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What’s your go-to for getting into a sexy or kinky mood? The audience tells us! Act 2 of our first live show since 2020 brings an interview on orgasmic birth, music, Q&A, and Karen’s Sermon on the Pubic Mound. Recorded live in Feb. 2022 at the Hungry Brain in Chicago.

In this episode:

• Goddess Erica - Orgasmic birth doula
• Tazima Parris - Sex Coach & Pleasure Mentor for Women
• Mksthingshappin - kink and relationship coach
• Matthew Amador - Sex-positive psychotherapist
• Matt Griffo - Comedian-musician
• Listen to Act One podcast ep
• More on the Feb 2022 live show

Want to rev up your relationship and bust out of limiting patterns? Host Karen Yates is an intimacy coach and somatic sex educator who works in-person with couples in Chicago to help improve their intimate communication and expand pleasure in a process that can be embodied, meaningful, and fun. Go to karen-yates.com and set up a free Zoom consultation.

The Afterglow, our Patreon membership group, brings you regular bonus content, early alerts, and goodies! Our newest $10/mo member benefit: 10% off all W&S merch! Or show your love for Wild & Sublime whenever the mood strikes: Leave a tip!

Need a good read on sexuality or relationships? Check our our recs on Bookshop!

Be Wild & Sublime out in the world!  Check out our new tees and accessories for maximum visibility. Our Limited Collection might help your inner relationship anarchist run free… 

Prefer to read the convo? Full episode transcripts are available on our website.

Get tickets to our 8th Anniversary Show, Sunday Oct 25, 6pm at Lincoln Lodge in Chicago!

MAIN LIVE SHOW SPONSOR: Rowen Tree Counseling, Illinois

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Let’s bring sexy back in 2022. But how? Host Karen Yates and panelists discuss changes in sex and dating during the pandemic, plus music, and a storyteller shares a tale of an afternoon hookup gone wrong in our first stage show since 2020, recorded live at Hungry Brain in Chicago.

In this episode:

• Tazima Parris - Sex Coach & Pleasure Mentor for Women
• Matthew Amador - Sex-positive psychotherapist
• Mksthingshappin - kink and relationship coach
• Matt Griffo - comedian-musician
• Lily Be - Stoop Style Stories
• Feb 2022 live show
• Need a good read? Check our our recs on Bookshop!

Want to rev up your relationship and bust out of limiting patterns? Host Karen Yates is an intimacy coach and somatic sex educator who works in-person with couples in Chicago to help improve their intimate communication and expand pleasure in a process that can be embodied, meaningful, and fun. Go to karen-yates.com and set up a free Zoom consultation.

The Afterglow brings you regular bonus content, early alerts, and goodies! Our newest $10/mo member benefit: 10% off all W&S merch! Or show your love for Wild & Sublime whenever the mood strikes: Leave a tip!

Be Wild & Sublime out in the world!  Check out our new tees and accessories for maximum visibility. Our Limited Collection might help your inner relationship anarchist run free… 

Prefer to read the convo? Full episode transcripts are available on our website.

Get tickets to our 8th Anniversary Show, Sunday Oct 25, 6pm at Lincoln Lodge in Chicago!

MAIN LIVE SHOW SPONSOR: Rowen Tree Counseling, Illinois

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Panelists respond to a listener who feels shame after gaining weight and doesn’t want to be touched by a long-term partner.

In this episode:

• Cassie Porter - Somatic sex educator & sexological bodyworker
• Jason Best - Kink-aware therapist & founder of Best Therapies
• Peter Navarro - Sex-positive and somatic-oriented therapist
• Need a good read? Check our our recs on Bookshop!

Want to rev up your relationship and bust out of limiting patterns? Host Karen Yates is a somatic sex educator who works in-person with couples in Chicago to help improve their intimate communication and expand pleasure in a process that can be embodied, meaningful, and fun. Go to karen-yates.com and set up a free Zoom consultation.

The Afterglow brings you regular bonus content, early alerts, and goodies! Our newest $10/mo member benefit: 10% off all W&S merch! Or show your love for Wild & Sublime whenever the mood strikes: Leave a tip!

Be Wild & Sublime out in the world!  Check out our new tees and accessories for maximum visibility. Our Limited Collection might help your inner relationship anarchist run free… 

Prefer to read the convo? Full episode transcripts are available on our website.

Get tickets to our 8th Anniversary Show, Sunday Oct 25, 6pm at Lincoln Lodge in Chicago!

MAIN LIVE SHOW SPONSOR: Rowen Tree Counseling, Illinois

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Asexuality - it's not what you think. Storyteller Lily Be shares how pegging, a bunch of unfulfilling relationships, and a late-night Reddit deep-dive helped her realize she’s asexual — which also brought her closer to her mother.

In this episode:

• S2E55: Best Erotic Story
• S2E4: Your True Sexual Self (Sarah Sloane discusses asexuality)
• Stoop Style Stories
• Need a good read? Check our our recs on Bookshop!

Want to rev up your relationship and bust out of limiting patterns? Host Karen Yates is a somatic sex educator who works in-person with couples in Chicago to help improve their intimate communication and expand pleasure in a process that can be embodied, meaningful, and fun. Go to karen-yates.com and set up a free Zoom consultation.

The Afterglow brings you regular bonus content, early alerts, and goodies! Our newest $10/mo member benefit: 10% off all W&S merch! Or show your love for Wild & Sublime whenever the mood strikes: Leave a tip!

Be Wild & Sublime out in the world!  Check out our new tees and accessories for maximum visibility. Our Limited Collection might help your inner relationship anarchist run free… 

Prefer to read the convo? Full episode transcripts are available on our website.

Get tickets to our 8th Anniversary Show, Sunday Oct 25, 6pm at Lincoln Lodge in Chicago!

MAIN LIVE SHOW SPONSOR: Rowen Tree Counseling, Illinois

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Karen interviews Erica Scott and Marcia Baczynski, authors of “Creating Consent Culture: A Handbook for Educators” about the expansive possibilities of collaborative consent.

In this episode:

• Creating Consent Culture 
• Marcia Baczynski: Asking for What You Want
• Get their book on Bookshop!
• Cuddle Party

Want to rev up your relationship and bust out of limiting patterns? Host Karen Yates is a somatic sex educator who works in-person with couples in Chicago to help improve their intimate communication and expand pleasure in a process that can be embodied, meaningful, and fun. Go to karen-yates.com and set up a free Zoom consultation.

The Afterglow brings you regular bonus content, early alerts, and goodies! Our newest $10/mo member benefit: 10% off all W&S merch! Or show your love for Wild & Sublime whenever the mood strikes: Leave a tip!

Be Wild & Sublime out in the world!  Check out our new tees and accessories for maximum visibility. Our Limited Collection might help your inner relationship anarchist run free… 

Prefer to read the convo? Full episode transcripts are available on our website

Get tickets to our 8th Anniversary Show, Sunday Oct 25, 6pm at Lincoln Lodge in Chicago!

MAIN LIVE SHOW SPONSOR: Rowen Tree Counseling, Illinois

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In this sneak peek from the Patreon member feed, panelists answer a listener question about communicating and having better sex in a hookup setting.

In this episode:

• Clark Hazel - Individual & couples therapist at Best Therapies 
• Cassie Porter - Somatic sex educator & sexological bodyworker
• Heather Shannon - Certified sex therapist
• S2E25 - Betty Martin interview

Want to rev up your relationship and bust out of limiting patterns? Host Karen Yates is a somatic sex educator who works in-person with couples in Chicago to help improve their intimate communication and expand pleasure in a process that can be embodied, meaningful, and fun. Go to karen-yates.com and set up a free Zoom consultation.

The Afterglow brings you regular bonus content, early alerts, and goodies! Our newest $10/mo member benefit: 10% off all W&S merch! Or show your love for Wild & Sublime whenever the mood strikes: Leave a tip!

Be Wild & Sublime out in the world!  Check out our new tees and accessories for maximum visibility. Our Limited Collection might help your inner relationship anarchist run free… 

Prefer to read the convo? Full episode transcripts are available on our website

Get tickets to our 8th Anniversary Show, Sunday Oct 25, 6pm at Lincoln Lodge in Chicago!

MAIN LIVE SHOW SPONSOR: Rowen Tree Counseling, Illinois

Support the show

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In a new Eavesdropping conversation, sex coach Tazima Parris asks Karen about misconceptions of beginning kinksters, and the ways kink can be used to reframe and heal from negative life experiences.

In this episode:

• Tazima Parris - Sex coach
• S1E10 - Carrie Jameson on developing kink-positive guidelines for therapists
• Find more about kink and relationships on our Bookshop reading list!

Want to rev up your relationship and bust out of limiting patterns? Host Karen Yates is a somatic sex educator who works in-person with couples in Chicago to help improve their intimate communication and expand pleasure in a process that can be embodied, meaningful, and fun. Go to karen-yates.com and set up a free Zoom consultation.

Are you a sex-positive patron? The Afterglow brings you regular bonus content and goodies! Our newest $10/mo member benefit: 10% off all W&S merch! Or show your love for Wild & Sublime whenever the mood strikes: Leave a tip!

Want to be Wild & Sublime out in the world?  Check out our new tees and accessories for maximum visibility. Our Limited Collection might help your inner relationship anarchist run free… 

Prefer to read the convo? Full episode transcripts are available on our website

Get tickets to our 8th Anniversary Show, Sunday Oct 25, 6pm at Lincoln Lodge in Chicago!

MAIN LIVE SHOW SPONSOR: Rowen Tree Counseling, Illinois

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We’re back with a new season! Karen talks with somatic sex educator and prolific author Caffyn Jesse about somatic sex therapy as a way to heal from trauma and expand your pleasure capacity in all parts of life.

In this episode:

• Caffyn Jesse - Somatic Sex Educator
• Ethics for Outlaws
• Institute for the Study of Somatic Sex Education
• Somatic Sex Educators Association
• Association for Sexological Bodyworkers
• Find Caffyn’s books on our Bookshop page!

Want to rev up your relationship and bust out of limiting patterns? Host Karen Yates is a somatic sex educator who works in-person with couples in Chicago to help improve their intimate communication and expand pleasure in a process that can be embodied, meaningful, and fun. Go to karen-yates.com and set up a free Zoom consultation.

Are you a sex-positive patron? The Afterglow brings you regular bonus content and goodies! Our newest $10/mo member benefit: 10% off all W&S merch! Or show your love for Wild & Sublime whenever the mood strikes: Leave a tip!

Want to be Wild & Sublime out in the world?  Check out our new tees and accessories for maximum visibility. Our Limited Collection might help your inner relationship anarchist run free… 

Prefer to read the convo? Full episode transcripts are available on our website

Get tickets to our 8th Anniversary Show, Sunday Oct 25, 6pm at Lincoln Lodge in Chicago!

MAIN LIVE SHOW SPONSOR: Rowen Tree Counseling, Illinois

Support the show

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We’re kicking off the new year with a sampler of segments you may have missed from past episodes. Guests discuss common medications with sexual side effects; nonbinary identities; and techniques for climbing out of a sex rut – plus, Karen’s Sermon on reminders to self for moving through relationship anxiety. We’re taking two weeks off and coming back with a whole new season!

In this episode:

• Ren Grabert - S2E22: Are Your Meds Messing with Your Sex Life?
• Panel - S2E2: Bust Out of Your Sex Rut (ft. Jason Best, Tazima Parris, Heather Rider)
• Karen’s Sermon on the Pubic Mound - S2E7: The Sex-Positive Parent

“What’s Up with That?” episodes with Logan Pierce 

• Cisgender
• Transgender
• Nonbinary
• Pronouns

Want to rev up your relationship and bust out of limiting patterns? Host Karen Yates is a somatic sex educator who works in-person with couples in Chicago to help improve their intimate communication and to blossom pleasure in a process that can be embodied, meaningful, and fun. Go to karen-yates.com and set up a free Zoom consultation.

Want to be a sex-positive patron? The Afterglow brings you regular bonus content and goodies! Our newest $10/mo member benefit: 10% off all W&S merch!

Yes, there’s merch! Check out our new tees and accessories. You too can be wild & sublime every day. Our Limited Collection might help your inner relationship anarchist run free… 

Or show your love for Wild & Sublime whenever the mood strikes: Leave a tip!

They said what? Full episode transcripts are available on our website

Get tickets to our 8th Anniversary Show, Sunday Oct 25, 6pm at Lincoln Lodge in Chicago!

MAIN LIVE SHOW SPONSOR: Rowen Tree Counseling, Illinois

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 "Kink helped me find who I am." Storyteller Lily Be shares how becoming a Domme helped her get over a bad breakup and discover her own sexual identity in a powerful story from one of our live shows.

In this episode:

• Lily Be - Storyteller
• S2E4 - Your True Sexual Self

Are you a sex-positive patron? The Afterglow brings you regular bonus content and goodies! Our newest $10/mo member benefit: 10% off all W&S merch!

Yes, there’s merch! Check out our new tees and accessories. You too can be wild & sublime every day. Our Limited Collection might help your inner relationship anarchist run free… 

Or show your love for Wild & Sublime on a one-time basis: Leave a tip!

They said what? Full episode transcripts are available on our website

Are you feeling stuck? Work with host Karen Yates in Zoom groups and one-on-one as she uses the energy of sound to reduce stress and help repattern behavior. Learn more about Biofield Tuning.

Get tickets to our 8th Anniversary Show, Sunday Oct 25, 6pm at Lincoln Lodge in Chicago!

MAIN LIVE SHOW SPONSOR: Rowen Tree Counseling, Illinois

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Follow Wild & Sublime on Instagram and Facebook!