Running Wild with Christine

Hello my lovers! Meet Megan. She is a self-healing guide, who focuses on intuitive healing, readings and Reiki. Follow us down the rabbit hole that is her life, to uncover how a high-school "failure" became an entrepreneur and now helps people get that extra spark that makes life feel real. Listen to this peaceful and re-generating, yet real-talk AF, episode on how to recenter yourself and turn toward the right direction at the very least. I’m starting to find the energy of this podcast a little cocky. Like: ok Universe, I see what you’re doing by putting these particular people on my path!  It’s getting quite weird. 

Have you ever felt like "is this it?" There's gotta be more to life than this? I got good news: you’re just a click away from Megan's truths. I seriously can’t believe I’m here talking (typing) about energy. Gotta hear it to believe it. 

Topics: hiring a life coach, therapy, positive psychology, spirituality, psychic abilities, identifying vs feeling feelings, taking time for introspection, embracing darkness (again a pattern it seems), entrepreneurship, self love, group energy, new people's energy in non-monogamous relationships, echoes and resonance, keeping people human and empathetic, sexual drive and energy preservation, balance in the lack of balance, binaries, love of all kinds and sources, and SO MUCH MORE. 

Mentions: Mark Groves @createthelove and Esther Perel @estherperelofficial.

For more,  go to meganjanesoutar.com or @meganjanesoutar on IG and FB. There's still time to look into Monday's Soul Purpose workshop at meganjanesoutar.com/purpose. Stay tuned for Megan's upcoming spin class too! 

Thanks again for listening my gentle lovers. I miss hearing from you. I know you’re still listening in droves (thanks!!) but I miss your input. GET.AT.ME.

Your little C. x

Welcome my lovers to another DELIGHTFUL episode and human discovery. Meet Nicolle, my newest crush. She's the founder of Girls Who Say Fuck and the creator of a Dr. Seuss Style book about ORGASMS! As per usual, we retrace back to childhood, in her case growing up in a small town and working really hard to get out. We talk about defining moments and gradual awakenings. It's all quite awe-inspiring and thought provoking. I can't recommend this one enough. I love this episode. 

Topics: life awareness, saying yes, bravery, telling your story, sex as an awakening, truth seeking, existentialism, commodification, communication, sex parties, LOVE (!), compersion, language and Foucault, breaking through barriers, sexual exploration and internalized morality, identity creation, introspection, brain masturbation, linguistics, feeling stuck and valuing the traps, fear, unicorns, AND honestly so many fucking great rabbit holes. You want to hear this one. 

I needed this conversation. I needed Nicolle to shake me to my core and do it in her own very soft and cuddly way. Please listen in on what could have been the greatest blind date in another timeline. These conversations give me energy, give me patience and hope. I'm happy to say that we are definitely girls who say fuck. 

Seriously go to girlswhosayfuck.com or @girlswhosayfuck.  Just do it. Sign up to be notified of the limited edition release of the Orgasm book "Oh, The Places You'll Go Oh Oh" or check it out on IG @theorgasmbook.

Sit in the dark my love. Sit and feel that. 

With love, 

C.x

Welcome to 73! Meet Lindsay, this week's sex educator! We talk about going from wanting and training to be a lawyer, to becoming a staunch advocate for comprehensive and inclusive sex education for all! We discuss everything: her immigrant Lebanese education, her life in DC as an ACLU intern, turning into an elementary school teacher and even coming out as pan! 

Topics: political science degrees, LGBTQI+ issues, pansexuality, the Trump election, consent, sex ed curriculum writing, what healthy relationships look like, technology and access to knowledge, generational shifts, our responsibility in creating functional humans through education, the social and economic implications of family planning, perpetuating social injustice and economic inequality, art vs nudity, censorship, nipples, rejection, and ALL the things. 

For more on Lindsay, go to sexedandthecity.co or on Instagram @lifeoflindsaym! 

Thanks again for listening! These conversations give me life!!! Hope you enjoyed it and please do share any input you might have to help us improve! 

With love, 

C. xox 

Fuck YES! In this episode, Kimbree from Vibin' tells us all about her upcoming sex-toy subscription business centred around fat femmes of colour and their self-pleasure. In her search for representation within the sex-toy industry , she found little but frustration and turned that energy into entrepreneurship! The site goes live in about a week so YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST! 

We discover her childhood in upstate New York, within a mixed race family of Trump supporters to her coming of age in university. Yes, you read that right. We talk about unlearning, privilege, feminism and fatphobia, within the first 5 minutes. So saddle up, and hop on yet another rabbit-hole-filled ride. 

Topics:  masturbation, racism, elitism, entrepreneurship, fat bodies and self-love, pleasure, sextoys, representation, self-love, cancel culture, being considered "illegitimately political", accountability & empathy, success & capitalism, inequality and SO MUCH MORE! 

For more on Kimbree and her business, go to biggirlvibes.com, or to @biggirlvibes on Instagram! 

Thanks again for listening my loves. Speak to you on the next one! 

C, xxx.

Well my lovers, welcome to another intimate one. Sam is one of my all time favourite girl crushes IRL. We met on Tinder, and the rest, well, ... is now public. During this episode, you will hear us discussing our versions of non-monogamy, from the perspectives of bisexual women in committed, open relationships with male primary partners. We talk about Sam's path to today, her relationships, her breakthroughs and tribulations. It's quite a ride, so join us! Fave quote: "No one person will ever encompass everything that you want in a partner, so I guess you'll just have to... be a hoe." 

Topics: straight-passing monogamous-passing privilege, realizing your sexuality, the toxic aspects of jealousy in monogamy, communication, sex, creating rules and setting boundaries, dessert analogies for ambivalent sexual experiences (specifically when swinging!), dating, assumed monogamy, coming out, anxieties, happiness, libido drops & self-esteem, AND SO MANY GIGGLES! 

I hope this answers some of your burning questions about non-monogamy, love, life and people who do things weirdly. Now go and have some fun on your extra-curricular activities. 

All my love, 

C. xox

WELCOME TO EPISODE 69!!! Woot woot, wink wink. I can't think of a better person to feature than Javay da BAE! She's the millennial sexpert you need. If you haven't already come across her insta feed or her youtube channel, this is the perfect introduction to this badass.  

Today we get to know Javay's impulsive decisions that led to her incredible journey to her Master's in Sexuality Studies at Widener.  She hopes to become a sex therapist with a focus on supporting sex workers and of course I had to have her on the pod! 

Topics: legitimacy as a black woman, moving across the country to make your goals happen, the entertainment industry, working out financials for grad school, LGBTQ sex education, creating inclusive and comprehensive sex therapy!!!, rage, sex work, the importance of visibility and support, sexualization of BIPOC, working within your own expectations and being gentle with oneself, rage & social justice, climate change and soooo much more.

Do check out her Facebook Page, Instagrams @javaydabae and @millennialsexpert and Twitter @JavaydaBAE. She ended up uploading a new post on Youtube about Sex vs. Gender!! See it here: buff.ly/2Imb33o

If you feel so inspired to help this gal get through grad school to spread the gospel on sex education, drop her some cash!!! Her Cash App is $JavaydaBAE and her Venmo @JavaydaBAE .  

Thanks again for listening and I hope you learned something!  USE YOUR VOICE! (Ps: Get Emily Nagoski's COME AS YOU ARE.) 

Lots of love. 

C, xox.

Hello lovers! Meet Maureen, founder and CEO of The Waterslyde, and new co-owner of Lovability Inc! Inventor and intimacy coach, mother, business woman and all-around POWERHOUSE, Maureen walks me through the creation of life as she knows it. From her sporadic and dispersed childhood, getting married and giving life, to now being "the Jewish mom, sex toy inventor!" 

We talk down the funnest rabbit roles surrounding judaism and self-pleasuring, as well as unlikely sources of feminism and going from secular thought to "becoming religious". 

Topics: "the ten year nap", accidental inventions at the gyno, Jewish Marital Laws, "self-hating" your own religion, fear, modern rabbis, #womensupportingwomen, managing the "Jewish mom" stereotype and the sex industry work, intimacy coaching, representation, uncomfortable conversations,  "Niddah" and "Shomer Negiah", pornography, finding common ground and SO MUCH MORE.

For more go to waterslyde.com or lovabilityinc.com! Maureen is also super generous and will offer you 15% off products from BOTH COMPANIES (excluding bundle packs and apparel) when you use our special code WILD 15, before 10/31/2019.

Thanks again for listening my lovers and catch you on the next one! C. xoxo

PS: Please do send any topic or guest requests straight to my DM's on Twitter or Instagram @christinewild_ or on our Facebook page. 

Ooof.. What to say! This one is so very near and dear to me. Bryan is my work husband. We have spent on average 14h/day together for most of 2019 and over the course of it, we have gotten to know each other quite well. It quickly became clear to me that he had a story to tell and so this day was a long time coming. 

In this witty and vulnerable episode, we uncover what it's like to be in an emotionally, and at times physically, abusive relationship in a small town, from a male perspective (in a heterosexual relationship.) His story, though not often covered, is indicative of the pervasive and stigmatized narrative of mental and emotional abuse within toxic masculinity. 

In this episode, we retrace the twists and turns of Bryan's life from his small town in Nova Scotia, to the self-discovery of his own potential and break from toxic patterns. 

TW: emotional, physical and sexual abuse.

Topics covered: mental health, codependence, telling mom about oral sex, dating in a small town, substance abuse, sexual bucket lists, moderation, emotional baggage, self-doubt, family patterns, anger, talking about feelings(!!!), self-worth, the irrational fear of travelling, the film industry life and many, many hilarious stories.

I hope you enjoyed this refreshing dose of friendship and sharing. I hope it inspires you to spend some time with a friend and open up. Maybe it even sparks the guts to leave the person you're with, or stops you from consistently talking yourself down, or shuts the voices in your head up for a second. I wish that for you. 

Take a minute and breathe. There's a whole wide world and a whole new life on the other side, and it's all one small step at a time. I believe in ya. 

As always,  you have my heart. 

C. xoxo

It's been over a year since we checked in with "A Dirty Word" author Steph Auteri! She's back to tell us all about postpartum from publishing your first book and parenting as a sex writer. 

You may remember her from Episode 21, the sex writer who was bad at sex? If you didn't listen, I highly recommend you go back and do it!

For this episode we dive into: exhaustion, achieving life goals "and then what?", creative pressure, diversifying your creativity, going to a writer's residency, being a hot mess, her new project for resources on sex education, parenting sex positively, peer-based education, her historical project on social hygiene, the moral ties and fear-based approach to sex education, mom tricks to hide your tears, gender conversations with her 5yo, world problems and adversariality, and SO MUCH FUCKING MORE. "Just so many more things to be afraid of on behalf of my daughter, that's what motherhood is," according to Steph. 

For info on Steph, go to stephauteri.com and make sure to check out her writing section and/or buy her book. Stay tuned for her sticker & book giveaway! If anyone feels like they want to/ know how to help her with her resources project regarding sex ed, get in touch!! 

Thanks so much for listening!!! I love you! 

C. xox

Other resources discussed: 

Books: "Handbook for a post-roe America", by Robin Marty and "Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle" by Amelia and Emily Nagoski. 

Articles: "When They Start Asking Questions", by Steph Auteri in Creative Nonfiction, Issue #71, Let's Talk About Sex, Summer 2019.

Aforementioned clip: The Daily Show, "Guns are gay now"  by Jakoubie Young-White - look it up on FB or Insta or wherever. You're welcome.

Ps: You can buy my book also. I love you long time.