The Happy Vagina

The Happy Vagina  podcast is a back for Season 4 with the ultimate sexual wellness Goddess  Gwyneth Paltrow  who joins us to share her most exquisite feelings about Sex, Love and goop, why being true to yourself is the ultimate freedom and how communication is the thing that has enhanced her relationship the most.   Gwyneth Paltrow has dedicat...

BONUS episode of The Happy Vagina with the amazing Poppy Jay and Rubina Pabani, hosts of the Brown Girls Do It Too podcast. Poppy and Rubina open up about navigating their relationships with their bodies as brown girls in the UK. Plus we dive deep into some #VULVATALK as they share their journeys with their vulvas, from shame to empowerment, and the inevitable comparison that can still creep in. T...

We've added in an extra bonus episode of The Happy Vagina this week with Paxton Smith, the 18 year old brave valedictorian graduate who used her speech to protest the new Texas anti abortion laws. Tune in to hear her tell what she feels about freedom to choose, sex education and her plans for the future. This episode was a live recording on Instagram and we had occasional issues with sound so you...

Season 3 finalé and we are joined by British supermodel Erin O'Connor MBE. Erin asks "Why do we hold such a limited remit of what beauty really means?" and shares her experiences of growing up in an industry that holds and enforces a specific standard of beauty, what it was like to be told she was outside of that, and how she learned to see her strength and beauty in a way that meant she could bec...

This week on The Happy Vagina podcast we're joined by Alex Light for a deep dive into body confidence. Not only being confident in your body, but being confident, and free, to explore your own desires. From diet culture & disordered eating, to make-up and body hair, we discuss the essence of feminism for us - a woman's right to choose.   This episode is a bonus edition in partnership...

This week on  The Happy Vagina Podcast  we are joined by the amazing Dita Von Teese who dives deep into finding her true self through erotica, building a life she loves and how being true to ourselves is the ultimate freedom. Dita has spent her life breaking down taboos for women and continues to champion diversity and representation in acts. We talk about her journey to becoming a burle...

This week on  The Happy Vagina Podcast  we get the lowdown on libido from pleasure expert and host of @sexwithemily podcast Dr Emily Morse.  We dive deep into what low libido is and how can you can harness your own, by exploring your body and becoming your own expert. Because we all deserve more pleasure, whatever that looks like.   Emily Morse is an American sex therapist...

This week on  The Happy Vagina Podcast  we are joined by Sex Educator and Body Positive campaigner  Ruby Rare  who shares her personal insights into finding and loving your true sexual self. We also dive deep into consent and Ruby shares her top tips on how to make consent a conversation. Listen now for everything from science, to sex, to self-love...

This week we are joined by Burlesque expert @lesliezemeckis who educates us on how the women at the beginning of the 20th century found freedom and preempted feminism in Burlesque. The women of America's old school Burlesque scene took their own opportunities, to make their own art and their own money. Leslie is an actress and award wining author and filmmaker who - like the women whose stories sh...

This week on The Happy Vagina podcast we are joined by Erika Lust the Swedish born, Barcelona based erotic film director, screenwriter and producer who has dedicated her life to reframing pornography into the feminist space Since the debut of her first indie erotic film The Good Girl in 2004, Lust has been instrumental in promoting the aims of the feminist pornography movement through capturi...

This week on The Happy Vagina podcast we are joined by award winning political activist and undefeated 'fanny defender' Nimco Ali OBE. A survivor of FGM here she teaches us all about how to be a campaigner - not a complainer! Nimco Ali OBE is a British independent government adviser on tackling violence against women and girls, and author of What We're Told Not to Talk About - But We're Going to A...

This week on The Happy Vagina podcast campaigner, star of Channel 4's Bring Back the Bush and Cosmopolitan's Health and Well-being Influencer of the year 2019, nominee Jessica Megan shares her top tips on how to break free of the systems and thought patterns that that bind us and hold us back from true freedom Jessica Megan is a body-positive activist, extremely passionate about sexual wellbeing a...

A very special, bonus epode of The Happy Vagina, for World Period day. Host Mika Simmons is joined by Swedish entrepreneurs Dr. Hedieh and Hasti Asadi founders for DeoDoc. Not only are these women pioneering new research and education into female hygiene products they also have the most inspirational story of transformation, having been&n...

Season 2 finalé with the brilliant Nicholas Pinnock, leading British actor who joins Mika on The Happy Vagina all the way from New York where he is currently filming Season 2 of ABC’s groundbreaking For Life. We delve deep into the importance of his work as a mental health campaigner, his experiences and feelings around family and children - the pressures heterosexual men feel from socie...

Kate Devlin, social archeologist, writer and leading expert in the field of artificial intelligence in the sex and intimacy space joins Mika on The Happy Vagina this week to discuss our relationship with technology and machines, and her latest book, Turned On: Science, Sex and Robots - which we really could not recommend highly enough. Kate is not only a phenomenal orator on all things sexbot...

Charlie Condou, British actor, columnist and LGBT rights activist and advocate for same sex parenting, joins Mika on this weeks episode of The Happy Vagina to talk about LGBT rights, the myth of hetro-sexual parenting, how to debunk it and how he manages co-parenting in a three! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Alix Fox joins The Happy Vagina to educate co-hosts Mika Simmons & Chloe Delevingne on all things Vibrator! Which are the best, how to use them, and why self pleasure is so important for our mental and physical health. This episode of The Happy Vagina is sponsored by  DAME , the brand on a mission to make our periods plastic free. DAME launched the  world’s first reusable t...

Half way through Season 2 and we are honoured to be joined by the phenomenal Emilie Pine - award winning author of Notes to Self and writer in residence at Ireland's National Maternity Hospital. Join Emilie and Mika as they thrash out the pro's and cons of a child free life and the inherent need for a wider conversation around women’s reproductive health, outside of pregnancy. This episode of The...

Newest star of Netflix's Sex Education, George Robinson, joins Mika this week to share how his time in hospital and joining the cast of Sex Education has transformed his relationship with himself and women; all his wisdom on how Generation Z are dealing with sexual growth; and the need for a overhaul of the UK Sex Ed curriculum to enable freer & kinder relationships. This episode of The Happy...

S2, Ep2 Multi-award-winning plus-size style blogger & fat acceptance advocate, Stephanie Yeboah, joins Mika on The Happy Vagina to talk about her experiences as a body positive campaigner, intersectionality and the impact of filters and algorithms in contributing to unconscious bias and racial profiling on dating apps. Oh and Stephanie has an infectious giggle so make sure you're somewhere you...

S2, Ep1 The Happy Vagina: Kenny Ethan Jones In the name of all things inclusivity we've invited some of our favourite men with something to say in the female space to join us on Season 2 of The Happy Vagina! Kicking off this season with the phenomenal Kenny Ethan Jones who joins us a to talk about his experiences as a trans man, his advocacy for gender equality in the period space, and h...

Isolation Special Part 1 with Sexologist Kate Moyle. Today's topic - virtual sex - texting, (or sexting!) phone and video. If you are navigating a long distance relationship, whether by choice or you’ve been forced into one because of social distancing. Or perhaps you are using this time to explore a new relationship, via online dating, during isolation - this episode is for you!  Hosted...

Isolation Special Part 2 with Sexolygist Kate Moyle. In this episode we offer those who are single some suggestions around how to stay sexually and mentally well during this period of social distancing, exploring everything from a romance with yourself to online dating. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Isolation Special with Sexologist Kate Moyle. In this episode, Mika & Kate delve deeper into lockdown relationships. Whether they are long term or new, the women discuss and share their top tips on how to keep them physically & mentally healthy during isolation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Actress, writer, presenter, host of Love Island and all round super talent Laura Whitmore joins us on The Happy Vagina to spill the beans on what really happens in the Villa, her thoughts on women's health pregnancy and childbirth in Ireland and how she keeps her Vagina happy. Hosted by Mika Simmons @MissMikaSimmons Follow us @thehappyvagina This episode was recorded at @thecourtlondon and sponsor...