Best Sexual Sublimation Podcasts (2025)

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Building Stronger Open Relationships with Kate Loree [rebroadcast] 42:17

28d ago42:17

42:17

Send us a text How do you work through the bad feelings that can damage good relationships? Polyamorous therapist and author Kate Loree chats with Karen about her comprehensive book “Open Deeply,” about consensual nonmonogamy and deep strategies to regulate you during conflicts. In this episode: Kate Loree - Sex-positive psychotherapist Open Deeply…

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Legislating for polyamory and diverse family structures 34:20

1M ago34:20

34:20

Send us a text In this final episode of our Polyamory in Depth season, Karen chats with David Carlson, campaign coordinator for OPEN, about how to begin legislating at the local level for nondiscrimination ordinances protecting polyamorous folks and those in diverse family structures. In this episode: OPEN - The Organization for Polyamory and Ethic…

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Relationship Anarchy with Nicole Thompson 49:58

2M ago49:58

49:58

Send us a text Relationship Anarchy rejects rules and expectations in how we relate to each other. It’s mentioned more and more in the media, but what is it exactly? In this lively conversation, therapist Nicole Thompson explains that while RA can turn our relationships on their heads, it can also bring freedom. In this episode: Therapist and podca…

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Living in a throuple, quad, & more! with author Laura Boyle 1:03:52

2M ago1:03:52

1:03:52

Send us a text Do you dream of living in a polyamorous pod? Do you have non-nesting partners? Kids? You might need to do your homework first. As part of our Polyamory In Depth season, author Laura Boyle (Monogamy? In this Economy?) talks through assumptions and expectations about polyam homelife. In this episode: Author and relationship coach Laura…

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Are you Polywise? with author Jessica Fern 50:45

3M ago50:45

50:45

Send us a text When relationships transition from monogamous to open, or ENM agreements change, trouble may arise. As part of our Polyamory In Depth season, author and therapist Jessica Fern (Polywise; Polysecure) discusses how to navigate choppy waters. In this episode: Author and therapist Jessica Fern Sex educator, coach, and energy worker Karen…

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2024 Most Downloaded! "More: a Memoir of Open Marriage" 44:10

4M ago44:10

44:10

Send us a text Molly Roden Winter talks with Karen about her bestselling memoir More, which honestly chronicles opening up her long-term marriage while being a mother and then caregiver to her parents. Be on the lookout for our next season--"Polyamory in Depth" --starting in January! We are part of the Lincoln Lodge podcast network! Buy More throug…

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Flirty fall entertainment 30:02

5M ago30:02

30:02

Send us a text Listen to steamy storytellers from our sixth anniversary live show as they heat up your earbuds. Plus the audience tells us about their oh-so-sexy breakthroughs. In this episode: Storyteller Elizabeth Gomez tells us about college frolicking Storyteller Ashley Meyer shares a kinky goodbye Host, sex educator, and energy worker Karen Ya…

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Thee Debauchery Ball with Khari B. 37:32

5M ago37:32

37:32

Send us a text Where are all the cool people at? Event producer and spoken word musician Khari B. discusses his legendary twenty-year event, Thee Debauchery Ball, a kinky house music party in Chicago for melanated people. Karen and he discuss Black sexuality, creating safe spaces, and the documentary Thee Debauchery Ball. Filmmaker David Weathersby…

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Redefining sex for more pleasure and excitement 46:00

6M ago46:00

46:00

Send us a text What’s keeping your sex life from being more exciting? Panelists discuss limiting beliefs and tips to move past them in this dynamic conversation. Plus Karen’s Sermon on the Pubic Mound. From the October 2024 live show. Panel with: Sex coach and pleasure mentor Tazima Parris Therapist for all things queer and kinky Jake Penrod from L…

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Pride: more love, more openess 1:01:03

7M ago1:01:03

1:01:03

Send us a text Panelists discuss issues facing LGBTQ+ folx inside their respective groups and across affinities, offering skills and strategies to combat isolation and forge bonds. Plus an interview with drag artist Cindy Nèro about her art and mentorship, and Karen’s Sermon on the Pubic Mound. From the June 2024 live show. GET TIX for our sixth an…

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Sexy summer entertainment! 38:03

8M ago38:03

38:03

Send us a text Listen to performers from past live Chicago Wild & Sublime shows as they heat up your earbuds. Plus audiences tell us what sex secrets they’re keeping, and Karen presents a Sermon on the Pubic Mound about great sex. In this episode: B and Lee Honey”s storytelling event at GD2 Storyteller Mistress BlaqueIvory Storyteller Alan Colorado…

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“Naked” truth with memoirist Fancy Feast 55:39

10M ago55:39

55:39

Send us a text NYC burlesque artist Fancy Feast discusses her memoir, Naked: On Sex, Work, and Other Burlesques, and how being a fat performer, phone sex worker, and sex toy store clerk revealed to her Americans’ fears and expectations about sex. In this episode: Burlesque artist Fancy Feast Host, sex educator, and energy worker Karen Yates Naked –…

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Zachary Zane is a BOYSLUT! [Rebroadcast] 57:02

10M ago57:02

57:02

Send us a text In this lively interview with bisexual mega influencer and Men’s Health columnist Zachary Zane, he discusses Boyslut, his recent book, now in paperback, that chronicles his sexual journey, as well as how to live a more shame-free, sex-positive life. [Rebroadcast] Get tix to our Chicago Pride Show on Friday, June 28, 8pm! Help us cont…

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Tristan Taormino—sex-positive trailblazer 1:08:10

11M ago1:08:10

1:08:10

Send us a text In this dynamic interview with award-winning author and sex educator Tristan Taormino, she discusses her memoir, A Part of the Heart Can’t Be Eaten, recounting her queer youth and relationship with her gay dad, making feminist porn, being a femme dyke, and why people aren’t having sex now. Get tix to our PRIDE SHOW. Chicago, Friday, …

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Overcoming jealousy and envy in relationships 39:26

11M ago39:26

39:26

Send us a text Our panel of sex-positive therapists discuss the roots of jealousy and envy, and share the best ways to approach these uncomfortable feelings in both open and monogamous relationships. From our May 2024 live show. For info and tickets to our live Pride Show in Chicago on Friday June 28, go here. In this episode: Sex-positive therapis…

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"Sex When You Don't Feel Like It" with Cyndi Darnell [rebroadcast] 45:03

12M ago45:03

45:03

Send us a text Do you and your partner have mismatched libidos? In this fascinating interview that turns many long-held ideas on their head, sexologist and author Cyndi Darnell talks about her book that helps people connect to their authentic desires and build connection. [Rebroadcast] In Chicago on Saturday May 4? Get tix to our live show and podc…

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Being Black and kinky with filmmaker David Weathersby 38:09

1y ago38:09

38:09

Send us a text Chicago documentary filmmaker David Weathersby talks to Karen about his work chronicling the Black kink community in Chicago, including his upcoming series Sex in Color and his film Thee Debauchery Ball. In this episode: Documentary filmmaker David Weathersby. Also on Instagram. Thee Debauchery Ball event info Watch the documentary T…

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Using Tarot for Sex and Relationships 46:40

1y ago46:40

46:40

Send us a text Art therapist and counselor Alyse Ruriani explains how Tarot, the ancient divinatory card deck, can be a tool for self-growth and inner work around one’s sex life and relationships. Host Karen Yates uses herself as the subject in a reading–with a little bit of anxiety! In this episode: Art therapist and counselor Alyse Ruriani. Also …

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“Entwined”—expansive polyamory with author Alex Alberto 44:57

1y ago44:57

44:57

Send us a text Author Alex Alberto talks with Karen about “Entwined,” their memoir that explores polyamory, including community living, triads, pansexuality, and how the French and English language rate in describing being nonbinary. In this episode: Author Alex Alberto. Also on Instagram Host and sex educator Karen Yates Buy Entwined on Bookshop, …

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Communication in bed—what's going on?? 8:32

1y ago8:32

8:32

Send us a text Do you want to express yourself better in bed? Sex educator and host Karen Yates explains what might be getting in the way (a lot!) and offers solutions in this solo episode. In this episode: Betty Martin - Wheel of Consent Karen’s interview with Betty Martin Buy The Art of Receiving and Giving on Bookshop, our affiliate partner. Nee…

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Men, trauma, and sex with JoJo Bear [rebroadcast] 44:57

1y ago44:57

44:57

Send us a text 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 in this rebroadcast from 2022. JoJo Bear - Somatic sex & intimacy guide Karen Yates - somatic sex educator and energy healer Bo…

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"More: a Memoir of Open Marriage" with author Molly Roden Winter 44:10

1y ago44:10

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Send us a text Molly Roden Winter talks with Karen about her bestselling memoir More, which honestly chronicles opening up her long-term marriage while being a mother and then caregiver to her parents. We are part of the Lincoln Lodge podcast network! Buy More through Bookshop. Help independent booksellers and Wild & Sublime! Check out Entwined by …

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Sex resolutions 2024 and how to get there 22:11

1y ago22:11

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Send us a text In this solo episode, Wild & Sublime host and sex educator Karen Yates talks about the importance of one's pleasure and how to begin taking steps toward a better sex life in 2024. We are part of the Lincoln Lodge podcast network! Featured speaker: Karen Yates - host, somatic sex educator, intuitive, energy worker Links mentioned in t…

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Consensual nonmonogamy - is it for you? 47:46

1+ y ago47:46

47:46

Send us a text Panelists from our live December show in Chicago talk about aspects of nonmonogamy: communication skills; low-risk ways to begin; what not to do; and the poly community. This lively and thoughtful conversation deeply considers what it takes to open up your relationship. Plus questions from the audience. We're part of the Lincoln Lodg…

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2023 most downloaded! Sexual trauma, somatic healing 56:01

1+ y ago56:01

56:01

Send us a text Our most popular episode of 2023! What is somatic healing, and how does it work? Karen shares a conversation with several somatic therapists on different techniques, and the possibilities for healing sexual trauma and getting back into your body. Note: We're taking the rest of December off. See you January 11! In this episode: Cassie…

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Teen idols with Gunn and Gomez 46:18

1+ y ago46:18

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Send us a text Podcasters Adrienne Gunn and Elizabeth Gomez talk with Karen about teenage celebrity crushes and how they informed their adult sexual life in this entertaining yet insightful episode. We're part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network. Get tickets for our Saturday, Dec 9 show in Chicago! In this episode: Adrienne Gunn - humorist and pod…

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How to spice up a long-term relationship: October live show 28:48

1+ y ago28:48

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Send us a text Our sexperts share their wisdom on why relationships lose their spark and what to do about it. From the Wild & Sublime fifth anniversary live show. [Note: audio issues in first few minutes of panel conversation.] We're part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network. In this episode: Tazima Parris - sex coach and pleasure mentor Tom Doctor…

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Sex Q&As, comedy, and more: Oct 2023 live show 34:20

1+ y ago34:20

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Send us a text From the Wild & Sublime fifth anniversary live show: our sexperts field audience q’s on anal, sex ed, and being “too much”; standup Archy Jamjun brings the laughs, and host Karen Yates gives her Sermon on sex intentions. We're part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network. In this episode: Archy Jamjun - standup comedian Tazima Parris - …

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Sex with Comedians: Adam Burke 54:44

1+ y ago54:44

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Send us a text Standup comedian Adam Burke (Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!) discusses his open relationship, UK v. US dating, and helps Karen with her dating app in this hilarious episode. We're part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network. Check out the video of this interview. In this episode: Adam Burke - standup comedian Karen Yates - sex educator, perf…

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Sex with Comedians: Raanan Hershberg 44:08

1+ y ago44:08

44:08

Send us a text NY comedian Raanan Hershberg (The Tonight Show, The Late Late Show, Comedy Central) discusses pegging, sobriety and sex, dating someone with herpes…and Vladimir Putin. Raanan and Karen also chat about the hottest movie: Blue Is the Warmest Color vs Out of Sight. We're part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network. Check out the video of …

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Sex with Comedians: Sonal Aggarwal 42:27

1+ y ago42:27

42:27

Send us a text Chicago comedian and producer Sonal Aggarwal discusses growing up in an Indian family and the parental pressure to marry. Sonal and Karen discuss dating: How kinky are folks on the apps exactly? Who’s picking up the tab? Plus how being a massage therapist is an added benefit with partners. We're part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Netw…

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Sex with Comedians: Gena Gephart 31:02

1+ y ago31:02

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Send us a text Chicago-based comedian and writer Gena Gephart talks about her gross-out humor, her podcast, selling panties, and one follower’s extreme fetish. Karen responds with her Sermon on the Pubic Mound. CW: Contains graphic description of bodily fluids in fetish play. We're part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network. Check out the video of t…

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Sex with Comedians: Deanna Ortiz 40:09

1+ y ago40:09

40:09

Send us a text Voted by the Chicago Reader as “Best Standup of the Year for 2022” in Chicago, standup Deanna Ortiz talks about her day job doing social media in the adult entertainment industry, the philosophy of sleeping over after sex, her podcast “Crushes," and dating on the apps v. in the wild. We're part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network. C…

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Sex with Comedians: Archy Jamjun 37:19

1+ y ago37:19

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Send us a text New format! In Season 5 we're having sex with comedians. Standup and storyteller Archy Jamjun talks with Karen about polyamory, the Grindr hookup app, his Thai grandfather's "arrangement," frottage, Archy's LGBTQ+ storytelling series, and racism in the gay community. We're part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network. Check out the vide…

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Pride Show: "Gender Magic" + storyteller Lily Be 44:00

1+ y ago44:00

44:00

Send us a text Our Pride Edition show part two features guest host Matthew Amador interviewing sex and gender therapist Rae McDaniel on their new book “Gender Magic,” plus recurring storyteller Lily Be’s comedic story on experiencing her asexuality as a teen. Includes Karen Yates’ Sermon on the Pubic Mound. Recorded at Hungry Brain in Chicago. Live…

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Pride Show: "Living Authentically and Fearlessly" + comedian Manny Petty 38:41

2y ago38:41

38:41

Send us a text The first half of our Pride Edition show features a panel on how to live authentically and fearlessly as a LGBTQ+ person in these challenging times, plus a comedy set with Chicago standup musician Manny Petty. Guest host Matthew Amador. Recorded at Hungry Brain in Chicago. Leave a tip for our work or join our monthly Patreon members’…

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How to deal with a stonewalling partner [REBROADCAST] 16:33

2y ago16:33

16:33

Send us a text Panelists discuss "stonewalling" — when one partner checks out physically or emotionally during intense moments, refusing to talk things through — and what you can do if it's happening in your relationship. Plus Karen's Sermon on the Pubic Mound. In this episode: Jason Best - Sex-positive & kink-aware therapist Tazima Parris - Sex co…

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Solo Kink How-tos 21:50

2y ago21:50

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Send us a text You want to explore kink but aren’t ready to engage a partner. What to do? Our panel of sexperts discuss options and how to slowly move out into the wider kinky world. In this episode: Elmo Painter-Edington - Somatic therapist and empowerment coach Diane Long - sex positive empowerment self defense teacher Clark Hazel - nonbinary tra…

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Is the fitness industry ruining sex? 48:29

2y ago48:29

48:29

Send us a text In this insightful panel conversation we examine the impossible and shame-based standards the fitness industry sets and how this impacts our sex lives. A co-production with Comfy Fitness. In this episode: Comfy Fitness--online fitness studio Kira Macoun - Comfy Fitness founder Carrie Drapac - Comfy Fitness founder Caitlin V - sex coa…

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New Relationship Energy: Thrills and Spills 29:11

2y ago29:11

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Send us a text Our panel discusses new relationship energy–the fantastic feeling when you’re just starting to date and getting to know someone. What happens when it fades? Can it be addictive? We cover all the bases. Don't miss our Chicago live show and podcast recording, Thursday, June 15. Wild & Sublime--The Pride Edition. Help us continue to spr…

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Zachary Zane is a BOYSLUT! 55:52

2y ago55:52

55:52

Send us a text In this lively interview with bisexual mega influencer and Men’s Health columnist Zachary Zane, he discusses Boyslut, his new book chronicling his sexual journey, as well as how to live a more shame-free, sex-positive life. Help us continue to spread the message of sex-positivity! Leave a tip for our work or join our monthly Patreon …

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The Birthing of Cambridge HEART 31:22

2y ago31:22

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Cosmos, MD (cos/they) speaks with Dara Kwayera Imani Bayer (she/her) about something being birthed in Cambridge, MA that will change how we care for our communities. Cambridge HEART (Holistic Emergency Alternative Response Team) is a unique approach to crisis of all kinds, removing policing and offering non punitive responses to harm. Imagine a wor…

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Hot tips for dating trans and GNC folx - with Rae McDaniel 48:07

2y ago48:07

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Send us a text Summary: Learn essential intimacy and communication skills when dating transgender and gender nonconforming people in this lively interview with sex and gender therapist Rae McDaniel. Help us continue to spread the message of sex-positivity! Leave a tip for our work or join our monthly Patreon members’ club! In this episode: Rae McDa…

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Becoming a surrogate partner 51:03

2y ago51:03

51:03

Send us a text Fifty years since it began, surrogate partner work is being embraced again as a cutting-edge somatic therapeutic modality to help people hands-on with intimacy issues, and more people are choosing it as a career. Recurring guest Brandon Hunter-Haydon talks about his own journey and what it takes to do the work successfully. Leave a t…

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Dating after an abusive relationship 20:42

2y ago20:42

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Send us a text Panelists answer a Patreon listener question about how to trust your intuition and avoid old patterns with new partners after leaving an abusive relationship. Leave a tip for our work or join our monthly Patreon members’ club! In this episode: Elmo Painter-Edington - Somatic therapist and empowerment coach Clark Hazel - Individual an…

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Clits and Tambourines! 47:36

2y ago47:36

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The Sex Rebels are BACK and now for something long awaited! Sex Stories! Cosmos, MD and The Sex Rebels share their glory and fails in all things sex...you are in for a lot of laughs and probably some moments of awkwardness that we hope you will revel in and enjoy. We are shifting shame to celebration! Join in on the conversation and share your OWN …

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Intimacy help, pegging how-tos, and more: Feb live show 1:04:52

2y ago1:04:52

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Send us a text The live Valentine’s Spectacular serves up a panel chat on increasing intimacy, an interview with The Pegging Book authors, Karen’s Sermon about the gifts of an unexpected health event, and more. Recorded at Constellation in Chicago. Live show sponsor: Rowan Tree Counseling Leave a tip for our work or join our monthly Patreon members…

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Reclamation of Curiosity and the Body 39:42

2y ago39:42

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Join Cosmos, MD (cos/they) and Manny (he/they) as they discuss the spectrum of gender dysphoria and euphoria as fellow trans non-binary humans. It's an unfolding of identity and a discussion about personal choice, growth and acceptance. Trigger warning-a part of this conversation touches on cancer, race and privilege. Tune in and rate, comment, sha…

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Our Purpose-Life and Legacy 16:20

2y ago16:20

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Join Cosmos, MD (cos/they), for their solo episode talking about life's purpose and what it means to leave a legacy behind. Eleven years ago, their father breathed his last on Feb 27th. Today Cosmos celebrates the life he lived and takes the opportunity to talk about what it means to be alive, how we can tap into our potentials and find our mission…

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Coming out as queer — or anything else! [Rebroadcast] 8:32

2y ago8:32

8:32

Send us a text Has your identity shifted? Do you want to tell others about it – and if so, how? Panelists answer a listener question on the value and meaning of coming out as queer (or as anything!). In this episode: Matthew Amador - Psychotherapist for love, sex, & gender rebels Elmo Painter-Edington - Somatic Therapist & Empowerment Coach Brandon…

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