Ready to overcome body shame? Marla Mervis-Hartmann from Love Your Body, Love Yourself joins us to discuss body shame and its impact on sexuality and intimacy. We explore how negative body image can lead to shutting down sexually and avoiding emotional vulnerability. We also address the insecurities and discomfort that can arise in relationships due to body image issues. 00:00:00 Love and accept your body. 00:06:00 Question societal expectations of beauty. 00:16:05 Exploring sexuality requires s...
Sep 19, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Season 5Ep. 281
Another VIP episode in the books. Tune into this live podcast where we invited our VIP members to join us and our special guest, Courtney Virden, a pelvic floor expert, for an 'on air' pelvic floor exercise. Courtney educates us on pelvic floor health and teaches listeners how to have a healthy pelvic floor and strong orgasms. 00:04:47 Connect with your pelvic floor. 00:06:09 Pelvic floor exercises are important. 00:12:47 Pelvic floor exercises are important. 00:19:27 Empowerment through pelvic ...
Sep 12, 2023•56 min•Season 5Ep. 280
This podcast features a special guest, Danielle, who is a graduate the Pleasure Positive Living community coaching program, focused on accelerating pleasure and disrupting shame. We believe that sharing personal stories helps transform lives, and we hope Danielle's story will inspire you on your own pleasure journey. Danielle is a 45-year-old working mother of four, with one child still at home. She has also been a surrogate for four pregnancies. Before joining the coaching program, Danielle fel...
Sep 05, 2023•42 min•Season 5Ep. 279
Welcome to the last and final week of Summer Pleasure Sessions. What if we told you you could meditate, masturbate, and orgasm your way to your deepest desires, becoming a reality? It has been found that visualization can enhance motivation, increase confidence, and increase states of flow. So why not bring this powerful tool to our eroticism? This process can aid you in changing sexual patterns in your body and mind. We have created an erotic visualization meditation for you to experience, and ...
Aug 29, 2023•18 min•Season 5Ep. 278
Summer Pleasure Sessions continue in this podcast episode, focusing on non-monogamy. We explore seven subtle signs that indicate someone may be interested in non-monogamous relationships. There is playful back-and-forth, with one host challenging another's monogamous nature. The conversation also touches on personal experiences and preferences. 00:00:05 Exploring non-monogamy can be complex. 00:08:02 Open communication is key. 00:10:21 Open relationships require communication and understanding. ...
Aug 22, 2023•33 min•Season 5Ep. 277
Welcome to week two of Summer Pleasure Sessions... We discuss desire differences, the concept of spontaneous vs. responsive desire, ways to navigate these differences in relationships and self-pleasure practices to support you. 00:05:43 Responsive desire is normal. 00:09:25 Prioritize pleasure and desire. 00:12:45 Pleasure is your birthright. 00:18:39 Sexual communication is key. Watch YouTube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYjiJEdDWo8&t=2s Stay Connected with Pleasure Positive Living...
Aug 15, 2023•22 min•Season 5Ep. 276
Welcome to Summer Pleasure Sessions, a month-long series here to support you with prioritizing pleasure, cultivating sexual confidence and having better sex. The first episode focuses on the importance of worthiness in accessing pleasure and being generous with oneself and others. We discuss the impact of body image on sexual confidence and debunk myths about what it means to be sexually confident. 00:02:00 Embrace body liberation, not perfection. 00:07:00 Worthiness affects choices and actions....
Aug 08, 2023•29 min•Season 5Ep. 275
In this episode, we discuss the importance of acknowledging and pursuing desires, even if it means making significant changes in our lives. We discuss the fear that often holds people back from pursuing what they truly want and the transformation available on the other side of overcoming that fear. Discover how prioritizing your pleasure can create 10x improvement in different areas of life. 00:00:30 Acknowledge and honor your desires. The timestamp for the statement "Embrace desires and honor y...
Aug 01, 2023•51 min•Season 5Ep. 274
We are joined by metaphysicist Mehrak Easley to talk pleasure, chakras & tools to unlock your inner power. In this episode we seek a deeper understanding the chakras and how they affect our lives. Given that this is a pleasure podcast, we had a particular interest to learn even more about the sacral chakra... and how to balance the duality experienced in the sacral chakra, including the difficulty of fully embracing joy and pleasure. Mehrak (pronounced like miracle) is courageous woman who i...
Jul 25, 2023•54 min•Season 5Ep. 273
We're joined by one of the co-founders and chief creative officer at Dipsea, Gina Gutierrez. We discuss the importance of developing a mind-first approach to sexuality and how it can be healthy and empowering. Gutierrez talks about the desensitizing effect of feeling overworked and exhausted, and how it can reduce sexual desires, especially in women. She emphasizes the need to slow down, pay attention to our bodies, and figure out what feels good. 00:01:52 Sexual desire starts in the mind. 00:09...
Jul 18, 2023•45 min•Season 5Ep. 272
Cliterati! Today you get a sneak peek inside our VIP membership community. We meet monthly with amazing pleasure seekers from around the world. They have access to our live guided experiences where they get to experience it for themselves in community and then jump on air with us to share and ask all their burning questions and they get direct coaching from us. We’ve been asked a question recently, which inspired us to do this episode and that question is… how do you create a relationship with y...
Jul 11, 2023•36 min•Season 5Ep. 271
In this podcast episode, the hosts discuss their personal experiences and confessions about sex and relationships. They emphasize the importance of normalizing the journey of pursuing desires and share humorous stories from their own lives. 00:01:20 Embrace the unexpected in life. 00:08:00 Unexpected encounter leads to exploration. 00:11:19 Exploring new relationship possibilities. 00:19:30 Focus on intimacy and communication. Join CLIMAX... The Pleasure Positive Living Membership Community CLIM...
Jul 04, 2023•22 min•Season 5Ep. 270
It’s not often we have dear friends on the show and when we do it’s really meaningful to us. Our guest today is one of Sugar's best friends and allies in life, Nicholas Petricca, who is here with us today to share his decision to publicly come out and discuss the importance of pride. Nicholas is the frontman for WALK THE MOON. Their band puts on vibrant, joyful shows, they are loved by the LGBTQIA+ community and they're known for their hit song “Shut Up and Dance.” We brought Nicholas on today b...
Jun 27, 2023•41 min•Season 5Ep. 269
In this podcast, the hosts introduce their VIP membership community, Climax, where they meet monthly with pleasure seekers and sex experts and then hop on air to record an episode together. This month's featured guest is erotic blueprint expert and intimacy coach Jessie Fresh. The conversation centers around overcoming sexual challenges and harnessing the wisdom and practicality of the erotic blueprints. Jessie shares her personal experiences and how understanding your needs can help overcome th...
Jun 21, 2023•49 min•Season 5Ep. 266
In this podcast, Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman, host of The Psychology Podcast, discusses the concept of self-actualization and its application to sexuality. He explains that self-actualization involves feeling fully alive, integrated, and connected to one's inner and outer worlds. When applied to sex, transcendent sex involves bringing one's whole self to the experience in a way that transcends the ego and focuses on the pleasure and connection with one's partner. 00:01:12 Self-actualized sex transce...
Jun 20, 2023•56 min•Season 5Ep. 268
At one point or another, we've all have had a dry spell in the bedroom, either with just ourselves in our personal pleasure practice or with our partner or partners… Today, we are excited to have a special guest with us, you may have heard Lindsey & Madison on her podcast, The Curious Girl Diaries - it’s dope check it out. She is bringing the sexy back after a long dry spell… 3 and half years… and then she made an ultimate sex bucket list and has been checking them off and hopping on the air...
Jun 13, 2023•36 min•Season 5Ep. 267
Divorce is a topic we haven't covered in over 250+ episodes. When we met Rudy, Host of the podcast Rude Advice, we were inspired. This man is the leading the way for Pleasure Positive Living after the end of a marriage. Rudy shares his story of growing apart from his spouse, cheating, and eventually filing for divorce. He highlights the importance of communication, co-parenting, and offers advice on how to overcome the taboo surrounding divorce and how to overcome challenges that come up in a re...
May 30, 2023•52 min•Season 5Ep. 265
In today’s world, it is more important than ever to tap into our inner power and strength. One way to do this is to harness your divine pussy power. Sarah Sullivan, the one and only Pussy Oracle, has dedicated her life to helping women do just that. Sullivan essentially reads pussies by their folds, colors, and skin tones to discover the hidden wisdom within. She coaches women and couples on how to manifest their dreams by using their own unique power. Sullivan believes that anything can be brou...
May 23, 2023•44 min•Season 5Ep. 264
Brianne Davis is a Hollywood actress, writer, producer, and director who is also a certified trauma-informed recovery specialist and a sex and love addict in recovery. She has been featured in shows and films such as Lucifer, Casual, True Blood, and Jarhead alongside Jake Gyllenhaal. Her article "I'm a Sex and Love Addict. Here's How I Realized I Had a Problem" has been widely read online. In the podcast, Breanne describes her experience as a sex and love addict, from her rock bottom moment of t...
May 16, 2023•44 min•Season 5Ep. 263
In this episode Lindsey, Katie, and Madison dive into the importance of masturbation and how it can help with mental and physical health. They celebrate "Masturbation May" by sharing their individual stories, self pleasure practices and the importance of setting up your life around pleasure. [00:00:00] Masturbation May Celebration. [00:03:43] Free gift and erotic visualization. [00:07:00] Audio porn. [00:10:30] Masturbation tips and recommendations. [00:14:28] Sex magic and pelvic floor. [00:19:...
May 08, 2023•25 min•Season 5Ep. 262
In this episode, the hosts welcome Marcella Hill, an author and advocate for sexual empowerment who recently went viral on TikTok for sharing her journey from a suppressed religious background to becoming an advocate for her own sexual wellbeing. Marcella discusses her new book, Wake Her Up, and shares how she went from a low libido to a heightened sex drive. [00:04:06] Religious beliefs and shame. [06:13:00] Shame around sexuality. [00:08:15] Suppression around sexuality. [00:14:29] Pleasure in...
May 02, 2023•48 min•Season 5Ep. 261
In this episode, the hosts interview Kevin Patterson, a polyamory educator and author. They discuss the concept of toxic monogamy and how it affects romantic relationships. Patterson discusses the need to divorce oneself from the idea of possessiveness in relationships, as well as the impact of racism and systematic oppression on the way people date and become intimate. He also addresses the idea that polyamory is exclusively for affluent people and aims to normalize this relationship structure....
Apr 25, 2023•27 min•Ep. 260
In this episode: [00:03:30] Sacred Sexuality Coaching. [00:04:13] Patriarchal sex culture. [00:07:58] Internalized slut shaming. [00:11:32] Bringing emotions to the space. [00:16:34] Self love vs. self lust. [00:18:51] Sexual objectification of women. [00:23:59] Entitlement in relationships. [00:26:34] Self objectification. [00:32:03] Women's beauty standards throughout history. [00:33:09] Sexual Worthiness and Pleasure. [00:38:14] Committing to self-love. [00:40:06] Forgiveness and self-love. [...
Apr 18, 2023•49 min•Season 5Ep. 259
Have you ever wondered what it was like inside a swingers club? Are you curious about the swinger, open or poly relationship models? Don't know where to start? Well today we have some guests that might have you “swinging,” from the chandelier by the end of the episode. They are the creators of the OpenLove101 lifestyle organization and Podcast. Together this power couple has over 35 years combined experience in consensual non monogamy and for over a decade they have coached hundreds of couples i...
Apr 11, 2023•45 min•Season 5Ep. 258
Throwback to the time we went to a sex party... as a cast... for research, of course. We've come so far in our sexual empowerment journey. Blast back to the past with us as we recount our experience of going to a sex party. Download our free audio training: The Ultimate NO BS Guide to Self Pleasure & Sexual Intimacy 💦On our top-rated sexuality podcast, Clit Talk, we’ve synthesized 200+ episodes with the best sex, intimacy, and masturbation hacks. 💦Take your self pleasure game from 0 to 100...
Apr 04, 2023•42 min•Season 5Ep. 257
We recorded this episode a year and a half ago… it has remained in the archives… until today… mwahaha. Lindsey and Sugar went as single ladies to a sex party and they explicitly shared about the highlights from their epic night out. This episode is a party in and of itself. In this episode: Highlights from Lindsey and Sugar’s night out The kinds of conversations to have to set yourself up powerfully An inside look at what actually goes down at a sex party (aka play party) Upcoming RetreatJoin Su...
Mar 28, 2023•38 min•Season 5Ep. 251
Where are all our readers out there? This podcast started as a book club reading Regena Thomashauer’s Pussy: A Reclamation and we have another great author on here today, Jessica Graham! In her book, Good Sex: Getting Off Without Checking Out, she teaches us about intimacy, love, fucking, compassion and our own hearts and minds, encouraging us to live our most authentic lives in and out of the bedroom. She started as a meditation teacher, actor and works with individual clients as well as couple...
Mar 21, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 5Ep. 255
You’ve heard of an Early Bird Sale. Well, this is a Naughty Night Owl Sale- we wanted to take a moment to reward procrastination! That’s right… Registration for the Sex & Empowerment Signature Masterclass ended but we decided to open the door back up only until 9pm Tuesday, March 14th. So there’s a final chance to join us this year! We get you’re busy, you’ve got a lot going on and you may or may not have been procrastinating on your pleasure and signing up for this badass pleasure filled co...
Mar 07, 2023•19 min•Season 5Ep. 254
Get our best deep throating tips to take your head game to the next level. Stay connected with us on Instagram | @pleasurepositiveliving https://www.instagram.com/pleasurepositiveliving/ Show Notes:https://www.pleasurepositiveliving.com/blog/ep253-how-to-deep-throat Support the showDownload our free audio training: The Ultimate NO BS Guide to Self Pleasure & Sexual Intimacy 💦On our top-rated sexuality podcast, Pleasure Positive, we’ve synthesized 200+ episodes with the best sex, intimacy, a...
Feb 28, 2023•27 min•Season 5Ep. 253
We have got another doctor in the house and this man is a powerhouse releasing hilarious and often scathing remarks on the state of sex education in our current culture. He received his doctorate in clinical psychology, completed a postdoctoral fellowship in sexual health, and was awarded tenure in the Department of Psychology at Minnesota State University where he is currently an Associate Professor, Co-Director of the Sexuality Studies program, and leads the Sexual Health Research Team examini...
Feb 21, 2023•53 min•Season 5Ep. 252
