Good Girls Talk About Sex

Betsy is a 38-year-old, cis-gender woman who describes herself as white, straight, monogamous and in a relationship. Betsy had sex for the first time at age 27, and after a brief period of one-night-stands, married a man whose sexual desires were significantly different than hers. She says her naturally high libido was "beat right out of me." Today, divorced and reclaiming her sexuality, Betsy is...

Shelly is a 44-year-old, cis-gender woman who describes herself as white, lesbian, living with her girlfriend and monogamous. She grew up in the Mormon church, got married and had seven children as she was expected to do. Then several years ago she started questioning her faith and left the church. She then realized that she's also a lesbian, which is an extreme no-no in the Mormon church. Major t...

Laina is a 33-year-old cis-gender woman who describes herself as Chinese, heterosexual, married, and monogamous. Laina has one child and struggles with body image. She believes that nobody would want to have sex with her, and that her husband only does it because she's his only option. Major themes in this episode include body image, libido, and changes in sexuality after giving birth. The objecti...

Jessi Kneeland is a 32-year old, cis-gender woman who describes herself as white, bisexual, single, and monogamish. Jessi gets up-close and VERY personal about her recent explorations into sex with women. This is Jessi's second appearance on the show and she is the body image coach who has supported me through my own sexual exploration over the past few years. You can find her online at www. Jessi...

Inez is a 32-year-old, cis-gender woman who describes herself as white, heterosexual, married with children, and monogamous. She lives with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. Inez is dealing with chronic illness and is in a currently sexless marriage. Topics covered in this interview include: recovering personal pleasure after abuse/trauma, body image, chronic illness and its impact on sexual activity, and h...

Danielle is a 41-year-old, cis-gender woman who describes herself as white, Jewish, heteroflexible, married and monogamous. Danielle and her husband Adam host the podcast Marriage and Martinis , where they explore every hilarious, heartfelt, shocking, embarrassing, and completely inappropriate facet of marriage and parenting. Major themes in this episode include how OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disor...

Shana is a 41-year-old, cis-gender woman who describes herself as biracial (half black/half white), heterosexual, monogamous and currently in a relationship. Major themes explored in this episode include healing from old hurts, learning about consent, and discovering our own pleasure, rather than just focusing on pleasing our partner. How she came to relate running late to eroticism Her first sexu...

It's the season one finale of Good Girls Talk About Sex! In each interview I've done a rapid-fire Q&A and not all of those answers have been broadcast, so this episode is a compilation of those answers. At the end, I'll share my takeaways from season one of Good Girls Talk About Sex ! Approximately how many sex partners have you had? What is your favorite sex position? What is your favorite sex to...

In this episode of Good Girls Talk About Sex , we talk with Amy, a 47-year-old cisgender white woman who describes herself as bisexual and married. I was interested in talking with Amy because she teased me with this bit of info: after being with her partner for almost 30 years, they discovered a previously undisclosed mutual interest in a new sexual adventure. How did they go for so long without...

Elizabeth is a cisgender white woman in a monogamous heterosexual relationship who is approaching 40. She has an active sex life with her male partner, which includes pegging. While that is something that might be considered relatively common in some circles, for others it is out on the fringes of "normal" sexual activity. Elizabeth opens up about how they got into it, why she loves it, and why it...

Trystan Reese is a transgender white man in a monogamous gay marriage who is 35 years old. In 2017, Trystan gave birth to a baby conceived with his husband Biff. Their story has been shared in People Magazine, CNN, Cosmo and more. You can find them online at  BiffAndI.com . While Trystan has been living as a man for the past 15 years, he was raised and socialized as a female for his first 18 years...

Yaz is a 30-year-old who describes herself as half-Persian/half-European, polyamorous, and single. I wanted to interview Yaz because I recently saw her describe herself this way: "My assets include diversity (I am genderqueer, pansexual, a person of color, fat, and make under $30,000/year), a playful attitude (I am really a kid in an adult body), and a know-how of holding space for those whose voi...

Kate is a cisgender white woman in a monogamous heterosexual marriage who is 37 years old. Kate is a stripper in Portland, Oregon. I met her one afternoon when I visited Sassy's with a friend of hers and she sat down to chat with us between sets. The first thing I noticed about Kate was that even though I had just seen her dancing naked on a pole, she was one of the most articulate and intelligent...

In this special bonus episode, Dr. Evelin Dacker explains the STARS method she created. It's an easy-to-remember acronym that will help you begin conversations leading to great, consensual sex. But I don't want you to just get the theory behind the conversation, I want you to hear it in practice! So I invited my friend Ray to join me for a sample STARS conversation that you'll get to hear about ha...

Dr. Evelin Dacker is a cisgender half-Mexican, half-Jewish polyamorous woman who is 53 years old. Evelin is a sex-positive physician in Eugene, Oregon and the CEO of Sex Positive Portland, an organization dedicated to understanding and exploring all aspects of human sexuality. She is also the creator of the STARS Talk, a format for talking about your sexuality and preferences so that we can ALL ha...

Jessi Kneeland is a 31-year-old cisgender woman who describes herself as white, bisexual, monogamous, and currently single. Jessi is a coach, speaker, writer, and altogether kickass person who is passionate about helping women to understand their bodies and their sexuality. She is the coach who has stood with me through my sexual exploration and reclaiming my body. You can find her online at www....

Jenna is a 34-year-old, cisgender female who describes herself as white, lesbian, monogamous, and engaged to be married. Jenna knew from an early age that she was attracted to women, and jokes that she "experimented with boys" when she was in her early 20s. The sex life she shares with her fiancée is helping Jenna to sort through and release some of the sexual trauma she experienced earlier in her...

Stacey is a 45-year-old, cisgender female who describes herself as black, heterosexual, single, and non-monogamous. While some may know the term ethical non-monogamy, it's still not spoken about often in social circles. That can lead to the misconception that it's rare, when in fact people of all types – and even in the most conservative communities – are engaging in various forms of open relation...

Terri is a 32-year-old, cisgender female who describes herself as Pakistani, straight, married and monogamous. Terri was born in Pakistan and for the first ten years of her life, she lived in a culture where physical affection was not seen and it was assumed she would have an arranged marriage. When her family moved to the United States, everything changed. Terri provides us with a fascinating gli...

Sharon is a 58-year-old, cisgender female who describes herself as white, straight, single and monogamous. Sharon opens up about her night of many firsts: first date, first kiss, and first unwanted sexual experience. This episode celebrates the pleasures of solo sex and remaining sexual while growing older. The fateful phone call that could have been for Sharon or her sister The book her parents g...

Meagan is a 36-year-old, cisgender woman who describes herself as Hispanic, straight, single and monogamous. Meagan talks frankly about her childhood explorations of sexuality, how she felt culpable for the things that happened to her as a teenager because she looked older than she was, and why she has taken time off from dating and sex as an adult. Sharing her mom's vibrator with friends during a...

In the very first episode of  Good Girls Talk About Sex , we talk with Liz, a 37-year-old, cis-gendered white woman who is single, heterosexual, and monogamous. When it came to exploring her sexuality, Liz took her time – while all her friends were gossiping about their boyfriends and hookups as teenagers, Liz knew she wasn't ready to lose control. As a single woman, she now has sex occasionally w...

IT'S COMING!!!!!! I've been working on this podcast for over a year and I'm SOOOO excited to finally be sharing it with you! Here's a sneak peek into the conversations we'll be sharing in the first season of Good Girls Talk About Sex ……