Why You’re Never Really Here: Mind-Wandering, Spectatoring and the Somatic Path Back to Intimacy

Podcast: The Ecology of Intimacy podcast: Sex, Love, Intimacy & Relationship Coaching for Women and Mothers. · Peta Romeo

Opublikowano: 2026-10-16

Why does it feel so hard to be fully present in your own life, your relationship, or your body? In this episode, I explore one of the simplest and most profound ideas at the heart of my work: "now" is in the body. Most of us spend our days reviewing the past or rehearsing the future, and for women carrying the mental load of motherhood, partnership, and work, that constant vigilance can leave us disconnected from sensation, desire, and pleasure. Drawing on research into mind-wandering, the concept of spectatoring from sex researchers, somatic embodiment and...