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Wise Effort in the Bedroom

March 17, 2025

Wise Effort in the Bedroom with Jenn Kennedy and Dr. Diana Hill | ACT Psychologist | Leadership Coach | Wise Effort

PLEASURE AND INTIMACY WITH SEX THERAPIST DR. JENN KENNEDY

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Diana Hill, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, international trainer, and sought-out speaker on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and compassion

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In this episode of The Wise Effort Show, Dr. Diana Hill explores how to bring more excitement, connection, and playfulness into your sex life using the principles of the Wise Effort Method in the bedroom. Joined by sex therapist Dr.Jenn Kennedy, they discuss practical tips for breaking out of old routines, opening up emotionally and physically, and focusing on what truly energizes you in the bedroom. The conversation incorporates mindfulness, curiosity, and self-awareness to help listeners achieve more intimacy and pleasure.

Listen and Learn About:

  • Understanding Sexual Connection and Pleasure
  • Wise Effort Method in Your Sex Life
  • Unwise Effort in the Bedroom
  • The Nightmare Review Exercise
  • Practical Skills for Wise Effort in the Bedroom

About Jenn Kennedy

Dr. Jenn Kennedy earned a PhD in Clinical Sexology and worked as a Sexologist. Before this, she also earned a Master in Clinical Psychology and trained with both the Community Counseling and Education Center (CCEC) and the Pacific Pride Foundation (PPF) in Santa Barbara. Additionally, she uses the Gottman Method of Couples Therapy and Terry Real’s concepts in her work. Dr. Kennedy is trained to work with trauma via Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and is certified in Sex Addiction Therapy (CSAT). Dr. Kennedy is also a board-certified Sex Therapist.

Dr. Kennedy has considerable experience working with LGBT individuals and couples. From 2017-2022, she taught as adjunct faculty in the master’s program at Antioch University Santa Barbara and is the past president of the Santa Barbara Chapter of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (SB-CAMFT). In addition to one-on-one,  couples therapy, and intensives, Dr. Kennedy also runs a small group offering focused on sexual health for women called The Pleasure Circle. She writes and podcasts on sexual health through The Pleasure Project.

Learn more about Jenn’s group on sexual health called The Pleasure Circle.

Check out Jenn’s podcast The Pleasure Project.

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