Sex and Stress: A Sexual Wellness Workshop
This workshop is part of the 2023 GHHS Well-being Workshop Series, a yearlong series hosted by the Gold Humanism Honor Society designed to address different dimensions of well-being through a mix of interactive in-person and virtual sessions facilitated by thoughtful leaders across the United States. Sign up separately for each workshop you plan to attend.
Whether it’s during sex with yourself or with partners, stress can get in the way! Come learn the health benefits of pleasure and leave knowing your “brakes” and strategies for self-care and optimizing your sexual contexts.
As healthcare professionals, we experience stresses in our day to day lives that can have far-reaching effects throughout our time at home and particularly our time in bed with ourselves or our partners. This workshop provides a science-grounded framework for understanding how stress can impact our sexual contexts – and allows space for each participant to reflect on their own experiences and strategize for improvement.
Participants will gain from the session:
- An updated understanding of sexual anatomy & physiology from a pleasure-focused lens
- A framework to categorize various stressors’ effects on their sexual wellbeing
- A self-completed worksheet and plan for specific steps they — within the next two weeks —
will take to improve their sexual contexts and increase their sexual wellness - An opportunity to ask any sexual health and wellness questions, anonymously, and
receive answers - A list of trusted resources to continue their reflection, learning, and exploration at home
Workshop Host
Brianna Mussman is a fourth-year MD/MPH student at the University of Miami who is passionate about providing reproductive healthcare education to young adults and professionals of all ages. She has over eight years of experience in the field in clinical, workshop, and counseling settings, and was formerly the Manager of Operations and Health Education for the Curtis High School-Based Health Center with Children’s Aid NYC. She most recently led a Sexual Wellness workshop series at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine for their medical students. She is always happy to talk about LGBT+ inclusive care and education, integrating sexuality into health care, and working on our relationships with our bodies and society.