Episode 29: The Seastar of Sex Therapy and Founder of Down to There; Pamela Joy

Sex & Relationship Therapist

Pamela Joy is a relationship and sex therapist. Pamela's former job in tech for a decade+ at Apple and Facebook was wonderful but after she found how interested she was in the sex therapy she was doing with her husband, she decided to pivot for she had found her thing.. This whole experience shocked her but she stayed open to this vision for herself and stayed curious.  Pamela earned her masters degree in Holistic Counseling Psychology and is a certified Somatica Coach, Sex, and Relationship Coach (She studied there for 3 years and loved it.) 

It all started when her and her now ex-husband didn't have sex timeline alignment and sought help. What she found was a lot of clarity and a new career. From the research that she conducted while at John F. Kennedy University [a cool process to hear her speak about], she delivered an incredible Ted Talk. This is how Mel found Pamela. Pamela suggests and explains how mindfulness and staying present is the key to more intimacy with life in general.  In this episode, Pamela teaches us some tools for how to claim your energy (See our Youtube link - will be here soon), some great tools for finding what turns you on, and good tips if you think this might also be your thing. She offers a very intersting video series for $30 on her site that are titled "The Art of Getting Turned On." Pamela also has the best laugh! 

Try using Overdrive to read for free. All you need is a library card! Write down and download all the book recommendations in this podcast for continued listening and exploration of this topic. Pamela suggested a few books. Come As You Are, and Better Sex Through Mindfulness. The link to her book resources page where you can find books by topic is here.