# This Is How You BONK Better [with Melanie Bonk]

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Podcast: [Go Regulate Yourself](https://stenobird.com/podcast/go-regulate-yourself-7059329)
Published: 2026-05-08T12:35:23+00:00
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## Resource

It’s love, sex and relationships day here on the pod- and today’s conversation? Well, it’s nothing short of juicy, direct and delicious! Our Friday’s with Friends guest, Melanie Bonk, is here to discuss the in’s and out’s of a good sex-life within a relationship, and no- it doesn’t just apply to the bedroom. In this episode we’re diving into the things that can make or break a relationship, how to go from ‘tense and tired’ to ‘satisfied and happy’ with your partner, and the most underrated things that can actually save a marriage (and your sanity). We’re talking all things on how to ignite a dead bedroom, how to prioritize sex (even when you have kids and a busy life) and finally, how to manifest your wildest dreams through orgasms and surrender (yes, really). This conversation was SO much fun- and you don’t want to miss a second of it. Let’s dive in now! __________________________ Here's A Little About Melanie + Her Journey: Melanie Bonk is a Somatic Trauma-Informed Therapist, Certified Love, Sex & Relationship Coach, and Tantrika with over 26 years of lived partnership experience and a deep devotion to helping people reconnect to their bodies, their truth, and their aliveness. As the founder of Bonk Better, Melanie blends nervous system regulation, somatic trauma healing, and tantra-inspired practices to support individuals and couples in creating relationships rooted in safety, honesty, pleasure, and repair. Her work centers the body as a powerful site of wisdom — where trauma lives, healing unfolds, and real change becomes possible. Melanie’s approach is grounded, real, and unapologetically human. She believes healing doesn’t require perfection or self-denial, but presence, compassion, and the courage to choose yourself. In her world, pleasure is not indulgent…

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