Charlotte experienced sexual violation at the hands of the yoga guru she followed. Today, after fleeing that community with her husband and having two kids, she is divorced and exploring what comes next.
I don’t equate sex and love – Gretchen
Gretchen had limited sexual experience prior to age 40 because she believed she was ugly and broken. Finally the pain of isolation led her to seek sexual healing with a tantric practitioner.
I struggled with guilt when I became a mother – Jocelyn
Jocelyn is a full-service sex worker who’s seen many aspects of the industry, and who currently specializes in sexual healing and sexual surrogacy.
I had no idea what a vagina looked like – Mel
Mel had trouble being faithful. She has chosen ethical non-monogamy as a way to meet her variety of relational and physical attractions and needs.
I’m so f’ing multi-orgasmic – Stacey
Stacey grew up aware of and comfortable with her own pleasure from an early age. She has a daughter and is twice divorced. She’s had a rich sex life, and now finds happiness, satisfaction, and opportunity for personal growth in open relationships.
Cathy – I felt guilty about feeling pleasure
Cathy dissociated from her body and felt huge shame as the result of childhood molestation. Today she advocates for all people to release shame and feel pleasure, regardless of their body shape and size.
I’ve had two abortions and zero regrets – Timari
Timari wanted to share her history with abortion because it hadn’t been addressed much on the show yet. Along the way, we also talk about being raised in the Mormon church, being in an abusive marriage and cheating, and her sex life with her current husband.
Vibrators changed my life – Jazz
Jazz is a gender non-conforming person who uses the pronouns “they” and “theirs”. The major theme of this episode is gender. Jazz talks about how genitals are not the be-all-end-all of gender. If all of the recent talk about gender as a spectrum has you confused or uncomfortable, this is the episode to listen to!
Sex is like Domino's Pizza – Margot
Margot is in an open, long-distance relationship. She has lived in many countries, giving her insight into different sexual cultures around the world.
Sex scenes in movies turn me on – Yaz
I wanted to interview Yaz because I recently saw her describe herself this way: “My assets include diversity (I am genderqueer, pansexual, a person of color, fat, and make under $30,000/year), a playful attitude (I am really a kid in an adult body), and a know-how of holding space for those whose voices get lost in the shuffle.”