The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 4, Episode 8, with host Karen Yates Learn essential intimacy and communication skills when dating transgender and gender nonconforming people in this lively interview with sex and gender therapist Rae McDaniel. Episode Links Guest links: Rae McDaniel – Sex and gender therapist and coach Karen Yates – Sex educator, writer, energy worker Header photo by […]
Gender Euphoria, Queer Magic
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 3, Episode 24, with host Karen Yates Two panelists talk with Karen about the expansive possibilities of realizing your own gender expression and how the journey can lead to somatic release and increased joy. Episode Links Ley David Elliette Cray Clark Hazel – Nonbinary trans therapist licensed in OR and IL Karen Yates – Sex […]
Bonus Episode: Fat Shame
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 3, Episode 6, with host Karen Yates Panelists respond to a listener who feels shame after gaining weight and doesn’t want to be touched by a long-term partner. Episode Links Cassie Porter – Sexological bodyworker & body-centered counselor Jason Best – Sex-positive & kink-aware therapist Peter Navarro – Sex-positive and somatic-oriented therapist Karen Yates – […]
Sexual Transparency & Intimacy with “Group” Author Christie Tate
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 2, Episode 27, with host Karen Yates How far would you go to feel better? Karen interviews Christie Tate, author of the bestselling memoir Group—one of Amazon’s top titles for 2020 and a selection for Reese Witherspoon’s book club—on her quest for intimacy through an unconventional process of radical transparency. Episode Links Christie Tate “Group” on […]
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 […]
Sexual Transparency and Intimacy with “Group” author Christie Tate
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 1, Episode 14, with host Karen Yates How far would you go to feel better? Karen Yates speaks with Christie Tate, author of the new memoir Group on writing about sex, listening to the body, and her quest for intimacy through an unconventional process of radical transparency. Group is the November 2020 selection for Reese […]
Sensation Liberation
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 1, Episode 3, with host Karen Yates Liberate your senses! This week, Karen’s interview from our live February 2020 show with Dr. Pia Holec about desire discrepancy in couples. Dr. Pia offers us a challenge of self-touch — did you try it? Let us know what you discovered! Chicago leatherworker Emma Alamo tells a story about […]





