Broadening is something 87% of women have tried (Picture: Getty)While engaging in some steamy self-love, using fingers and sex toys to reach climax is pretty standard. If you’re not familiar, this form of masturbation involves pressing, moving or rubbing the entire vulva against an external surface. While many women enjoy broadening, Natasha says that her therapy clients will often ask her ‘if it’s “normal”’ – and it absolutely is. Many women practice broadening before ever having sexIt seems that broadening is fairly instinctive for women on their journey of sexual exploration, as the survey showed that 75% of women discover it before ever engaging in sex with a partner. Squeezing your legs together can be another way that women discover broadening (Picture: Getty Images)‘Explore different movements like rocking, circling, or a gentle pulsing pressure rather than only back and forth motion,’ she explains.