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Sexologist Dr. Jane Fleishman and sex therapist Dr. Rosara Torrisi break down the beauty of human sexuality in the latter half of life -- also known as the better half.
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The Erotic Liberation Podcast Conversations to share and celebrate our erotic selves so we can activate, reclaim, and heal erotic power as a pathway to aliveness and personal transformation. Brought to you by the Body Electric School
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Our Better Half began in 2015 when a 50-something vanilla married lady starts asking questions about modern sex for classic bodies and wonders why everyone keeps laughing. Laura Collins Lyster-Mensh, writer and blogger, talked with experts on sex and sexuality and interviews people around the world on the topic of sex over 50. With segments like "Explain That To a Grandma" we cross generational lines and we get folks talking about healthy sex beyond the childbearing years and into the arthri ...
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This podcast program, produced by Huntington Northstar Productions of Hyannis, Massachusetts, in collaboration with PFLAG Cape Cod, explores the lives of PFLAG Cape Cod members, including members of the LGBTQ+ community and their families, who have dealt with issues of sexual identity/orientation, gender transition, and social acceptance. Many episodes offer moving and intimate portraits of individuals wrestling with their sexual/gender identity, and the path they have taken toward wholeness ...
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Episode 46 - The Erotic Liberation Podcast - Exploring Sacred Intimacy with JoJo Bear, Lizz Randall, and Mark Fleming
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In the fall of 2024 and in the spring of 2025, Body Electric will offer Sacred Intimacy Training workshops that will be taught by the talented and experienced facilitators JoJo Bear, Lizz Randall, and Mark Fleming. In this rich conversation, they join Craig Cullinane to explore the art of Sacred Intimacy, best practices for Sacred Intimates, and wh…
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Hey Listeners! You may have guessed we are on our summer break. While we’re all trying to rest and recuperate and regenerate, we’re reverberating with great news! What a season we had last year! So many great guests. So many things we learned. So many laughs. And a few tears, mostly of joy, because we won a coveted award. We won the AASECT award fo…
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Sarah Messeck and Avery Condon are a young couple very much in love. The two met at a Cape Cod Pride event in June 2022 and soon afterwards began dating. Eventually they plan to marry. Sarah, an animal welfare advocate and horse riding enthusiast, identifies as a cisgender woman and uses the pronouns she and her. In the past, she had relationships …
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Join us for a fast-moving and fun conversation with Sabitha, Rosara, and Jane as we talk about sexual fantasies as we age. What are sexual fantasies? How are they useful? What’s the difference between masturbatory and relational fantasies? Sabitha offered some great resources for our listeners: any of Nancy Friday’s books (though they are a bit het…
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In honor of Mother’s Day, Jane, Rosara, and Sabitha are talking about mothering, the havoc it wreaks with our lives, the discoveries, and impacts on our sexuality. They also wonder aloud about daughtering, especially as their parents age. Join us for a look into the lives of our co-hosts. And let us know your thoughts. If you want to catch up on ot…
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Episode 45 - The Erotic Liberation Podcast - Annie Sprinkle Tells All!
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Annie Sprinkle has lived a remarkable life as a performance artist, adult-film star, and eco-erotic educator. She also contributed to the early days of the work of Body Electric. In this intimate conversation, Annie offers her memories about the founding of Body Electric, her life-long friendship with BE founder Joseph Kramer, and her work as a per…
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Episode 44 - The Erotic Liberation Podcast - A Conversation with Katrina Bos, Tantrika and Kundalini Yoga Teacher
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Katrina Bos has written several books about Tantra, including Tantric Intimacy and Divine Union of the Masculine and Feminine. Katrina and Erotic Liberation Podcast host Craig Cullinane explore how Katrina found Tantra and the impact it has had in her life and about her work as a teacher and guide. You can find out more about Katrina's work at http…
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Interview with Dr. Jane Fleishman | Ep #38
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Dr. Jane Fleishman is an accomplished sexuality educator, writer, program developer, and researcher. In 2016, at the age of 62, she received her doctorate in Human Sexuality from the Widener University Center for Human Sexuality Studies after a successful career as a consultant for a large public mental health system. In this fascinating interview …
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188: Remembering to Play: Making Space for Kinky Elders
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Our guest this time is Mx. Sizzle, a trailblazing Persian and Kurdish hard femme who serves as a sexual health, BDSM, and kink educator. They hold a bachelor’s degree from New College of Florida and a master's degree in public health from the University of Florida, with a focus on queer and transgender health. As the founder of "A Different Kind of…
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Episode 43 - The Erotic Liberation Podcast - A Creative Deep Dive with Ron Stewart, Sexological Bodywork and Somatic Sex Educator
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Ron Stewart is a sexological bodyworker and somatic sex educator living on Vancouver Island. In this episode of the Erotic Liberation podcast, Ron shares about his personal journey as a professional dancer for 20 years and about his pathway to training in sexological bodywork. We dive into topics like the connection between creativity and eroticism…
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Episode 42 - The Erotic Liberation Podcast - Pono Stewart knows a lot about self pleasure!
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Pono Stewart is a connoisseur of self-pleasure and in the episode of the Erotic Liberation Podcast we get into the DETAILS about the mechanics of Self-Pleasure. We discuss the differences between ejaculation and orgasm, what happens over time if we have a committed self-pleasure practice, and other wonderful exercises to try. Pono also shares about…
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Interview with Mayor Brett Smiley | Ep #37
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Brett Smiley is the married, gay mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, the first in the city's 400-year history. Elected to office in 2022 on his second try for the job, Smiley got his start in Rhode Island politics years before, serving as Chief Operating Officer for Providence and Director of Administration for the Ocean State, as well as Chief of S…
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Our guest this time is Kathy Labriola, a nurse, counselor, and hypnotherapist in Berkeley, California. She has provided affordable mental health services to alternative communities for the past 30 years. Kathy is the author of four books on consensual non-monogamy including her latest, Polyamorous Elders: Aging in Open Relationships. She is extra c…
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Episode 41 - The Erotic Liberation Podcast - A Deep Dive with Body Electric Founder Joseph Kramer
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Join us as we celebrate Body Electric's 40th Anniversary with the person who started it all - Body Electric Founder Joseph Kramer. Erotic Liberation Podcast host Craig Cullinane welcomes Joseph into a deep dive about the beginnings of Body Electric, the development of Sacred Intimacy, and his current passion: Erotic Savoring. Hear about where it al…
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Rick Miller is a psychotherapist who works extensively with gay men. Gay himself, he has pioneered the use of mind-body experiential therapy to assist gay men, and other members of the LGBTQ+ community, in dealing with early life trauma. Through doing such work, Rick has helped many in the community discover inner strength, build personal resilienc…
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186: Helping Older Gay Men Find Love and Sex
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Our guest this time is the wonderful Dr. Israel Martinez, a certified sex therapist and coach with a group practice that specializes in therapy with the LGBTQ+, ethically non-monogamous, and kink/BDSM communities. He is the author of the book Helping Gay Men Find Love: Tips for Guys on Dating and Beginning a Healthy Relationship, has been published…
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Episode 40 - The Erotic Liberation Podcast - Cam Fraser, Certified Sex Coach!
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Cam Fraser is a Professional Sex Coach, certified with the World Association of Sex Coaches. He joins the Erotic Liberation Podcast for a deep dive into his work with (mostly) straight, cis-gendered men and how he supports their erotic healing. Cam shares his own healing journey and his explorations with various modalities, including sexology and s…
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Episode 39 - The Erotic Liberation Podcast - A Conversation with Emaya (Elfi) Shaw
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Emaya Shaw was a lead facilitator of Body Electric's women's and all-genders workshops for more than two decades. She joins Craig Cullinane and Sarah Belzile for a deep, thoughtful conversation about her journey with Body Electric, her own personal healing, and the power of the erotic to offer nourishment to the world. You can find out about Craig'…
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185: Ancestral Knowledge, Gender, and Sexual Scripts
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Tushabe Wa Tushabe, an Assistant Professor at Widener University in The Center for Human Sexuality Studies, graduated from St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, in Indiana, earned a Master's in women's studies from Texas Women's University, and received a Ph.D. in Decolonial African Epistemologie from Binghamton University. Tushabe's research interests f…
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Cindy Gallop is a woman taking the world by storm, disrupting venture capital and erotic imagery available online. Cindy is an advertising consultant, the founder and former chair of the US branch of the advertising firm Bartle Bogle Hegarty, and, most important for our conversation today, she is the founder of If We Ran The World and MakeLoveNotPo…
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183: Sex Research: Beyond Dysfunction, Toward Pleasure
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Dr. Igor Grabovac graduated in Medicine from the School of Medicine, University of Zagreb in Croatia. During his student days, he developed an interest in improving health in vulnerable communities and conducted research on discrimination of LGBT patients and doctors in the Croatian health care system. He has worked for the International Gay, Lesbi…
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Episode # 38 - The Erotic Liberation Podcast - Dr. Jane Fleishman
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Join Craig Cullinane and Sarah Belzile as we welcome guest Dr. Jane Fleishman to the Erotic Liberation Podcast. Jane is an educator and activist in the field of sexuality for older adults. In addition to being a guest on our show, Jane co-hosts her own podcast, Our Better Half, about sex in the second half of life. One of her recent guests was our …
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Episode 37 - The Erotic Liberation Podcast - Pleasure Mechanics Chris Maxwell Rose & Charlotte Mia Rose
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In Episode 37 of the Erotic Liberation Podcast, hosts Craig Cullinane and Sarah Belzile talk with Chris Maxwell Rose and Charlotte Mia Rose, founders of Pleasure Mechanics. The Pleasure Mechanics are dedicated to offering effective, compassionate resources so you can experience a more fulfilling sex life, on your own terms. In this episode, Chris a…
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182: Shame is the Story We Tell Ourselves as Older Adults
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Our guest today is Tyler Buchiero. Tyler is a licensed clinical social worker and AASECT certified sex therapist. He earned his master’s degree from the Greater Rochester Collaborative program and currently also works for the University of Rochester in their older adult service. He has a particular interest in working with individuals struggling wi…
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181: Erasing the Shame from Herpes and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections
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We are delighted to welcome Dr. Gretchen Frey back to the podcast. We first interviewed Gretchen right after she retired from her specialty in Obstetrics and Gynecology. She practiced Gynecology from 2010 until 2021. She is now completely retired from clinical practice focusing primarily on sexuality education. Sabitha and Jane taught a pre-confer…
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Episode 36 - A Conversation with Sequoia - Dec 2023
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Description: Sequoia is a Sacred Intimate and coach helping people to deepen their connection with their body, health, heart and soul through yoga, meditation, massage and life coaching. He began and facilitated Men In Touch workshops in the Vancouver area and beyond for decades. Men In Touch explores what it means to share real intimacy and erotic…
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Episode 35 - Sacred Intimate Melody Joyce - December 2023
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In this episode we welcome Melody Joyce (www.bodysouljourney.com), who is a Certified Somatic Sex Educator, Sexological Bodyworker, and Sacred Intimate living in the New York Tristate area. Melody shares with us her work with modalities such as neural effective touch and genial dearmoring. We also get to hear Melody's fascinating personal journey t…
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Our guest this time is Dr. Pebble Kranz from the Rochester Center for Sexual Wellness. She is a Family Medicine doctor with a background in theater who now specializes in sexual medicine. Mentored by a beloved sex therapist, the late Gina Ogden, she has been trained in sexual medicine through the European Society of Sexual Medicine and became a Fel…
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Our guest this time is Rev. Jennifer Brower, Certified Life Coach, semi-retired Unitarian Universalist minister, and Fellow in Thanatology. We talk with her about death, dying, and bereavement and their links to sexuality. She works with people who are navigating significant life transitions. Some are joyful, like marriage, and others, like mournin…
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John Ballew is Back! The Erotic Liberation Podcast - Episode 34 - November 2023
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John Ballew is the longest serving faculty member of the Body Electric School. In this episode of the Erotic Liberation Podcast, we explore Mature Eros and how to keep the embers of eroticism alive as we age. John will be facilitating a Mature Eros in-person workshop in Palm Springs in 2024. Why is it valuable to keep your erotic energy sparked as …
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A Conversation with Collin Brown - The Erotic Liberation Podcast - Episode33 - November 2023
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Collin Brown is one of the great Master Teachers of the Body Electric experience. Collin was the director of the School for over 12 years and in this episode of the Erotic Liberation Podcast, Collin shares about his experience running the School for years, his fascinating personal background, and why the work of Body Electric is so important.…
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Erica Berger-Hausthor is a native New Yorker who practices Elder Law in New York and Florida. She assists clients with planning, preparation, and execution of estate planning documents, drafting petitions and motions for probate and estate administration, and long-term care asset protection planning. Erica is committed to supporting people with the…
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177: Inter-Generational Feminist Activism
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Our guest this time is Carrie Baker, the Baumann professor of American Studies and Chair of the Program for the Study of Women and Gender at Smith College. Dr. Baker is a lawyer and has a Ph.D. in women’s studies from Emory University. She teaches courses and writes on gender, law, and public policy; feminist social movements; reproductive justice;…
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Dr. Adrienne N. Williams is a Colorado native living in Atlanta, GA by way of Philadelphia, PA. She is a licensed clinical social worker and an AASECT-certified clinical sex therapist and in private practice, her goal is to dismantle stigma and shame about mental health and sex in our society. Using an intersystems approach, she provides individual…
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Episode 32 - The Erotic Liberation Podcast - BE Exective Director Tom Kovach - October 2023
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Tom Kovach has been the Executive of the Body Electric School since mid-2022. Join us on the Erotic Liberation Podcast to get to know Tom more, hear his story of how he found Body Electric, and explore how the organization of Body Electric works and where it's headed.By craigcullinane
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Episode 31 - The Erotic Liberation Podcast - Don Shewey Returns! October 2023
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Author of the new memoir/manifesto on sacred intimacy Daddy, Lover, God, Don Shewey returns to the Erotic Liberation Podcast to discuss this wonderful book, explore topics in sacred intimacy, and reflect on his experience writing the book. AND! He's our very first return guest! You can find out more about Don at donshewey.com. You can purchase Dadd…
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175: Sex-Positive Medicine: Creating New Models of Care
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Our guest this time is Tiff Cagle, MD, CSC. Dr. Cagle is a board-certified family medicine physician, sex educator, sex counselor, and certified coach from Durham, North Carolina. She is the founder of Sensate Health, a virtual clinic providing medical consultations for sexual concerns at sensatehealthnc.com. She received her medical degree from UN…
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Episode 30 - Ther Erotic Liberation Podcast - Sher Snow - September 2023
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Join the Erotic Liberation Podcast in welcoming Sher Snow, a longtime Body Electric practitioner, coordinator, and faculty member. Sher discusses her evolution into a professional Domme and discusses the opportunities and healing that can accompany conscious BDSM, impact play, and power relations.By craigcullinane
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Episode 29- The Erotic Liberation Podast - Andres Cordero - September 2023
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Andres Cordero is a sex educator, sexuality researcher, and embodiment coach with a long history with the Body Electric School. In this episode of the Erotic Liberation Podcast, we discuss Andres' journey with Body Electric and also his groundbreaking research on Sacred Intimacy, for which he is working towards his PhD.…
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174: Home Space for Trans and Gender Expansive Elders
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Our guest today is Dr. Abel Knochel! Dr. Knochel (they/them pronouns) is an Associate Professor in the University of Minnesota Duluth Social Work Department. Abel teaches undergraduate and graduate students about socially just, anti-oppressive practice with groups, organizations and communities. They research aging among transgender and nonbinary p…
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Hey listeners! It’s Jane here with great news. We got picked up for Season 9! Can you believe it? And starting in just 2 weeks, we’ve got a line-up of guests who will educate you, entertain you, and inform you on everything you’ll need to know about sex in the second half of life. We’ve also got a new sponsor this year, Hot Octopuss, and you’ll be …
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Episode 28 - The Erotic Liberation Podcast - Dr. Steven Davidson - August 2023
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In this month's episode of The Erotic Liberation Podcast, we invite sex coach and couples therapist Dr. Steven Davidson to talk about his new book Sexual Integrity: Finding the Courage to be Yourself. This wonderful book explores the possibilities and struggles with establishing and maintaining emotional intimacy and sexual fulfillment. You can con…
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Hey listeners! While our co-hosts are away on vacation this summer (doing who knows what!), we are thrilled to present you with an archived episode. One of our favorite interviews from this season is back. So sit back and enjoy! We’re delighted to welcome back the wonderful Rev. Dr. Gregory C. Carrow-Boyd, a Unitarian Universalist Minister of Relig…
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Mara Betti is a successful, 50-something architect, working for one of the leading architectural firms in Boston. She’s also a transwoman and biological father of two sons, ages 18 and 22. In this deeply personal interview with PFLAG Cape Cod’s Rick Koonce, Mara talks emotionally about coming out and accepting herself as trans; a journey that has t…
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Hey listeners! While our co-hosts are away on vacation this summer (doing who knows what!), we are thrilled to present you with an archived episode. One of our favorite interviews from this season is back. So sit back and enjoy! Our guest this time is Dr. Mark Levand, a sexuality educator and researcher who has spent many deep and reflective years …
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Assigned female at birth, Jake Wanamaker is a 2023 graduate of Nauset High School on Cape Cod who today identifies as a Transman. For Jake, the awareness that he was born into a body of the wrong-gender for him came early, when he was only a few years old. But he didn’t have the knowledge or vocabulary with which to understand the feelings and emot…
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Hey listeners! While our co-hosts are away on vacation this summer (doing who knows what!), we are thrilled to present you with an archived episode. One of our favorite interviews from this season is back. So sit back and enjoy! Dr. Bill Stayton is a psychologist, sexologist, and theologian. After serving as a pastor, hospital chaplain, and seminar…
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The Erotic Liberation Podcast - Episode 27 - Mara Roy
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Body Electric Facilitator and Tantra teacher Mara Roy joins Craig and Ax on this episode of the Erotic Liberation Podcast. Mara shares her Body Electric story and offers her experience of personal healing through trauma. She shares her learnings from her Tantric lineage and also from other powerful modalities she has studied, including recently com…
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The Erotic Liberation Podcast - Episode #26 - Paul Johnson
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Join the hosts of the Erotic Liberation Podcasts as they deep dive with Paul Johnson, also known as the "Kinky Coach." Paul shares with us about his journey exploring Body Electric, BDSM, kink, and other kinds of erotic play and connection. His mission as a coach is to encourage men to embrace their erotic desires and demonstrate ways they can shar…
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169: Treating the Sexual Self in the Spiritual Realm (Re-Release)
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Hey listeners! While our co-hosts are away on vacation this summer (doing who knows what!), we are thrilled to present you with an archived episode. One of our favorite interviews from this season is back. So sit back and enjoy! Join Rosara, Sabitha, and Jane for a wonderful discussion about sex therapy in the Jewish Orthodox community with Talli R…
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