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Desire on Fire

Aimee Batuski & Ellie Montgomeriewww.desireonfire.com
Welcome to the Desire on Fire podcast! (Formerly With Pleasure) We're Aimee Batuski and Ellie Montgomerie, intimacy experts and two best friends on a mission to help YOU put pleasure first and own your feminine power. If you are ready to become a powerful agent of change, who allows your desires to lead the way as you step into a whole new world of freedom, manifestation, and ease, then you're in the right place! On this podcast we interview friends, lovers, experts, and thought leaders to remind you that no matter how big, wild, or taboo your desires are... you CAN have it all.
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Episodes

Ep. 37: The Evolution of the Human Soul with Shareeah Woods

We all have the privilege of choosing where we put our attention - it can drastically transform our lives! In today’s episode, I have a powerful and awakening conversation with Orgasmic Meditation and relationship coach Shareeah Woods about where she chooses to direct her attention and energy in her life. We get deep into the constructs of race and its effect on the individual and the collective, and how we can all take part in personal healing. We get deep into: Why Shareeah does not subscribe ...

Jan 27, 20211 hr 25 minEp. 37

Ep. 36: A Mother’s Transformational Journey with Shellie Batuski

Today is a very special day on the podcast - I invite my mother, Shellie Batuski, to share her powerful and unique transformational story! As a student of communication and personal development since the 1980s, Shellie shares how that journey to inner work and healing led to manifesting her truest desires and creating a happy, empowered, and fulfilling life. We get deep into: Shellie’s upbringing and the catalyst that ultimately led to her transformational journey The “don’t rely on a man” narra...

Jan 20, 20211 hr 9 minEp. 36

Ep. 35: Finding Empowerment in Fashion with JoAnna Hartzmark

The world is not focused on uplifting women, we have to do the work ourselves! In today’s episode, I talk with champion for women and creator of Revelle, JoAnna Hartzmark about her mission to reshape the future of retail by putting women’s needs at the forefront of the conversation. We discuss the inconsistency of women’s clothing sizing, the attempt to ignore our complex bodies, and the power of healing our wounds and conditioning around what it means to look and feel beautiful. We get deep int...

Jan 13, 202145 minEp. 35

Ep. 34: Let’s Explore Self-Pleasure

Do you have a self-pleasure practice? Do you feel sexually fulfilled (without a partner)? In today’s episode, I dive into this juicy topic by revealing how I incorporate a self-pleasure practice into my life, how it has evolved over time, and how you can release any resistance you have around it so you can start to explore the powerful healing, beauty, and magnetism of a self-pleasure practice in your life. I get deep into: Why the word “masturbation” just doesn’t work for me How I developed a r...

Jan 06, 202139 minEp. 34

Ep. 33: Breaking Addiction and Living Beyond It with Dean Powell

There are many ways addiction can show up in our lives and this can keep us trapped in an existence that isn’t aligned with our truest self. But we can find deep transformation in the acknowledgment of our addictive patterns. On today’s episode, I talk to coach and author Dean Powell about his powerful journey with addiction, finding a path to healing, and his passion to help others to not only break their addictions, but live and thrive beyond them. We get deep into: Dean’s religious upbringing...

Dec 23, 20201 hr 5 minEp. 33

Ep. 32: From Pastor to Stripper: A Conversation About Honoring Our Hunger with Nikole Mitchell

From good girl to free woman, from pastor to getting paid to take her clothes off - on today’s episode, I have a deep conversation with life coach Nikole Mitchell about her incredible awakening journey. We discuss her path from her early conservative upbringing, to finding sexual freedom and liberation through the realization that sexuality and spirituality go hand in hand and embracing the sacred work of reuniting these two constructs. We get deep into: The religious conditioning from growing u...

Dec 16, 202056 minEp. 32

Ep. 31: Come Play With Us: A Play Party Experience with Kelley Bode

Why do we keep it a secret when pleasure is so fucking beautiful? Following your pleasure and allowing others to witness it can be so healing. Over the weekend, I attended a Play Party with my best friend and roommate Kelley and on today’s episode, we dive into the sacred and loving experience of attending a Temple Night. Join us as we talk through our shared journey with the intimate practices and the sober, conscious, and connected play. We get deep into: What a Play Party really is and why ca...

Dec 09, 20201 hr 3 minEp. 31

Ep. 30: Thriving with Chronic Illness with Nitika Chopra

Dealing with resistance to being in your own body? Maybe your body just doesn’t feel like a safe place to be? On today’s show I invite Nitika Chopra, chronic illness advocate and creator of Chronicon, to talk about her personal journey to healing and the passion she has for her mission to inspire self-love and help others learn to thrive with chronic illness. We get deep into: Nitika’s journey to advocacy and creating her platform for chronically ill folks to build connection What can happen whe...

Dec 02, 202054 minEp. 30

Ep. 29: Pleasure as the Guiding Light with Josefina Bashout

Your pleasure benefits the pleasure of ALL. The journey to pleasure looks different for everyone and on today’s show I talk to The Pussy Priestess™ Josefina Bashout about her path to pleasure and how she holds space for women to become strong, confident and sexually liberated. We get deep into the alternative path to healing she found through Eastern holistic medicine and finding our power and pleasure through connecting to our divine feminine energy. We get deep into: Discovering her strong lin...

Nov 25, 20201 hr 2 minEp. 29

Ep. 28: The Power in Purpose and Pleasure with Carin Rockind

What happens when we combine pursuing pleasure with our true purpose? Everything. Every juicy, little thing you desire can happen for you. On today’s episode, I have a powerful conversation with happiness and purpose expert Carin Rockind about her passion for helping women find their purpose so they can lead empowered lives and how trusting your truest desires can benefit you and everyone in your life. We get deep into: Carin’s journey to positive psychology and her passion for bringing purpose ...

Nov 18, 20201 hr 11 minEp. 28

Ep.27: Order over Chaos: Life as an Escort with Jimmy Clabots

How do we erase the stigma around sex workers, around our own desires and the way we interact with the world? On today’s show, I dive into a juicy conversation with Jimmy Clabots about his journey as a creative and escort and what came from following his intuition and healing his core wounds to get sober and allow his true self to be shown to the world. We get deep into: Jimmy’s journey from musician/actor to becoming an escort and pursuing his passion for screenwriting His struggle with addicti...

Nov 11, 20201 hr 15 minEp. 27

Ep. 26: Honoring Your Body and Partnerships with Shayna Hiller

Sometimes the journey to discovery can be long, but the more we surround ourselves with the light, the faster the process. On today’s episode, I dive in with yoga and meditation teacher Shayna Hiller about her own journey to self discovery and her passion for reminding people of their inherent capacity to bring their deepest desires to life. We get into how we can honor and own who we truly are as we continue to grow and how we can release conditioned beliefs in our lives to find more balance. W...

Nov 04, 20201 hr 5 minEp. 26

Ep. 25: Get the Lasting Relationship You Really Want with Alexandra Stockwell

Do you have the relationship you truly desire? On today’s show, I invite relationship and intimacy expert Alexandra Stockwell to talk about building stable, long lasting and sexy relationships through the uncompromising commitment to show up fully free and authentic in your life and partnership. Join us as we dive into all the juicy pleasure that you can find in your committed relationship and how you can connect deeply with your partner and turn the heat way up in the bedroom. We get deep into:...

Oct 29, 20201 hr 10 minEp. 25

Ep. 24: Allowing Our Desire to Lead with Cailin McDuff

When we allow our desire to take the lead, beautiful things can happen! On today’s show I talk with the amazing LA based coach Cailin McDuff about finding the permission to explore her sexuality and feeding the hunger she felt to connect more and push her sexual edges. Dive in with us as we talk through surrendering to the masculine and what it can look like when you strip down the layers of shame around your sex. We get deep into: Releasing the conditioning around sexuality that we learn in chi...

Oct 21, 202056 minEp. 24

Ep. 23: Trusting the Bigger Path with Abigail Gazda

Do you have a desire to unleash something within that feels untapped? Our identity and ways of being can be very tied to our early conditioning and today I talk with my new friend Abigail Gazda about tapping into our truest identity. We dive into her journey as a clarity coach and unraveling our authentic selves by releasing our conditioning with patience and surrender so we can have all the things that we want. We get deep into: Abigail’s journey to becoming a motivational speaker, author, and ...

Oct 07, 20201 hr 17 minEp. 23

Ep. 22: Do It Differently with Victoria Carmel

What does it look like or feel like when we are unfulfilled? It can be easy to fall into the trap of our conditioning and end up in a place where we may feel stuck or dissatisfied. On today’s show I talk with my best friend, amazing coach, and new mama Victoria Carmel. We dive into the choice to live intentionally and purposefully in our relationships with ourselves and others and how to release limiting beliefs around what it means to be a woman and a mother. We get deep into: How you can ident...

Sep 23, 20201 hr 13 minEp. 22

Ep. 21: Permission to Feel Our Pleasure with Demetra Nyx

Finding the permission to express, explore, and expand our pleasure and the sensation in our bodies is such a powerful discovery. My guest today, Demetra Nyx, is a beautifully connected writer and coach who shows women how to be shameless and fully expressed so they can realize the full range of what’s possible in their lives. Join us as we dive into exploring our own liberation and learning to fully receive the pleasure that we all deserve. We get deep into: Demetra’s current partner and how fe...

Sep 16, 20201 hr 4 minEp. 21

Ep. 20: Confronting Ourselves and Our Sex with Molly

Learning how to identify our feelings and unhealthy patterns can be very confronting and push many edges, but it can lead to more connection and a deeper truth (and that is so worth it!) On today’s episode, I invite my friend Molly Godfrey to come talk about her profound journey to sobriety, her sexual awakening, and finding herself through deep healing. We dive into the importance of doing the vulnerable thing and how to release our limiting beliefs around what it means to be satisfied and free...

Sep 09, 20201 hr 7 minEp. 20

Ep. 19: The Sexual Freedom You Deserve with Carli Jo

We are told a lot of stories about our own sexuality. And no matter what you’ve been told or how that is manifesting in your sex today, it is possible for you to live a fulfilled and orgasmic life! Today I talk with sensuality coach and one of my best friends, Carli Jo. She is the founder of Queen of Pleasure, a 12 week coaching program to help empower women and couples to tap into their true, erotic beings. We get into her journey to pleasure and how it plays into her marriage, her evolving rel...

Sep 02, 20201 hr 5 minEp. 19

Ep. 18: The Gift of Deep Communication with Lydia Billings

Freedom in communication, in relationships, in life - we are conditioned to reject this idea. One partner, for the rest of our lives - that is the only option, right? On today’s episode I welcome Lydia Billings, photographer, teacher, and director of programs for 100cameras. We get deep into how freedom translates into her love life, where her curiosity about polyamory led her, and the true power of deep communication. We dive deep into: The celebration and cultural expectations of women (and of...

Aug 26, 20201 hr 5 minEp. 18

Ep. 17: Honoring Yoga Culture with Susanna Barkataki

All of us have the potential to live fully in our pleasure and to find the joy and peace of living in our integrity and deeply connecting with the world around us. Today I welcome speaker, author, and yoga culture advocate Susanna Barkataki to share her passion for unity and transcending our own limitations through the honored practice of yoga. Join us as we discuss the value of preserving tradition, the damage cultural appropriation can do, and how truly transformational it can be to practice y...

Aug 19, 202059 minEp. 17

Ep. 16: Exploring Identity with Geena Russo

6 years ago I asked Geena a question, “Do you want an ordinary life or an extraordinary life?” On today’s episode, I talk with Geena about the personal development journey that sparked from that question and the passion this social justice queen has for ALL people. We dive into Geena’s experience as a queer womxn and how gender constructs, sexual identity and conditioning, and self-acceptance have all contributed to G’s story. We get into juicy topics like: Femininity and the conditioning around...

Aug 12, 20201 hr 18 minEp. 16

Ep. 15: A Story of Liberation with Paola Ucelo

The disconnection from our truest selves is often disregarded in our society. The impact this can have on our relationship to our bodies, to ourselves, and to our sexuality can be life-altering. On today’s episode I invite Paola Ucelo, yogi and breath and movement teacher, to get deep into her journey of self-discovery and finally giving herself the permission to follow her pleasure. Join us as we discuss how we can embody inner peace and find the empowerment to dismantle a lifetime of suppressi...

Aug 05, 20201 hr 3 minEp. 15

Ep. 14: Deep Healing with Plant Medicine

On today’s episode I’m sharing my journey of when I sat in ceremony, for the first time, with the plant medicine, Ayahuasca. This ritual, when done with intention and gratitude can be SO life-changing and was an immensely profound and deeply healing experience for me. It highlighted a lot about my relationships and guided me to some strong realizations about the importance of feeling chosen, connecting and honoring our ancestry, and the beauty of truly giving and receiving someone’s love. Join m...

Jul 31, 20201 hr 13 minEp. 14

Ep. 13: What It's Like to Date Me, with Jan-Willem

Let’s drop into desire today as I share space with my new Bali beau, Jan! We get deep into all the juicy details about our new relationship, how he has been crowned “boundary daddy” by my friends, and how our differing desires in the bedroom play out in our sex life. Join us as we discuss how we stay in a place of honesty, growth, and pleasure with each other and how we give to each other without compromising our own boundaries and needs. I can’t wait for you to hear this one! We get into: What ...

Jul 22, 20201 hr 5 minEp. 13

Ep. 12: The Beauty in the Mess with Sabi Kerr

Can we show up even if it’s a little bit messy? Have conversations about race, ask ourselves if we are truly enlightened, leave space for necessary growth? In today’s episode, I welcome the inspirational self-love coach and yoga teacher Sabi Kerr as we learn about her journey, of following her curiosities and using her voice in a new way. We talk about the declaration of self-worth by accepting where we are, finding safety in who we are, and treating life as an exploration. We get deep into: The...

Jul 15, 20201 hrEp. 12

Ep. 11: A Conscious Partnership with Jaymin and Eri

On today’s show, I invite you to drop into some romance as I speak with new friends Jaymin and Eri. This beautiful couple walks us through their journey as speakers, coaches, and authors and their passion to help people create more authentic and connected lives. We go deep into their conscious partnership and the quality of connection that they have committed to with each other. Join us as we talk through questioning traditional conditioning around marriage and the daily choice to connect more d...

Jul 08, 20201 hr 17 minEp. 11

Ep. 10: Diversity is Yummy with Haifa Beseisso

On today’s episode, I go deep with the inspiring Haifa Beseisso, travel vlogger and ambassador for change. Haifa travels the world, creating meaningful content to help bridge the gaps of cultural understanding. She brings such an authentic, beautiful heart to the topic of diversity and challenging the norms that we live inside of today. Come join us as we talk through celebrating our wins, transforming our minds, and nourishing our souls. We talk through: How her Youtube fame has affected her li...

Jul 01, 20201 hr 4 minEp. 10

Ep. 9: Embracing Her Calling with Naomi Cambridge

After an attempt at suicide at the early age of 25, Naomi Cambridge took a journey to self-actualization. With some initial resistance, she went on to surrender to her calling and has been coaching men and women to create successful, healthy relationships ever since. On today’s show, we talk through her journey with intimacy coaching, surrendering to the greater things holding us, and the knowing that everything in life is a relationship. We discuss: How her personal desire for a family has prop...

Jun 24, 202055 minEp. 9

Ep. 8: Shadow Work with Lidia and Devi

On today’s episode, I speak with two powerful voices in the sexual healing space, Lidia Bonilla and Devi Maisha. We get into big topics like trauma healing, anti-racism, the transformation that comes from chaos, and their personal experiences as black women in this industry and in this country. We dive into: Finding opportunity for growth amidst chaos and discomfort. Shadow Work and how especially important it is right now. Using pleasure as a tool to rewire the brain. Generational trauma and it...

Jun 17, 20201 hr 17 minEp. 8
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