260. Understanding Mother and Father Learning with Shannon Hamaker
Welcome back to the Owning Your Sexual Self podcast! I am so excited to have Shannon Hamaker here for this conversation. Shannon is a speaker, somatic practitioner, and certified sexual health educator with over 20 years of experience in sexual and mental health. Her work focuses on helping people understand how early relationships shape the way we experience connection, safety, and intimacy as adults. She brings so much wisdom and insight to this work, and I am really excited for you to hear from her today. In this episode: Inner child work and how early family dynamics shape adult relationships What “mother & father learning” are and how it influences our relationship with ourselves How to pause and regulate the nervous system during conflict Shifting from blame toward curiosity and personal responsibility How childhood emotional patterns impact intimacy and feeling safe in the body Practices and resources for exploring mother learning and father learning further Thank you so much for listening! Don't forget to share on your social media and tag me if you loved this episode! **This episode is sponsored by Foria. Visit ForiaWellness.com and use my exclusive code MAINE20 for 20% off your order!** Resources The Libido Fairy Instagram: @TheLibidoFairy Anat Peri Spotify Shannon’s Retreat Connect with Shannon Instagram: @ShannonHamaker Website: ShannonHamaker.com Support the show Connect with Rachel! Instagram: @The_Rachel_Maine Website: https://linktr.ee/WellnessSexpertise YouTube: YouTube.com/@OwningYourSexualSelf Facebook: Rachel Maine Email: therachelmaine@gmail.com