Cliterally Speaking the Podcast

Cliterally Speaking the Podcast

By Michelle Dougherty and Emily LaneSociety & Culture
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Cliterally Speaking the Podcast episodes

  • Season 2, #38 "The 'It' Factor"; Guest: Alicia Revé; Wine: Segura Viudas Brut Reserva
    Michelle and Emily welcome rising star, vocalist, actress, and artist, Alicia Revé to the Cliterally Speaking the Podcast. They share bubbles by Segura Viudas, a Brut Reserva.The conversation flows as freely as the bubbles. They talk theatre: church plays, favorite shows, firsts, and acting for film vs the stage. They talk show business: being an actor, being an actor of color, being a woman of color in the business. They talk about how art is also a form of activism and that it can be used to change minds and hearts and society. Two such theatre productions Alicia participated in that changed lives: St. Louis Fringe Festival "The Gringo" and One-Minute Plays.They talk about how art comes from somebody's soul and that you should invest in their work and not ask for a discount or for it for free. Alicia can be reached at www.aliciareve.weebly.com and on Instagram and Twitter.Thank you for listening and subscribing to Cliterally Speaking the Podcast. Visit our website: www.cliterallyspeakingpodcast.comFacebook: @cspeakpodcastInstagram: @cliterallyspeakingthepodcastTwitter: @cliterallyspea1Please call our comment line: 812-727-0794Watch our youtube channel (Cliterally Speaking the Podcast) for all the behind the scenes discussions during our recording sessions.And Subscribe, Like, Share our podcast with EVERYONE!

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    1 hr 29 min
  • Season 2, #37 "Platonic Touch Therapy"; Guest: Angelia Scott; Wine: Maysara Autees Pinot Blanc
    Michelle and Emily share a bottle of Maysara Autees while welcoming guest Angelia Scott to Cliterally Speaking the Podcast. They share a wonderful bottle of pinot blanc from Maysara Winery called Autees. Michelle met Angelia at the Mannequin Art Project where Angelia and her partners in Sacred Touch STL had their mannequin art piece, "Mr. Cosmos & Mrs. Earth," on display. They talk about the emotional release that occurs when an art piece is finished almost as if giving birth and how differently art impacts the artist versus the audience. Emily and Michelle ask Angelia to explain the Platonic Touch therapy practice she is involved in. She shares how she came to the therapy first as a client and then later as a practitioner. She was dating a little and experiencing difficulties connecting, uncomfortable with intimacy with her walls up, The conversation continues with the exploration about some of the walls women put up before relationships, during, and then afterwards. How sometimes we see people for their fullest potential and the let down when they continue to not meet that potential. How hard it is to just accept that the person is exactly who they present themselves to be.She talked about how her desire to be a good partner and understand why intimacy and vulnerability could be so difficult and anxiety producing led her to platonic touch therapy. They talk about letting go of the conditioning that most touch should lead to sex. A post from Sacred Touch STL really resonated with her and inspired her to learn more about Cuddling Therapy. "The amount of love and touch you have in your life is how much you think you deserve." And she wanted to change her life.They discuss how trauma impacts our bodies and psyches and can manifest in various ways. Angelia stressed that platonic touch therapy is a trauma-informed practice. She explains what a client can expect during sessions. Angelia shares how her desire to have a healthy relationship with a partner as well as to be closer to her children manifested as a result of participating in the therapy. Angelia shares some tips for people to get comfortable with bringing more intimacy in their lives. This conversation is inspiring, warm, insightful, and hopeful. If you're interested in learning more about platonic touch therapy, you can email Angelia at [email protected] you for listening and subscribing to Cliterally Speaking the Podcast. Visit our website: www.cliterallyspeakingpodcast.comFacebook: @cspeakpodcastInstagram: @cliterallyspeakingthepodcastTwitter: @cliterallyspea1Please call our comment line: 812-727-0794Watch our youtube channel (Cliterally Speaking the Podcast) for all the behind the scenes discussions during our recording sessions.And Subscribe, Like, Share our podcast with EVERYONE!

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    1 hr 12 min
  • Season 2, #36 "Monica's Voice"; Guest: Regina Sykes; Wine: Kraemer Brut Rose
    Michelle and Emily welcome guest Regina Sykes to the podcast. They have a frank, intimate, heart-wrenching, and poignant conversation on what Regina and her family and friends went through when her daughter, Monica, went missing three years ago and the aftermath learning she'd been murdered by her boyfriend. Regina's honesty about the pain she felt then and now, the grief she struggles with, and how she works to move forward in life with a human-sized hole in her heart.Because Regina had been forced into navigating the various 'missing person' systems, she has turned that expertise and compassion into an organization called "Monica's Voice" with a focus on helping families with missing loved ones.They have a passionate discussion about St. Louis being ranked in the top ten cities for sex trafficking and the high number of young girls going missing in north St. Louis County and more specifically the City of Berkeley, MO. This episode is an emotional rollercoaster. Make sure you tell your loved ones and friends how important they are to you and that you love them. Life is too short.Resources mentioned:https://www.monicasvoice.orghttps://www.monicasvoice.org/important-informationhttps://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/10/us/a-town-in-terror-as-children-disappear.html

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    1 hr 27 min
  • BONUS Episode #MauledbyLove Guest: Sam Maul; Wine: Sheridan
    Michelle and Emily pepper their audio engineer and newlywed Sam Maul with questions about his recent wedding. They want the details on everything but the wedding night. Get the inside scoop on the most sought after St. Louis wedding of the year. Michelle and Emily compare their wedding experiences with the current environment. How many attendants do you have? Tuxedos vs Suits. Best color for the bridesmaids. How many cocktail hours are enough during the wedding and reception? DJ versus live band? First dance: lessons or 'sway-sway'? How hard is it to write your own vows? How do you stay within a wedding budget to make sure you have $$ for a honeymoon?Sam has asked for listeners to send in suggestions on what to drink while he and Jeannie honeymoon in Greece.Emily asks Sam to tell the story about how he and Jeannie met and their first date. Trust us, it's really sweet.You'll be #mauledbylove after listening to this episode.Thank you for listening and subscribing to Cliterally Speaking the Podcast. Visit our website: www.cliterallyspeakingpodcast.comFacebook: @cspeakpodcastInstagram: @cliterallyspeakingthepodcastTwitter: @cliterallyspea1Please call our comment line: 812-727-0794Watch our youtube channel (Cliterally Speaking the Podcast) for all the behind the scenes discussions during our recording sessions.And Subscribe, Like, Share our podcast with EVERYONE!

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    52 min
  • Season 2, #35 "Beloved Bust - Breast Care 101 " Guest: Melissa Russell; Wine: Forth
    Michelle & Emily share their sorrow over the fire at Notre Dame in Paris with a bottle of Forth, a 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon from the Sonoma region. Emily shares how exactly ten years ago she was in Paris at Notre Dame on a life-changing journey. They welcome guest, friend, and myofascial therapist, Melissa Russell (https://www.quantumhealingarts.net) to the podcast.Michelle endured tailbone pain for two and a half years and did a variety of treatments before finding Melissa. After several months of therapy, Michelle finally found relief from the pain and corrected the tailbone problem.Melissa explains the difference between myofascial release therapy and massage therapy. She shares several inspiring experiences with her clients.They talk about the many body issues that can be helped/resolved using myofascial therapy including painful sex, and other pelvic floor issues. Melissa talks about how pelvic floor dates with couples can be great intimacy builders within relationships.Melissa shares how a breast cancer survivor came to her because an implant had been rejected and she had experienced so many side effects from the implant. This experience was the catalyst for Melissa to expand her practice to include a special focus on breast cancer survivors. Beloved Bust (https://www.belovedbust.com) is designed to teach women how to work on their breasts and how to work on their scars, to fill in the gap from surviving breast cancer to getting back to their new favorite selves.They share their experiences of their first awareness of their boobs and the not-so-fun phase of puberty, hiding boobs with books, boys popping bra straps, etc... and how those experiences shape our perceptions of ourselves. They lament how women don't grow up knowing their bodies are beautiful, magical, and nothing to be ashamed of.Melissa describes what a session of Breast Care 101 is like in a group setting in case you want to have her as a guest one month at your book club (for example) meeting.Upcoming Breast Care 101 class June 9, 2019 at Joy of Yoga in St. Louis."One of the beautiful things is to teach people how to work on themselves." - Melissa RussellThank you for listening and subscribing to Cliterally Speaking the Podcast. Visit our website: www.cliterallyspeakingpodcast.comFacebook: @cspeakpodcastInstagram: @cliterallyspeakingthepodcastTwitter: @cliterallyspea1Please call our comment line: 812-727-0794Watch our youtube channel (Cliterally Speaking the Podcast) for all the behind the scenes discussions during our recording sessions.And Subscribe, Like, Share our podcast with EVERYONE!

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    1 hr 16 min
  • Season 2, #34 "The Common Good" Guest: Carol DeVaughan; Wine: Phoenix 2013
    Michelle and Emily welcome guest Carol DeVaughan to the podcast. The conversations in this episode are deep and challenging but end on an uplifting note. They talk about the tragedy in New Zealand, the prime minister's response, gun control, the Holocaust, the importance of travel inside of and outside of the US. They talk about the Anne Frank house and Michelle shares some poignant stories from when she traveled Europe in 1990. Carol shares how she had to make changes and adapt her life to situations that presented themselves such as raising her children by herself while her husband was in Vietnam, to being told her degree from a nonTennessee university was of no value to the school system in Tennessee, to being told her husband didn't want to be married anymore, to a woman saying she should go to seminary school. They touch on politics and the impact of feminism - how far they've come, yet how far women still have left to go. They talk about how fear overtakes a society and strategize on how to get civilization to a point where the focus is on the greater good again.They reference the Holocaust Museum & Learning Center in St. Louis. You can get more info here - www.hmlc.orgThank you for listening and subscribing to Cliterally Speaking the Podcast. Visit our website: www.cliterallyspeakingpodcast.comFacebook: @cspeakpodcastInstagram: @cliterallyspeakingthepodcastTwitter: @cliterallyspea1Please call our comment line: 812-727-0794Watch our youtube channel (Cliterally Speaking the Podcast) for all the behind the scenes discussions during our recording sessions.And Subscribe, Like, Share our podcast with EVERYONE!

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    1 hr 12 min
  • Season 2, #33 "Knock my Socks Off! aka The Blended Orgasm"; Guest: Lora Haddock; Wine: Lavico

    UPDATE AS OF 12/2/2022 - It has been brought to our attention that Lora DiCarlo has filed for bankruptcy. If you or anyone you know has an outstanding claim against the company, visit https://bedbible.com/lora-dicarlo-bankrupt/ to get more information on the bankruptcy and how to file a claim.


    Emily & Michelle sip on a bottle of Lavico and welcome Lora Haddock, CEO of Lora DiCarlo , a woman-run start-up determined to change the face of pleasure products to the podcast. https://loradicarlo.com They are thrilled to have Lora as a guest after first hearing about her company during Season 1, Episode 21 (Good News Network). They discuss blended orgasms, aka "Knock Your Head Off" orgasms, which is a combination of g-spot and clitoral stimulation and how Lora has turned that quest into designing a hands-free massager, the Ose Massager, that is completely customizable to the user. (It will be available in the Fall of 2019.) They talk about the historical shame and stigma attached to female masturbation and how that impacts the sexual life of women. Lora and her company are working to freeing women from that shame and stigma. They agree there is an urgent need to keep discussing women's sexual health, orgasms, and that the needs of women matter. The conversation expands to a discussion on how technology is being used to expand and enhance the options for fulfilling sexual experiences for women. Learn more about haptic technology here -https://www.ultrahaptics.com/news/blog/what-is-haptic-feedback/ They dive into the controversy from when Lora's company received a CES 2019 Innovation Awards Honoree in the Robotics and Drones that was rescinded one month later because the product was deemed "immoral, obscene, and profane." Michelle & Emily share their outrage at the assumption that a woman's orgasm is obscene and profane and encourage Lora to keep being the trailblazer. UPDATE: They scored an apology from CES. And raised $2M in additional funding! Read more here --> https://loradicarlo.com/pages/cesgenderbias There is so much great information and fun conversation in this episode, it will knock your socks off! Thank you for listening and subscribing to Cliterally Speaking the Podcast. Visit our website: www.cliterallyspeakingpodcast.com Facebook: @cspeakpodcast Instagram: @cliterallyspeakingthepodcast Twitter: @cliterallyspea1 Please call our comment line: 812-727-0794 Watch our youtube channel (Cliterally Speaking the Podcast) for all the behind the scenes discussions during our recording sessions. And Subscribe, Like, Share our podcast with EVERYONE!

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    1 hr 15 min
  • Season 2, #32 "Sex, Drugs, and Shoes..." Guest: Isabelle Raymond; Wine: Susumaniello 2015
    Michelle and Emily welcome guest, author, and friend, Isabelle Raymond, to the show while relishing a delicious bottle of an Italian wine, Susumaniello 2015. Emily and Isabelle encourage Michelle to stop hoarding her wine reminding her that life is too short and to drink the wine. Michelle offers a compromise that she knows will cost her more money.Isabelle shares her passion for pole dancing and the impact it has had on her life, professionally as well as personally. A vulnerable point in her life led her to walk into the pole dancing studio and she hasn't looked back since. Isabelle talks of the warm, welcoming community in St. Louis who celebrate you for who you are.Isabelle describes a shocking (but unfortunately very familiar to so many women) story about a recent trip to NYC with a girlfriend who was on the receiving end of a deliberate "roofie" drugging. They share their own individual stories - one where Emily lost 30 days of memory! They share their outrage at the pervasiveness of this passive aggression towards women.Here's a link to the signs of someone who's been roofied - https://www.narconon.org/drug-abuse/signs-symptoms-rohypnol-use.htmlThey finish the episode on a happier and more light-hearted note discussing Isabelle's book, The Shoe Diet. https://www.amazon.com/Shoe-Diet-Ph-D-Isabelle-Shaw/dp/0978797205/ref=sr_1_13?keywords=the+shoe+diet&qid=1555105938&rnid=2941120011&s=books&sr=1-13They discuss behavior management strategies to quit smoking, to lose weight, or to quit some other self-destructive behavior."You are worth every effort you put in to yourself." - Isabelle RaymondThank you for listening and subscribing to Cliterally Speaking the Podcast. Visit our website: www.cliterallyspeakingpodcast.comFacebook: @cspeakpodcastInstagram: @cliterallyspeakingthepodcastTwitter: @cliterallyspea1Please call our comment line: 812-727-0794Watch our youtube channel (Cliterally Speaking the Podcast) for all the behind the scenes discussions during our recording sessions.And Subscribe, Like, Share our podcast with EVERYONE!

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    1 hr 26 min
  • Season 2, 'Time of the Month' Show: Michelle's Bday; Wine: Nicholson Jones 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon
    Michelle and Emily celebrate their monthly "Time of the Month" facebook live show with a studio audience in Studio A. They sip on a splurge wine: Nicholson Jones 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon. Emily showers Michelle with birthday gifts of flowers, wine glasses, and dark chocolate cake.Emily asks Michelle to share select advice through the decades of life. Michelle gives advice from 0-10, 10-20, 20-30, 30-40, and 40-50. They share funny stories about their first cars and learning to drive a stick shift while holding the driver's door closed. Michelle talks about how painting rooms in her house was therapy for her during divorce.Michelle revisits a blog post "Some things I've learned..." she wrote 10 years ago on her first blog - The Minivan Philosopher.Special thanks to Denise Naughton of Brand You Media & STL Verified (she's also our guest on Episode 21 - Good News Network) for providing us with the equipment to record this episode for our Cliterally Speaking the Podcast Youtube Channel.Thank you for listening and subscribing to Cliterally Speaking the Podcast. Visit our website: www.cliterallyspeakingpodcast.comFacebook: @cspeakpodcastInstagram: @cliterallyspeakingthepodcastTwitter: @cliterallyspea1Please call our comment line: 812-727-0794Watch our youtube channel (Cliterally Speaking the Podcast) for all the behind the scenes discussions during our recording sessions.And Subscribe, Like, Share our podcast with EVERYONE!

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    56 min
  • Season 2, #31 "Step inside the Writer's Mind"; Guest: Rachel Ellyn; Wine: Pierre LeGrand 2016
    Emily and Michelle welcome Kansas City author and friend, Rachel Ellyn, to the podcast where they compare divorces, ruminate on how the criteria for a woman's 'ideal mate' changes as we age, and share tips on outsmarting skimmer machines at gas station pumps within the first five minutes!The conversation stays lively and engaging as they sip on a bottle of Pierre LeGrand 2016 (side note: Michelle's not a fan. Laugh along with Emily as she tries to convince Michelle of the wine's finer attributes.) Rachel since she's connecting to the podcast via zoom sips on a bottle of Roc de Segur and shares about her favorite wine store's '$100 a case' promotion.Rachel talks about the impact of taking care of her aging parents has had on her prolific writing career. Michelle & Emily learn about the difference between Alzheimers and Lewy Body Dementia which Rachel's father suffered from. Rachel shares how they were first clued in that something wasn't right with him while they were zip-lining over alligator-infested waters.The conversation moves to voodoo, a central topic of Rachel's newest novel (due for release in June). They talked about the history, it's applications and getting to travel to the Dominican Republic for more firsthand research.Rachel and Emily discuss their love of horror movies and compare notes while Michelle declares she won't be attending any of their future Halloween parties. (Michelle is not a horror movie fan.)The episode wraps with Rachel telling of the night she experienced her own "Night of the Living Dead" and lessons she learned from it. Listeners can find out more info on Rachel and her books by visiting www.rachelellyn.com. Links to info on Lewy Body Dementia can be found on Cliterally Speaking's website in the blog for this episode.Thank you for listening and subscribing to Cliterally Speaking the Podcast. Visit our website: www.cliterallyspeakingpodcast.comFacebook: @cspeakpodcastInstagram: @cliterallyspeakingthepodcastTwitter: @cliterallyspea1Please call our comment line: 812-727-0794Watch our youtube channel (Cliterally Speaking the Podcast) for all the behind the scenes discussions during our recording sessions.And Subscribe, Like, Share our podcast with EVERYONE!

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    59 min

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Honest, long-form conversations among girlfriends over a notable bottle of wine. Real, topical, unafraid, empowering, silly to serious. Each episode includes an honest review of the bottle of wine…