Podcast Season 2, Episode 50, with Host Karen Yates [Rebroadcast] Running time: 56:01min 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 touching people, and how […]
#S2E49 | Eavesdropping: Is suffering optional?
Podcast Season 2, Episode 49, with Host Karen Yates Running time: 51:14 minutes 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 over suffering?” Read the […]
#S2E47 | “Should I leave my relationship?”
Podcast Season 2, Episode 47, with Host Karen Yates Running time: 23:50 minutes 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. Read the transcript More episodes Episode Chapters Panel: Should I leave my […]
#S2E42 | “Help! My partner wants me to Dom her”
Podcast Season 2, Episode 42, with Host Karen Yates Running time: 10:26 minutes Panelists respond to a nervous listener whose partner wants to be dominated in bed. Read the transcript More episodes Episode Chapters PANEL: Sex With Friends (2:10) STORYTELLER: Jane deLaubenfelds (9:49) Episode Guests Goddess Erica Ren Grabert Brandon Hunter-Haydon Episode Subjects Anxiety BDSM Books Boundaries Couples Communication Kink Kink 101 […]
#S2E40 | Sex and depression with author JoEllen Notte
Podcast Season 2, Episode 40, with Host Karen Yates Running time: 44:02 minutes 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. Read the transcript More episodes Episode Guests JoEllen Notte Episode Subjects Anxiety Books Couples […]
#S2E38 | “Everything’s changed”: Dating & relationships in the time of COVID
Podcast Season 2, Episode 38, with Host Karen Yates Running time: 44:58min 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 of crisis. Read the transcript […]
#S2E37 | “My partner is a flirt!” & ENM Dilemma
Podcast Season 2, Episode 37, with Host Karen Yates Running time: 22:31min “My partner is a flirt. He says this is who he is…” Panelists answer a frustrated listener’s question on different social styles within a couple. Plus, the sticky wicket of starting a nonmonogamy convo in an established relationship. Read the transcript More episodes Episode Chapters () () Episode Guests […]
#S2E33 | “How do you move a fantasy into real life?”
Podcast Season 2, Episode 33, with Host Karen Yates Running time: 14:59min 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. Read the transcript More episodes Episode Chapters () () Episode Guests Matthew Amador Brandon […]
