Better Sex is focused on helping all couples create and enjoy their best possible sex life. Better Sex is hosted by Jessa Zimmerman who is a couples’ counselor and nationally certified sex therapist. Each episode will dive into one topic related to sex. Some will be devoted to addressing sexual concerns like sexual dysfunction, differences in sexual desire, and intimacy problems. Some will help you develop realistic and helpful expectations. And some will offer information and approaches tha ...
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The juiciest podcast on the internet!Join me, Freya Graf - a Yoni Mapping Therapist & Holistic Sex Coach - in The Labia Lounge to yarn about all things sexuality, womanhood, holistic health and everything in between...your legs! (Couldn‘t help myself!)Buckle up, you‘re about to receive the sex-ed you never had, from the girlfriend you now have, and have a bloody good laugh while you‘re at it!This poddy is full of real chats, with real people, about real shit. So give it a spin if you dare!My ...
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A weekly podcast covering all things related to women's mental, physical & emotional health. My girlfriends call it "the show that talks about all those things your Mom never told you". Often we will interview a licensed physician or other healthcare professional to discuss a variety of topics. Evidence based practice. Getting your questions answered.
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Two weird guys with beards sitting in a back room having random conversations. We also embrace beard culture while we are at it. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/weardedbeirdos/support
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232: Repair after Relationship Rupture with Dr. Chelsea Burton
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In this episode of BetterSex, host Jessa Zimmerman welcomes therapist and sex expert Chelsea Burton to discuss the concept of relationship ruptures and how to repair them. The conversation covers both major ruptures like infidelity and smaller, everyday breaches of trust. Chelsea explains the importance of acknowledging and repairing these ruptures…
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The Art of Seduction - Embodied Lap Dance with Eleanor Hadley - Part 1
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In this episode of The Labia Lounge I chat with Eleanor Hadley about her body of work The Art of Seduction, and how to give an incredible and embodied lap dance. This is part 1 of a two part series where Eleanor schools us on how to use sensual and erotic movement, embodiment, and her five pillar framework to connect more deeply with yourself and l…
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231: Am I normal and other FAQ with Michael Castleman
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Am I Normal? Exploring Common Sexual Concerns with Michael Castleman In this episode of Better Sex, host Jessa Zimmerman welcomes back Michael Castleman to discuss the most frequently asked questions about sex that he has received over the past decade. They delve into the pervasive 'Am I normal?' question, addressing the cultural confusion surround…
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Healthy Boundaries and How to Stop Ghosting with Justine Ang Fonte
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This week in The Labia Lounge I had a faaaabulous and enlightening chat with Justine Ange Fonte, the writer and "thanks-but-no-thanks"-text-artist behind the community service account _good.byes_ where Justine writes the difficult texts you're stuck on and helps you navigate the sort of crunchy conversations that we all want to avoid to escape conf…
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230: Sexual Behavior Analysis with Nicholas Maio-Aether
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In this episode of the Better Sex Podcast, host Jessa Zimmerman interviews Nicholas Maio-Aether, a pioneer in sexual behavior analysis. They dive into the behavioral approach to changing sexual behaviors, emphasizing consensual goal-setting and positive reinforcement. Nicholas explains the methodologies used in behavior analysis, the importance of …
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Recurrent UTIs and The Secret to Kicking Them in The Butt!
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This week in The Lounge I invited Joanna Macmeikan back on to do a deep dive into UTIs and how t kick the super persistent, chronic or recurrent ones that are ruining your life! Joanna is a women's health and hormones specialist, registered TCM practitioner and all-round massive nerd, so she GREAT to talk to about this sort of thing because she lea…
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229: Overcoming Purity Culture with Esther Hooley
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In this episode of Better Sex, host Jessa Zimmerman talks with Esther Hooley to address the impacts of purity culture on individuals and their sexuality. They explore how purity culture influences sexual scripts, the resulting shame, and how one can begin to heal and embrace their true sexuality. Esther discusses her book, 'Embracing Erotic Wholene…
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How to Have Amazing Sex For The Rest of Your Life with Susan Bratton
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This week in The Labia Lounge I chatted with intimacy expert to millions, Susan Bratton. We discuss some practical tips and strategies to make sure you have epic sex for the rest of your life and continue improving and building on your sensual practices way into old age. Susan is an expert sexual bio-hacker, and fearless and unapologetic sexplorer …
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Behind The Scenes at a Play Party with Virtue and Vice
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This week on The Labia Lounge I had the pleasure of chatting with Kate who runs Virtue and Vice, an events company that've splashed onto the scene in recent times running play parties with a fresh take on the existing scene here in Melbourne. I went to my first ever play party run by Virtue and Vice recently and released a full episode where I talk…
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228: The Orgasm Gap Revisited with Dr. Laurie Mintz
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In this episode of Better Sex, hosted by sex therapist Jessa Zimmerman, the topic of discussion is the orgasm gap between heterosexual men and women. Joined by Dr. Laurie Mintz, an expert who wrote 'Becoming Cliterate', they explore the reasons behind this gap, which includes the lack of clitoral stimulation for women and societal misconceptions ab…
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227: The Cure for ED with Dr. Jeff Nuziard
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Understanding and Treating Erectile Dysfunction with Dr. Jeff Nuziard In this episode of Better Sex, host Jessa Zimmerman welcomes Dr. Jeff Nuziard to discuss erectile dysfunction (ED). They delve into the misconceptions around ED, particularly the false notion that blood flow is the primary issue. Dr. Nuziard shares his personal journey with ED, b…
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This special bonus eppy of The Labia Lounge is a really vulnerable, insightful and fascinating glimpse into the world of furries and the furry lifestyle from the perspective of a friend of mine who has decided to courageously "come out" as a furry and let me pick their brains about what that means for them. We cover all the predictable stuff you'd …
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226: Healing After Infidelity with Rich Heller
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Healing After Infidelity: Insights and Strategies with Rich Heller In this episode of the Better Sex Podcast, host sex therapist Jessa Zimmerman welcomes back relationship expert Rich Heller to discuss the complex issue of infidelity recovery. They explore the various reasons behind infidelity, the different forms it can take, and the steps toward …
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Navigating Differences in Libido and Desire in a Relationship with Jessa Zimmerman
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This week in The Labia Lounge I interviewed Jessa Zimmerman, a specialist in helping couples who have different levels of desire in long term relationships. Jessa and I talk about desire discrepancy and how to overcome the challenges this can pose for a couple, the things that both partners often do that make it worse, and what to do when you're de…
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Vanilla Queen Goes To Her First Sex Party - Bonus special episode
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This extra special bit of juicy bonus content is a little bit different to our usual Lab Lounge eppies... As a special treat Hannah thought it'd be fun to interview me about my recent adventure attending my first ever sxx party so that we could get the full run down on this very novel and very interesting new experience! Hannah grills me on every l…
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"Don't Make A Fuss" - Navigating Boundaries as a Woman with Sex-Ed Princess
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This week in The Labia Lounge I had the pleasure of chatting with Jill from Sex Ed Princess about all sorts of juicy and not-so-juicy thangs! We cover boundaries, abusive relationships, how men can be better allies, the lack of societal support in addressing harmful behaviour from men, period cakes and unsolicited d pics! There's loads of great stu…
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"Women Aren't Funny" with Musical Comedian Sarah Hester Ross
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This week in The Lab Lounge I chat with Sarah Hester Ross, a musical comedian and hilarious singer songwriter about making it in a male-centric industry. We discuss the "boys club" culture of the comedy world, head pushing, Sarah's career journey using humour to tackle taboo and feminist topics, her religious upbringing and how this impacted her se…
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To Fake or Not To Fake, Period Hate, and The Unglamorous Life of a Sex Educator with April from Haus of Vagina
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This week on the C*NT COUCH I sat with April Davis from Haus of Vagina for some real talk about the things that're getting sand in our clams as sxx educators and feminist advocates. We discuss everything from faking O's and the menstrual cycle, to late stage abortion and maternal mortality rates. We also get pretty honest about the not-so-glamorous…
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No Kids, No Regrets - Why Many Women Are Choosing a Child-free Life with Ruby Warrington
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This week on The Labia Lounge podcast I invited Ruby Warrington (the author of Women Without Kids - The Revolutionary Rise of an Unsung Sisterhood) on to take a deep dive into the complexities of women's decisions surrounding motherhood. We explore the societal pressures, judgment, and stigma faced by women who choose not to become mothers, where t…
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What is Your Erotic Blueprint and How to Work With This with Dr. Jae West
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This week in The lounge I brought back on Dr. Jae West to chat about the erotic blueprints framework, created by Miss Jaiya (as seen on Sex, Love and Goop). We cover: the superpowers and shadows of each of the five blueprints why it's important to understand your unique and specific pathways to arousal what to do and how to navigate it when you and…
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Stories From The Gay Sauna Sex Parties - Sand in My Clam series with Matt
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This week on The Labia Lounge I brought in a darling friend of mine who frequents a gay sauna here in Melbs. We chat about his experiences there and with the common lack of consent in that environment, yarn about some hilarious stories, and some not so hilarious ones, and discuss what can be done in these situations when consent awareness isn't the…
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Sex and Cancer - Rediscovering Your Body and Sensuality After a Diagnosis with Tara Galeano
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This week in The Labia Lounge I host a darling guest, Tara Galeano, a certified sex therapist and author, to delve into the complex and often overlooked topic of sex and intimacy after a cancer diagnosis. Tara shares profound insights into the challenges that women face in rediscovering their bodies and pleasure after going through the physical and…
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Esoteric Part 3 - Oral Hygiene, Butthole Coke, and Smegma Dreamin'
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This week in The Labia Lounge I've got more chats from the legends at Esoteric music festival. We cover some meaty stuff in here so buckle up! This is the third and final installment of the Eso series, where you can look forward to hearing from a broad range of people about their unique experiences when it comes to everything from dick hygiene and …
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Esoteric LIVE From the Festival - Part 2
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This week in The Labia Lounge I'm interviewing more festival goers who were brave enough to come and perch on the velvet p*ssy couch with me where we set up at Esoteric music festival. And wow, these conversations are ace! This eppy is the second installment of the Eso series, where you can look forward to hearing from a diverse range of people abo…
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100th Episode of The Labia Lounge! - LIVE at Esoteric Festival
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After taking a few weeks off to collect some of the juiciest content I could find for you, I've finally put together the 100th episode of The Labia Lounge! In this episode I'm interviewing festival goers who were brave enough to come and perch on the velvet p*ssy couch with me where we set up at Esoteric music festival. And wow, these conversations…
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Beauty Privilege and Ugly Empowerment with Jessi Kneeland
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This week in The Labia Lounge I invited Jessi Kneeland back to pull up a clit cushion and get cosy with me on the Lounge. Our first episode together a couple of years ago is still one of my faves, so if you haven't check that out go have a listen! It's about Body Image and Body Neutrality and it's a ripper! This time we delved even deeper into an a…
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Rock It In The Sack and Level Up As A Lover with Men's Sexologist and Coach Taylor Johnson
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This week in The Labia Lounge I interviewed sexologist and men's sex coach Taylor Jonson about all things sexuality, self pleasure, erectile function, porn, communication and semen retention. We cover a lot of ground in this conversation and there's loads of value in here for anyone who wants to level up their sex lives and their ability to be a pr…
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Mushrooms for Mothers - Psychedelic Healing for the Whole Family with Mama de la Myco
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This week in The Lounge we got talkin' about mushrooms! I had an incredible guest on - Mikaela AKA Mama de le Myco - who's conducting an open source study on mushrooms throughout the motherhood journey including pre-conception, pre-natal and post-natal. We talked about how magic mushrooms (psilocybin) and other entheogens can be used in families an…
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What's Missing From Average Sex? The Labia Lounge LIVE at The Summer of Love
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To wrap up the LIVE recordings from The Summer of Love festival the other week, today I'm releasing the biggest question I ask punters yet! "What do you think is missing from the average sexual encounter?" People had some cool stuff to say and I'm sure you'll get some insights into how to be a better lover yourself just through listening to this! M…
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Debauchery and First Times on The Labia Lounge LIVE at Summer of Love
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This week on The Labia Lounge LIVE I asked festival goers "What is the most debaucherous thing you've ever done?" AND "What was your first segzual experience like?" Tune in to hear a whole array of answers and stories, plus some TMIs and even a Sandy Clam thrown in as a bonus! The sound isn't amazing in this one as the music was loud at the festiva…
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Embarrassing Stories from The Labia Lounge LIVE at Summer of Love Festival
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This week on the poddy we go LIVE again at a little day festival called Summer of Love, run by Culture Jam. It was a bit of a rainy old day but we made our Lounge space extra cosy and encouraged punters to take off their disposable ponchos and shake out their brollies and come on in to join us on the IRL vulva couch to have some real chats about al…
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The Art of True Intimacy with Men's Intimacy Coach Manuele Paradiso
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This week in the Lounge I invited Manuele Paradiso onto the couch with me to chat about his area of expertise - men's intimacy. We discuss the barriers and blockages to conscious intimacy, the difference between true intimacy and segz, how these can overlap and how they often don't, how to bring more intimacy into your life and relationships, and w…
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How to Overcome Vaginismus and Painful Sex Struggles with Katrin from Vaginismus Sisters
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This week in The Lounge I had the pleasure of discussing vaginismus with Katrin from Vaginismus Sisters. We get stuck into some epic chats about why the body can start contracting against penetration and get stuck in pain patterns and protective, defense strategies such as occur in painful sex and vaginismus. We cover Katrin's pillars to overcoming…
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Overcoming Sexual Shame and Trauma with Charna Cassell
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This week in The Labia Lounge I had Charna Cassell on to talk about all things sexual trauma and shame. Charna is an LMFT, and a Trauma-Trained Psychotherapist and Sexuality Coach who helps people heal, connect, and find pleasure in their bodies We discuss what constitutes sexual trauma, how it presents in our lives and bodies, the nuances behind t…
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Bumble Guy Mystery Wrapped! - Comfort Creek LIVE - Part 3 - Season Finale!
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Holy labias! For The Labia Lounge's season 2 finale, this week's eppy is chock full of very entertaining and very relatable discussions live from Comfort Creek festival! PLUS we finally get to the bottom of the Bumble Guy Mystery! (Well, sort of...you lot can be the judge of that!) I loved having chats with a couple of really open and vulnerable me…
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Real Chats, With Real People, About Real Shit - Comfort Creek LIVE - Part 2
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This is Part 2 of this extra special series of episodes featuring a bunch of interviews with festival goers of Comfort Creek festival where I set up a LIVE interactive version of The Labia Lounge for the first time ever! To celebrate 2 years of the podcast, I'm releasing this series in parts because I got so much ripper content from all the courage…
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LIVE at Comfort Creek - Real Chats, With Real People, About Real Shit - Part 1
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This extra special episode features a bunch of interviews with festival goers of Comfort Creek festival where I set up a LIVE interactive version of The Labia Lounge for the first time ever! To celebrate 2 years of the podcast, I'm releasing this series in parts because I got so much ripper content from all the courageous guests who stopped by to j…
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Libido Lurve - re-release with Female Libido Expert Elena Rossi
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This week in The Lounge I'm re-releasing an epic chat with the incredible Elena Rossi about female libido and all sorts of other unexpected and chunky topics! We tackle things like the factors that influence and impact desire, arousal patterns in female bods, differences in libido within a couple, fading libido in long term relationships, how socie…
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Cultivating Connections and Building Community with Naked Conversations Creator Jessie McCall
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This week in The Lounge I invited the creator of the Naked Conversations card deck and photographer, Jessie McCall, to have a chat with me about something she's really great at - building connection and community. This topic is something I'm also really passionate about as I feel the greatest threat to our health and happiness is loneliness and a l…
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Erotic Massage Medicine for Women with Queerotic Queen Quinn Kush
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This week in The Lounge I invited my long-time friend and queerotic baddie, Han Marko - AKA Quinn Kush - on to chat about her latest endeavours into erotic massage for women. Quinn is normalising sex work for women and queer folk and providing a medicinal, sensual massage experience for the queer community since discovering a gap in the market. We …
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Reclaiming Birth: A Journey of Reverence, Deconditioning, and Personal Power with Dr Nathan Riley
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This week in The Labia Lounge I chatted with Dr Nathan Riley, who supports midwives as a collaborative physician and upholds the traditional practice of midwifery as his main focus after becoming disillusioned with the conventional maternity care model in the medical industrial complex. Nathan has experience in the mainstream medical system as an O…
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Shameless Parenting and How to Talk to Your Kids About Sex with Dr. Tina Schermer Sellers
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This week in The Labia Lounge I had the pleasure of chatting with the brilliant Dr. Tina Schermer Sellers, a licensed sex and gender feminist psychotherapist, best-selling author, researcher, emeriti professor, and media personality whose expertise spans sex therapy, spiritual intimacy, parenting, medicine, and social justice. Tina shares invaluabl…
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The Menopause Revolution - Navigating Hormonal Changes, Lifestyle Factors and Relationship Dynamics
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This week in The Labia Lounge, to celebrate #menopauseawarenessmonth , I invited Joanna McMeikan back to chat about peri-menopause and menopause from her Chinese med and women's health expert perspective. In previous episodes on menopause we've covered a great foundation of knowledge and perspectives around this topic, but this time we focused on t…
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