Neuroinclusion: Across the Pond and Beyond

Mollie Birney, MA, and Pasha Marlowe, MFT, talk about their journey blending therapy,  coaching, and motherhood and how they bring pleasure practices into all aspects of their lives.  Between talking about babies and pancakes, this pleasurable episode made me lactate and drool. Mollie shares vulnerably, clearly, and courageously about how she met her husband in recovery, struggled with an eating d...

 Gary Ware is quite simply one of my favorite people on the planet. To know him is to love him. In this episode, Gary and I talk about how PLAY unexpectedly saved both of our lives.  You have probably heard that the opposite of play is depression and perfection. Yes, And...We go quickly and deeply into conversation about our painful and pivotal catalyst moments that lead us to a place where we val...

So, I did the scary and brave thing, Y’all. I asked Kelli Tennant to be on my podcast and she said YES!  Yes, this is the same Kelli Tennant who was a college athlete and famous sports reporter who covered the Lakers and Dodgers. Yes, THE Kelli Tennant of “The Kelli Show” and the “Yes, Babe” podcast. Yes. The Kelli of the IG Pleasure Channel with 31.5K followers. Yes. The one with all the sexy, ha...

Today’s episode is a whole-hearted conversation about trauma, infertility, and how creativity can be a surprising and pleasurable path to our healing. I certainly resonated with how creativity could feel life-saving, as my therapeutic comedy work proved more effective than decades of traditional medicine and therapy. As a #1 bestseller author, Certified PTSD, CBT, and Fertility coach, Pantea Kalho...

If you have ever been to Maine, you have likely eaten lobster, a whoopie pie, and a HOLY DONUT.  In today’s episode “Have Your Cake and Eat it Too”, I am thrilled to bring you the founder of the Holy Donut empire, Leigh Kellis, as she reveals her new book “The Love Diet” AND details of our collaborative pleasure retreats, starting summer 2021. This episode will make you DROOL and DESIRE! We talk a...

Jeff Harry is an International Speaker & Positive Psychology Play Whisperer at Rediscover Your Play. He has worked with Google, Microsoft, Southwest Airlines, Adobe, the NFL, Amazon and Facebook, helping their staff to infuse more play into the day-to-day.   Jeff was selected by Engagedly as one of the Top 100 HR Influencers of 2020 for his organizational development work around addressing tox...

If you are a parent, teacher, or human, PLEASE give yourself the gift of listening to this episode. You will leave feeling seen, heard, and known. You will release shame and judgment. You will hear that your best is enough. Believe it. Give yourself that grace. There is pleasure in living the human experience while being held in a safe and empathetic space. Rebecca Weiner is a dynamic educator, pa...

Emily Aborn is a content writer, the owner of the She Built This community, and a WICKED FUNNY friend. This episode will feel like you are at a slumber party with a couple of your best girlfriends, talking about marriage, work, animals, self-care, and of course, PLEASURE. Emily talks about how she enjoys pleasure through all of her senses (especially sound), movement, and playing jeopardy. Our con...

Ari and Pasha have a lively conversation about sex and intimacy when one or both partners has ADHD. Pasha embarrassingly, and not surprisingly, overshares about her own marriage, as both she and her husband live with ADHD. Ari refers to his fascinating 2015 study on sex and ADHD and outlines key principles for great sex life. He suggests being as intentional about your sex life as you are in your...

Janice is one of my favorite inspirational speakers. She wears her heart on her sleeve and is so deeply in touch with her emotional body, she is often close to tears when she speaks. Janice goes directly to the places that scare her and enjoys busting through her limiting beliefs, trying radical things like working through body shame by entering a bodybuilding competition or working through her be...

Pasha is back with another solo episode. Deep breaths...this one is intimate and expansive. She reveals secrets about her recent coming out process and her new book “My Next Husband Will be a Lesbian”. While sharing radical truths is empowering and liberating, it is also vulnerable, courageous, and terrifying. Despite it all, Pasha is ready to expose the “messy middle” as she reads the first chapt...

Jo Visser is a perimenopause/menopause coach and a comedian who enjoys wearing f*ck you boots and matching knickers (she’s so proper). This episode is a hootenanny! Jo and I basically normalize everything uncomfortable, odd, and gross about being a menopausal woman in this juicy conversation. We laugh our asses off about sex (and the lack thereof), anxiety, and incontinence. We talk about being le...

Lori Varsames, Personal and Professional Coach, lives a life of pleasure and adventure in Sonoma, CA. I basically drooled throughout this podcast as she talked about her beautiful home, her partner (who is an adventure guide!), and her experiences in Italy, France (as a bicycle guide!), and New Mexico. Lori is embracing midlife in the time of a pandemic with a sense of deep curiosity and gratitude...

Meredith Richardson, whose story was featured in Newsweek, is a midlife empowerment coach who used to work as a mediator. She talks about her catalyst moment, a terrifying attack and attempted kidnapping, and how she was able to bring her attacker to justice. After the attack, she divorced, left the country to wander the world, write a memoir, learn new languages, and create a new career for herse...

What didn’t we talk about? We both have ADHD superpowers, after all. Enjoy this conversation about moving, creating space, meeting new friends, sticky notes, and anything NEW! We talk about letting go of shame about medications, learning abilities, and the way our brain works. Let’s learn to celebrate our uniqueness! Of course, there are different ways that ADHD presents, so it is important to not...

Pasha’s first episode is raw and vulnerable. She explains why laughter through tears is her favorite emotion and her painful catalyst moment is revealed. She bravely shares details of her son’s chronic illness and how behind the scenes of the pleasure podcast is often quite messy and dark. She talks about how to sprinkle pleasure on even the hardest of days and describes her own personal pleasure...

“STAND TALL, TITS OUT” Rachelle Ugalde, host of “Real Talk” podcast, Life and Success Coach, and mother of 3 joins me for a whole-hearted conversation about vulnerability, visibility, and body shame. Rachelle bravely tells the story of her struggle with anxiety and depression, including fears of losing her mind. At her moment of deepest despair, she reached out to her husband and asked for help. S...

Join me for a soulful conversation with soulpreneur and author, Jen Palko, as we dive deep into issues around addiction, the law of attraction, and shame. Jen courageously reveals her journey of coming out later in life (and Catholic) while battling shame and a self-help book addiction. Through her compassion for those struggling with addiction and her experience in drug/alcohol rehab centers, Jen...

What happens when two comedians play with their vulva (puppets)? The pleasure juices flow! Allison and I are talking creative juices AND orgasmic juices. We are starting a pleasure revolution, specifically for midlife women who are ready to be seen and heard. It is the year of the talking vulva, extra lubricant, and fingerless vibrators. Bring on the big magic and the big laughs as we release all...

I begin this episode by courageously reading from my personal diary about the day Libby inspired me to release years of body shame. We talk about the impact of one woman’s self approval and how a simple act of brave visibility can liberate many. We laugh about how alike we are in finding pleasure in things that both thrill and terrify us. “We teach best what we need most”, says Libby, who works in...

Kim Ward is a master-level transformation coach, published author, and extraordinarily compassionate and hilarious human. This episode is “pee in your pants” funny and “take your breath away” heartbreaking. You will feel like you are in the room laughing and crying with us. Kim is “filterless” and fearless, which I adore. You will be inspired by vulnerable conversations about leadership, playing s...

Joli is a mom of 7, has a PhD in Depth Psychology and works as a research psychologist, sex educator, and relationship coach. Her Ted Talk “The Opposite of Jealousy” is a must watch.  What a fascinating conversation this was!  Joli talked about how when we liberate pleasure, we can liberate ourselves from systems of oppression. She talks openly about her non-monogomous relationship and straight pr...

Got kids and some unresolved shame of your own? Did you know that 75% of children wish they could talk to their parents about sex? Do you need some guidance on how to hold space for “taboo” conversations? Well, drop everything and listen to this podcast. Jennifer Wiessner is a widely sought-after sex therapist and I was so fortunate to have her on my podcast where she shared decades of wisdom abou...

The journey from trauma to pleasure can be excruciating at times. How can we slowly bring embodied practices and even ancient practices into our homelife? Kit Murray Maloney shares her beliefs on solo sex, orgasm, and yoni (vaginal) steaming saunas in this whole-hearted and compassionate conversation. For twenty years Kit Maloney has been an activist, academic, and entrepreneur committed to channe...

This was an expansive conversation with Angela Locashio, Clinical Sexologist. She and I  have the unique perspective of life in the military (Angela a current military wife, Pasha prior in her first marriage) and other constructs that hold us back from full expression of self. We talk about moving through the stress cycle to prevent illness and pain, pleasure “taboos”, and the idea that you can’t...