The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 2, Episode 45, with host Karen Yates 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!). Episode Links Matthew Amador – Psychotherapist for love, sex, & gender rebels Elmo Painter-Edington, LPC, SEP, ASDI – Neurodiversity-affirming therapist […]
Easy Sex with Friends + “Topless”
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 2, Episode 41, with host Karen Yates “Do I enjoy sex with friends, and risk losing the friendship? Or do I find strangers, and keep my friends separate?” Panelists weigh in on mixing sex into established platonic relationships, and a storyteller recounts the terror and thrill of going topless onstage. Episode Chapters PANEL: Sex With Friends […]
“How Do You Move a Fantasy Into Real Life?”
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 2, Episode 33, with host Karen Yates We tackle a listener question about how to make a sex fantasy reality. Our sexpert panel give you important things to consider and how to overcome shame in order to have the sex you want. Episode Links Matthew Amador – Psychotherapist for love, sex, & gender rebels Elmo […]
Are Great Expectations Killing Your Relationships?
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 2, Episode 18, with host Karen Yates Do you swipe left so much you give yourself tendonitis as you look for the perfect person? Or do you date a lot, but no one meets your needs? Sexperts discuss relationship expectations and how to get better at dating. Plus a Sermon on the Pubic Mound® on resentments. […]
What to Say During Kinky Play
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 2, Episode 16, with host Karen Yates A listener asks, “It’s hard for me to communicate during a kink scene … Suggestions?” Our sexperts discuss kink communication–before, during, and after. Plus, a steamy story from the Pride Parade that’s sure to make you sweat. Episode Chapters INTRO (1:58) AFTERGLOW Q&A: Kink Communication (3:19) STORYTELLING: Deb R. Lewis […]
Get Into Your Body
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 2, Episode 8, with host Karen Yates If you’re not in your body, where are you? In a sneak peek of a recent Q&A from The Afterglow, somatic educator, body worker, and empowerment self-defense teacher Diane Long; kinkster and relationship coach MksThingsHappin; and psychotherapist Matthew Amador respond to a listener who asks whether checking out during sex […]
Body Confidence in the Bedroom
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 2, Episode 5, with host Karen Yates What would you do if you had complete body confidence in sexual situations? Our audience responds to the prompt: “If I had total body confidence, I’d…”. Panelists Niquie Dworkin, psychotherapist, Pat Cochran, sex-positive psychologist, and Matthew Amador, psychotherapist for love, sex, and gender rebels, offer strategies for getting out […]
Getting Laid During COVID, Part 2: Long-Term Relationships
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 1, Episode 15, with host Karen Yates As we face another round of public-space restrictions this fall due to a rise in COVID cases, we wanted to revisit this episode. Sex & intimacy coach Tazima Parris, sex-positive psychotherapist Matthew Amador, and Sarah Sloane, Director of Operations and Communications for #open, return from episode one to talk about […]
Getting Laid During COVID, Part 2: Long-Term Relationships
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 1, Episode 2, with host Karen Yates Are you and your partner both working from home? Maybe with kids underfoot? How’s your libido been? Panelists Tazima Parris, Matthew Amador, and Sarah Sloane return to talk about sex in long-term relationships during the COVID pandemic. We also hear the story of one sexy afternoon at Burning Man […]
Getting Laid During COVID, Part 1: Dating and Hooking Up
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 1, Episode 1, with host Karen Yates How has the pandemic affected your sex life? Host Karen Yates speaks with sex coach Tazima Parris, therapist Matthew Amador, and sex educator Sarah Sloane about “GETTING LAID DURING COVID — Part 1: Dating and Hooking Up.” The panel gives practical suggestions for you. Comedian-musician Amy Do performs […]
