Podcast Season 2 Episode 56 Host: Karen Yates Running Time: 42:23 min We’re kicking off the new year with a sampler of segments you may have missed from past episodes. Guests discuss common medications with sexual side effects; nonbinary identities; and techniques for climbing out of a sex rut – plus, Karen’s Sermon on reminders to […]
#S2E55 | Best Erotic Story
Podcast Season 2 Episode 55 Host: Karen Yates Running Time: 18:10 min “Kink helped me find who I am.” Storyteller Lily Be shares how becoming a Domme helped her get over a bad breakup and discover her own sexual identity in a powerful story from one of our live shows. Episodes Topics RSS Episode Guests Episode Subjects […]
#S2E54 | 2021 Most Downloaded! What Open Relationships Can Teach Everyone
Podcast Season 2 Episode 54 Host: Karen Yates Running Time: 52:14 min What kind of relationships do you want to make? Our most downloaded episode of 2021 is a real conversation for ALL relational styles: ethical nonmonogamists discuss relationship structures, communication skills, trust, jealousy, and the work of getting to know ourselves. Plus Karen’s Sermon on the […]
#S2E53 | Eavesdropping: Masturbation Ruts
Podcast Season 2 Episode 53 Host: Karen Yates Running Time: 40:40 min Do you feel stuck in the same pattern whenever you masturbate? How can you reset and start to form a healthy masturbation practice? In this latest Eavesdropping ep, sex writer Jera Brown sparks an impromtu convo with Karen on understanding and getting unstuck from […]
#S2E52 | Are you polysaturated?
Podcast Season 2 Episode 53 Host: Karen Yates Running Time: 18:39 min How can you tell when you’ve got enough partners? Panelists respond to a listener question on avoiding overcommitment and burnout while living a nonmonogamous life. (But! But! What if the new person you’ve just met is *really* cute?) Episodes Topics RSS Episode Guests Episode Subjects […]
#S2E51 | Working through pre-sex anxiety
Podcast Season 2 Episode 51 Host: Karen Yates Running Time: 20:55 min A listener asks what to do about feeling anxious before sex with a new partner. Panelists offer techniques to get present, reframe spinning thoughts, and set the scene for pleasure. Episodes Topics RSS Episode Guests Episode Subjects Episode Links Erica Washington – Sex-positive holistic mental […]
#S2E50 | Receiving and Giving More Pleasure with Betty Martin
Podcast Season 2 Episode 50 Host: Karen Yates Running Time: 55:45 min Several recent episodes have touched on Betty Martin’s critical work with intimate communication and consent, so we’re revisiting our interview with Martin herself. Sex coach, former sex worker, and Wheel of Consent creator Betty Martin talks to Karen about her book, 40 years of […]
#S2E49 | Eavesdropping: Is suffering optional?
Podcast Season 2 Episode 49 Host: Karen Yates Running Time: 51:14 min Do you avoid difficult conversations with partners, or leap right into the sticky stuff? In the second episode in our Eavesdropping series — unplanned, no-holds-barred conversations, beginning with a guest’s question for Karen — Brandon Hunter-Haydon asks, “What does it mean to choose pain […]
#S2E48 | Do you need a surrogate partner?
Podcast Season 2 Episode 48 Host: Karen Yates Running Time: 50:52 min What exactly does a surrogate partner do? In a continuing exploration of sex work today, we hear from two professional surrogates about the intimate work of redressing trauma, dismantling unhealthy assumptions about sex, and helping clients move toward the relationships they want. Episodes Topics RSS […]
#S2E47 | “Should I leave my relationship?”
Podcast Season 2 Episode 47 Host: Karen Yates Running Time: 23:50 min Is it time to exit an LTR that’s not working? How will you know? Panelists answer a listener question on getting out (or not), plus Karen’s Sermon on what keeps us stuck in situations we don’t want. Episodes Topics RSS Episode Chapters Panel: Should I […]
#S2E46 | Sex Work: an Overview
Podcast Season 2 Episode 46 Host: Karen Yates Running Time: 50:40 min What is sex work? Who is doing it? Two therapists who focus on sex worker support discuss stigma, community, the “whorearchy,” and the ways legal structures like FOSTA-SESTA harm sex workers while claiming to help society. Are you a sex worker? Do you want […]
#S2E45 | Coming Out as Queer
Podcast Season 2 Episode 45 Host: Karen Yates Running Time: 8:40 min Has your identity shifted? Do you want to… tell anyone about it? Panelists answer a listener question on the value and meaning of coming out as queer (or as anything!). Episodes Topics RSS Episode Guests Episode Subjects Episode Links Matthew Amador – Psychotherapist for love, […]
