Ready to overcome body shame? Marla Mervis-Hartmann from Love Your Body, Love Yourself joins us to discuss body shame and its impact on sexuality and intimacy. We explore how negative body image can lead to shutting down sexually and avoiding emotional vulnerability. We also address the insecurities and discomfort that can arise in relationships due to body image issues.

00:00:00 Love and accept your body.

00:06:00 Question societal expectations of beauty.

00:16:05 Exploring sexuality requires self-inquiry.

00:22:36 Listen to and trust your body.

00:28:38 Embrace and love your body.

00:32:36 Embrace and surrender to pleasure.

00:43:22 Body shaming from medical professionals.

00:45:13 Advocate for your own health.

00:50:11 Body image affects relationships, support is important.

00:57:08 Address body shaming with compassion.

01:03:30 Shift focus to self-love.

01:08:27 Body image and self-acceptance.

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Another VIP episode in the books. Tune into this live podcast where we invited our VIP members to join us and our special guest, Courtney Virden, a pelvic floor expert, for an 'on air' pelvic floor exercise. Courtney educates us on pelvic floor health and teaches listeners how to have a healthy pelvic floor and strong orgasms.

00:04:47 Connect with your pelvic floor.

00:06:09 Pelvic floor exercises are important.

00:12:47 Pelvic floor exercises are important.

00:19:27 Empowerment through pelvic floor workouts.

00:22:05 Pelvic floor health is important.

00:29:11 Listen to your body.

00:34:03 Embrace discomfort for personal growth.

00:38:01 Tap into pelvic floor strength.

00:43:19 Relaxing the pelvic floor is important.

00:51:11 Pelvic floor health is important.

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This podcast features a special guest, Danielle, who is a graduate the Pleasure Positive Living community coaching program, focused on accelerating pleasure and disrupting shame. We believe that sharing personal stories helps transform lives, and we hope Danielle's story will inspire you on your own pleasure journey. Danielle is a 45-year-old working mother of four, with one child still at home. She has also been a surrogate for four pregnancies. Before joining the coaching program, Danielle felt sad, lonely, and frustrated, particularly in her sexual relationship with her husband. She felt isolated and had no one to talk to about her frustrations. She even considered cheating but ultimately focused on food as a distraction. She didn't have any friends she felt comfortable discussing this with, as they mostly complained about having to have sex with their husbands. Overall, Danielle felt alone and struggled to broach the topic of her dissatisfaction with anyone... until know. Hear her breakthrough story.

00:00:15 Transformation through community support.

00:06:11 Importance of open communication about sex

00:18:26 Finding excitement in sexual vitality.

00:21:20 Unlocking through choice and communication.

00:25:33 Expanded possibilities through personal growth.

00:34:11 Normalize conversations about sexual desires.

00:39:26 Take the leap of faith.

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Welcome to the last and final week of Summer Pleasure Sessions. What if we told you you could meditate, masturbate, and orgasm your way to your deepest desires, becoming a reality? It has been found that visualization can enhance motivation, increase confidence, and increase states of flow. So why not bring this powerful tool to our eroticism? This process can aid you in changing sexual patterns in your body and mind. We have created an erotic visualization meditation for you to experience, and it's available on our YouTube. The next time you have 10 minutes to meditate, you're going to want to experience this.

00:00:22 Erotic visualization enhances manifestation.

00:07:11. Cultivate intimacy through erotic visualization.

00:17:03 Manifest desires through gentle breathing.

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Summer Pleasure Sessions continue in this podcast episode, focusing on non-monogamy. We explore seven subtle signs that indicate someone may be interested in non-monogamous relationships. There is playful back-and-forth, with one host challenging another's monogamous nature. The conversation also touches on personal experiences and preferences.

00:00:05 Exploring non-monogamy can be complex.

00:08:02 Open communication is key.

00:10:21 Open relationships require communication and understanding.

00:18:00 Exploring desires and fantasies in monogamy.

00:22:05 Non-monogamy may be for you.

00:32:30 Non-monogamy requires open communication.

00:33:01 Take time to have conversations.

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Welcome to week two of Summer Pleasure Sessions... We discuss desire differences, the concept of spontaneous vs. responsive desire, ways to navigate these differences in relationships and self-pleasure practices to support you.

00:05:43 Responsive desire is normal.

00:09:25 Prioritize pleasure and desire.

00:12:45 Pleasure is your birthright.

00:18:39 Sexual communication is key.

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Welcome to Summer Pleasure Sessions, a month-long series here to support you with prioritizing pleasure, cultivating sexual confidence and having better sex. The first episode focuses on the importance of worthiness in accessing pleasure and being generous with oneself and others. We discuss the impact of body image on sexual confidence and debunk myths about what it means to be sexually confident.

00:02:00 Embrace body liberation, not perfection.

00:07:00 Worthiness affects choices and actions.

00:13:07. Release comparison, embrace self-worth.

00:21:13 Embrace sexual confidence and liberation.

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In this episode, we discuss the importance of acknowledging and pursuing desires, even if it means making significant changes in our lives. We discuss the fear that often holds people back from pursuing what they truly want and the transformation available on the other side of overcoming that fear. Discover how prioritizing your pleasure can create 10x improvement in different areas of life.

00:00:30 Acknowledge and honor your desires.

The timestamp for the statement "Embrace desires and honor yourself" is not provided in the given transcript. Embrace desires and honor yourself.

00:14:34 Embrace desires, follow pleasure.

The timestamp in the podcast where it starts to say "Live your truth with courage" is 00:20:08. Live your truth with courage.

00:30:45 Embodying pleasure yields powerful magnetism.

00:36:00 Trusting flow and finding balance.

00:38:06 Normalize and honor changes in intimacy.

00:48:51 Importance of seeking professional guidance.

00:49:03 Support each other through trauma.

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We are joined by metaphysicist Mehrak Easley to talk pleasure, chakras & tools to unlock your inner power. In this episode we seek a deeper understanding the chakras and how they affect our lives. Given that this is a pleasure podcast, we had a particular interest to learn even more about the sacral chakra... and how to balance the duality experienced in the sacral chakra, including the difficulty of fully embracing joy and pleasure.

Mehrak (pronounced like miracle) is courageous woman who is committed to facilitating new levels of self-awakening, creating life-changing transformations and helping others achieve a deeper connection to themselves and all the possibilities that open from there.

00:09:01 Embrace pleasure and listen to your body.

00:16:24 Embrace feminine energy for balance.

00:21:08 Embrace pleasure and balance chakras.

00:32:47 Balance all seven chakras for flow.

00:34:05 Regulate your nervous system for balance.

00:45:57 Inner work is essential.

00:46:29 Embrace joy and celebrate life.

00:54:39 Dancing raises vibrations and brings pleasure.

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We're joined by one of the co-founders and chief creative officer at Dipsea, Gina Gutierrez. We discuss the importance of developing a mind-first approach to sexuality and how it can be healthy and empowering. Gutierrez talks about the desensitizing effect of feeling overworked and exhausted, and how it can reduce sexual desires, especially in women. She emphasizes the need to slow down, pay attention to our bodies, and figure out what feels good.

00:01:52 Sexual desire starts in the mind.

00:09:30 Embrace your unique sexual preferences. The timestamp in the podcast where it starts to discuss using audio storytelling to activate the imagination and create a mind-first approach is

00:11:32. Using audio storytelling can help activate the imagination and create a mind-first approach to enhance pleasure and overcome mental barriers.

00:15:00 Embrace pleasure without guilt or shame.

00:24:46 Imagination is a powerful tool.

00:26:33 Imagination and self-patience in self-care.

00:32:23 Embrace the possibilities of flirting.

00:35:00 Prioritize pleasure and open communication.

00:41:36 Pleasure is a moral good.

00:44:21 Dipsea is a helpful tool.

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