In this episode of Sex Love Joy, Paul Herron reveals the truth about Anais Nin's sexual life, her jealousy and her relationship with her father. Paul reveals how the diaries came to be published and Rupert Pole's role in publishing the unexpurgated diaries. Paul also gets personal about how Anais Nin's life and writing changed his life.

In this episode of Sex Love Joy, Rachel Kramer Bussel talks about what she looks for in erotic writing when she's editing anthologies. Rachel talks about how to use your real life tales in your erotica and sex writing. She also gets personal about how sharing her own life on the page has changed her and her life. And much more!

Guest Bio: Rachel Kramer Bussel is the author of the personal essay collection Sex & Cupcakes and writes the Let’s Get It On sex column for Philadelphia City Paper. She has edited over fifty books of erotica, including Come Again: Sex Toy Erotica; The Big Book of Orgasms; The Big Book of Submission; Hungry for More; Anything for You: Erotica for Kinky Couples; Flying High; Lust in Latex; Baby Got Back: Anal Erotica; Gotta Have It; Orgasmic; Cheeky Spanking Stories; Bottoms Up; Spanked; Fast Girls; Do Not Disturb; Tasting Him; Tasting Her; Please, Sir; Please, Ma’am; He’s on Top; She’s on Top; Crossdressing, and is Best Bondage Erotica series editor. Her anthologies have won eight IPPY (Independent Publisher) Awards, and Surrender won the National Leather Association Samois Anthology Award. Her work has been published in over one hundred anthologies, including Best American Erotica 2004 and 2006. Rachel writes widely about sex, dating, books and pop culture. Her work has been published in Bust, The Daily Beast, Elle.com, TheFrisky.com, Glamour, Harper’s Bazaar, Penthouse, Salon, Slate, Time.com and The Village Voice. She does readings, teaches erotic writing workshops across the country and blogs at lustylady.blogspot.com.

Ascension guide Hasnaa shares details about her journey from sensitive child to becoming an ascension guide, why empath medicine is her jam, what raising her son has taught her about this path and her thoughts on self-care.

Guest Bio: Raised by two parents who are spiritual teachers, Maryam Hasnaa At-Tauhidi has been immersed in a world of mysticism, ceremony and celebration since before she was born. She found her calling teaching others how to embody their higher self and their soul’s purpose. She is a alchemist who uses esoteric teachings about plants, flowers, and roots to create tools for divine attunement. She is an Ascension Guide who teaches nature based mysticism. Born an Empath and a clairsentient, she has learned the importance of living in alignment with one’s intuition and most authentic self. Maryam Hasnaa uses her abilities to remind people of the vibrational, energetic nature of this universe.

The key elements of her teachings are based on her depth of knowledge and lived experiences within a diverse range of spiritual and wellness practices. She is an authority in metaphysics, spiritual law, ceremony, ritual, reincarnation and meditation. She specializes in helping people honor their soul contracts and their pre-birth plan. Hasnaa incorporates ancient knowledge as well as cutting edge information to intuitively create a program for her students that will awaken their potential and create deep transformational healing.

In the mystical tradition, the name Maryam was connected with being a healer. Anyone who was born with this name was considered to be a healing agent. The name Hasnaa in Arabic means Beauty. It refers to a type of divine beauty that comes from ones inner light. The name Tauhidi refers to the concept in Sufism of Universal Oneness.

Ascension guide Hasnaa shares her thoughts about sexual energy, misconceptions about soul mates, calling your power back and much more.

Guest Bio: Raised by two parents who are spiritual teachers, Maryam Hasnaa At-Tauhidi has been immersed in a world of mysticism, ceremony and celebration since before she was born. She found her calling teaching others how to embody their higher self and their soul’s purpose. She is a alchemist who uses esoteric teachings about plants, flowers, and roots to create tools for divine attunement. She is an Ascension Guide who teaches nature based mysticism. Born an Empath and a clairsentient, she has learned the importance of living in alignment with one’s intuition and most authentic self. Maryam Hasnaa uses her abilities to remind people of the vibrational, energetic nature of this universe.

The key elements of her teachings are based on her depth of knowledge and lived experiences within a diverse range of spiritual and wellness practices. She is an authority in metaphysics, spiritual law, ceremony, ritual, reincarnation and meditation. She specializes in helping people honor their soul contracts and their pre-birth plan. Hasnaa incorporates ancient knowledge as well as cutting edge information to intuitively create a program for her students that will awaken their potential and create deep transformational healing.

In the mystical tradition, the name Maryam was connected with being a healer. Anyone who was born with this name was considered to be a healing agent. The name Hasnaa in Arabic means Beauty. It refers to a type of divine beauty that comes from ones inner light. The name Tauhidi refers to the concept in Sufism of Universal Oneness.

Holistic health and movement coach Jennifer Sterling explains all about how to nourish yourself at the table and away from it. She shares how her relationship to sensual movement helped her become more aware and feel more alive. She also talks about her experience as a mother and about her struggles with food allergies.

If you are a woman that desires powerful intimacy, a blissful relationship with your body and pleasure in all areas of life, Jennifer and I invite you to join us for Nourish & Nosh. It is a feast for women that will take place September 26th in New York City. For all the details and to get your tickets please visit: http://j.mp/NYC-Sept26

Guest Bio: For years Jennifer struggled with how food owned her life, then she took control of not just her plate, but her passion. A once-upon-a-time bakery owner with a background in movement and dance, she helps women create mindful lives.

Connect with Jennifer at http://jennifersterling.com

In this episode of Sex Love Joy, Mo Beasley talks about his experiences as a performance poet, educator and the creator of the showcase Mo Beasley's Urban Erotika. Mo also shares his theory about how and why women love more than men, plus, he gives men some great advice on how to truly please women.

In this episode of Sex Love Joy, Jacqui Chowaiki explains what pheromones are and talks about how they work. She also shares her experience and advice for women entrepreneurs. She talks about being in business with the man she loves and her hopes for her upcoming marriage.

Jacqui Chowaiki is the Director of Marketing & Sales for Eye of Love. Eye of Love is an Arousing Pheromone Collection designed to give people an added advantage. Their unique formulations and pheromones are designed to be used daily whether your working, playing, or being intimate.

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Sex educator and author Allison Moon talks with Anaín about her own sexual self-expression and giving others the permission to choose their own paths sexually & creatively. They also talk about falling in love when love shows up in an unexpected package. Allison shares her thoughts on the connection between eroticism and creativity. And they also chat about her book Girl Sex 101 and much more.

Guest Bio: Allison Moon is the author of Girl Sex 101, the erotic memoir Bad Dyke, and the Tales of the Pack series of novels about lesbian werewolves. Both books in the series, Lunatic Fringe and Hungry Ghost, were nominated for Goldie Awards for lesbian fiction. Allison was a 2011 Lambda Literary Emerging LGBT Authors Fellow. Allison is also a sex educator who has presented her workshops– on strap-on sex, polyamory, sexual self-expression, erotica writing, and more– to thousands of people around the US and Canada. She lives in California with her partner.

http://girlsex101.com

Fitness maven Lori Diaz talks with Anaín about what womanhood, love & wellness look like to her at almost forty & fabulous. She talks about the roles that honesty & sisterhood played in her life as she raised three daughters as a single mom. Plus, she reveals what is next in her journey now that her girls are all soon to be adults.

Guest Bio: Lori Diaz was born in Brooklyn, NY & moved to CA five years ago. She is a single mother of three strong & confident teenaged daughters. She is a partner in a fitness studio in West Sacramento, CA. Dancing and volunteer work have always been her passions.

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Speaker, coach and consultant Leela Sinha talks with Anaín about all things pleasure. From pleasure being our first knowing and how clothes should feel to movement being pleasure and her desires that make her feel guilty. Towards the end she dives deep into the word intensive as a noun; a definition, way of living and coaching that she is developing. If you want more pleasure this episode gives you all the permission you need to attain it.

Guest Bio: Leela loves pleasure and loves intensity, and thinks, like much of life, they are better together. She helps intensives thrive by claiming pleasure as their core and growing a life from there.

She also loves mangoes, chocolate ganache, dancing in warm rain, swimming in the ocean, velvet, sandwashed silk, exquisite meals, long moonlit cuddles, trees, and connecting with people.

Leela is available for coaching, consulting, workshops, and speaking.

You can read more and sign up for her 30 day pleasure project at http://bodyofpleasure.com

She can also be found at http://leelasinha.com