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Rebecca Johannsen (she/her) is an intimacy coordinator for film and television.

She holds a PhD in Theatre from University of California Irvine.

A lot of sexual unease comes from anticipation of the unknown.

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A lot of sexual unease comes from anticipation of the unknown.

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Rebecca Johannsen (she/her) is an intimacy coordinator for film and television. Previously, she worked for over 10 years as a specialist in emotional intelligence, collaboration, communication, and unconscious bias training, working with clients at Fortune 500 companies. She holds a PhD in Theatre from University of California Irvine.

But theres no wrong way to do it.

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Read body-language cuesand ask questions.

I was wondering, why do you think that is?

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Rebecca Johannsen (she/her) is an intimacy coordinator for film and television. Previously, she worked for over 10 years as a specialist in emotional intelligence, collaboration, communication, and unconscious bias training, working with clients at Fortune 500 companies. She holds a PhD in Theatre from University of California Irvine.

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