Your Guide to Better Sex, Intimacy, & Love with Nicki Brivik

The SNAP Talk Podcast with Venetia Butler

July 11, 2025 ∙ 49 mins

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Learn how to truly connect and create intimacy.

In this sizzling episode of Snap Talk, we get real with certified Sex Coach Nicki Brivik.

Whether you desire to re-ignite or re-define your sex life, feel like intimacy with your partner is gone, or that your sex life is not what you signed up for, Nicki helps you bring pleasure, confidence, and play back into your sex life. She reminds us that this is, after all, how adults play.

Discover how to navigate mismatched desires, stop faking it (nobody wins), and how to build a sex-positive space where connection can thrive.

With practical tips, zero shame, and a whole lot of honesty, Nicki shares her #1 hack to spice things up and reconnect with yourself and your partner. Because great sex isn’t a luxury, it’s part of a fulfilled life.

If you feel like you can’t or don’t know how to talk about sex, ask for what you want, hit a dry spell, are curious, or just crave intimacy - join us as we talk sex, intimacy, and confidence – this episode if for you. Ask Nicki - Sex Coach, Keynote Speaker, Corporate Wellness Advocate · Venetia Butler - The Snap Coach · Follow Venetia on LinkedIn · Follow Venetia on Instagram

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