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“Real healing can only happen when you feel every drop and allow the erotic to pour in.” – Regena Thomashauer

Intro

What if surrender could help you reconnect with pleasure, heal emotionally, and feel fully alive again?

In this powerful conversation, I sit down with Regena Thomashauer to explore surrender, pleasure, self-healing, and emotional healing. We talk about why high-functioning women can become exhausted from trying to control everything, how surrender is different from submission, and what happens when we stop fighting our lives.

Regena shares her deeply personal journey from trauma and self-doubt to discovering the power of pleasure, reconnecting with her body, and learning to trust what comes next.

If you’re ready to let go of control, reconnect with pleasure, and discover a new way to move through burnout and life’s difficult moments, this conversation is for you.

Highlights:

• 00:00 Introduction
• 02:15 Regina’s Journey to Pleasure
• 05:40 How Pleasure Can Support Healing
• 09:20 Surrender vs. Submission
• 12:40 Why High-Functioning Women Burn Out
• 16:10 Letting Go of Control
• 19:30 Reconnecting With Your Body
• 23:10 Learning to Feel Fully Alive
• 27:45 The Power of Surrender
• 31:20 Final Thoughts

Connect with Regena (Mama Gena) Thomashauer

Regena Thomashauer — better known as Mama Gena — is a pioneering voice in women’s empowerment, a bestselling author, teacher, feminist icon, and the founder and CEO of the School of Womanly Arts, which began in her living room in 1998 and has since grown into a global movement. 

For more than three decades, Regena has devoted her work to restoring what has been systematically stripped from women: our connection to the body, our desires, our emotional lives, and our right to want more. At the heart of her teaching is a radical truth: pleasure is a form of power. And when a woman is fully expressed — in her body, her desires, her voice — she moves differently. She tolerates less and expects more. The stakes of her life become visible, and she responds accordingly. 

This work is rooted in lived experience, decades of research, and the real-world results of hundreds of thousands of students. It has changed the way women relate to themselves, the standards they hold, and the lives they are willing to claim. Regena is the author of five books, including the New York Times bestseller Pussy: A Reclamation, and has been widely recognized as a leading voice in modern feminism. 

Regena’s approach is both deeply personal and unmistakably collective. In a culture that shames our bodies and suppresses our emotions, her work serves as a vital antidote — offering not just tools for survival, but a pathway to turn-on, truth, and full-bodied liberation. Her conviction: that the feminine, long suppressed, is the force that will change everything. These teachings don’t just challenge the status quo. They transform it. 

Website: https://mamagenas.com/about/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamagena

Get her book at: https://mamagenas.com/onourknees/

Resources to Support Your Journey

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THE BOOK LIBRARY:

• The Father Wound (New!): Heal your past and reclaim your future with my latest guide. https://fatherwoundbook.com
• Too Much: A Guide to High-Functioning Codependency. Break the cycle of over-functioning and find your balance. https://hfcbook.com
• Boundary Boss: The essential guidebook for authentically expressing your desires and setting healthy limits. https://boundarybossbook.com

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