We explore how to feel genuinely grateful for your life while still going after what you want, without the subtle shame that tells you to shrink your desires. I share why I believe desire is not bad, how I learned to hold two truths at the same time, and a simple affirmation you can use to anchor abundance in your body. 

• the difference between true gratitude and shame-based gratitude 
• why wanting more does not make you ungrateful 
• doing creative work for yourself and celebrating that 
• rejecting the spiritual narrative that desire is wrong 
• holding two truths at the same time in love and life choices 
• my story of leaving a healthy relationship to move abroad 
• how moving countries taught me to practise gratitude in the present 
• what I want now in London and how I stay grounded while growing 
• the affirmation “I am abundant in love” as a daily practice 

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In this episode, we explore why the connection, devotion, and emotional depth we want in dating often mirrors the relationship we build with ourselves. We share a real look at self-responsibility in creativity and intimacy, plus practical ways to embody the energy you want to live and love from. 

• the principle that we only meet in partnership what we have met within ourselves 
• noticing self-editing and deleting as a sign of fear of judgement 
• dating frustration as a cue to check victim mindset and external blame 
• building emotional safety and being deeply seen through self-attunement 
• self-pleasure and self-seeing as foundations for the intimacy you desire 
• devotion to your art and yourself reflecting back in the partners you attract 
• embodying the “already safe and loved” version of you through daily movement and thoughts. 

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I share a part 2 of dating that turns into an unexpected lesson in courage, consent, and being seen. We trace how body-based self-intimacy helps us speak our truth even when we feel unprepared or exposed:

• meeting a new date while holding fear around intimacy
• choosing a bold invitation to a spoken word poetry night
• performing a rough poem without pretending to be polished
• using yoni massage as a practice of presence rather than performance
• building love and acceptance in the body with no goal
• reparenting the inner child to create emotional safety
• softening numbness through gentleness, slowness, and touch
• learning what a real yes and no feels like
• linking sexual expression with creative expression and voice
• creating foundations that hold under judgement, ghosting, or criticism

Be with me on this journey, and I’d love for you to share your thoughts around this, your reflections, your experiences, and connect.

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I share a real-time dating story in London that reveals how fear of intimacy can hijack our thoughts right before connection becomes possible. I also explore why creative expression is an intimate act, and how a messy, unprepared spoken word performance becomes a surprising doorway into confidence and being seen.

• Why dating can feel like a practical self-love challenge 
• How the mind invents convincing reasons to avoid closeness 
• Using the “it’s practice” mindset to calm pressure and stay present 
• Reading signals through body awareness rather than anxious stories 
• Sharing vulnerability on a first date with care and boundaries 
• Why sexuality and creativity are deeply linked through expression 
• Inviting someone into your creative world as an intimacy leap 
• Choosing honesty on stage and letting imperfection create connection 

To be continued, part two on Thursday. 
share your creative expression today and be seen in that

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We share how yoni massage teaches us to slow down and let gentle, subtle change become the kind of transformation that actually lasts. We talk honestly about expectation, performance, and what it means to meet the body with presence, reverence, and real safety. 

• why “coming home” starts with feeling the body from within 
• what yoni massage is and why it is not an erotic goal-driven practice 
• using pressure points and internal touch to release tension and build trust 
• how chasing intense breathwork and pleasure highs can create disconnection 
• meeting the yoni with appreciation rather than trying to get something 
• why trauma-informed teaching matters and how we think about sexual trauma 
• bringing presence without expectation into yoga, meditation, breathwork, and daily life 

Who I have learnt self-yoni massage from and am now receiving highly trauma-informed training from for the next 3 months - go and follow Charlotte Little, The Wild Fem:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewildfem/

Website: https://thewildfem.com/

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We explore how perfectionism and overthinking make us guard our voice in dating, relationships, and creative work, and why that blocks the connection we actually want. We share real stories and practical language shifts that help us speak with ownership, stay present, and let go of needing the perfect response. 

• Overthinking and rehearsing as a form of self-protection 
• Letting go of perfectionism to create real connection 
• A dating story about silence, resentment, and what we wish we had said 
• Saying the honest thing without blame by using “I feel” 
• Sharing your art without waiting to be perfect 
• Improv as a practice for presence, confidence, and intimacy 
• Letting go of outcomes and how others receive your truth 
• The deeper, younger part that learned it was safer to guard 

Let me know your reflections and go and share your art. Go and share your art, go and express your truth in your relationship, in your dating, and let me know. 

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In this episode, we are talking about the truth around pleasure. Pleasure isn’t missing, it’s often buried under stress, shame, tension and self-abandonment. We explore how safety in the body and honest emotion can reopen access to desire, intimacy and a more pleasurable life. 

• why many women feel disconnected from pleasure 
• pleasure as something always accessible rather than something to find 
• allowing anger, grief, shame and sadness to be felt in the body 
• why bypassing pain blocks aliveness 
• the body not opening under pressure 
• pleasure opening through safety and softness 
• simple reflections on what enlivens you and what drains you 
• taking responsibility for your own pleasure 

Go and pleasure yourself today!

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We share why we rename the show to She Comes Home and why confidence finally sticks when it’s rooted in self-belonging rather than performance. I get honest about sexuality, shame, and longing, and invite you to build the feeling of home inside your body so you can meet life with steadiness. 

• renaming the podcast from Connected Confidence to She Comes Home 
• the difference between performative confidence and embodied confidence 
• why external validation and success can collapse under pressure 
• self-support when things fail or plans change 
• sexuality as a doorway to self-trust and grounded presence 
• dissolving shame and listening to the most silenced parts of the body 
• the search for home through travel and “next place” thinking 
• inner child nurturing and reparenting from the inside out 
• desire for partnership and family alongside acceptance of uncertainty 
• practical ways to come home today through food, journalling, and money care 

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Welcome to She Comes Home. A podcast celebrating women's sexuality as a source of confidence, creativity, and connection. Hosted by me, Amy Reid - a  Spoken Word Poet and VITA™ Women's Sexuality Coach, each episode explores the courage to come home to your body, trust your desires, and celebrate the parts of yourself you were taught to hide. Because when we transform our relationship with our sexuality, we transform the way we live, love, and create. New episodes weekly Wednesdays. Thank you for listening and welcome home. ♡

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In this episode, I share what happens inside me when I speak up, get scared, and cancel myself, and why that pattern can feel so confusing from the outside. We trace the link between visibility fears and sexual shame, then land on a softer, steadier way to return to truth through boundaries and compassion. 

• the cycle of sharing my voice then retreating 
• perfectionism, fear of judgement and fear of attention 
• belonging fears when talking about women’s sexuality 
• why “authentic” only exists in the moment 
• a sixth-form story of sexual shame and public exposure 
• how rushing intimacy to feel loved creates disconnection 
• learning body trust through boundaries and honest communication 
• self-pleasure and weekly body practices as reconnection 
• dating as a practice ground for consent and presence 
• compassion as the way back when I override myself

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Thank you for being here.

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