Pleasure Isn't Just Sex
Welcome to Pleasure Isn’t Just Sex, where we explore the world of turn on, delight, joy and orgasm, but not just sex. Curious if you can feel more pleasure, more of the time? This podcast is for you!
Episodes
18 episodes
Episode 18: But what if I don't orgasm?
Ashley’s story is common for a lot of us.She never really found physical pleasure in sex and never orgasmed.Sure, there was the closeness and connection and building love and trust that came from sex with her husband, but orgasm...
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33:27
Episode 17: Embracing your feminine is a load of woo woo nonsense, right?
Have you heard that as a woman you are too much in your masculine, and need to be more in your feminine? Or that if you just 'embrace your feminine' you will be able to effortlessly tick off your massively long to-do list, and feel sexy...
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Episode 17
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45:40
Episode 16: Does sex stop after menopause?
Have you decided that your sexual life will just be finished after menopause? Are you allowed to be turned on, sexy and desirable after 50 plus, or do you just have to shut down and turn off like society tells you you should?Kar...
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Episode 16
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51:47
Episode 15: Curious about kink?
Are you curious about kink?Maybe you've seen the 50 Shades movies or you've heard that some people like having things done to them that to you seem degrading or painful. And where is the pleasure in that?Jessica is a kink and se...
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Episode 15
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40:02
Episode 14: How can we have more pleasure with sex?
Ok, sure, pleasure isn't just sex, but what if we want to have more pleasure when we have sex?Aaron Michael is on the pod today, and as an author, sex coach, bodyworker and course creator, he has created a new model for sex that bri...
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Episode 14
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1:05:58
Episode 13: Are pure christians allowed to enjoy sex?
Sarah Michelle grew up in purity culture, and after a painful and unexpected divorce, found herself in hookup culture.We talked about what the impact of her purity education was on her sense of herself and her sexuality, and how tha...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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34:09
Episode 12: You want to tie me up, why?
Have you ever been curious about being tied up?Maybe you're wondering why anyone would do it?Or how they do it?And isn't it demeaning and degrading to be tied up? Why would we be talking about rope play and pleasure in t...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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29:45
Episode 11: What's libido got to do with it?
How's your libido? Have you ever wished your libido was stronger, and wondered what you could do about it? Dr Patricia and I explore what it takes for women’s libidos to stay strong and healthy throughout our lives, and the answ...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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38:16
Episode 10: Breathing your way to feeling good
Adam Beker is a student of the body and consciousness, and is certified in all things breathing. Adam and I let our inner geeks out for this episode, exploring the world of breathing, including if it’s true that if we breathe right, we ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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30:34
Episode 9: Can there be pleasure after an assault?
Do you remember being 20? Remember your own sexual education and first sexual explorations? Elle is on the pod talking about her pleasure experiences as a 20 year old, especially following an assault 18 months ago. We talk about...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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18:00
Episode 8: Are we allowed to feel turned on at funerals?
Peter Maloney is a grief and loss expert, who is on the pod to talk about that taboo topic - what do we do when we find ourselves in a turned on body when we are in mourning for someone we have loved and lost?Surely pleasure and grief d...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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32:00
Episode 7: Are you allowed to feel pleasure if you're fat?
If you are living in a body that doesn't fit into what we are taught the perfect body should look like, (and let's face it, who is?), this episode will inspire you. Indi Gage describes herself as sex positive, disabled and fat, and in t...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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28:38
Episode 6: The ritual pleasures of a Jewish faith
If you have ever been curious about pleasure and the Jewish faith, this episode is for you.Felice Winograd takes us on a gentle ride through her love of ritual, the pleasure she finds from simple daily acts, and her own understanding of...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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41:17
Episode 5: This one is all about tongues.
Who knew how much tongue function could be connected to pleasure and sensation in the body?I don’t think I’m alone in thinking that tongues are super sexy. Soft, warm, wet, kissing, licking… oh my!Jessica Miller has been on a bi...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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30:04
Episode 4: The sexy, sensual pleasures of burlesque
Have you ever been to a burlesque performance and wondered if those sexy performances get temperatures rising on the stage as well as in the audience? Koko La Douce is Germany’s longest performing burlesque artist, and a proud awar...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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28:48
Episode 3: Can there be pleasure if you have never had sex?
Have you ever thought about what it would be like if you hadn’t ever had sex with anyone else?And then as an adult, it was something that you wanted to try out?Elsa joins me to talk about whether or not is possible to have turn ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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24:49
Episode 2: The pleasure of making with our hands
This might not be the topic that you expect to thing about when you think about pleasure: knitting, crochet, weaving, sewing... really?But there is pleasure here as well. Lesley Joiner joins me to talk about the pleasure an...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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27:14
Episode 1: This is Pleasure Isn’t Just Sex
For this first episode, I am in the hot seat, as my friend and colleague Katie Farrell helps kick off this podcast with the question ‘Why do you talk about pleasure and sex so much, anyway?’.We take a detour past the importance of expand...
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Episode 1
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