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 bringing you the best of sex and relationship education, full of practical ways to support and inspire change in your intimate life.
I’ll be also be exploring areas that can support love, sex and intimacy to flourish such as health and well being, creativity, embodiment and spirituality.
I’m your host, Sarah Rose Bright, an Intimacy and Sex Coach with two decades of study and exploration of love sex and intimacy. I support women and couples across the globe to truly enjoy sex and pleasure and to create and/or deepen intimate relationships that are passionate and purposeful, happy and healthy so that they feel good about who they are.
Whether you are curious about what’s possible or you’re already committed to exploring, I’m so happy you are here.
Episodes are released on the first and third Monday of the month.
The views and opinions expressed by my guests do not necessarily reflect my own views.
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Today I’m delighted to be joined by Naomi Harris who is a sexual pleasure and genital pain specialist. With Naomi’s blend of psycho-sexual, de-armouring and over 15 years experience as a naturopath, she offers a grounded and holistic approach to women’s sexual issues. She shares her wealth of wisdom on healing painful sex, numbness, dryness and more. Naomi shares: The shocking statistics on the prevalence of women who experience painful sex How to get support with painful sex Why it can take tim...
Catherine Hale is a pioneer in creating workshop and event spaces with care and safety at the core. She calls this ‘a culture of care’. The sexuality workshop scene is evolving with ongoing revelations of unethical, unprofessional and often dangerous practice. Shining a light on bad practice is essential, and so is defining and promoting best practice. We had this conversation to explore how the sexuality workshop scene has changed over the years, the risks of intense, cathartic processes, why s...
I love this conversation with the wonderful Tanmayo Lawson who shares her deep wisdom with sprinkles of humour, from her 40 year journey of self enquiry and study and her 20 years with the Gene Keys. We explored love and intimacy, how your conditioning affects you, the places people get stuck in relating, how to relate with vulnerability, why love and truth are paths of courage, the journey of getting to know who you truly are and so much more! Tanmayo shares: What the Gene Keys are What the Ven...
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 and love life. I have every one of Diana’s books and her work has hugely influenced both my personal and professional life so to chat with her is always...
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 are looking to deepen your understanding of healthy relationships, "Love by Design" is a great read. In this conversation, Dr Sara introduces the emerge...
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 listeners of the Love, Sex & Intimacy Podcast. We explore: Why the title ‘Putting the intimacy back into sex’ Our definitions of intimacy What is fu...
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 time to dream big. Check out Davina’s previous appearance on this podcast, where she talked about Feng Shui for the bedroom (episode 32). Hay House au...
Dr. Joseph Kramer discusses how he pioneered erotic massage, born from the AIDS crisis, to offer safe, embodied connection. He explains the practice, highlighting the importance of focused touch, exploring different arousal levels, and his transformative five-minute savoring technique. The conversation also delves into overcoming sexual challenges, the role of "active receiving," and how erotic massage can lead to altered states of clarity and profound personal insights.
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 cultivate a relationship with your womb, ancestral healing, sexuality as ‘presence not presentation’, your soul’s journey, allowing the question to...
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 focused on sex and relationships. Podcasting feels particularly important at this time when there is so much censorship on social media, especially in th...
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 biggest thing that restores confidence in relationships What the Trinity of Power is The importance of curiosity and asking powerful questions The 4 Eros T...
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 came out this year. Many people I work with would define themselves as ‘people pleasers’ or ‘recovering people pleasers’ and it deeply affects how you ...
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 polarity, how to invite a partner on a tantric journey with you and more. Tobin shares: His definition of tantra Tantra as a way of living What tantr...
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 pleasure. We explore: What is possible beyond the goal based pleasure that most people learn. How most people learn to ‘do’ sex and the limitations of that ...
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 experience issues like prolapse and incontinence and can feel fear and shame. To me, the saddest thing is that these issues are not talked about enough and ...
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 podcast. I invited Kimberly to talk about sex that changes the world as she did an interview with this title which I loved so much as I really do believ...
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 might be wondering what this has to do with love, sex and intimacy. A lot!! Your work can have a huge impact on how you experience sex and intimacy. ...
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 the potential of intimate relationships, common relationship challenges and dynamics, polarity, attachment styles, what the Gene Keys are and how to wo...
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 practice and alchemy. We explored what sexual energy is and the value of becoming sensitive to sexual energy, practices for individuals and practices ...
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 has been working with plant consciousness and altered states for 20 years with individuals and groups. Sarah talks about why there is a huge growth of ...
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 there is about sex, why its important to consider the meaning and purpose of your sex life, the difference between libido and desire, how to create a sex...
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 Creative, Connected and Courageous Living and also works one to one with her Leadership Mentoring programme and she has written a book about intuitio...
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 homes for years and each time she brings fresh perspectives and energy into my life. You might hear me laugh a little more than usual. If you saw Davina...
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 importance of safe practice in breathwork and what safe practice looks like, how the quality of our breathing affects our lives, the difference betwe...
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 a conversation with my partner, Graeme Waterfield. We have started teaching together this year, so we thought it would be fun to have a chat about in...
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 Goop. If not, check the series out on Netflix. Laura shares all about the Erotic Blueprints including what the Erotic Blueprints are, the 5 Erotic Blue...
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 began writing about sex and menopause in 2009 after experiencing The Making Love Retreat with Diana Richardson, which culminated in co-authoring with Di...
I’m very happy to share this conversation with Jade Lotus of the Art of the Bedchamber. I love the Taoist sexual arts. I have studied and explored these deeply and continue to do so, so it was a real pleasure to chat with Jade about this. I feel we have only just got started! Jade shares why there is a big lack of understanding about sex and sexual energy and how this affects people, the Taoist approach to sexuality, the power of sexual energy for healing, what the arts of the bed chamber are, h...
Welcome to this episode with the wonderful Kalindi Jordan, an inspirational group facilitator and therapist, who works in the field of intimacy coaching, sexual healing, conscious relationships and transforming sexuality into spirituality. Kalindi shares why your sexual ancestry may be relevant to your sexuality and relationships today, what dearmouring is and why is it important to awaken your sexual energy, how you can explore dearmouring as an individual and in partnership, why self pleasure ...
I am very excited to share this interview with Tamra Mercieca, Self-Love Therapist, Yoga Teacher and Writer and founder of the online school Getting Naked which includes Yoga for the Vagina: A restorative yoga practice that uses the Jade Egg to heal the sexual organs, release sexual trauma and awaken the body to pleasure. Tamra lives and breathes what she teaches and she shares her wisdom from healing from depression, her beautiful definition of self love, how you can use your triggers as places...
