Penny van der Sluys

TURNED ON: Wild, free & sexy in your midlife

Are you ready to turn on the light switch of your soul and live an authentic, radiant, unapologetically pleasure-filled life? I’m Penny van der Sluys, I empower women in their midlife who are struggling to love their body and prioritise pleasure, play and passion, and help them discover their powerful, untapped sensual, sexual and feminine energy so they can feel wild, free, sexy in their body and life. Journey with me as we explore the aspects of our lives that are taboo and surrounded in shame, and reveal the keys to access to pleasure and joy in your midlife and beyond!

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Penny van der Sluys

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Education

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pennyvandersluys.com

Latest episode

Jul 6, 2026

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Episodes

116 | The Relationship You Have With Yourself Changes Everything with Katelin Vincent, Coach, Speaker, Podcast Host, & Founder of You Go Girlfriend 06.07.2026

What if the relationship that needs your attention most isn't the one with your partner, your children, your family or your friends but the one you have with yourself? In this delightfully honest conversation, coach, speaker and podcast host Katelin Vincent joins me to explore why self-awareness, self-trust and self-expression are the foundation for deeper connection - not only with others, bu...

115 | The Cost of Shame & Silence, with Katelin Vincent, Coach, Speaker, Podcast Host, & Founder of You Go Girlfriend 22.06.2026

What is the cost of shame and silence? In this episode, Katelin Vincent and I explore how shame can shape the way we see ourselves, the choices we make, and our willingness to speak up, be seen, and trust ourselves. Together, we unpack the stories we've inherited, the expectations we place on ourselves, and what becomes possible when we stop looking outside ourselves for permission and start h...

114 | Following your Spark: A Love Letter to Life with Wren Morrow, Outdoor Boudoir & Erotic Adventure Photographer 10.06.2026

What happens when you follow a spark? Less than five months ago, Wren Morrow and I met for the very first time on this podcast. Three weeks later, she boarded a plane from the United States to Australia for penFEST, the camping festival I created to celebrate turning 50 through community, creativity, adventure and connection. What followed was a two-and-a-half-month adventure, a deepening soul-sis...

113 | Turned On By Life Until The Very End with Denise Love, Circle-of-Life Doula, Hypnotherapist & Elder 25.05.2026

What if talking about death could actually teach us how to live? What if the thing we fear most… could become the doorway to more presence, pleasure, intimacy and freedom? In this episode, I’m joined by the extraordinary Denise Love - birth and death doula, nurse, hypnotherapist, educator and elder - for a delightfully honest, liberating and life-affirming conversation about life and death This ep...

112 | Healing with your wise, well & loving ancestors with Lyndal Walker,  Ancestral Lineage Healing Facilitator, Ritualist and Artist 12.05.2026

What if some of the heaviness you carry isn’t entirely yours? What if your ancestors could become a source of healing, wisdom and support in your life right now? And what if reconnecting with ritual, nature, spirit and the sacred rhythms of life could actually turn you on - making you feel more alive, sensual, connected and present in your body? In this conversation, I'm joined by Lyndal Walker, a...

111 | A Women's Voice in the Age of AI: Why This Moment Needs You with Maria Golding, Business & Transformational Coach, & Co-Founder of RichHER 28.04.2026

AI is here. And for many women in midlife, it’s bringing curiosity… resistance… and a whole lot of questions. In this episode, I chat with Maria Golding - coach, mentor, AI Advocate and guide for women stepping into their next level - to explore what this moment  really  means for women. This isn’t about becoming more technical. It’s about becoming  more expressed, more visible, and more fully you...

110 | Facing the Dark: Water, Wilderness, Fear & the Courage to Trust Yourself with Daniella Hogarth,  Wellness & Energetic Practitioner 13.04.2026

What if the edge you keep avoiding is actually the place where more freedom, more pleasure, and more of you is waiting? I invited Daniella Hogarth (episode #109) back to share how she has moved from fear to flow and explore how she is living bravely, wildly, and in deep trust with herself. The conversation covers a LOT - from social anxiety, seawater phobia, and fear of the dark, to learning saxop...

109 | Trust Your Gut: Gut health, Intuition, & the Body's intelligence with Daniella Hogarth,  Wellness and Energetic Practitioner 30.03.2026

Your gut is always on your team. It’s constantly speaking through your body – sometimes it's upset and letting you know through bloating, brain fog, fatigue, cravings, flatness, discomfort, and then there's those quiet inner nudges that whisper  yes, no, not this, or try that . In this rich and energising conversation, I’m joined by the gorgeous Daniella for a deep dive into what it really...

108 |  Liberating your Voice: Pleasure, Power, and Self-Expression in Midlife. 16.03.2026

Have you ever wondered what your voice is really communicating about you? What if the qualities in your voice could give you clues about different parts of yourself? And what if learning to access those sounds could help you be heard, noticed, and cut through when it matters? In this episode, voice coach and author Barbara McAfee shares her powerful five-element framework for understanding the voi...

107 | Capturing the Light: Exposure as Self-Celebration with Wren Morrow, Outdoor Boudoir & Erotic Adventure Photographer 02.03.2026

What if exposure through a lens wasn’t about performance… but about self-celebration?  Not about looking perfect… but about remembering who you are? In this expansive and beautifully honest conversation, I chat with outdoor boudoir photographer, Wren Morrow, about exposure, embodiment, and what happens when women stop performing and start remembering. We explore: – The difference between performan...

106 | What Women Want: Reclaiming Desire, Intimacy & Choice in Midlife with Anna Grosman, Founder, Her Confidant, Australia’s Only Female-led Male Escort Agency for Women 16.02.2026

What do women really want in midlife? Not crumbs. Not confusion. Not low-effort dating. In this bold and expansive episode, I'm joined by Anna Grosman, founder of Her Confidant – Australia’s only female-led, women-focused male escort agency designed specifically for women. Together we explore what women crave in from men and in midlife, how intimacy can be reframed as wellbeing, and why midlif...

105 | Hormone Replacement Therapy Without the Hype - When HRT Helps & What Else Matters with Joanna Macmeikan, Women's Hormone Health Coach 02.02.2026

HRT is having a moment - and for many women, it’s been supportive and even life-changing. But the conversation has also become polarised, confusing, and at times overwhelming. In this episode, I’m joined by returning guest Joanna McMeekin, a women’s hormone health coach, for a grounded, nuanced conversation about HRT. There is a lot of hype about it at the moment, so this is a discussion about wha...

104 | Finding Space In Your Busy Life To Feel & Be Curious Again with Amanda Ewin, Curiosity Coach 01.12.2025

If you’re a woman who does a lot, holds a lot, and is brilliant at being busy… this episode will feel like a deep exhale. In this conversation, I chat with Certified Curiosity Coach, Amanda Ewin. We explore how curiosity - simple, gentle, body-led curiosity - can become a powerful tool for creating space, truth, and turn-on in the middle of a full life. This isn’t about adding more to your to-do l...

103 | Breathing through the Pain: How Breathwork transformed my Endometriosis Journey 18.11.2025

What if the thing that could change everything - your stress, your energy, your relationship with your body - was something as simple and as profound as your breath? So many women spend years pushing through discomfort, silencing symptoms, or being told their pain is “normal,” “in their head,” or caused by something unrelated. Endometriosis, in particular, is one of the most misunderstood and misd...

102 | Fit for Pleasure: Sport, Sex & the stuff we don’t talk about with Jordina Quain, The Sporty Sexologist, Inclusion Advocate & Sex Educator 03.11.2025

What if the way you move your body could transform how you experience pleasure, confidence, and desire? In this episode, my guest is the gorgeous sexologist, educator, and triathlete  Jordina Quain who is passionate about sport personally and professionally! Her PhD is exploring the effect of endurance sport on female athlete sexuality and sense of self so she is very familiar with what it really...

101 | The Pleasure Gifting Revolution with Justine Vallata, Founder & Owner of That's the Spot, Australia's First & Only Pleasure Gifting Emporium 20.10.2025

Are you ever stuck for present ideas? Have you ever been gifted a vibrator - or thought about gifting one to yourself or a friend - but weren’t quite sure how to go about it? Today’s episode is for you. In this joyful, stigma-busting conversation, I chat with  Justine Vallata , founder and owner of  That’s The Spot  - a small Australian business on a mission to make pleasure gifting fun, affordabl...

100 | Vaginal Health in Midlife - Practical Care that Actually Helps 06.10.2025

Do you feel like your vaginal health and what's best for it is a mystery? In this episode, I chat with  Joanna Macmeikan  about practical vaginal care that actually helps. She demystifies what’s  normal , what needs attention, and how to support a thriving, pleasure-friendly environment - without the shame and confusion. Tune in to hear us discuss: Vulva vs vagina - the self-cleaning truth and wha...

99 | From Lonely to Liberated – Radical Relating & Life Outside the Script with Roanna White, Unapologetically Sexy over 40 22.09.2025

How would you feel if loneliness wasn’t a dead end, but a doorway into the most honest, turned-on chapter of your life? In this episode, I chat with Roanna White (Ro) about moving from Saturday-night-on-the-couch loneliness to a liberated, off-the-script sexual life. We unpack what  radical relating  actually means in practice - relationships designed through truth, consent and courage - and what...

98 | Takeaways from the World Sexual Health Congress 2025 with Emma Pleasure, Sexologist & Congress Attendee 08.09.2025

How would you feel if a global sexual health congress wasn’t just for academics, but a window into what really matters for your midlife body, pleasure and power? In this episode, I caught up with sexologist and pleasure coach Emma Pleasure (Emma McCann), whom I met at the World Sexual Health Congress in Brisbane, to unpack our biggest takeaways. We compare notes from different streams, share what...

97 | The Art of Self Seduction with Eleanor Hadley, Certified Sex Educator, Speaker & Award-Winning Coach 25.08.2025

What if seduction wasn’t about performance, but about power, play and presence? In this episode I’m joined by Eleanor Hadley, a Certified Sex Educator, speaker and award-winning coach, to uncover the truth about seduction. It’s not limited to lap dancing in seedy bars — it’s really about magnetism, radiance, and turning  yourself  on! This conversation is refreshing, enlightening, and will help yo...

96 | Unscripted: The Real Stories of Menopause as a Radiant Rebellion with Penny van der Sluys, Radiant Rebel, & Pleasure Activist & Jen Annette, Artist, Ritualist, Embodiment & Feminine Wisdom Guide 11.08.2025

What if menopause wasn’t the start of your decline, but the beginning of a new kind of freedom? What if instead of it being a time of disappearance, it's an emergence? That instead of vanishing, it's our becoming? In today’s episode, I’m joined by my gorgeous soul sister and wing woman, Jen Annette, to share our real stories of menopause as a Radiant Rebellion. We dive deep into the vast spectrum...

95 | Revolutionary Sex: How Making Love can heal you - & the World with Susan Morgan Taylor, Somatic Sex Therapist for Couples 23.06.2025

What if sex wasn't just something you did – but something that could change you, your relationships, and even the world? In this juicy episode, I speak with Susan Morgan Taylor, a leading somatic sex therapist, creator of the Pleasure Keys process, and host of the Sex Talk Cafe podcast. Together, we explore how presence, relaxation, and awareness can unlock full-body orgasm, deepen intimacy, a...

94 | Dating like a grown up: Dos & Don'ts of dating after 40 with Nelly Thomas, Comedian, Co-host of Broad Radio 09.06.2025

Think dating in midlife is meant to be awkward, over, or a chore? Think again. Whether you're single, curious, committed, or navigating the in-between, this episode will have you laughing, reflecting, and maybe even rethinking how you approach connection - both with others and yourself. In this episode, I’m joined by the hilarious and wildly insightful Nelly Thomas - Australian comedian, award-nom...

93 | Weeding Out Shame & Reclaiming Your Sexual Belief Garden with Lauren Elise Rogers 26.05.2025

What outdated beliefs are planted in your sexual garden—and how do you know which ones are weeds? In this playful and potent episode, I’m joined by Lauren Elise Rogers - certified holistic sexuality educator and embodied intimacy coach - for a raw and liberating conversation on dismantling shame, healing internalised scripts, and rediscovering pleasure in midlife. Together we explore: 🌿 How purit...

92 | Understanding yourself to access body confidence & pleasure with Celina Tonkin, EFT Trainer, Mentor & Practitioner & Co-author of EFT for introverts 28.04.2025

What if your cravings weren’t a problem—but a portal? A message from your body asking to be heard, honoured… and loved. In this episode, Celina Tonkin, EFT trainer and introvert empowerment mentor, and I explore the relationship between body confidence, cravings, and self-expression. We unpack how tapping can interrupt stress patterns, reduce cravings, and help women feel more connected to their n...

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