Sex Unshackled with Becky Crepsley-Fox

Understanding compulsive sexual behaviour

In this episode I speak with Silva Neves. We discuss what compulsive sexual behaviour is, what people could do if they are experiencing these difficulties and how to handle these topics without inducing shame.
 
About Silva:
Silva Neves is a COSRT-accredited and UKCP-registered psychosexual and relationship psychotherapist, a trauma psychotherapist and an EMDR therapist. He is a Pink Therapy Clinical Associate. Silva works in his Central London private practice and online. He sees individuals and couples presenting with a wide range of sex and relationship issues. Silva specialises in working with sexual trauma, sexual and romantic affairs, and compulsive sexual behaviours. He works extensively with the LGBTQ community as well as the heterosexual population. Silva is a COSRT-accredited clinical supervisor offering ongoing and ad-hoc supervision formental health professionals. He is a Course Director for CICS (Contemporary Institute of Clinical Sexology) and a faculty member for IOSS (International Online SexologySupervisors)  Silva delivers a range of trainings on psychosexual and relationship therapy, trauma therapy and compulsive sexual behaviour treatment. He is an accreditation assessor for COSRT (College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists).Silva is a member of the editorial board for the leading international journal Sex andRelationship Therapy. Silva often contributes to articles on various sex and relationship topics and speaks internationally. Silva featured in the BBC programme Sex On The Couch.
 
Where to find Silva:
silvaneves.co.ukFacebook: Silva Neves – PsychotherapyTwitter: @SilvaNeves3Instagram: @silvanevespsychotherapy
 
Where to find me:
beckycrepsleyfox.com
Instagram - @becky_crepsley_fox
TikTok - @becky_crepsley_fox
Clubhouse - @becky_c_fox
Facebook - Becky Crepsley-Fox
 

Create your own pleasure rituals

In this episode I speak with Portia Brown about how to create your own pleasure rituals, about the importance of tuning into your body and how your actions outside of the bedroom can have a direct impact on your sex life.
 
About Portia:
Portia Brown is the founder of Froeticsexology , a blog and social media platform that helps women and femmes identify who they are as sexual beings. She primarily works as a sex educator and sex coach. Portia believes we are all divine + deserving of pleasure, and spends her days exposing her own truths and troubles as a means to help others. When she is not talking about sex, she is indulging in her own pleasure practices, cooking or watching Survivor with her boyfriend. She can be found most easily through her instagram account.
 
Where to find Portia:
froeticsexology.com
Instagram - @froeticsexology
Youtube - youtube.com/channel
 
Where to find me:
beckycrepsleyfox.com
Instagram - @becky_crepsley_fox
TikTok - @becky_crepsley_fox
Clubhouse - @becky_c_fox
Facebook - Becky Crepsley-Fox

Say what you want, not what you should- why telling your story is sexy.

In this episode I speak with Paul Sockett about writing erotica, asking for what you want and how to tell your own story in and out of the bedroom. 
 
About Paul:
I am a storyteller and creator. I am a lover of words, the Earth and a pun (the cheesier the better). I love starting things but not necessarily completing them. I am a professional actor and voice artist. I help people realign with their Story and how that impacts their spaces (and the Stuff they keep). I invite people into exploring what 'masculinity & femininity' look and feel like for them.
 
Where to find Paul:
paulsockett.com
Instagram - @saulpocket 
 
Where to find me:
beckycrepsleyfox.com
Instagram - @becky_crepsley_fox
TikTok - @becky_crepsley_fox
Clubhouse - @becky_c_fox
Facebook - Becky Crepsley-Fox

Connect to your womb space.

In this episode I speak with Rebecca Wilson about how trauma can get stored in the body, how we can work on releasing blockages in the womb space and how these blockages can effect our sexuality and connection with self. 
 
About Rebecca:
Rebecca Wilson facilitates Shamanic Womb Healing & Rites Blessings. She is the Founder of Womb Connection- Healing- Awakening, which has been birthed from her personal journey of Womb Awakening.
Rebecca is a Womb Keeper, Womb Healer, Wise Womban, Spirit Baby & Birth Doula.
She holds a powerful Earth filled Medicine which naturally infuse all her work and offerings, she is deeply connected to nature and finds her inspiration within the elements Rebecca is a channel for the sacred energies of Divine Mother Frequency, connecting heaven on earth through the new earth templates and earth line grids she holds a healing transmission for the birth of the New Earth. 
 
Where to find Rebecca:
rebecca-wilson.com/retreats
Facebook - https://m.facebook.com/groups/411627292660479?ref=share
Instagram - rebecca_wilson_
 
Where to find me:
beckycrepsleyfox.com
Instagram - becky_crepsley_fox

Feeling forced into monogamy? How to have the relationship you really want.

In this episode I speak with Rebecca Harrison about consensual non monogamy. We chat about the different forms this can take, what the benefits are to having this type of relationship style and how to work on jealousy. 
 
About Rebecca:
I'm Rebecca, a queer, kink and non-monogamy positive sex and relationships therapist. I work with individuals, couples and groups to help them communicate more openly with each other and themselves, and pursue the kind of sex life and relationship that they want. Today I'm talking about consensual non-monogamy, the myth of 'the One' and how I work with these themes in therapy. If you want to talk to someone who won't be pathologise you for who you are, how you have sex or how you practice relationships, I could be the right therapist for you. Equally, if you're feeling shame and anxiety about the kind of relationship you want, what you want to do inside (or outside) of the bedroom, or your sexual or gender identity, I can help. I offer a free 15-minute phone consultation, with no obligation to continue therapy with me afterwards. You can get in touch on my website or by emailing me.
 
Where to find Rebecca:
Use this email instead of the one spoken about in this episode - hello@rebeccaharrisontherapy.co.uk
rebeccaharrisontherapy.co.uk
 
Where to find me:
Instagram - becky_crepsley_fox
beckycrepsleyfox.com

Opening up to love, sex and sexuality with transformational breath

In this episode I speak with Hayley Cannon about the healing power of Transformational breath. We discuss how breathing in a specific way with added pressure points and affirmations can aid in recovering from sexual trauma and how this breath can help open us up to the idea of love and sex. 
 
About Hayley
Growing up I loved to write and play musical instruments. For as long as I can remember I've expressed myself through journalling, poetry, lyrics and in 2015 I released my first album titled Who Are You?, juggling music around my work as a Creative Strategist at busy advertising agencies. It was a milestone for me. I was fortunate enough to be introduced by Tom Robinson on BBC6 Music and be reviewed by media outlets including The Guardian. I don't mind telling you that it was challenging getting up on stage, being seen and singing about my inner-most thoughts. Yet I can't imagine life without having had that experience. Songwriting helped me get comfortable sharing my authentic self and the creative process makes a great container for emotions, a place to meet them with curiosity and acceptance.​
 
I consider creativity to be a healing path and after experiencing this first-hand I was hooked on personal transformation. I studied counselling at Birkbeck University and psychotherapy at Regents. I learned how the unconscious mind impacts our behaviour and how unintegrated trauma can live inside our system if it goes unchecked. I practiced holding safe spaces where people could feel their feelings and I learned to trust in the validity of every emotion that surfaces - to view their coming to pass as a natural, necessary part of growth.
 
From here I trained in Transformational Breath®, a powerful practice that processes and resolves past hurts by acting directly on your physiology and expanding conscious awareness. My own experiences with this technique have been profound. States of bliss that shook my heart and cracked it open, connectedness to all that's bigger than myself and enduring, elevated perspective. I'm now qualified to facilitate Transformational Breath® sessions online, which can also include personal coaching at the client's request. Transformational Breath® has been awarded Best Complementary Therapy by the Institute of Complementary and Natural Medicine and all practitioners like myself are accredited by the International Coaching Federation.
 
Today I'm at your service sharing Transformational Breath®, music, writing and creative marketing support for conscious business leaders. My aim? To inspire a more soulful life for us all. What's a soulful life? One that you wake up to each morning feeling at peace with, no nagging doubts or 'what ifs'. How do you get there? With compassion, support and proven transformational techniques. I look forward to meeting you.
 
Where to find Hayley
hayleycannon.com
Instagram - @hayleycannonuk
Facebook - hayleycannonuk
 
Where to find me
beckycrepsleyfox.com
Instagram - @becky_crepsley_fox
 

The effect of social media and trauma on our sexuality and relationships

In this episode I speak with Dr Stephanie Minchin about the role of social media on our relationship with our bodies, how trauma can effect our relationships both with partners and our own sexuality as well as some yoga therapy tools on how to work on these issues.
 
About Steph:
Dr Stephanie Minchin is a Clinical Psychologist, Yoga Therapist and Yoga Teacher who integrates yoga and psychology for positive mental health and emotional wellbeing. Stephanie co-founded the MoreMind project with MoreYoga, and has also authored several articles, research papers and a book chapter.
In her practice as a Clinical Psychologist, Stephanie offers psychological therapy with children, young people  and families in NHS mental health services and as well as independent psychological therapy for all ages in East London. With advanced psychological training in trauma-informed approaches, Stephanie has worked with multiple corporate organisations, schools, charities and third sector organisations, delivering training and consultations as well as presenting as a keynote speaker at workshops and conferences. Stephanie believes in looking beyond the power of diagnostic labels and contextualises difficulties to life experiences unique to the individual, working from a positive psychology perspective for strength and growth to overcome adversity. 
As Stephanie furthered her training as a Yoga Teacher, she realised that the parallel between sharing psychological therapy and yoga classes was about ‘holding space’ for others and inviting inner connection to understand oneself. In the discovery of yoga therapy, Stephanie pursued further training with The Minded Institute to compliment her passions and interests in yoga and psychology, uniting the two disciplines in a more holistic approach.
Yoga, mindfulness and meditation have become not only a regular feature of Stephanie’s daily practice and routine, yet also an integral part of her life as a way of living. Both yoga and psychology have supported Stephanie to become more grounded, mindful and self-compassionate, with an approach of acceptance and gratitude each day. Stephanie advocates that yoga and psychology are a journey of inner self-awareness with self-inquiry. Stephanie believes that there is an offering of psychological therapy and yoga therapy for everybody and every body, in all aspects of diversity and difference, with its gifts having transformative and healing powers possible and inclusive for all.
 
Where to find Steph:
Instagram @theyogapsychologist
Website: theyogapsychologist.uk 
To make inquiries for Psychological Therapy and Yoga Therapy, contact Stephanie directly stephanie@theyogapsychologist.uk
 
Where to find me:
beckycrepsleyfox.com
Instagram @becky_crepsley_fox

Self expression and eroticism through Acroyoga.

In this episode I speak with Rob Keates and Julie Havelund from Acroyoga Collective. We discuss the importance of physical touch, how Acroyoga can help build trust and connection as well as why movement is good for our mental health and eroticism.
About Acroyoga Collective:
Combined, we have taught yoga, dance and AcroYoga for over ten years in institutions, studios and corporate settings. Building on these years of teaching multi-disciplinary movement styles to students, clients and companies we are passionate about the plethora of benefits that AcroYoga can add as a discipline to any environment. AcroYoga offers a very clear and concise approach to human connection and trust. We emphasise teaching with a focus on establishing a good groundwork of weight transfer, counterbalance, communication, trust, and alignment before transitioning to creative explorations. 
As contemporary dancers, Rob and Julie have a passion for AcroYoga Collective to offer new approaches to contemporary dance technique with AcroYoga as a foundation. The interplay of these different movement practices helps to improve confidence in working collaboratively with each other, gain more strength and stamina, understand alignment, expand movement vocabulary, improve ability to invert and ways of communicating - both verbally and physically. 
We create work, which is inspiring to watch as performances, and to participate in. Whilst we have significant experience in facilitating learning for dancers, our teaching is accessible to all,  including those new to AcroYoga and dancing.
Where to find them:
acroyogacollective.com
Instagram + Facebook: @acroyogacollective 
 
Where to find me:
beckycrepsleyfox.com
Instagram - becky_crepsley_fox

Want to have better Sex? Focus on Pleasure rather than Performance.

In this episode I speak with Stella Anna Sonnenbaum from StellaWithLove about the pressure penis owners feel to perform when in partnered sex. We discuss how this pressure can take them out of their pleasure and some techniques and ideas that can be used to bring the focus back on enjoyment.
 
About Stella:
Stella Anna Sonnenbaum MPH CSSE is a Somatic Sexologist and Certified Somatic Sex Educator with a busy practice in Central London, UK. Originally a licensed pharmacist from Berlin, she initially took up Tantra training over 15 years ago when seeking help and advice about how to create more intimacy in the sexless relationship she was in. She founded her company, Stella with Love, in 2014, with the aim of helping couples and individuals to find more intimacy with each other, and added her certifications in 2015 and 2016 to gain professional expertise in helping clients address and overcome sexual issues, in person, and online. She feels she has found her love and vocation, and gives workshops, lectures and presentations in order to make this very effective body-based approach better known, and to enable people to find more love and pleasure in their lives and relationships. 
 
Where to find Stella:
stellawithlove.com/liberate-your-libido
Instagram
stella_with_love
 
Where to find me:
beckycrepsleyfox.com
Instagram 
becky_crepsley_fox
 
 

The orgasm gap

In this episode I speak with Aoife Drury about the orgasm/pleasure gap. The orgasm gap is the disparity between heterosexual men and women experiencing orgasms in coupled sex.  We zone in on the cultural attitudes to this, why this may be and back this up by research we have read.
 
About Aoife:
Aoife is an Accredited Psychosexual and Relationship Therapist and is currently carrying out a Doctorate in Psychotherapy. Aoife is passionate about debunking mental health stigmas and creating a safe environment to talk about sexual health challenges. Aoife runs her practice online seeing both couples and individuals.
 
Where to find Aofie:
drurytherapy.com
Instagram - @drurytherapy
 
Where to find me:
beckycrepsleyfox.com
Instagram - @becky_crepsley_fox