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Welcome to the Love, Sex & Intimacy podcast for women who want to experience intimate relationships and sex that are pleasurable and passionate, happy, thriving and deeply fulfilling. With my very special guest experts; guiding lights and pioneers in their specialist areas, we’ll be breaking down the myths, exploring the difficult stuff, the good stuff and seeing what’s possible for love, sex and intimacy at this time of rapid change. In these candid and intimate conversations, I’ll be bring ...
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Welcome to the Permission to Be Enchanting podcast for women in mid-life who want to experience more pleasure and a healthy relationship with their sexuality. Each episode is a candid conversation brimming with uninhibited sex talk, practical tools, and expert insights dedicated to your sexual awakening. Female empowerment involves moving past the conditioning of shame regarding sexuality and invites you back to love yourself into wholeness. Clare is a Chicago-based certified sex, love, and ...
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Welcome to ”Pop Positivity,” the podcast where the sun always shines, and your inner optimist takes center stage. I’m your host, Dr. Sarah Merritt, and together, we’re on a mission to illuminate the bright side of life. Join me on this uplifting journey as we explore the power of positivity, embracing joy, and finding the silver lining in every situation. Format: Bi-monthly episodes, each bursting with optimism and good vibes. Are you ready to view the world through rose-tinted glasses? ”Pop ...
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Wholistic Sex Educator and author of Women's Anatomy of Arousal: Secret Maps to Buried Pleasure, Sheri Winston talks with Clare Sente about teaching pleasure-centered sex ed for grown-ups. She coined the term, "FEN" = Female Erectile Network. Come learn about female anatomy related to great sex, you will never be able to look at a jumbo roll of pap…
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I am super excited to share this interview with Diana Richardson who is considered one of today’s leading authorities on human sexuality. Diana is known as the pioneer of Slow Sex and has been running ‘making love’ retreats for couples since 1993. She has also written 8 books on how in practical ways a person can experience a more fulfilling sex an…
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Warning: This episode contains explicit sexual content not meant for minors. Ready for a journey that promises to uncover layers of pleasure you never knew existed? Join Clare Sente and "Intimacy Expert to Millions💋" Susan Bratton as they talk about orgasms and explore techniques to cultivate a variety of orgasmic experiences. Discover the secrets …
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Today I’m delighted to be joined by Dr. Sara Nasserzadeh, author of "Love by Design: 6 Ingredients to Build a Lifetime of Love.” Based on two decades of research and work with couples globally, her book offers a fresh perspective on cultivating lasting love, focusing on six core relational ingredients essential for a thriving partnership. If you ar…
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Life can be pretty hectic that we unknowingly accumulate stress because we are too busy to acknowledge ourselves and our emotions. Then one day, we just burn out. How do we pick ourselves up from this crash? What resources can we reach to help? Join us for an intimate exploration of vulnerability and emotional resilience on this episode of our podc…
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This podcast highlights the therapeutic power of laughter, emphasizing how moments of absurdity and mishaps can bring joy and relief amidst life's stresses. Personal experiences of relatable blunders are shared as a reminder to not take life too seriously and to find humor in everyday mishaps. The message encourages listeners to appreciate these co…
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Embark on a fascinating journey into the depths of numerology, where the unique vibrational energies of numbers intertwine with our personal experiences, providing a mystical lens through which to understand the intricacies of life. In this episode, Clare Sente and Rachel Watson sit down with professional numerologist Felicia Bender to talk about w…
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The podcast emphasizes the importance of maintaining a healthy balance between one's passion and daily life, cautioning against turning a happy hobby into a dreaded duty. Drawing on personal experiences and examples, it explores how overindulgence in activities can diminish their joy and advises on the necessity of having a separation between work …
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This episode describes the dynamics of relationships and support systems. It emphasizes that while the people we consider our own may not always meet our expectations or provide the support we anticipate, they remain an integral part of our lives. This episode emphasizes the importance of understanding that people have their own lives, and their pe…
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Hello, fantastic listeners, I'm thrilled to welcome you to this journey. I'm Dr. Sarah Merritt, your host, and in this podcast, I'll be unfolding my personal narrative and the inspiration that led to the creation of this series. Diving into the theme of taking charge of our thoughts, I'll elaborate on how this idea has played a pivotal role in shap…
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We can get so caught up living in a fast-paced world that we end up carrying these tensions into the bedroom, making us forget the pleasures of truly connecting that come from slowing down. Clare Sente and Rachel Watson interview intimacy and sex coach Sarah Rose Bright about relaxed sex, what it is and what it isn't. They learn that not having a g…
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Today I’m so so happy to be sharing my 50th podcast episode!!!!!! Join me for this conversation with my partner and co-teacher Graeme Waterfield as we explore what it means to put the intimacy back into sex. At the end of the episode we share about our couples course INTIMACY which starts March 5th 2024 and there is a special offer available for li…
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Our body contains more wisdom than we give it credit to. Often, we can find healing just by tapping and trusting the body’s intelligence. Ali Mezey embraces this. She is a pioneer in body-based modalities, a practitioner, educator, and facilitator of individual and group transformation and healing. In this episode, she joins Clare Sente and Rachel …
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Davina MacKail is one of my favourite astrologers so I invited her to share her take on what's coming in 2024. Davina talks us through the key themes for 2024, a wood dragon year in Chinese Astrology. She shares about the qualities of a wood dragon year, why now is a good time to pause, her wisdom on how you can ride the waves of 2024 and why it’s …
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Welcome to this wonderful conversation with Joseph Kramer, PhD, about erotic massage. Joseph is a true pioneer in the field of sexology, founder of the Body Electric School of Massage, creator of the practice of erotic massage and the professional field of Sexological Bodywork. Joseph shares the incredible story of how he created erotic massage, wh…
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What a powerful conversation with Anabel Vizcarra, Embodiment Mentor and Womb Shaman. She teaches women how to awaken and embody their own wise and prosperous wisdom through self awareness & mastery. We explored what ‘full spectrum’ feminine embodiment is, why the journey to your power is a descent into the body, what womb intelligence is, how to c…
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Today is a big day!! Graeme and I are heading off to the UK Independent Podcast Awards where the Love, Sex and Intimacy Podcast has been nominated for awards in 2 categories so send some good vibes our way!! I am very excited to be off to London and to meet fellow podcasters. The UK Independent Podcast Awards created a new category for podcasts foc…
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Your pelvic health is the foundation of your well-being. You don't have to settle for discomfort. In this episode, Clare Sente and Rachel Watson invite Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist Amanda Rafferty to talk about common changes that happen to a woman after delivering a baby, in perimenopause, and menopause. Mandy discusses the mysteries of the pel…
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I’m delighted to share this episode with relationship coach, Amara Charles, on how to heal conflict and reignite passion. Amara shares how couples can heal conflict and restore confidence in the relationship and how to reignite passion and keep that passion alive. Amara shares: 3 pitfalls of conflict and how couples can heal conflict The one bigges…
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This was a great conversation with Natalie Lue, a boundaries and relationship coach who‘s the creator of one of the longest running self-help blogs in the world, Baggage Reclaim, and The Baggage Reclaim Sessions podcast. Her 5th book, The Joy of Saying No: A Simple Plan to Stop People Pleasing, Reclaim Boundaries, and Say Yes to the Life You Want c…
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Women's Circles: Where vulnerability meets empowerment, and self-love becomes a powerful ritual. In this enchanting episode, your hosts Clare Sente and Rachel Watson discuss how they originally met through a women's circle in 2020 and their positive experiences of being in other women's circles. They discuss how women's circles are more than just a…
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Today's midlife dating scene captures the clash between digital swipes and the timeless search for genuine connections. In this episode, Clare interviews dating and relationship coach Bex Burton about why it feels so difficult to date in today's digital age with swiping apps. Unpacking the complexities of modern dating apps and the swipe culture, B…
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So happy to share this episode with Tobin Zivon. Tobin is the first guest to return to the podcast for a rich conversation exploring tantric sex and living a tantric life. Tobin shares his definition of tantra, what tantric sex is and some ways to explore tantra, tantra as a way of living and how to be with the difficult stuff in life, his views on…
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Pleasure, curiosity, and empowerment – the keys to unlocking a life of unapologetic joy and self-discovery. We are back for part 2 of Clare Sente’s Origin Story. For today’s episode, we dive deep into Clare’s sexual awakening and explore the realms of pleasure, curiosity, and empowerment. Clare shares how her childhood conditioning was around sex, …
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Excited to share this episode with my partner and co-teacher, Graeme Waterfield. We love chatting about intimacy, sex and pleasure and have conversations like this all the time. We share some of the common themes that we experience in our work and also explore what is possible when you shift your attention from goal based sex to presence and pleasu…
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In this episode, I am joined by Lauren Ohayon. Lauren is the founder of “Restore Your Core” (RYC®) and creator of the RYC® method for resolving core and pelvic floor issues. I invited Lauren on the podcast as pelvic floor issues are so common and they can have a huge effect on how a woman experiences sex, pleasure and intimacy. So many women experi…
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In this episode, Clare gets to be the superhero as Rachel interviews her about her origin story. We discover that from a young age, she got the message that she should be more like her older sisters. Clare had to go through a few repeating life lessons before earning her superhero cape. Luckily, she survived her eight car accidents intact and has b…
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Kimberly Ann Johnson is a Sexological Bodyworker, Somatic Experiencing practitioner, yoga teacher, postpartum advocate, and single mom. She is also the author of the Call of the Wild: How We Heal Trauma, Awaken Our Own Power, and Use It for Good, as well as the early mothering classic The Fourth Trimester, and is the host of the Sex Birth Trauma po…
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We all have origin stories because we are superheroes in our own lives. Part of our empowerment journey involves looking at our early conditioning so we choose consciously for creating our next chapters living authentically. We begin Season 3 with Clare asking Rachel about her upbringing as a Mormon. She opens up on how this affected her and what s…
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Today I’m delighted to share this conversation with Tamu Thomas. Tamu helps ‘over-functioning, overworking, high achievers to prioritise their own well-being and life satisfaction alongside success and achievement’. She is on a mission to help women ‘enhance how they live, love and work by recovering from their addiction to toxic productivity’. You…
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I’m delighted to share this fascinating conversation with Damien Bohler, founder of Evolutionary Relating. Damien is an explorer who dives deep into the possibilities for intimate relationships finding the ways to support people to truly thrive in life and love. We explored relationships from the difficult stuff to the juice and the joy including t…
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Exploring and understanding our bodies can be a valuable and empowering experience. Our personal experiences with connecting to our bodies can vary, and it's important to approach such explorations with an open mind and respect for individual preferences and comfort levels. In this episode, Rachel and Clare provided valuable insights, guidance, and…
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I love Taoist practice and Qigong so it’s wonderful to share this episode with one of my Qigong teachers, Minke De Vos. Minke is a Senior Universal Healing Tao Instructor and Medical Qigong Master Therapist who runs Qigong teacher trainings and she is author of 'Tao Tantric Arts for Women’. Minke shares her wisdom and years of experience of sexual …
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I am delighted to share the second episode of the Love, Sex and Intimacy podcast, a conversation with Sarah Tilley, founder and CEO of Beautiful Space Wellness, a legal and safe psilocybin-assisted therapy program for couples and individuals with a focus on modern relationships and sexual wellness. Sarah is a long term student of Esther Perel and h…
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I loved this interview with Elena Rossi which I recorded late last year. Elena is a female libido specialist, author of two books, pelvic trauma-release therapist and a sex toy designer. Her personal coaching brand is The Yoni Empire. We covered a lot of fertile topics in this conversation as Elena shared how much misunderstanding and confusion the…
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Menopause affects so many women, yet it's still a topic shrouded in mystery and discomfort. With the proper education and guidance, women can discover personalized solutions to manage symptoms and thrive during this significant life transition. In this episode, Clare Sente and Rachel Watson welcome a special guest, Adele Johnston. Building on a pre…
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"You cannot pose yourself into looking sexy. You can feel yourself into being sexy." - Rachel Watson. In this episode, Clare Sente and Rachel Watson talk about their work and specifically how Rachel's work with her boudoir photography is about empowering women to feel great about themselves. It will resonate with us if we allow ourselves to be seen…
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At some point in time, we will hit menopause. It could arrive early for some, while others may have it later. Either way, it will come and create changes for the rest of your life. And wouldn’t it be great to know more about it before it happens to help you through? In this episode, Clare Sente takes the hot seat opposite Rachel Watson to share her…
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When was the last time you took a look at your vulva? Do you talk about your genitals, or even talk about them? There is so much shame around this topic that even professionals like gynecologists find it hard to use the correct terminology for female genitalia. Naomi Gale thrives in this space. As a professional vaginologist, she specializes in hel…
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After binge watching the Netflix show: How to Build a Sex Room, Clare and Rachel talk about how our physical environment plays a part in our relationship. *apologies for Clare's sound quality on this episode, her mic wasn't working but we're all back to amazing quality next episode!* Rachel talks about how her room becomes a dumping ground of thing…
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Inspired by Esther Perel's lovely quote "Sex isn't something we do, it's a place we go" we talk about what sex means to us and 5 verbs of sex: ask, take, refuse, receive, share. As always we chat about checking in with our bodies, understanding our desires and having fun! As well as our meditation practices. A link to one of Esther's talks on TED. …
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What gets you going? What slams your brakes on? In this episode we chat about the different things that put on the gas (accelerator) pedal and what things hit that brake pedal when it comes to sexual desire. Learn why Clare doesn't eat broccoli before sex and what our gas and brake pedal things are! Link to an article by Emily Nagoski on the Dual C…
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***Spoiler Alert*** We talk about this movie in great detail. If you haven't watched it yet, go watch it then come back because otherwise we might spoil the movie for you! The film stars Emma Thompson and Daryl McCormack and is written by Katy Brand and directed by Sophie Hyde. Through the discussion of the movie we explore the themes of sexual des…
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Today I’m delighted to share this conversation with Amisha Ghadiali. Amisha is a facilitator and host of the globally acclaimed podcast all that we are (fka The Future Is Beautiful). She creates brave, tender and inclusive spaces for our hearts unfolding, healing and embrace of our wildness. She hosts the ‘all that we are’ community membership, for…
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In today’s episode on Feng Shui with Hay House author, Davina MacKail, we focus in on Feng Shui if you are single and want a relationship, and for couples, Feng Shui to support happy relationships and great sex. This episode is packed full of practical tips to get you started on or deepen your Feng Shui journey. Davina has helped to Feng Shui my ho…
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I’m delighted to share this conversation with one of my fave people on the planet, Steph Magenta. Steph is Breathwork Facilitator and Teacher and co-founder of Integrative Breath school of Breathwork Training, a leading breathwork school. Steph shares all about breathwork, what it is, how she defines it, why breathwork is growing in popularity, the…
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Wow! The podcast has reached nearly 10,000 downloads and this is the 30th episode!! I am continually blown away by the feedback and every week I get comments and messages from people saying how much they are enjoying the podcast. I wanted to do something special to celebrate so I am delighted and very excited to be sharing the 30th episode which is…
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I’m super delighted to be joined by Laura McPhee. Laura is a speaker, healer, and coach who runs an international 6 figure business that supports coaches, healers, and heart-centered entrepreneurs to increase their impact and income. One of the ways she does this is through the Erotic Blueprints, which you may have seen showcased on Sex, Love and G…
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Welcome to this conversation with Janet McGeever, co-author of Tantric Sex and Menopause, a teacher of The Making Love, creator of Womantime and Psychotherapist. Having experienced a challenging journey around sex and menopause in her 40's, her discovery of Diana Richardson's approach to sexuality flipped her despair to inspiration and hope. She be…
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