Sex and Flow: The Optimal Erotic Connection, 2 CE Hours

Description:

This workshop explores the relationship between flow and sexual satisfaction.

Sexual satisfaction plays an important role in relationship, mental, and even physical health. Activities that produce a state of flow create meaning in people’s lives. Although people who report high levels of sexual satisfaction describe their sex lives as being very meaningful, there is little research on the relationship between sexual satisfaction and flow. My study sought to address this gap. One hundred participants who were in monogamous relationships completed an online survey consisting of two questionnaires—the New Sexual Satisfaction Scale and the Core Dispositional Flow State Scale. We found that flow was a statistically significant positive predictor of both partner-focused and personal sexual satisfaction. Our results indicate that there are no statistically significant gender differences.

Discrepancies in sexual desire remains one of the most common, yet complex, issues that sex therapists treat. My research gives therapists a new approach to treating low desire and improving sexual satisfaction.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will discuss how to evaluate sexual satisfaction using empirically validated tools.

Participants will list the 8 components of flow and describe how to apply them to sexual pleasure.

Participants will explain  5 actionable ways of helping their clients optimize sexual satisfaction.

Schedule:
2-hours of presentation with Q&A mixed in.

Speaker Bio:
Dr. Emily Jamea is a sex and relationship therapist based in Houston, TX. With over 15 years of experience, she has helped thousands of people create connection and cultivate passion. Her new book, Anatomy of Desire: Five Secrets to Create Connection and Cultivate Passion, is currently available everywhere books are sold.

Emily speaks nationally and internationally to a diverse range of audiences including educators, health and mental health professionals, executive and corporate groups, and the general public. Her expertise has been featured in Oprah Magazine, CNN, USA Today, NBC, and more. She offers online workshops as part of her mission to make her knowledge accessible to everyone. Dr. Jamea hosts the popular Love & Libido Podcast, writes columns for Psychology Today and Healthy Women, and posts across all the social media channels @dremilyjamea.