INTERVIEW: Did you know there are actually more than 5 Love Languages? Yep! Today joining me on the podcast is Anne Hodder-Shipp, a certified sex and relationships educator and author. On the show, Anne is here to chat about their latest written work around the topic of the modern love. Specifically, the 18 Languages for Modern Love which is Anne’s much-needed and expansive update to the classic Love Languages. 

On this episode we cover:

• Why there are more than 5 Love Languages
• Identity
• Queerness
• Growing up
• Sexual scripting
• Platonic love

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INTERVIEW: Today I’m in conversation with matchmaker extraordinaire and relationship expert April Beyer. A pioneer in the Personal Matchmaking industry, April has been one of the most sought after dating experts for 20 years having graced the likes of Dr. Phil, Good Morning America, the NYT, and many more. On the show today April shares her insights on the current dating landscape and her many tips on finding love. We get into dating apps, finding "the one", debunk chemistry, the dating formula, and setting boundaries. This episode covers SO much and whether you are in a single season or not what April has to share applies to everyone’s relational success. 

• Current landscape of dating
• Matchmaking 
• “Gameification” of dating apps
• Dating standards
• Settling 
• Finding “the one”
• Chemistry
• Needs vs. desires
• Making The List 
• Dating with intention
• Having relational success

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You confessed, I'm answering. I've been having such a good time answering your burning Q's and confessions around sex, love, and relationships over on the 'gram that I thought why not bring this over to the podcast. So I'm here, answering your call, and getting down to business. This week I'm covering how to have a good old RelationshipCheckin™, how to introduce butt play to a fling, confronting someone who won't stop bringing up their exes and more! Tune in cuties 

Mentioned Resources:

• Starter butt plug kit (not sponsored)
• Get Turned On! with sex therapist Dr. Ian Kerner 

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QUICKIE: Welcome back to another Quickie! This week I’m back with my co-host and relationship expert Amanda Blair as we chat desperately dating and the energetics of finding love. In our chat we unpack our fave tv shows of the moment (Sex Lives of College Girls is SO good), stalking flings, obsessive crushes, core wounds, and we also reframe single-hood and  how incredible this season is. 

In this episode we also cover:

• Obsessive crushes 
• Energetics of desperately dating
• On & off relationships 
• Stalking flings 
• Co-creating with the Universe 
• Jumping off cliffs 
• Ghosting
• Rejection

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INTERVIEW: On the podcast today I’m in conversation with Cecile Gasnault, the brand director at Smile Makers — a sexual wellness company comprised of pleasure products, educational content and erotic entertainment inviting vulva owners to joyfully approach their sexuality on their own terms. Cecile shares with Bedside her outlook on living a pleasure filled life. She talks about her own sexual journey growing up in France, how we can begin to expand our definitions of pleasure, the importance of sex + masturbation for our holistic health, and we get granular on how to introduce toys, fantasies, and eroticism into the bedroom. 

We also cover: 

• Erotic and erogenous zones
• Masturbation
• Introducing toys into the bedroom
• Vibrators
• Fantasies
• Traditional verses modern sex models
• Taking orgasm off the table

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INTERVIEW: I’m so excited to welcome my beloved OBGYN Dr. Shamsah Amersi to the pod! Dr. Amersi is one of the country's leading and most recognized Ob-Gyns. She graduated in the top 1% of her medical school UCSF, has won national awards throughout her career for her work in women's health, and has delivered over 10,000 babies during her career including being the personal physician to high profile clients and celebrities. What I love so much about Shamsah is her personalized, holistic approach to healthcare. We talk holistic wellness, finding good doctors you love, and we really get into how our hormones influence everything in our health (not just fertility). She's truly just got that ~bestie~ bedside manner every time you visit. 

We also cover:

• Tips for happy hormones
• Wellness routines
• Dismissive doctors / Finding good doctors
• Holistic sexual wellness 
• PMDD
• Adrenal fatigue 
• Gut hormone connection 
• Candida overgrowth 

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INTERVIEW: Today I’m excited to welcome Lauren Wang to the podcast. Lauren is the founder of The Flex Co. an innovative period care company on a mission to transform the lives of people with periods. Flex was founded from Lauren’s own experience with chronic yeast infections as she was seeking a period solution for ultimate comfort. Her mission is to change the status quo around our periods: where vagina isn’t a bad word, where we are no longer experiencing physical discomfort, where trans and non-binary menstruators are part of the conversation, and where nobody is turned away from essential period care due to their finances.

On the show today we cover: 

• Growing up religiously 
• Being queer and coming out 
• Chronic yeast infections 
• Quitting tampons + cotton 
• Vaginal Ph 
• Menstrual discs + cups !!!
• Toxic shock 
• Period Freedom 
• Process of making Flex 

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@flex
flexfits.com
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QUICKIE: Welcome back to another Quickie! This week I’m back with my co-host and relationship expert Amanda Blair as we dig deep into the topic of endings and new beginnings. In our chat we unpack running into exes (flings and friends alike) and how to handle those encounters. We also get into first dates — like who pays for the bill?! And Amanda shares her hot takes on dating protocols. 

In this episode we also cover:

• Running into an ex 
• Boundaries with old flings 
• Lack mindset 
• Who pays for the first date?!
• Old hetero dating standards
• Slowing down dating 
• Amanda's dating protocol

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INTERVIEW: On the podcast today I’m in conversation with Dr. Ian Kerner: a licensed psychotherapist and nationally recognized sexuality counselor who specializes in sex therapy, couples therapy and working with individuals on a range of relational issues. He is New York Times best selling author to numerous books including She Comes First, and most recently So Tell Me About the Last Time You Had Sex. On the show today, Dr. Ian shares with Bedside his knowledge around getting turned on through discovering the erotic self. We cover sex scripts, what qualifies good sex, and how we can capitalize on our sexual shifts. This was a fun and super fascinating conversation that I know you’ll gain some great insight from!

We also cover: 

• intercourse verses outercourse
• the 3 different types of sex 
• sex scripts
• mind based arousal 
• getting to know your erotic self 
• sexual shifts
• desire frameworks 
• non-monogamy 

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iankerner.com

Mentioned Resources:
Dr. Ian's book: So Tell Me About the Last Time You Had Sex

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QUICKIE: Welcome back to another Quickie! This week I’m back with my co-host and relationship expert Amanda Blair as we dig deep into the topic of sexual evolution. In our chat we unpack our erotic blueprints, get into sexual desire and how to share your that with a sexual partner. Including what that can look like in terms of communication and play.  

In this episode we also cover:

• Spirit guides
• Our crush on Harry Styles
• sexual exploration
• erotic blueprints
• kinks
• having vulnerable conversations 
• expanding the definition of intimacy

Also some quick housekeeping news: the bedside Good Sex™ hoodie is back in stock! The sale is running through Feb 15th so go grab this limited edition item while it lasts!

Mentioned Resources:

• Amanda Chantal Bacon x TBM Podcast Episode
• Sex Love & Goop Netflix series
• What's Your Erotic Blueprint podcast episode with Lea Newman
• Take the Erotic Blueprint quiz here! 
• The Good Sex™ Hoodie
• Join our Sealed List newsletter

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• https://www.amandablair.org/
• @xoamandablair

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