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  • “Entwined”—expansive polyamory with author Alex Alberto

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    Author Alex Alberto talks with Karen about “Entwined,” their memoir that explores polyamory, including community living, triads, pansexuality, and how the French and English language rate in describing being nonbinary.

    In this episode:

    • Author Alex Alberto. Also on Instagram
    • Host and sex educator Karen Yates 
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    • Relationship anarchy
    • Relationship anarchy tee and tote in our shop!

    Get Say It Better in Bed, Karen’s free guide to upping your intimacy pleasure. Download here!

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    MAIN LIVE SHOW SPONSOR: Rowen Tree Counseling, Illinois


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    46 min
  • Communication in bed—what's going on??

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    Do you want to express yourself better in bed? Sex educator and host Karen Yates explains what might be getting in the way  (a lot!) and offers solutions in this solo episode.

    In this episode:

    • Betty Martin - Wheel of Consent
    • Karen’s interview with Betty Martin
    • Buy The Art of Receiving and Giving on Bookshop, our affiliate partner. Need a good read on sexuality or relationships? Check out our recs on Bookshop!
    • Get Say It Better in Bed, Karen’s free guide to upping your intimacy pleasure. Download here!

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

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

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

    Support the show

    Follow Wild & Sublime on Instagram and Facebook!

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

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    9 min
  • Men, trauma, and sex with JoJo Bear [rebroadcast]

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    What do male-identified people hold in their bodies that keeps them from greater pleasure? Karen interviews JoJo Bear, a somatic sex and intimacy guide, about what he’s learned from years of working with men in this rebroadcast from 2022.

    • JoJo Bear - Somatic sex & intimacy guide
    • Karen Yates - somatic sex educator and energy healer
    • Body Electric School
    • Betty Martin - Wheel of Consent
    • Karen’s interview with Betty Martin

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

    Interested in working with Karen Yates and exploring the power of healing with sound? Go to karen-yates.com to contact her for an appointment and learn more.

    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 any time: Leave a tip!

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

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

    Support the show

    Follow Wild & Sublime on Instagram and Facebook!

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

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    46 min
  • "More: a Memoir of Open Marriage" with author Molly Roden Winter

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    Molly Roden Winter talks with Karen about her bestselling memoir More, which honestly chronicles opening up her long-term marriage while being a mother and then caregiver to her parents.

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    Buy More through Bookshop. Help independent booksellers and Wild & Sublime!
    Check out Entwined by Alex Alberto (and mentioned by Molly) on Bookshop, too!

    On this episode:

    Molly Roden Winter - author.  On Instagram 

    Karen Yates - host, somatic sex educator, intuitive, energy worker

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    45 min
  • Sex resolutions 2024 and how to get there

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    In this solo episode, Wild & Sublime host and sex educator Karen Yates talks about the importance of one's pleasure and how to begin taking steps toward a better sex life in 2024.

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    Featured speaker: Karen Yates - host, somatic sex educator, intuitive, energy worker

    Links mentioned in the episode:

    • Kinky Kollege
    • Kink Academy
    • OMG Yes
    • Make Love Not Porn

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    23 min
  • Consensual nonmonogamy - is it for you?

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    Panelists from our live December show in Chicago talk about aspects of nonmonogamy: communication skills; low-risk ways to begin; what not to do; and the poly community. This lively and thoughtful  conversation deeply considers what it takes to open up your relationship. Plus questions from the audience.

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    Guests:

    • Goddess Erica—Tantric doula and empowerment coach
    • Elmo Painter-Edington—sex-positive somatic therapist and empowerment coach 
    • Jake Penrod—therapist specializing in all things queer and kinky 

    Host:
    Karen Yates—somatic sex educator, intuitive, and healer

    Main live show sponsor of December Show: Rowan Tree Counseling

    Check out this episode on nonmonogamy with therapist and author of Open Deeply Kate Loree

    Free download! Get the guide Say It Better in Bed! 3 Proven Ways to Improve Intimate Communication by host Karen Yates

    Leave a tip for our work or join our monthly Patreon members’ club, the Afterglow, for discounts and other goodies! Join now to help us continue to spread the message of sex-positivity.

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    49 min
  • 2023 most downloaded! Sexual trauma, somatic healing

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    Our most popular episode of 2023! What is somatic healing, and how does it work? Karen shares a conversation with several somatic therapists on different techniques, and the possibilities for healing sexual trauma and getting back into your body. Note: We're taking the rest of December off.  See you January 11!

    In this episode:

    • Cassie Porter - Sexological bodyworker & body-centered counselor
    • Elmo Painter-Edington - Somatic Therapist & Empowerment Coach 
    • JoJo Bear - Somatic Sex & Intimacy Guide

    See also:

    • Caffyn Jesse’s groundbreaking work
    • Betty Martin’s Wheel of Consent model

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    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 with couples online and in person in Chicago to help improve their intimate communication and expand pleasure in a process that can be embodied, meaningful, and fun. Go to wildandsublime.com and set up a free Zoom consultation and to download her free guide: Say It Better in Bed! 3 Proven Ways to Improve Intimate Communication.

    Are you a sex-positive patron? The Afterglow brings you bonus content, merch discounts, early notice of show dates, and other goodies! Join now to help us continue to spread the message of sex-positivity. Or show your love for Wild & Sublime any time: Leave a tip!

    Want to be Wild & Sublime out in the world?  Check out our tees and accessories. Peep our Limited Collection and let your inner relationship anarchist run free…

    Support the show

    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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    57 min
  • Teen idols with Gunn and Gomez

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    Podcasters Adrienne Gunn and Elizabeth Gomez talk with Karen about teenage celebrity crushes and how they informed their adult sexual life in this entertaining yet insightful episode.

    We're part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network.

    Get tickets for our Saturday, Dec 9 show in Chicago! 

    In this episode:

    • Adrienne Gunn - humorist and podcaster 
    • Elizabeth Gomez - writer and podcaster
    • Karen Yates  - sex educator, performer, energy worker
    • Don’t Ruin This for Me podcast with Adrienne and Elizabeth
    • Truth or Dare episode with Karen

    Free download! Get the guide Say It Better in Bed! 3 Proven Ways to Improve Intimate Communicationby host Karen Yates

    Leave a tip for our work or join our monthly Patreon members’ club, the Afterglow, for discounts and other goodies! Join now to help us continue to spread the message of sex-positivity.

    Are you looking for…?

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

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    47 min
  • How to spice up a long-term relationship: October live show

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    Our sexperts share their wisdom on why relationships lose their spark and what to do about it. From the Wild & Sublime fifth anniversary live show. [Note: audio issues in first few minutes of panel conversation.]

    We're part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network. 

    In this episode:

    • Tazima Parris - sex coach and pleasure mentor
    • Tom Doctor - sex and relationship therapist 
    • Helen Wyatt - sex and relationship therapist 
    • Karen Yates  - sex educator, performer, energy worker

    The live show was sponsored by Best Therapies. 

    Free download! Get the guide Say It Better in Bed! 3 Proven Ways to Improve Intimate Communicationby host Karen Yates

    Leave a tip for our work or join our monthly Patreon members’ club, the Afterglow, for discounts and other goodies! Join now to help us continue to spread the message of sex-positivity.

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    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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    30 min
  • Sex Q&As, comedy, and more: Oct 2023 live show

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    From the Wild & Sublime fifth anniversary live show: our sexperts field audience q’s on anal, sex ed, and being “too much”; standup Archy Jamjun brings the laughs, and host Karen Yates gives her Sermon on sex intentions.

    We're part of the Lincoln Lodge Podcast Network. 

    In this episode:

    • Archy Jamjun - standup comedian 
    • Tazima Parris - sex coach and pleasure mentor
    • Tom Doctor - sex and relationship therapist 
    • Helen Wyatt - sex and relationship therapist 
    • Karen Yates  - sex educator, performer, energy worker

    The live show was sponsored by Best Therapies.

    Free download! Get the guide Say It Better in Bed! 3 Proven Ways to Improve Intimate Communication by host Karen Yates

    Leave a tip for our work or join our monthly Patreon members’ club, the Afterglow, for discounts and other goodies! Join now to help us continue to spread the message of sex-positivity.

    Are you looking for…?

    • Wild & Sublime merch
    • Episodes on specific topics
    • This episode’s transcript
    • Books on sex and relationships

    Buzzsprout bonus! Thinking of starting your own podcast? Buzzsprout can help you create, host and promote it! Plus lots of useful tools and resources to streamline the process and level up your pod game. Use our affiliate link for $20 off!

    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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    35 min

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A podcast about sex for everyone, no matter your preferences, orientation, or relationship style — based on the popular live Chicago talk show, hosted by sex educator Karen Yates. Panelists,…

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