The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 8, Episode 3, with host Karen Yates What exactly does a surrogate partner do? For our Healing from Sexual Trauma series, we’re rebroadcasting a powerful 2022 episode where two professional surrogates talk about the intimate work of redressing trauma, dismantling unhealthy assumptions about sex, and helping clients move toward the relationships they want. Episode Links […]
Do You Need A Surrogate Partner?
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 2, Episode 48, with host Karen Yates 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. Episode Links River Roaring – Surrogate partner, […]
“Group Sex! How-Tos and More”
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 2, Episode 34, with host Karen Yates Group sex: Is it all it’s cracked up to be? Panelists answer a listener question on planning or attending a group-sex event for the first time. Episode Links Aiden Nicholson – Queer midwife and OBGYN advanced practice nurse Tom Pardoe – Sober leather daddy, titleholder & certified massage therapist Butt stuff? […]
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 […]
How Much Porn Is Too Much?
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 2, Episode 17, with host Karen Yates Has your porn use ever felt like a problem? Where’s the line between “often” and “addiction”? Learn to differentiate between the two in this ep as Karen speaks with a sex therapist and a somatic sex educator. They talk about shame, pathologized behaviors, and compassion toward ourselves when we […]
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 […]

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