{"id":117664,"date":"2022-10-23T09:00:35","date_gmt":"2022-10-23T08:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stories.qvcuk.com\/?p=117664"},"modified":"2022-11-22T10:59:22","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T10:59:22","slug":"gabriella-espinosa-pleasure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stories.qvcuk.com\/menopause-your-way\/guest-author\/gabriella-espinosa-pleasure\/","title":{"rendered":"Gabriella Espinosa on prioritising pleasure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Menopause presents us with an array of symptoms that can make us turn away from pleasure and intimacy. However, you do not need to accept this as the new normal. Beneath the stress, fatigue or overwhelm you may be feeling right now from your menopause symptoms, it is still possible to experience pleasure.<\/p>\n<p>We often soldier on through our day to ensure that everyone else is happy, sometimes at the expense of our own wellbeing.<\/p>\n<p>Prioritising pleasure is not selfish or indulgent &#8211; it is essential to your health and wellbeing. When you make space to invite pleasure you expand your capacity to feel more of it and this has a beautiful rippling effect into other areas of your life.<\/p>\n<p>In this video, I guide you in the practice of Pleasure First, which invites you to make pleasure a priority.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"embedly-card\" data-card-controls=\"1\" data-card-align=\"left\" data-card-theme=\"light\">\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/z5w0IFjD0uA\">Finding pleasure in the every day<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Uploaded by QVCUK on 2022-10-20.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/platform.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>For more stories, advice and interviews, head to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/stories.qvcuk.com\/menopause-your-way\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Menopause Your Way Stories hub<\/a>. To browse and shop a curated edit of menopause products, visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.qvcuk.com\/content\/menopause-your-way.html?qq=mh&amp;cm_mmc=Stories-_--_--_-%2Fcontent%2Fmenopause-your-way.html&amp;sc=Stories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Menopause Your Way page on QVC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>The content of the QVC website is for information only. It is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on the QVC website.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We understand there\u2019s a lot of information out there on the menopause. You can read through the\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/secure-web.cisco.com\/1WoQkokwKHG02TTm6-8zJvWSRz8UMRNQIEWRktSEJYQjKowBKmHYWmh5KKjZvQR2pFMfVCisRJr3E38oQ_M65YnGyeEP81_g4k1xE6psZjo2CAQalRNtvTbuiHRLhLxnsfEm2deU_dKpWJQuBOOYkt4C4iBxchC5um4rN2OxBfLBTkseaOcg2xKpkM-PsD2AAbwU3PerdQlzJm8tOk55FEyFqcXyjkuhE5fXmB_dlKpbpec5crxXi53ol9TKD8u7IJX6u4MMXbNz9yLnpo0DeL8RrzJPyaxwgWYIVuWJVNR3pKmmkA-Trp7zQTXELxGDvJYhmwu8YMMM5V6qCK0IxxIv5oq3N50uAMC28ogXJi-rSgeDw4g0f8apZQ00VNJ2HyYw4obVWt3c4YEVcP8NtTn34k3rgenJDmGgoLPAk_qcnDZJEGKJEgG2tUZkXv9r-oprfbnWAqho-yhg4vTHjag\/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nice.org.uk%2Fguidance%2Fng23\"><i>NICE guidance on menopause management<\/i><\/a><em>, as well as the\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/secure-web.cisco.com\/1TLj5kd4Z8J87OUi6NfZPEFTWi05oT113dIQt2S8dykuYFobd_5T6BpSwCZUb-7jFjdoZlSrvmXCGyY8cXC7xP_GyeHHrqe9SY9EBouxAGK3vWq2H_PcyEYRQjyP9tgrqYgn4JioLmFSu7cgCHab1ShxedLbF1KkkpawM3EEy5KEjjVCLAqGOTuXkueP1gIFoG0FaFwiXqoGA6n54BYDYu8YsasYxQrV4S2Q16QD4prIRL6vACP0i3Od6rjmAM9Fi2xfqoARJQyJNm6RrDlutN7bIlJXWMMLyX1ZWYvvGwHYJxCGgWliIskXS7XeXEdbHkrXBTY2kM5BcNMWHIBcW1uLqVEGu1geWDwZ4akZV5vqRn5qkiEwQPexRGbFUmrzaLD2q2f4Sw5YI7Jr-137Y9AgTRpD4TRcPIyPKjrlVYdqZD6dsBwCdhXpTp7B2WUdPZupQzlhOqRSOuBCvOj1kDg\/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nhs.uk%2Fconditions%2Fmenopause%2F\"><i>NHS overview on the menopause<\/i><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Menopause presents us with an array of symptoms that can make us turn away from pleasure and intimacy. However, you do not need to accept this as the new normal. Beneath the stress, fatigue or overwhelm you may be feeling right now from your menopause symptoms, it is still possible to experience pleasure. 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