Building a Self-Pleasure Practice is a gentle, affirming guide designed to help you explore pleasure with curiosity and care. Research shows that having a self-pleasure practice can support stress reduction, better sleep, and pelvic floor health. But beyond the physical benefits, self-pleasure offers something just as important: a deeper connection to your own body.
As a sex coach, one of my favorite reasons to encourage a self-pleasure practice is that it creates space to slow down and tune in. It allows you to notice what feels good to you, without performance, pressure, or expectations. This kind of embodied awareness can ripple outward into more confidence, clearer communication, and more satisfying partnered experiences.
If you have not yet established a self-pleasure practice, this guide helps you gently explore what might be getting in the way and offers supportive tools to begin. And if you are looking for a more intentional or expanded practice, it provides structure and reflection to help you deepen your relationship with pleasure.
A note on language: throughout this guide, I use the term self-pleasure instead of masturbation. The more common word has roots in shame, and this resource is grounded in the belief that pleasure is something we get to approach with curiosity, respect, and care.
