Podcast Season 3 Episode 11Host: Karen Yates Running Time: 45:32 min What do male-identified people hold in their bodies that keeps them from greater pleasure? Karen interviews JoJo Bear, a somatic sex and intimacy guide, about what he’s learned from years of working with men. Episodes Topics RSS Episode Guests Episode Subjects Episode Links JoJo Bear Betty […]
#S3E7 | Bringing Sexy Back Pt 1: Feb Live Show
Podcast Season 3 Episode 7Host: Karen Yates Running Time: 42:41 min Let’s bring sexy back in 2022. But how? Host Karen Yates and panelists discuss changes in sex and dating during the pandemic, plus music, and a storyteller shares a tale of an afternoon hookup gone wrong in our first stage show since 2020, recorded live […]
#S3E6 | Bonus Episode: Fat Shame
Podcast Season 3 Episode 6Host: Karen Yates Running Time: 16:51 min Panelists respond to a listener who feels shame after gaining weight and doesn’t want to be touched by a long-term partner. Episodes Topics RSS Episode Guests Episode Subjects Episode Links Cassie Porter – Somatic sex educator & sexological bodyworker Jason Best – Kink-aware therapist & […]
#S3E3 | Bonus Episode: Hookup Communication
Podcast Season 3 Episode 3 Host: Karen Yates Running Time: 17 min In this sneak peek from the Patreon member feed, panelists answer a listener question about communicating and having better sex in a hookup setting. Episodes Topics RSS Episode Guests Episode Subjects Episode Links Clark Hazel – Individual & couples therapist at Best Therapies Cassie Porter – […]
#S3E1 | Sexual Healing with Caffyn Jesse
Podcast Season 3 Episode 1 Host: Karen Yates Running Time: 48:15 min We’re back with a new season! Karen talks with somatic sex educator and prolific author Caffyn Jesse about somatic sex therapy as a way to heal from trauma and expand your pleasure capacity in all parts of life. They also discuss the somatic sex educator […]
#S2E56 | Remix! A sex-positive sampler
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 […]
#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 […]
#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 […]
#S2E42 | “Help! My partner wants me to Dom her”
Podcast Season 2 Episode 42 Host: Karen Yates Running Time: 10:26 min Panelists respond to a nervous listener whose partner wants to be dominated in bed. Episodes Topics RSS Episode Guests Episode Subjects Episode Links Goddess Erica – Sexual empowerment coach Ren Grabert – Sex educator Brandon Hunter-Haydon – Psychotherapist & intimacy coach A worksheet to talk […]
#S2E40 | Sex and depression with author JoEllen Notte
Podcast Season 2 Episode 40 Host: Karen Yates Running Time: 44:02 min Karen interviews sex writer JoEllen Notte on sex and depression: how to talk to your doc about sexual side effects of antidepressants, ways to approach a partner experiencing depression, and new approaches to sexuality. Episodes Topics RSS Episode Guests Episode Subjects Episode Links Sex […]
#S2E38 | “Everything’s changed”: Dating & relationships in the time of COVID
Podcast Season 2 Episode 38 Host: Karen Yates Running Time: 44:58 min Many people are radically re-examining their relationship values — both in dating and with long-term partners — after a year and a half of pandemic living. Panelists discuss newfound pickiness on dating apps, being honest with yourself, and finding your center in a time […]
