Rekindling Intimacy and Connection in Relationships

Rekindling Intimacy and Connection in Relationships with Cindra BanksIn this episode I chat with Cindra Banks, exploring the challenges faced by couples in maintaining intimacy and connection. We discuss misconceptions, communication, and practical steps to reignite relationships.Episode Highlights:Introduction: I introduce Cindra and we chat about what the focus for this episode will be on - overcoming intimacy challenges.Overcoming Taboos: Cindra's mission to break taboos, emphasizing communication and emotional intelligence.Shifting Perceptions: Debunking relationship misconceptions, emphasizing growth and understanding.Conflict Resolution: Importance of addressing conflicts, compromising, and avoiding negativity loops.Power of Connection: Genuine connection's significance, escaping routine, fostering vulnerability.Rekindling Intimacy: Beyond sex – emotional, physical, and energetic intimacy. Prioritizing needs.Parenthood and Intimacy: Balancing intimacy as parents, nurturing the relationship for better parenting.Overcoming Resistance: Addressing resistance to change, choosing commitment for partnership growth.Embracing Growth: Challenges as opportunities for personal development within relationships.Conclusion: Key takeaways – communication, conflict resolution, connection, and embracing change for renewed intimacy.Key Points: Addressing intimacy taboos, debunking misconceptions, conflict resolution, genuine connection, prioritizing needs, balancing parenthood, overcoming resistance, embracing growth, and key takeaways for rekindling intimacy and connection.About Cindra - Cindra helps open-minded people have fun, playful and easy relationships through better sex and clearer communication. She has been working with couples and individuals for over three years as a Sex Coach and graduated from a Certificate in Sexological Bodywork last year, to offer Vulva (yoni) Mapping too. She presented in the Tantra Temple and on the Sex Ed stage at all three Sexpo Australia events last year, has spoken on countless podcasts about her work (including The Deep with Zoe Marshall), as well as running her own powerful in-person events on the East Coast of Australia. She identifies as queer and polyamourous, and loves bringing "taboo" topics like sex, pleasure and non-traditional relationships into the light.Cindra also has her own podcast, called Let's Get It On which you can find on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. She currently resides in Thailand with her girlfriend and loves spending afternoons at the beach and sweaty mornings in the gym. Find Cindra:>Instagram: @cindrabanksSupport this show:Please Like, Share & Follow this poddy! Share this ep on your IG stories and tag me!CONNECT with me here:Instagram: @Courtney NolanTiktok: @Courtney Nolan