The Shift

After a full on anxiety marathon last week we are chilling it out and making it light this week. Katie and Des chat about the anxiety around hitting on people because after the anxiety ep a lot of guys messaged in about the fears around that. There have been a lot of messages from listeners recently asking to talk about men and women being friends so we chat about that too. Its a fun ep with just Katie and Des having the craic.

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In this double episode we chat a lot about anxiety. It all started with Katie and Des chatting about Des finding some old diary entries where to his surprise he was writing about being anxious in his early 20s. It leads to a conversation about what they both think is anxiety as a disorder vs what is just normal stress. While editing Des decided there were too many unanswered questions so he went and chatted to Caroline Foran from Owning It: the anxiety podcast. She was able to chat about the science behind whats going on in your br and how it triggers stress responses and also about various ways to cope. She also shares her own story about how anxiety brought her to a difficult place in her own life. Listen all at once or break it up. Its a long but worthwhile listen.

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A jam packed ep with our guest Shawna from sexsiopa.ie. But first up we have a fun chat about what to do immediately after sex ti clean things up but not ruin the closeness and relaxation you feel. We then get two sex toys from Shawna and review them after using them ourselves (somewhere else and at another time!) Katie tells us about an awesome Tinder date she had. Then we chat to Shawna about the effects of porn particularly on teenagers.

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Katie and Des have been creeping on Tinder in Ireland and in today's ep they are having the craic about what they are seeing on there. They chat about a lot of the mistakes people are making in their profiles, how to spot a cat fish, too many scnapchat filters and do you need to be funny with your first message. In the intro they chat about the huge increase in listenership this week and also if some of the episodes actually make people horny when they listen.

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We have received some requests to have more men on the podcast to find out more about what guys are into so we asked comedian Stephen Mullan to share some of his likes and dislikes. Does he like when a woman asks him out? Does he care if he has sex on s first date? And the question that really drives things into high gear, does he like getting his ass licked. We chat about plenty more but things really get into overdrive on the ole butt play topic. We chat about some blow job tips and when its good to be rough. Such a fun ep. You are going to love it.

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This episode was recorded with a friend of mine who had become a big fan of the podcast. We had been talking about the breakdown of her marriage as a result of her husband's infidelity and she kindly agreed to share her story with your guys. Its a very honest journey through the emotions that come with a shock like finding out your husband is having an affair. When there are children involved it makes it all so complicated and our guest so eloquently shares how she navigated all that. So many have been hurt by this, many more have caused the hurt. We all need to listen to this.

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This is a super fun episode with super funny comedian Julie Jay who joined us on our show in Thurles Co. Tipperary. We jump straight into some nostalgia about the early days of masturbating when it was all new and exciting and weird. Who would have thought Jason McAteer's auto biography was better than Judy Bloom We also chat about a listener dilemma about when a friends with benefits situation is no longer working for one of the pair. .

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Katie and Des have a great chat with Cork Comedian Laura O'Mahony. She has only ever been with the one man and she gave a great insight into learning together and being honest about needing to figure things out in the bedroom do to lack of experience. She also has some great stories about how to keep things fresh after having two children. She really shares some wonderful and practical life experience about love, marriage, romance and parenting. A wonderful ep.

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This is a silly and fun episode with Des and Katie as they drive down to Cork to do a show. So in celebration they try to think of distinctly Irish sexual situations. They don't really succeed in pin pointing anything too Irish really but its fun listening to them try. How much does a badly heated house affect your sex drive? Are Irish girls more likely to not let you leave the squad if you meet a boy? Are Irish women less comfortable being naked? Are Irish men more likely to cover themselves when they go to the bathroom after sex? The episode takes a turn into Des and Katie sharing outdoor sex stories and then finishes up with a lot of rebel song singing and a tribute to Damien Dempsey. Come on Ireland!

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Great chat with our first returning guest Kate Shelor. We start with a quick chat about the difference between shame and guilt and then get into the history of where monogamy came from. We question if monogamy is essential in a loving relationship and look at why infidelity is the ultimate deception. We then journey into the world of polyamory and swinging or "the lifestyl" as Kate calls it. Super interesting stuff.

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