Meet Morgan Barkus
Morgan is a female empowerment and body image coach based in the US. With a background in marriage and family therapy - in combination with working as an exotic dancer, and then teaching exotic dance and fitness - Morgan helps women reprogram negative self-talk, release body shame, and reconnect to their confidence from the inside out.
Her philosophy?
No fillers. No fixes. Just self-love and embodied confidence.
What We Explore in This Episode
1. The “Am I Normal?” Question
Morgan shares that the most common pain point women bring into her world is the quiet belief:
Am I enough?
Am I normal?
What’s wrong with me?
We explore how early messaging around body image, beauty, and worth shapes romantic choices - often without us realising.
2. Attachment, Love & Choosing Unavailable Partners
Morgan opens up about:
Repeated patterns with emotionally unavailable men
The moment she realised “Maybe there’s nothing wrong with me”
How anxious attachment played out in her relationships
The turning point at 40 where she stopped outsourcing her worth
We also touch on how self-relationship work shifts romantic outcomes - and how different frameworks approach healing attachment wounds.
3. Body Confidence & Sexual Freedom
This part of the conversation gets especially rich.
We discuss:
Why women are often “in their heads” during intimacy
The impact of body shame on pleasure
How confidence transforms sexual experience
The importance of self-connection and self-exploration
Why presence is the gateway to pleasure
Morgan shares how her time working around women of all shapes and sizes shattered her old paradigm of beauty - and how that liberation informs her coaching today.
4. Reprogramming Self-Talk
Morgan’s early introduction to personal development (Louise Hay, The Four Agreements, ) helped her begin shifting negative internal dialogue.
We talk about:
Conscious self-talk
Emotional regulation
Journaling after breakups
Getting out of the spiral and back into power
Morgan’s Free Gift
Morgan offers a free 12-minute video:
“The Simple Way to Stop Worrying If Your Stomach Looks Fat During Sex.”
It includes a quick 4-step mindset reset to help women move from self-consciousness back into embodied presence.
You can find it at:
https://www.morganbarkus.com/free-offer-1(The Simple Way to Stop Worrying If Your Stomach Looks Fat During Sex (FAST).)
morganbarkus.com
You can also connect with Morgan on Spotify, YouTube, and Instagram by searching her name.
Final Thoughts
This episode is open, honest, playful and real.
If you’ve ever:
Felt self-conscious in intimacy
Questioned your worth in relationships
Or wondered whether confidence is something you can actually build
This conversation offers both reassurance and practical perspective.
If you’d like to connect with me, download my free meditation, or explore working together:
Website: emilyblessington.com
Instagram: @em_blessington
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Thank you for listening to Tune Into Love.
See you soon!
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