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The Sex and Relationships Podcast

If you always come last on the priority list, it’s time to learn why ‘Being Selfish for the Team’ helps everyone. Janet and Clare discuss the vital positives of self care on your life and relationship.

Dip into some of things Clare and Janet chat about in this episode:

01:47 Why making time for ‘me’ is not selfish, it’s very important for your well-being, your relationship with yourself and our relationships with others.

08:00 Where our attitudes towards self-care often come from.

11:55 Are your needs being met? Damian Hughes Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

16:35 Being selfish for the team. Why women’s desire and energy for sex often disappears if we are not looking after ourselves properly.

22:34 Ideas for self-care

Want to know more?

If you’re interested to know more about how the lack of self-care can affect sex and relationships check out episode 6 Victims and Villains and episode 5 The Big O..oh no!

Visit our website The Sex and Relationships Podcast for more information on the issues discussed in this episode. You can also Ask Clare a question or suggest a topic for future episodes.

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About The Sex and Relationships Podcast:

This podcast is for anyone looking for information or help with their sex lives or relationships. Your hosts Clare Pendergast and Janet Eccles are sex and relationship therapists. In each episode they chat about common problems they see in the therapy room and draw on their years of experience to give you some insights, advice and top tips to help guide you through your relationships and sex lives.

Series Producer: Amanda Hancox