Owning Your Sexual Self

Hello! I'm so excited to bring you another solo episode  of the Owning Your Sexual Self podcast! I'll be taking you through the ABC's of Kink, exploring 26 different terms, practices, and experiences that you may have heard of, wondered about, or never even knew existed. I'll be sharing some of my own experiences along the way while helping make the world of kink a little less...

Hey, hey, hey! Dr. Aumatma Simmons is back for another conversation, and I'm so happy to welcome her to the Owning Your Sexual Self podcast again! With nearly 20 years of experience as a double board-certified Naturopathic Endocrinologist, she's helped thousands of families navigate fertility challenges. As the founder of the Holistic Fertility Institute and author of *Fertility Secrets*...

Hello everyone! Welcome back to the Owning Your Sexual Self podcast! I am so thrilled to welcome Radhika Mukhija to the podcast this week! Radhika is a wellness mentor, meditation guide, and author of the upcoming book Radiant Rituals . Through her unique blend of Ayurvedic wisdom, yoga philosophy, and modern neuroscience, she helps women manage stress, prevent burnout, and reconnect with their bo...

Hey hey! Welcome back to the Owning You Sexual Self podcast! I’m so thrilled to welcome Amanda Dames, aka The Kink Consultant, on this week! Amanda is a sexologist, Somatica® Certified Sex and Relationship Coach, podcast host, and former NYC Dominatrix who brings such an open and approachable perspective to kink, desire, intimacy, and communication. Her work has reached more than 300,000 followers...

Hey and welcome back to the Owning Your Sexual Self podcast! I’ve been looking forward to this conversation with Stefanos Sifandos because he brings such a unique depth to the way he talks about relationships, emotional safety, and human connection. With 25 years of experience working with Olympians, world champions, CEOs, military operators, individuals, and couples, his work brings together beha...

Hello hello! Welcome back to the Owning Your Sexual Self podcast! I am thrilled to welcome Sapphire Leela this week! Sapphire is a Psychosexual and Relationship Therapist, Intimacy Educator, and Certified Somatic Sexology Coach who helps people navigate sexual shame, desire differences, people pleasing, and recurring relationship patterns. She brings such a unique perspective to intimacy by blendi...

Heeey! I'm back with a quick tip solo episode of the Owning Your Sexual Self podcast! If date nights keep getting pushed off, feel hard to plan, or always seem to fall on one person, this episode is for you! I’m sharing a simple tool called quad dating that gives you an easy way to make space for yourself, your partner, and your relationship each month. I’ll walk you through the four types of...

Hello! Welcome back to the Owning Your Sexual Self podcast! I’m thrilled to welcome Dr. Aumatma Simmons to the show this week! She’s a double board-certified Naturopathic Endocrinologist, best-selling author, and founder of the Holistic Fertility Institute who has spent nearly 20 years helping people better understand their hormones and fertility. She’s also the visionary behind Hormonal Leadershi...

Hello and welcome back to the Owning Your Sexual Self podcast! I’m so happy to welcome Amber Romaniuk this week! Amber is an Emotional Eating, Digestive and Hormone Expert who has spent the last 12 years helping high achieving women break long standing patterns with food and build more confidence and trust in their bodies. Her work is deeply shaped by her own healing journey, and she now reaches w...

Hey hey hey! Welcome back to the Owning Your Sexual Self podcast! I’m so happy to have Bria Gadd, also known as The Period Whisperer, on this week! Bria is a functional diagnostic nutrition practitioner, holistic health coach, certified personal trainer, and host of The Period Whisperer podcast. Her work helps women better understand their hormones and health through midlife, especially when their...

Hello hello! We're finally back to the Owning Your Sexual Self podcast and I’m so happy to have Kayla Branstetter on today! Kayla is an English professor, TEDx speaker, researcher, and the author of Don't Be an Athena . Through her writing and research, she’s creating space for conversations that too often get pushed aside, helping women feel seen, heard, and less alone in their experien...

Hello, hello! Welcome back to the Owning Your Sexual Self podcast! I’m so happy to have Laura and Morgan here today! These two have dedicated so much of their work to helping people better understand their bodies and access information that far too many of us were never taught. Through their work in sexual health, midwifery, hormones, and body literacy, they’re helping people build trust in themse...

Hello hello! Welcome back to the Owning Your Sexual Self Podcast! This week’s guest is the incredible Suzanne Noble, host of the wildly popular podcast Sex Advice for Seniors and one of the most refreshing voices out there when it comes to sex, ageing, pleasure, and relationships. Suzanne brings honesty, humor, confidence, and so much lived experience into this conversation as we talk about what i...

Hey hey! Welcome back to the Owning Your Sexual Self podcast! This week I’m joined by Jim Benson for a really powerful conversation around male pleasure, intimacy, embodiment, and connection. Jim has spent more than two decades helping men become more confident, present, and skillful lovers through his work in tantra, coaching, and somatic based sexuality education. He brings such a refreshing per...

This week I’m joined by the incredible Nicole Lange to talk all things fertility, nervous system, and whole body healing. Nicole is an acupuncturist with over 20 years of experience specializing in reproductive and emotional health, and her approach is unlike anything you typically hear in fertility. She blends traditional Chinese medicine, trauma informed care, and a deep understanding of how our...

Hey everyone! Welcome back to the Owning Your Sexual Self podcast! This week I’m really excited to have Jessica Idione here! Jessica is a licensed and certified relationship and sex therapist who works with both couples and individuals using a trauma informed, somatic, and evidence based approach. She’s known for reframing relationship myths and helping people make sense of dynamics that often get...

Hello and welcome back to the Owning Your Sexual Self podcast! This week I’ve got Dr. Jordan Barber on the show and I’m so excited for you to hear this one. Dr. Barber is a doctor of acupuncture and oriental medicine who specializes in pain and takes a biomechanics driven approach to pelvic health. He works closely with pelvic floor physical therapists and brings a much needed focus to men’s pelvi...

Hello! We're back with another episode of the Owning Your Sexual Self podcast! This week I’m so excited to have Lorina here on the show. She is a somatic intimacy coach, certified Somatic Experiencing practitioner, and PhD student in human sexuality, with over 25 years in the healing arts and a deep focus on somatic intimacy. She blends multiple modalities to support trauma informed, pleasure...

Hello, hello! We’re back with another minisode of the Owning Your Sexual Self podcast! This is stage three of Somato Respiratory Integration (SRI), a guided somatic practice to support you when you’re feeling stuck, disconnected, or struggling to offer yourself compassion. Through breath, body awareness, and simple declarations, you’ll be guided to connect with your inner child, soften self blame,...

Hi all! We’re back with another minisode of the Owning Your Sexual Self podcast! This is stage two of Somato Respiratory Integration (SRI), a guided somatic practice to support you when you’re feeling conflicted, stuck, or hard on yourself. Through breath, body awareness, and simple prompts, you’ll begin to notice the different parts of you that are asking to be heard and learn how to hold them wi...

Hello, hello! We're trying something new on the Owning Your Sexual Self podcast this week! It's my first minisode! This is a guided somatic practice called Somato Respiratory Integration, or SRI for short, designed to support you through feelings of hopelessness, shame, or disconnection. Using breath and three simple points on the body, you’ll learn how to identify where things feel open...

Hello hello! We're back with another episode of the Owning Your Sexual Self podcast! I’m so excited to have Jocelyn Silva here for this conversation. Jocelyn is a sex and relationship coach who helps people break free from shame, reconnect with their desires, and step into a more honest and empowered relationship with themselves. Her work is shaped by her own journey from growing up in heavy...

Welcome back to the Owning Your Sexual Self podcast! I am so excited to have Shannon Hamaker here for this conversation. Shannon is a speaker, somatic practitioner, and certified sexual health educator with over 20 years of experience in sexual and mental health. Her work focuses on helping people understand how early relationships shape the way we experience connection, safety, and intimacy as ad...

Hello! We're back with another Owning Your Sexual Self podcast! I'm so excited to have Dr. Mina on the show today! She is a Harvard trained, double board certified dermatologist with nearly two decades of clinical experience and the founder of The Skin Real. Her work focuses on helping women better understand their skin, especially through midlife, and moving away from overwhelming routi...

Welcome back to another episode of the Owning Your Self podcast! I am so excited to have Molly Eames back on the show this week! Molly is a somatic experiencing practitioner and sex therapist whose work sits at the intersection of nervous system healing, sexuality, spirituality, and embodied self expression. She guides people back into safety, sensation, and truth within their bodies and helps the...