Glow West Podcast

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Popeye was on to something when he gulped down tons of spinach, as spinach is one of the best things you can eat for wellness- including sexual wellness. Joining me this week to discuss how food can enhance our sex lives is Christine DeLozier, author of 'Diet for Good Sex' which explores how simple foods like mushrooms or chillies can strenghten orgasms and libido. Find Christine HERE.

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Sex isn't just fun - its medicine and a way to heal from trauma. To explain how this works, I'm joined by Devi Ward Erickson who shares how tantra can help help people and taps into medicine, spirituality, pleasure, and the body in order to offer somatic therapy and healing for body and mind. Find Devi at authentictantra.com

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There are a lot of different ways to think and talk about consent, and consent theory can update quickly as we learn more about consent and sexual violence. Joining me to discuss some of these different models is the wonderful Phoenix Mandel, a sex educator who teaches consent amongst other topics. Phoenix talks us through different models and lays the groundwork for us to empower ourselves around consent. Find Phoenix at: phoenixmandel

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The history of dating is a wild ride from personal ads that 'proper' women could write but not be seen to write, to swinger parties in the 1970s. Joining me to discuss the history- and future- of dating apps is journalist and author Nichi Hodgson. Nichi's book 'The Curious History of Dating' covers the progression of dating norms and quirks from the 1700s to the present day. Lets' just be glad we have dating apps - or should we be?

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Is a dick pic perceived the same way for queer people using dating apps? How do we view digital sexual violence and digital consent? Joining me to explore these topics is Dr. Chris Dietzel who completed his PhD on how LGBT+ people use dating apps and how they explore consent and pleasure on the apps.

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With OnlyFans in the news lately for attempting to remove all sexual content from their platform, its important to listen to the sex workers affected by this. Joining me this week is Royalti on Wheels, who is a disabled sex worker from South Africa. She talks about the freedom online sex work has given her, and her concerns about safety and income after this annoucement.

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Unwanted choking and facials- all far too common and all part of the spectrum of sex violence when done without consent. Joining me to discuss how we figure out how non consensual violence found its way into the bedroom is Rachel Thompson, author of Rough which explores these topics alongside looking at how we name these events when they happen to us. Rough is out now and is a must read.

TW for talk of sexual violence.

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Sex is a serious business for some, but where's the space for the fun? Joining me this week is sex educator Tim Langan who chats about his experiences as a sex worker and sex educator and using humour to help people to connect with their pleasure. Tim talks about connection, humour, ear orgasms, and how people can enjoy their sex lives.

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There is a lot of information and misinformation out there on the topic of polyamory. To help us navigate our way through this, Ruth Crean joins me to discuss the realities of being poly. Ruth is poly herself and training to be a poly aware therapist, and is also a member of Polyamory Ireland. We talk about poly joy and managing breakups, outline what compersion is, and cut through some of the myths around polyamory.

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Breakups are no fun, most of the time. But they are something that most of us will experience whether it is a good or bad experience. Here to help make this more of a positive experience is educator Justine Ang Fonte who support people through romantic and plantonic breakups (as well as being an incredible sex educator!). Justine talks about when to break up with someone, how to do it, or accept rejection gracefully, and how to break up without slashing all your exes clothes.  Find Justine at justinefonte.com

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