Supporting Birthing People in Navigating Sex and Connection Postpartum

This workshop explores the intersection of sexuality, intimacy, and postpartum experiences for birthing people, addressing an often overlooked aspect of perinatal wellbeing and relational health. While much attention is given to physical recovery and infant care, many birthing people and their partners are left navigating significant changes in desire, body image, identity, and relational connection with little guidance or support.

Using a biopsychosocial and culturally responsive framework, participants will examine the physiological, psychological, relational, and cultural factors that influence postpartum sexual functioning. The training also considers the impact of race, gender identity, sexual orientation, and societal expectations on postpartum intimacy, with attention to the experiences of queer families, nontraditional partnerships, and individuals whose lives intersect with sexuality and erotic labor.

Participants will leave with practical strategies to ethically, confidently, and compassionately support the rebuilding of intimacy, communication, and connection after childbirth, whether in clinical work or within their own relationships and communities.

🎤 Presented By: Victoria Moon

📌 What to Expect:

• A holistic look at postpartum intimacy, including physical, emotional, relational, and cultural influences on sexuality after childbirth.
• Discussion of common challenges, such as shifts in desire, body image, identity, and partnership dynamics.
• An inclusive and culturally responsive perspective that centers diverse family structures, identities, and experiences.
• Practical tools and strategies for navigating conversations about sex, boundaries, and connection.
• Reflection and discussion to support rebuilding intimacy and communication after childbirth.

👤 Who Is This Space For:

• Birthing people navigating changes in intimacy, identity, desire, and connection after childbirth.
• Mental health clinicians, birth workers, and helping professionals who support individuals and families in the perinatal and postpartum period.
• Partners, loved ones, and caregivers who want to better understand how to support postpartum healing and connection.
• Queer families, nontraditional partnerships, and individuals whose lives intersect with sexuality, including sex workers.
• Anyone interested in learning and growing in this conversation, recognizing that most of us will support someone navigating postpartum life at some point in our communities.

🧠 Learning Objectives:

• By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to identify at least three biopsychosocial factors that influence sexual functioning and intimacy for birthing people in the postpartum period.
  • Core Knowledge (b): Developmental sexuality from a bio-psycho-social perspective across the lifespan
  • Core Knowledge (h): Health/medical factors that may influence sexuality
    
• By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to apply at least two counseling or therapeutic strategies to support birthing people and their partners in navigating intimacy challenges postpartum.
  • Core Knowledge (e): Intimacy skills (e.g., social, emotional, sexual) and family dynamics
  • Sexuality Counseling (c): Theory and methods of different approaches to intervention in relationship systems

Accessibility: Zoom offers live captioning. If further accessibility tools are needed please let us know.

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