The Enneagram, pleasure, and the art of self-discovery with Dipsea Founder Gina Gutierrez

In this podcast episode, Sarajane Case welcomes Gina Gutierrez, co-founder of Dipsea, a story studio that produces erotic female-focused audio content. Gina shares her background in psychology and how she became interested in exploring female pleasure through storytelling-based erotica. They discuss the Enneagram types and how Gina's combination of type one and four influenced her desire to create something better for women. They also delve into the importance of acknowledging and understanding our feelings, valuing and embracing the body, and the challenges of self-care and pleasure becoming a checklist. They emphasize the importance of self-pleasure, communication, and personal growth in understanding one's desires. Gina offers advice on embracing pleasure and overcoming fear and shares how people can stay connected with the work she is doing at Dispea. 30 days free with Dipsea here: dipseastories.com/egram -- Call/text your enneagram questions to (828) 338-9127 Grab a copy of my books at www.thehonestenneagram.com & www.theenneagramletters.com Check out my YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/sarajanecase -- The journey into creating Gypsy [00:00:49] Gina discusses how she came up with the idea for Gypsy and her desire to break the stigma around female pleasure. The role of enneagram type in pleasure [00:02:51] Gina talks about how her enneagram type (type one) influenced her journey in prioritizing pleasure and creating Gypsy. Body center and sexuality [00:06:02] Gina explores the connection between body types (ones, eights, and nines) and sexuality, and shares tips on how to come back to the body for a more positive sexual experience. The importance of body awareness [00:08:40] Exploring the practice of body scanning and the connection between physical sensations and emotions. The concept of embodiment [00:09:13] Discussing the realization that one's head and body are interconnected and the historical devaluation of the body. Acknowledging and understanding emotions [00:10:13] Advice for heart types (twos