For years, sex felt flat—not because something was wrong with my body, but because a part of me had learned it wasn’t safe to exist. In this piece, I explore how shame and silencing fracture our relationship to pleasure, and how reclaiming identity can gently restore intimacy, connection, and embodied joy.

Intimacy doesn’t disappear—it gets buried beneath stress, shame, trauma, and the survival strategies our bodies once needed. In this meditation-inspired blog, therapist Raquel Perez guides you through rebuilding emotional safety, reconnecting with your desire, and welcoming back the parts of you that learned to hide. This is a gentle, trauma-informed path toward healing intimacy, pleasure, and self-connection.

In this deeply personal reflection, Colorado therapist Raquel Perez explores the emotional, relational, and embodied experience of coming out — including healing shame, creating emotional safety, unlearning old beliefs, and finding supportive community. A grounding, trauma-informed perspective for anyone navigating LGBTQ+ identity and self-discovery.

Coming out isn’t just one moment — it’s a journey of returning to yourself. This guided meditation helps you slow down, create safety in your body, and explore what your coming out story might look like when written from truth, not fear.

When family doesn’t feel safe — especially during the holidays — it can awaken old wounds around belonging and identity. In this heartfelt reflection, therapist Raquel Perez shares her story of coming out at 39 and offers gentle, therapy-informed ways to create emotional safety, set boundaries, and find peace within yourself this season.

The holidays can bring both warmth and heaviness. This guided meditation by Colorado therapist Raquel Perez helps you ground into the earth, reconnect with your authentic self, and create boundaries that protect your peace—so you can move through the season with truth, presence, and self-love.

When conflict shows up in a relationship, it isn’t really about dishes or deadlines — it’s about safety.
Our bodies move into protection, our hearts close off, and connection starts to feel impossible.
But once you understand how your nervous system shapes your reactions, you can begin to rebuild safety — and from safety, connection naturally follows.

In this guided meditation for healing relationships, therapist Raquel Perez, LPC, helps you restore emotional safety, rebuild trust, and deepen intimacy. Perfect for couples seeking connection, this practice blends mindfulness, nervous system awareness, and compassion.

Mismatched sexual desire—when one partner wants sex more often than the other—is one of the most common issues couples face. But it doesn’t mean something is wrong with you or your relationship. In this post, Licensed Therapist Raquel Perez, LPC of Intima Couples and Sex Therapy explains why differences in libido happen, how emotional safety and stress affect desire, and what couples can do to reconnect with compassion and understanding. You’ll learn how to move beyond blame, communicate with curiosity, and rebuild intimacy in a way that feels safe, grounded, and real.

Desire is not something you have to perform or prove—it is a truth that lives within you. Whether it feels vibrant, quiet, or far away, your experience of desire is valid. In this guided therapy meditation, Your Desire Is Your Truth, you’ll be invited to slow down, release judgment, and create a safe inner space where every part of you belongs. This practice is designed to help you reconnect with your body, soften shame, and honor yourself exactly as you are.

Growing up Latina in a religious, conservative home, sex was not just unspoken—it was forbidden. The silence shaped my identity, fueling shame, confusion, and decades of disconnection from my body and desires. In this post, I share my personal story of healing, how shame impacts sexuality, and gentle tools to help you reclaim your voice, your pleasure, and your truth.

Shame around sex and pleasure runs deep—but it isn’t who you are. In this gentle meditation practice, you’ll learn how to meet shame with compassion, reconnect with your body, and reclaim your worthiness for intimacy and joy. Healing sexual shame begins with softness, curiosity, and the safety to come back home to yourself.

Fear doesn’t always look like panic—it often shows up as confusion, self-doubt, or a fog that leaves us feeling stuck and disconnected. In this post, Colorado therapist Raquel Perez shares how fear impacts the nervous system, why it clouds our clarity, and how creating emotional safety can gently open the path back to insight. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, depression, or relationship challenges, you’ll learn why safety is the foundation for healing and how therapy can help you find your way forward.

Fear doesn’t always appear as panic—sometimes it shows up as confusion, numbness, or feeling stuck. This therapy-informed guided meditation helps you release fear and create a sense of inner safety. By meeting fear with compassion, you can regain clarity, build self-awareness, and reconnect with your inner truth.

When a therapist talks about depression, you might expect clinical insight—but I want to share something more personal. Before I became a licensed therapist, I was a 22-year-old single mom in the depths of depression, barely making it through the day. This post is about that season of my life, what helped me begin to heal, and the three things that still ground me today: acceptance, grace, and support. Whether you're in the fog yourself or supporting someone who is, my hope is that this story helps you feel less alone—and reminds you that healing is possible, even in the darkest moments.

This therapy meditation for acceptance and letting go offers a gentle, therapist-guided space to reconnect with yourself, release emotional resistance, and embrace your healing journey. Grounded in trauma-informed care and nervous system regulation, this meditation helps you soften into the present moment and find clarity through compassion.

Feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or emotionally exhausted by the state of the world? In this therapy-informed post, licensed therapist Raquel Perez shares practical tools to manage anxiety, build emotional safety, and stay grounded—without numbing out or burning out. Learn how presence, boundaries, and slowness can help you feel deeply and protect your peace.

When the world feels overwhelming, your nervous system needs more than deep breaths—it needs a safe place to land.
In this therapy-informed guided meditation, licensed therapist Raquel Perez, LPC, leads you through grounding breathwork, gentle boundaries, and a visualization practice to help you release tension, quiet the noise, and reconnect with a sense of safety within. Perfect for moments of anxiety, uncertainty, or emotional overload.

Depression isn’t just in your head—it’s often your body’s way of protecting you. In this post, licensed therapist Raquel Perez shares five common myths about depression that can make recovery harder, and what actually helps. From understanding depression as a nervous system response to finding safety before change, discover a compassionate, trauma-informed path to healing that honors both your mind and body.

Depression isn’t just something to fix—it’s something to listen to. In this guided meditation for depression and emotional insight, therapist Raquel Perez invites you into a safe and gentle space to explore the deeper meaning behind your symptoms. Through grounding breathwork, reflective questions, and compassionate self-inquiry, you’ll begin to hear what your depression may be trying to say. This meditation is for anyone seeking healing, insight, and a return to self.