{"id":2980,"date":"2026-06-30T06:46:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T06:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/?p=2980"},"modified":"2026-06-30T06:46:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T06:46:13","slug":"schedule-sex-and-other-lessons-i-learned-at-sxsw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/?p=2980","title":{"rendered":"Schedule Sex and Other Lessons I Learned at SXSW"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n\tAs a 20-year-old gay Latino man who\u2019s still in college, the closest thing I\u2019ve experienced to parenting is making sure I don\u2019t lose my gummy-bear flavored vape. But at the SHE Media Co-Lab at SXSW<\/a> recently, where I joined a crowd of moms and other women firmly in middle age, I was surprised to learn plenty of relevant lessons from the advice doled out by panelists.<\/p>\n

\n\tFirst was Gabby Reece<\/a>, former pro beach volleyball player, who had the audience close their eyes and breathe in a calming pattern. I wondered what I\u2019d walked into but must admit that after a few minutes of trying the exercise, I felt peaceful. In fact, I\u2019ve been doing it ever since and can attest to the fact it works and is a much healthier solution than inhaling fruit flavored aerosol or Friday night vodka cranberries.<\/p>\n

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\n\tIt seems Reece and I were on the same page in more ways than one that day. \u201cI\u2019m not willing to make my whole life be something that I\u2019m just trying to get through,\u201d she said. \u201cI don\u2019t understand the point of that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tI don\u2019t either \u2014 even though I find myself often going through the days just wanting them to be over, wanting to stop being a busy bee at school and instead be at home rotting in bed or drinking out at a bar. But there\u2019s so much more. Reece explained how we often take things for granted, especially the small moments, and I\u2019ve been inspired to touch grass, listen to some birds, and urge others to try it, too.<\/p>\n

\n\tAnother amazing woman to hit the purple stage was Emily Morse<\/a>, American sex therapist and author of \u201cSmart Sex.\u201d Something that stuck with me was her suggestion to start scheduling sex. <\/p>\n

\n\tAnd yes, I know it sounds unappealing to jot down \u201cblowjobs\u201d under your five o\u2019 clock meeting, but whether you\u2019re a mom of two or a college student with a part time job, most of us have certain needs, and we can\u2019t let the kids\u2019 soccer game or internship applications get in the way of fulfilling them. And by scheduling sex at a time that works for everyone, it both gives us something to look forward to and makes the communication with our partner easier. (Plus, I\u2019m sure Morse wasn\u2019t saying to completely forget about spontaneous sex, which has its time and place \u2014 it\u2019s just that setting a time and place can make life just a tad bit easier.)<\/p>\n

\n\tWhile there was a plethora of panels at the event, those from Reece and Morse were the ones that resonated with me the most. I hope to be a sex and health columnist \u2014 basically a new Carrie Bradshaw \u2014 and SHE Media\u2019s editor-in-chief Kat Steinberg taught me there is a space waiting for me within the media industry, and that we need more people wanting to cover topics that aren\u2019t always talked about at American family dinner tables.<\/p>\n

What can I say? I love my veggies with a side of sexual health knowledge.<\/p>\n

\n\tJorge Espinoza is a senior journalism major at the University of Texas at Austin who has a passion for exploring sexuality and pop culture through reportage \u2014 inspired by the amazing (if fictional) columnist Carrie Bradshaw.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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As a 20-year-old gay Latino man who\u2019s still in college, the closest thing I\u2019ve experienced to parenting is making sure I don\u2019t lose my gummy-bear flavored vape. But at the SHE Media Co-Lab at SXSW recently, where I joined a crowd of moms and other women firmly in middle age, I was surprised to learn plenty of relevant lessons from the advice doled out by panelists. First was Gabby Reece, former pro beach volleyball player, who had the audience close their eyes and breathe in a calming pattern. I wondered what I\u2019d walked into but must admit that after a few minutes of trying the exercise, I felt peaceful. In fact, I\u2019ve been doing it ever since and can attest to the fact it works and is a much healthier solution than inhaling fruit flavored aerosol or Friday night vodka cranberries. Related story How SHE Media\u2019s SXSW Co-Lab Reframed my Gen-Z Anxieties It seems Reece and I were on the same page in more ways than one that day. \u201cI\u2019m not willing to make my whole life be something that I\u2019m just trying to get through,\u201d she said. \u201cI don\u2019t understand the point of that.\u201d I don\u2019t either \u2014 even though I find myself often going through the days just wanting them to be over, wanting to stop being a busy bee at school and instead be at home rotting in bed or drinking out at a bar. But there\u2019s so much more. Reece explained how we often take things for granted, especially the small moments, and I\u2019ve been inspired to touch grass, listen to some birds, and urge others to try it, too. Another amazing woman to hit the purple stage was Emily Morse, American sex therapist and author of \u201cSmart Sex.\u201d Something that stuck with me was her suggestion to start scheduling sex. And yes, I know it sounds unappealing to jot down \u201cblowjobs\u201d under your five o\u2019 clock meeting, but whether you\u2019re a mom of two or a college student with a part time job, most of us have certain needs, and we can\u2019t let the kids\u2019 soccer game or internship applications get in the way of fulfilling them. And by scheduling sex at a time that works for everyone, it both gives us something to look forward to and makes the communication with our partner easier. (Plus, I\u2019m sure Morse wasn\u2019t saying to completely forget about spontaneous sex, which has its time and place \u2014 it\u2019s just that setting a time and place can make life just a tad bit easier.) While there was a plethora of panels at the event, those from Reece and Morse were the ones that resonated with me the most. I hope to be a sex and health columnist \u2014 basically a new Carrie Bradshaw \u2014 and SHE Media\u2019s editor-in-chief Kat Steinberg taught me there is a space waiting for me within the media industry, and that we need more people wanting to cover topics that aren\u2019t always talked about at American family dinner tables. What can I say? I love my veggies with a side of sexual health knowledge. Jorge Espinoza is a senior journalism major at the University of Texas at Austin who has a passion for exploring sexuality and pop culture through reportage \u2014 inspired by the amazing (if fictional) columnist Carrie Bradshaw.\u00a0 Source link<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2981,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-female-health-issues"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2980"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2980\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}