Masturbation vs. Self-Pleasure: Behind the Lens with Boudoir Photographer Shari Van de Craen

Thorhildur sits down with Shari Van de Craen, a sexuality and sensuality coach and boudoir photographer, for a conversation that's as pleasure-filled as the topics it covers. They open with fresh takeaways from an Esther Perel conference Shari just attended, including the idea that we don't fall for people despite distance and mystery, but because of it, and that real change starts with the relationship, not the bedroom.

From there, the conversation moves into Shari's own story: being bullied as a kid, believing she was the "ugly duckling," and how self-pleasure and boudoir photography became the two practices that brought her home to her body and her sensual, sovereign self. They dig into the real distinction between masturbation and self-pleasure, why most of us never learned to slow down and actually make love to ourselves, and why that matters for every relationship we go on to have.

Connect with Share here: https://www.instagram.com/shari.vandecraen

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