This week, Tia Lynn, from the Sexy Biz Babe Podcast, joins us! She talks to us about s*xual freedom, feeling shame around s*x and how to free yourself from the shame, connecting with your partner, improving your s*x life, and more. 

We also nibble on shadow work, pole dancing, play parties, 50 Shades of Grey, Vampire Diaries, s*x expectations in media, Papa Johns, and cookie problems. 

My bestie and co-host of Petty Crimes, Griff Stark-Ennis, is on this week's episode!! He is telling us all about his situationship, and we are chatting about how to turn situationships into relationships, how long to be in a situationship, how to know if you really like the person you are dating, how to be unattached from the outcome, dating out of loneliness and more. 

We also nibble on overhead lighting, Acotr, thanking Ai, JK Rowling, Koopa Troopa, etc. 

YOU GUYS! The EMILY NAGOSKI is on the pod, and I've never been more excited in my entire life. She is the author of Come As You Are, Come Together, Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle, and a really cool s*x expert.  She walks us through how to complete the stress cycle and make way for sexy time! We touch on stress in the body, partner-caused stress, stress hitting your s*x breaks, transitioning from stressed to turned on, completing the stress cycle, acute versus chronic stress, pleasure, and what kind of s*x is worth wanting! 

We also nibble on Bloomington, Indiana, fan fiction, commutes, nice hotels, Residence Inns, Trader Joe’s, recalled foods, Libby, and more. 

Cami is joining us today to teach us everything we didn't learn as part of our s*x talk and how to communicate the 'talk' to kids and teens! We learn about introducing them to their body parts, setting boundaries, consent, safety, reality vs. fantasy, pleasure, avoiding shame around s*x, periods, cycles, and more! 

You can find her course on teaching the s*x talk to kids and teens here:

https://www.empoweredcaretakers.com/courses

CODE: EMPOWER

We also nibble on Onyx Storm, Bless your heart, Nick Lachey, therapy, parenting our parents, staining shirts, etc. 

Lauren Moore from Book Huddle is on the pod, and we are talking about everything related to Onyx Storm!! We get into what Brennan's rune means, Who Brewyn is, Violet's dream walking, who the brother is, the missing dragon eggs and riders, feathertail theories, if Violet's pregnant, and what happened to Xaden's soul. 

We also nibble on writing your own fantasy book, fan casting, calling romantasy fairy p0rn, book retreats, and more. 

NOTE: The book I was talking about at the end of the episode was: ONCE UPON A BROKEN HEART series. 

WARNING: This episode contains spoilers! Lauren Moore from the Book Huddle joins us to deep dive into Onyx Storm! We get into all our thoughts and theories, including the sky theory, 6+1 theory, what's going on with Dunne and the Gods, potential future deaths, how to save Xaden, potential couples, and more!

You can skip right to 23:30 if you want to get straight into the Onyx Storm talk!

We also nibble on Harry Potter, making friends as an adult, getting back into reading, book clubs, etc. 

Amy Chan, the author of the Breakup Bootcamp, joins us to talk about how to get over a breakup and change your dating life for good! We cover revenge fantasies, emotional addiction, breaking the cycle, repetition compulsion, stages of grief, the healing trajectory, feeling safe with your partner, attachment styles, future tripping,  completing the trauma response,  the regional beta paradox, and more!!! I am so pumped about this episode because I am a huge fan of Amy's and tell everyone in my life to read her book. 

This week Cami and Niki from Double Teamed Podcast are back and we're answering your questions about what women think about in the bedroom. We cover if we're able to put aside the to-do list and enjoy, if we think about other men or other pen!ses, what noise we want our partners to make, if we care if you come quick, what we're thinking about when our eyes are closed, if we care about coming, and more! 

We also nibble on m*sturbation stories, intersex people, American education, org*sm types, desire types, giving birth, etc! 

The incredible actor, podcast host, and writer Brandon Kyle Goodman join us to share their insights and experience with s*xual liberation! And how they became their most free s*x loving self! We chat about learning to love yourself, perusing your pleasure, offsetting societal pressures, getting in touch with your body, attracting the right people, intimacy outside the bedroom, and more. 

We also nibble on dance movies, the beauty industry, puberty, IFS therapy, small balconies, good bathrooms, etc! 

This week, Cami and Niki from Double Teamed podcast join us to discuss jealousy in relationships! We chat about anxious attachments, toxic things we've done that would put the FBI to shame, jealousy triggers, spiraling, fear of abandonment, fomo, how we deal with it, and more. 

We also nibble on Onyx Storm, Instagram stalking, concert tickets, rent prices, the TikTok ban, etc! 

If you prefer to watch on youtube check it out here! 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A66k0PnhSo&feature=youtu.be