Clinically Grounded
Education rooted in anatomy, physiology, pelvic health, urologic health, nervous system function, medications, hormones, and the medical story.
About
Hi, I'm Erika.
Nurse Practitioner. Sexual Health Educator. Your guide to understanding what changed—and what may still be possible.
Why Intimate Sabbatical
Sexual health deserves more time, context, and clarity.
My clinical career has centered on complex neurologic, pelvic, urologic, and sexual health concerns. I have seen how often people are left trying to make sense of symptoms that cross multiple systems—and how rarely anyone has enough time to put the whole story together.
I created Intimate Sabbatical to slow the conversation down, connect the dots, teach the biology, and make sexual health understandable.
The Goal
Less guessing. Less shame. More understanding.
Changes in desire, arousal, orgasm, comfort, pelvic health, bladder function, and intimacy can feel deeply personal. But they are also health information. Understanding the biology can make the experience feel far less mysterious—and far less like a personal failure.
Whole-Person
Body, mind, relationships, history, stress, beliefs, and the season of life are considered together rather than in isolation.
Faith-Informed When Desired
For those who want it, faith can be included as part of the conversation without replacing biological science.
Beyond the Clinic
Still curious. Still exploring.
The same curiosity that shows up in a consult shows up everywhere else, too—on a trail with a view worth the climb, or getting tackled by an enormous, deeply unserious Great Dane. Whole-person care starts with living like one.
Where to Begin