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- COM-06 — Handling a "No" With Grace
Receiving rejection without pressure, sulking, or punishment.
Part of Communication & Consent, the second track of The Intimacy Series.
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12 min - Bonus: Meet the Author — Schuyler in conversation with Vivian WhitmanVivian Whitman sits down with Schuyler, the author and host of The Intimacy Series. He talks about the household he grew up in, the marches his librarian father took him to, art school and a finance degree born of spite, coming out in the early eighties, the years of hosting, the friendship with Frederick that led to Bob's, meeting Albino, and why this series exists at all. A bonus episode — warm, funny, and a little unguarded.
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17 min - COM-05 — Checking In Mid-Moment
How to read the moment and check in during intimacy.
Part of Communication & Consent, the second track of The Intimacy Series.
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13 min - COM-04 — Enthusiastic Consent, Explained
What a genuine, eager yes looks and sounds like.
Part of Communication & Consent, the second track of The Intimacy Series.
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11 min - COM-03 — Boundaries: Naming Your Yes, No, and Maybe
Mapping your limits so partners know where you stand.
Part of Communication & Consent, the second track of The Intimacy Series.
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11 min - COM-02 — Talking About Sex Without the Cringe
Making sexual conversations feel natural instead of awkward.
Part of Communication & Consent, the second track of The Intimacy Series.
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11 min - COM-01 — How to Ask for What You Want
Turning vague wishes into clear, confident requests.
Part of Communication & Consent, the second track of The Intimacy Series.
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11 min - FND-18 — Putting It Together: Your Intimacy Foundation
We gather the whole track into one simple, ongoing practice you can actually keep.
In this episode: recap of the foundation; a repeatable weekly practice; where to go next in the series.
Your practice: Choose the single practice from this track you'll keep — and start.
Hosted by Schuyler. Educational and non-explicit. Get notified of new episodes: theintimacyseries.com
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13 min - FND-17 — Everyday Intimacy: The Small Moments That Matter
Connection lives in the ordinary — the greeting, the goodbye, the six-second hug — not just the big moments.
In this episode: rituals of connection; bids for attention; turning toward vs. away.
Your practice: Add one small daily ritual of connection.
Hosted by Schuyler. Educational and non-explicit. Get notified of new episodes: theintimacyseries.com
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13 min - FND-16 — Slowing Down: The Underrated Superpower
Speed is the enemy of connection. Slowing down changes the entire quality of an interaction.
In this episode: why we rush; the power of pause; slowness as attention.
Your practice: Do one ordinary thing 20% slower today and notice what shifts.
Hosted by Schuyler. Educational and non-explicit. Get notified of new episodes: theintimacyseries.com
More at theintimacyseries.com — browse every track, and sign up to be emailed when new episodes are released.
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About The Intimacy Series
From the publisher's feed
The Intimacy Series is a warm, plain-spoken guide to real closeness, hosted by Schuyler. Short, self-contained 12–15 minute episodes on the actual skills of connection — communication, trust, desire, presence, and more — written for listeners of every orientation and relationship. Educational, sex-positive, and non-explicit. New episodes weekly. Start with Episode 1.
Want to go further? The free Foundations episodes drop here every week — and our adults-only members series (18+) lives at theintimacyseries.com, free to join.
About the host — Schuyler was born in the 1960s, a child of the flower-child generation, raised by liberal parents who taught him that openness beats judgment. He went to art school, found his way into finance, came out as gay in the 1980s, and in 1990 settled into a quiet suburban life in Florida. Then September 11th shook everything loose — life's too short — and he started actually living it: bolder, more curious, more himself. The gatherings he hosted grew into something bigger — sex-positive parties built on consent, warmth, and zero shame. A friendship with a longtime patron of Bob's Adult Books in Salem, Oregon deepened into a business partnership, and when his friend passed, Schuyler stepped into ownership of the shop. He's always been the type to ask — over the years he's built a deep bench of trusted advisors and experts, and he leans on them heavily to make this show, because he's the first to admit he doesn't know it all. As his father, a librarian, taught him: you don't need to know everything, you just need to know the people who do. The Intimacy Series is the sum of that whole journey — generous, grounded, and unafraid to talk about what most people won't.