, and acceptance. Imagine taking a leisurely stroll through the journey of truly understanding your partner. There's no room for shaming or criticism here, just a celebration of learning and growing together. With a touch of humor and openness, I invite you to reflect on how nurturing these qualities can transform your weekends into laughter-filled, intimate retreats. So, subscribe and stay connected for more quick chats every Monday and Friday, and remember to care for yourself and each other until we meet again.

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Transcript

Speaker 1 0:07

hey guys, welcome to another episode of leo's liberation. I'm your host, dre, and I want to wish you guys a very, very, very happy friday. Feast day of our lady guadalupe occurred yesterday. For anybody who celebrated, I hope that it was an enjoyable day with your family and friends. I spent most of my night last night working on building a challenge coin. I'm one of those guys that gets stuck in the character creation mode Gamers, you know what I'm talking about. But anyway, if you don't know what a challenge coin is, it's a coin created by an organization to basically acknowledge an achievement, usually in the field of going above and beyond your normal duties. Building the design was fun.

Speaker 1 0:48

I didn't care that it was late and you know that I may most likely have to decide between the gym and sleep. Of course I'm probably going to choose. Yeah, you probably guessed it, I'm going to choose sleep. The decisions we make when we're having a good time, you know, but it always ends up. We have to get more sleep. Some people go to the gym. If you do that, hats off to you. Some days I feel like it, some days I don't. All right. So enough about me and my hobbies.

Speaker 1 1:13

I hope that your week has been a great one. I started the week off with the office Christmas party. It included karaoke and obviously drinks, which I somehow have grown to love over time. The karaoke, not necessarily the drinks, but you know I can sing. No, I can't, but I do like to sing, you know. Go figure, it was a fun night. However, I did pay for it and I paid for it. The next day I'm having to sit through a conference with low energy, but you know I made the best of it. Being hung over a bit, I found myself slightly annoyed by a lot of things, but you know that was a feeling that I brought on myself at too much of a good time and this was basically the way of paying forward.

Speaker 1 1:53

So if you hadn't had your office Christmas party yet, I would say take it easy. But you know what? This is, that one time of year where you get to know your co-workers on a different level, a fun level sometimes, just find out things you're going through that they don't talk about the office every day. So yet again, this is just that time for you guys as office co-workers, office mates, to kind of get together and forget that you don't like that person Monday through Friday, but you're finding like the best part of them at that party because everyone is there to have fun and that is that is the great thing about it. So take advantage. Just be sure to turn off or turn back on that work switch when you do get back to work and the party is over, because you know some people do have trouble with that. But I guess it's a learned skill over time. So definitely have fun and be safe. If you have not had your office Christmas party yet but it is coming around and there are only 12 days till Christmas I party yet, but it is coming around and there are only 12 days till Christmas I hope that you're enjoying the season so far.

Speaker 1 2:49

I met an old acquaintance in a grocery store today. We were kind of shocked to see each other because that's just, I'm not one of those people who meets people that I used to know in a grocery store and you know we talked about toning down the gifts this year and just celebrating the presence of people versus the presents themselves. So you know, longer lasting memories in most cases, because not only tend those presents either wear down or break, depending on what they are if it's jewelry, hopefully it lasts a long time. But you know, the people are the ones that you're actually, you know, looking to engage with and be with. So those memories that you make with them are actually a thousand times better than any gift that I think you can get. That's materialistic in a sense. So you know, but I delay the whole thing. So onward to our topic for today. This topic is slightly more aimed at the adults that listen to this podcast. So if you have little ones in the room, yell for them to put their earmuffs on noise canceling headphones or just leave the room in general, not saying that we're going to get totally crazy here, totally crazy here, but I'll try to keep it as clean as possible, but definitely looking to talk to the adult listeners and engage in some fun, or have them engage in some fun this weekend, hopefully.

Speaker 1 3:55

As the new year approaches, we all look for a new way to improve our health. The one thing I hear so many people practically no one ever say is I'm going to have more sex this year. I'm pretty, but I don't know anybody who's ever made that claim. You know sex, believe it or not, is a great way to improve yourself physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. So if you're looking to make that a New Year's resolution, go for it. I encourage it and I hope it works out for you and it's probably one of the easiest resolutions to actually accomplish. So you know, if you're one of those people who start something and doesn't finish it, this may be the key to actually get you on that path of starting things and finishing them.

Speaker 1 4:35

So sex is a connector like no other, you know, and this does not always include penetration. Yes, the little death or ejaculation is one of the greatest feelings in the world and, honestly, there should be a holiday to celebrate that feeling, in my personal opinion. But you know, imagine how happy the world would be for one day if that was a holiday. That would probably trump the feeling of Christmas in most cases. So, basically, sex can go far beyond the simple wham bam thank you, ma'am approach that I think a lot of us are probably used to, just because life is busy and that's just how we get up and get about. We go in there, we knock it out. If you have kids, you have to find a way to get it in real quick and then get you know, get about your business before they catch you and kind of ruin the mood for everybody, or you find yourselves getting laughed at, probably for the rest of the day. But you know now, um, for all of you out there that are single and kind of still test, driving, experimenting and trying to, you know, find that one, or just you're just out there enjoying being single. We've all been there.

Speaker 1 5:31

I will focus on you guys in another episode. I think this one is aimed more in the direction of longtime partners, committed partners, married couples, etc. So, ladies, gentlemen, they stems. Whoever or whatever you are today, or whoever you are in life in general, sex is a must in a relationship. I don't care who you are. That is just a part of being human.

Speaker 1 5:52

Yet again, this does not always have to entail penetration, folks. So that's where I think we kind of all get wrapped up. You know, penetration is all about procreation in most cases. Sex itself, um, it's not necessarily that. Um, it is, it is, it is, it is, but it isn't. But you know it's, it's not always about penetration. So, as mentioned just recently, the benefits of sex kind of outweigh the cons here. If you are monogamously practicing, you'll feel better all around in most cases. So it does reduce stress, anxiety and it improves the mood. I can't recall a time that I've had sex. I'm just like, oh my gosh, I hate this.

Speaker 1 6:30

Physically, it can give the heart a good jumpstart with the you know working of the muscles and just the movements in general and the excitement that comes along with it. You know, especially if you know it's going to happen. There's a level of excitement even just, you know, in the foreplay region of this. You know that little feeling that you get. Your heart races, your skin becomes flush, you know blood flows to all the important places that we all know about. There is a boost in self-esteem, which is always a plus and key in most marriages or relationships. I think. You know, the longer you're with someone and if that sex starts to dwindle, you think that it may be due to them being unattracted to you. Sometimes that is not the case, folks, it is just. Maybe it's just boredom, maybe it's just, you know, time to shake things up a little bit and try something new.

Speaker 1 7:15

So the one thing I've been seeing a lot of on YouTube is a talk of men minimizing their risk of prostate cancer by ejaculating. Yet again, it's the Internet. Take it with a grain of salt. I'm no professional, I'm just a person just talking. So definitely, fact check the crap out of me. But you know you talk about a miracle drug. If this is the case of minimizing prostate cancer, I'm sure there's more to that theory. But you know, let's ride the placebo pony here for a little bit and you know, let's just use mind over matter on this one.

Speaker 1 7:55

So you know, if ejaculation is the the end, all be all, to the cause of prostate cancer, then, gentlemen, I encourage you to make sure you are. You know how much. How would you put it? I always say I always use the words PMCS. How would you put it? I always say I always use the words PMCS. So make sure you're actually, you know, checking the engine, checking all the parts, checking the pipes, making sure everything's working. If you have to, daily or every other day, whatever the case may be, don't be embarrassed. It's a part of being a man, you know.

Speaker 1 8:10

But there are different ways to experiment, of course. So obviously you have the runs of mill, experiments of trying in new places, back of a pickup truck, an empty movie theater, hell. If you're taking a road trip this weekend during the pit stops, agree to go at it or do something to teach you know to uh turn each other on um at each stop or while on the road. Every 10 miles is a great starting point because you know 10 miles takes a long time's kind of fun too. I'm not sure if you guys ever played the card games where you ask each other those like little crazy questions, but that can be fun. You know. Bdsm is another one. If you've never tried it as a couple, I encourage it.

Speaker 1 8:53

The biggest fact with BDSM is trust, or the biggest factor my apologies with BDSM is trust. It's not all about pain. It's about, you know, empowerment, control, submitting or being um. You know. Being submissive, um or um. You know. Teasing, you know things like that. Uh, you know, go toy shopping together. That's another thing you can do it.

Speaker 1 9:13

Yet again, this does not always have to be a penetration thing. Sometimes it's just you guys doing something together that you know it's just sexually related, um, and it can be a hot. You know it can be a hot time for anybody. So, as always, this doesn't have to be um way out there. You guys, you know. You know I'm not saying your weekends always have to be like go out here and just try these crazy things because I'm a couch potato. You know some weekends, if not most, but you know some weekends, if not most, but you know it.

Speaker 1 9:38

This is a kind of a way to kind of open the door, try new things and experiment. So you know, sitting on the couch together and watching a steamy movie, sometimes it's enough to get the gears going and sometimes you don't even have to actually even have sex. Just sitting there together, sitting next to each other, sharing popcorn and eating this movie that is, you know, full of eroticism, is sometimes just enough, because sometimes the mind they say the mind is probably the greatest sex toy, just because of the imagination potential of a human being. So, yet again, watching that movie there may be the key to just having a good night without having to get all sweaty and showered up and who knows what. You know, whatever the rituals you may have before, um, you know, engaging in, um, you know, sexual activities, um, the other thing I would also say is basically massages that lead to body exploration, uh, kissing and body contact, um, you know, oils, ands and a little love and trust is all it takes people. So just these little things here can go a long way. So, yet again.

Speaker 1 10:36

Here's the challenge. I do challenge you guys to put on that sexy underwear, or don't wear any underwear at all, totally up to you. Walk around with that stimulator tucked away in your body pocket, act like you're meeting for the first time in a hotel lobby. Or kiss uh, you know. As far as kiss I do mean, keep it simple, um, silly, and just go to dinner, uh, you know. Put your phones down, talk to each other about your fantasies, what you want to do to one another, um, feed each other and enjoy it. Um, you know, I don't care. Just take a moment to connect or reconnect If you haven't had the time lately.

Speaker 1 11:08

The most important rule of this is whatever happens, don't shame your partner, don't criticize, take things slow and learn each other. Patience, communication, acceptance are the keys here. Sometimes you only need one, sometimes you got to use all three, but people have a great weekend, have some great sex, have a little laugh with each other. If you have enjoyed this episode, please follow, subscribe, download, like or all of the above to keep up with our Monday and Friday quick chats. I'm Dre and I'm signing off from another episode of Leo's Liberation. Take care of yourselves, take care of each other and be safe, and I'll talk to you guys on Monday. Have a great weekend, thank you.