How does heteronormativity define the boundaries of sexuality and inform its limitations in romantic relationships? Dr. Jane Ward is a professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies at the University of California Riverside and scholar of feminist, queer, and heterosexuality studies. Dr. Ward talks to Wendy about the limitations of straight culture and how the patriarchy forms our understanding of sexual identity and the relationships that follow. Listen in as they talk about the liberation that comes with queerness and the contrast of heteronormativity that often follows.

Wendy kicks off Season 2 with author and professor Tina Schermer Sellers, PhD, as they discuss the historical implications of sexuality and its relation to the merging of church and state in the United States. Tina's expertise is evident in her acclaimed book Sex, God, and the Conservative Church - Erasing Shame from Sexual Intimacy. Listen as she and Wendy debunk the cultural conditioning on sexual shame and offer resources for starting a healing process.

Today on Dear Sex Podcast, renowned relationship therapist Stan Tatkin joins Wendy as they deep dive into romantic attachments and how our primal needs drive them as part of our human condition. Tatkin is the founder of the PACT Training Institute and the developer of PACT—A Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy. Author of numerous books on dating and love, Tatkin understands relationships in many ways others don't.

Philip Shepherd is an internationally recognized embodiment expert and author. He travels the world teaching people how to ground their thinking in the calm, deep-dwelling intelligence of the body. Today on the show, Philip and Wendy discuss his studies of embodiment, the representation or expression of something in a tangible or visible form.

Understanding the reality of your fantasy can help you understand your emotional needs in intimate situations. Author and social psychologist Dr. Justin Lehmiller joins Wendy to address how dominance and submission dynamics in the real world are being carried over into our sexual worlds. Get to know yourself better by bridging the gap between fantasy and reality.

Follow Wendy's discussion with nationally board-certified Clinical Sexologist and world-renowned Master Sex Coach Patti Britton. In this episode we discuss with Dr. Britton the multi-disciplinary study of sexology and its integrations in sex coaching. Sexual self-realization is centered around healing so you can tap into your wholeness and fully express yourself. Learn to deconstruct the taboo stigma around S-E-X so that you can begin having empowering conversations.

GS Youngblood is the author of the book "The Masculine in Relationship," and a coach who helps men in relationships learn to live, love, and lead. Youngblood and Wendy talk about how men can learn to lead from their masculine core. By learning that the model of masculine power doesn't encroach on feminine power, couples can learn to respond in a manner that allows them to forge stronger relationships with oneself, and as a partnership.

Pelvic pain specialist Dr. Sonia Bahlani helps patients through comprehensive, personalized treatment plans aimed at addressing the issue from all angles to improve their quality of life beyond what they thought possible. Wendy and Sonia talk about finding the root cause of pelvic pain to better manage symptoms and start healing. Key topics include the importance of routine hygiene as good preventative care and learning to speak out when something feels off.

Wendy talks to Sally Kempton, teacher of meditation and yoga philosophy and the author of Meditation for the Love of It and Awakening Shakti. Kundalini is a practice and belief that the divine feminine energy in everyone is located at the base of the spine. Through Kundalini, our senses and minds can help us make connections to our sacred life force. Wendy and Sally discuss how when these elements are high, our sexuality can come alive.

Wendy talks to Joan Price, author and advocate for ageless sexuality. After the pain of grief, it might be hard to imagine being intimate again, especially if it's with someone new. Wendy and Joan converse about giving yourself permission to come back to sex, individually or with a partner, after loss. Through the process of bringing the mind and body together, you can choose life again.