Tawny Smith
Sex & Relationship Coach
My perspective
Many of us were never taught how to be in intimacy. Today, we have more social engagement online than in person, and it's been well documented that we are lonelier than ever. We have fewer opportunities to become better at relating and possibly less tolerance for the uncomfortable, messy nature that is intimacy. It's not a problem to solve, but with the right skills we can move through that mess with more ease and more pleasure, and taste our version of fulfillment.
I'm a sex and relationship nerd who believes that's changeable: that intimacy is a skill set, and like any skill, it can be practiced, built, and refined. My own path to figuring that out taught me a few things: that knowing what you want matters as much as knowing what you don't; that pleasure is a more effective motivator than pain; that communication lives in your body as much as your words.
I'm fascinated by how our experiences shape our desires, and how those desires influence how we show up in every relationship we have. It's a thread I keep pulling. Right now that thread runs through two questions: what role does emerging technology play in how we connect, and what does it mean to actively invest in our relationships.
I'm not here with a prescription. What works for me won't work for you, and that's exactly the point. My job is to help you figure out what intimacy, pleasure, and connection look like for you specifically, and to make that process a lot more effective than doing it on your own.
And if we have some fun along the way, even better.
