Welcome! My guest today is Dr. Keesha Ewers, who is the founder of the Functional Sexology Institute. Keesha is a psychotherapist and holds a PhD in Sexology. She uses functional medicine and the principles of Ayurvedic medicine to focus on women’s libido.
Keesha covers the following areas of this topic:
- Keesha suffered from rheumatoid arthritis but completely reversed those symptoms.
- She noticed that her own sexual libido was lacking, and saw the same thing in many clients.
- She used her master’s degree background in Ayurvedic medicine to address the issue of women’s libido.
- Since this is such a delicate subject, Keesha focuses on creating a safe environment for clients to share their “libido story.”
- Only 30% of medical providers ever ask patients about sexuality except in the context of STD’s and contraception.
- The beliefs we have as adults were wired in our childhood. These issues include body image, pressure to be perfect, and other events and behaviors.
- Some patients have resistance and some aren’t willing to do the work to rewire their mindset.
- Keesha shares a study that shows that 69% of women in committed relationships for over a year do not experience spontaneous sexual desire.
- Keesha says that trauma and abuse require deeper emotional work.
- She uses three modalities to address trauma issues and explains each: EMDR, Brain Spotting, and Clinical Hypnotherapy.
- Keesha explains the neurotransmitters and adrenal function that play into the Fight or Flight and Feed or Breed responses.
- Women are falling through the cracks between medical science and behavioral science because we are so specialized in medicine today.
- Keesha addresses daily chronic stress issues and uses genetic tests to show physiological reasons for sexual libido problems.
- There are several big factors in libido issues in addition to your “story,” like physical issues, mental issues, and emotional/relationship conflict.
- Keesha advocates treating clients holistically instead of compartmentalizing our problems.
- Keesha also discusses the use of bioidentical hormones and the inflammatory responses that can affect sexual desire.
How to Reach Keesha and more:
www.functionalsexology.com
Email her at drkeesha@functionalsexology.com.
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