Masturbation is often the first sexual experience people have. To hep you get started on your journey to sexual self discovery we spoke to psychotherapist Christine Webber and sex therapist at Emjoy Mia Sabat about the benefits of masturbation plus 37 tried and tested tips on how to pleasure yourself: What is masturbation? Learning how to pleasure yourself also relieves stress, reduces pain and teaches you more about your own sexual desire than anyone else ever could, so if you feel like touching yourself then you absolutely should!

Before we get started let's get one thing clear: masturbation is perfectly normal, it's good for your health and almost everyone does it.