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. Episodes Topics RSS Episode Guests Click on guest name(s) for all podcast appearances Browse episodes by guests Episode Subjects Click on topics for […]
S4E7 | Becoming a Surrogate Partner
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 4, Episode 7, with host Karen Yates Fifty years since it began, surrogate partner work is being embraced again as a cutting-edge somatic therapeutic modality, one more people are choosing as a career. Recurring guest Brandon Hunter-Haydon talks about his own journey and what it takes to do the work successfully. Episodes Topics RSS Episode […]
S4E3 | Sexual Trauma, Somatic Healing
The Wild & Sublime PodcastSeason 4, Episode 3, with host Karen Yates What is somatic healing and how does it work? Karen speaks with three somatic-based professionals on different techniques. They discuss the possibilities for healing sexual trauma and getting back into your body. Episodes Topics RSS Episode Guests Episode Subjects Episode Links Cassie Porter – Sexological bodyworker & body-centered counselor […]
#S3E13 | “A Sexplanation” with filmmakers Alex Liu and Leo Neri
Podcast Season 3 Episode 13Host: Karen Yates Running Time: 41:05 min Filmmakers Alex Liu and Leo Neri speak with Karen about “A Sexplanation,” their lively and smart new documentary on sex education in the US told through the lens of Liu’s own upbringing. Episodes Topics RSS Episode Guests Episode Subjects Episode Links A Sexplanation – Available on […]
#S3E11 | Men, Trauma and Sex with JoJo Bear
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 […]
#S3E9 | Bonus Episode: Humor in bed — yes or no?
Podcast Season 3 Episode 9Host: Karen Yates Running Time: 13:56 min Do you laugh during sex? Or are you very serious when things get steamy? Panelists respond to a listener question about different attitudes toward humor in the bedroom. Episodes Topics RSS Episode Guests Episode Subjects Episode Links Cassie Porter – Somatic sex educator, sexological bodyworker and body-centered […]
#S3E2 | Eavesdropping: Kink Misconceptions
Podcast Season 3 Episode 2 Host: Karen Yates Running Time: 40 min In a new Eavesdropping conversation, sex coach Tazima Parris asks Karen about kink myths, and the ways kink can be used to reframe and heal from negative life experiences. Episodes Topics RSS Episode Guests Episode Subjects Episode Links Tazima Parris – Sex coach S1E10 […]
#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 […]
#S2E36 | Chemsex is Killing Us
Podcast Season 2 Episode 36 Host: Karen Yates Running Time: 50:43 min Crystal meth and other “party and play” drugs have dug deep roots into gay sex and beyond. Two guests discuss party culture, addiction, harm reduction, and rediscovering your sexuality in recovery. Episodes Topics RSS Episode Guests Episode Subjects Episode Links The Tweakers Project on Facebook 12-step […]
#S2E33 | “How do you move a fantasy into real life?”
Podcast Season 2 Episode 33 Host: Karen Yates Running Time: 14:59 min 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. Episodes Topics RSS Episode Guests Episode Subjects Episode Links […]