The Ecology of Intimacy podcast: Sex, Love, Intimacy & Relationship Coaching for Women and Mothers.

What if the next stage of your healing isn’t another certification, another practice or another thing to fix, but learning how to actually live your life? Join me in this beautiful and wildly honest conversation, as I sit down with Transformational Coach Manjit Khalsa to explore what happens when we stop treating ourselves as projects and begin to trust our own inner knowing. We talk about the per...

Why do so many women believe they're broken when it comes to desire? In this episode we explore one of the most misunderstood aspects of female sexuality: the difference between spontaneous and responsive desire. Drawing on contemporary sexology, neuroscience, nervous system science and embodiment, join me as I unpack why so many women have spent years measuring themselves against a model of sexua...

Why do so many us struggle to answer one simple question: What do you really want? Join me in this episode as I explore the hidden history of women's desire through the lenses of anthropology, neuroscience, feminist history, embodiment and sexology. Together we'll trace how culture, patriarchy, religion, economics and invisible emotional labour have shaped women's relationship with their bodies, b...

What if consent begins long before sex? In this deeply personal episode, I explore consent as something much bigger than just a sexual skill. I explore it as our relationship with our own bodies, our boundaries, our sensations, our authority and our capacity to remain connected to ourselves while staying in relationship with others. This episode is, in many ways, a love letter to my daughters, and...

In this profoundly moving episode of The Ecology of Intimacy, I sit down with author, educator, and domestic violence advocate A.E. Lee, whose memoir One of the Lucky Ones tells the story of surviving years of coercive control and intimate partner violence. Together we explore the hidden realities of abusive relationships that so often go unseen. Amanda shares how abuse rarely begins with violence...

In this episode I talk about what I call: "The Great Theft" which is the systematic disconnection of women from their bodies, their pleasure, their sensuality, and their innate aliveness. Drawing on the work of Dr Helen O'Connell, Tricia Hersey, Adrienne Maree Brown, trauma research, somatic healing, Tantra, and nervous system science, I begin examining how patriarchal systems, productivity cultur...

Why do we keep attracting the same relationship patterns, even when we desperately want something different? Today I'm joined by internationally renowned Trauma Recovery expert, bestselling author, and licensed Mental Health Counsellor Riana Milne to explore how childhood trauma shapes our adult relationships, attachment styles, self-worth, communication patterns, and capacity for love. Drawing on...

What if the reason you stay in a relationship that hurts you has nothing to do with love and everything to do with self-worth? In this deeply honest conversation, I’m joined by relationship coach Heather Melville to explore the hidden dynamics of toxic relationships, emotional abuse, self-esteem, body image, intimacy, and healing. Drawing from her own journey of leaving a long-term toxic relations...

What happens when the spark fades in a long-term relationship? In this deeply honest conversation, I’m joined by Elana Auerbach, author of The Sure Thing: A Pleasure Practice to Revive the Spark, to explore why desire often changes over time, why intimacy doesn’t sustain itself without intention, and how pleasure can become a powerful practice for creating deeper connection. Together we discuss th...

What if your depression, burnout, anxiety, or emotional overwhelm wasn’t your body betraying you… but your body communicating with you? In this episode, I’m joined by former Chemical Engineer turned Mind-Body Mentor Alisha Kapani to explore the profound connection between emotional suppression, nervous system healing, feminine energy, embodiment, chronic illness, self-worth, and the power of recei...

What if your sexuality was a pathway into deeper aliveness, intimacy, healing, and liberation? In this rich and expansive episode, I’m joined by Tantra educator, Sensualist, and Author Luna Agneya to explore the profound teachings within her book The Liberated Sensualist: The Modern Tantrika’s Guide to Embodied Awakening. Together, we dive into the deeper philosophy of Tantra beyond the clichés an...

In this deeply personal and politically charged solo episode, I explore the systematic deconstruction of women’s sexuality, sensuality, and erotic power through the lens of feminism, nervous system science, somatic embodiment, and Audre Lorde’s groundbreaking essay Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power. Join me as I unpack the difference between objectification and true erotic embodiment, the lo...

Join me in this deeply expansive episode as I sit down with Therapist, Psychedelic Integration Guide, Filmmaker, and host of the Sex, Psychics & Psychedelics podcast, Jane Garnett, for a conversation that completely reframes sexuality, intimacy, pleasure, and feminine aliveness. Together, we explore the hidden stories women carry about sex, desire, performance, orgasm, relationships, and what...

In this deeply intimate conversation, I’m joined by Sacred Intimacy Coach and Ordained Priestess Ashley Miley to explore what it actually means to come home to your body after trauma, disconnection, and years of learned self-abandonment. We speak about the kind of healing that goes beyond understanding and into embodiment. The kind that asks you to feel what you have spent years avoiding. The kind...

There comes a point, often in midlife, where something begins to shift. You might notice it in your body first. A subtle disconnection. Or a sense that intimacy has become something you think about, rather than something you feel inside yourself. And for many women, the question that follows is so deeply personal it’s rarely spoken out loud. “Is something wrong with me?” In this conversation, I’m...

In today's conversation I speak with Lexi Reed, a Creative Wellness Coach whose work sits at the intersection of neuroscience, creativity, and nervous system regulation.  After years working in a highly successful STEM career, navigating high-pressure scientific environments and experiencing profound burnout during the pandemic, Lexi discovered something unexpectedly powerful and it changed everyt...

Today I'm exploring one of the most invisible yet influential forces shaping modern relationships and sexuality: patriarchal conditioning around sex and intimacy. I’m joined by Devashi Shakti, the Founder of Tigress Yoga and a trail blazing, pioneer of female embodiment, somatic healing, and sensual sovereignty. Together we unpack the cultural paradigm that has taught women to disconnect from thei...

Motherhood cracks us open. It slows us down. It strips us bare. And confronts us with parts of ourselves we didn’t even know were still running the show. In this deeply nourishing conversation, I sit down with internationally recognised mindfulness educator, trauma-informed coach and the founder of Inner Design™, Rubina Chadha, to explore what it really means to come home to yourself, through moth...

There’s a moment, sometimes quiet, sometimes seismic, when you realise you’ve been overriding yourself for years. You said yes when your body whispered no. You dismissed the niggling feeling. You explained away the red flags. You told yourself it wasn’t “that bad.” And now you’re exhausted. In this deeply powerful conversation, I sit down with Chavisa Horemans, a Trauma-Informed  Divorce, Co-paren...

What if midlife isn't the crisis society tells us; but rather the beginning of finding your fire? In this powerful conversation, I’m joined by Dr. Kelly Barron, founder of Tempesta and the Dr. KellFire show.  She's a Chiropractor, Licensed Acupuncturist, Certified Menopause Specialist, Sexual Health Alliance Coaching Candidate, and fierce advocate for women reclaiming their sexuality in midlife. T...

Welcome to Season Two of The Ecology of Intimacy. We’re kicking off 2026, the Chinese Year of the Fire Horse, with an invitation into movement, change, courage, and aliveness. Intimacy, like life itself, is always changing. Our bodies, desires, relationships, nervous systems, and erotic lives are constantly evolving, and this conversation is about learning how to ride those waves rather than resis...

As we come to the close of Season One of The Ecology of Intimacy podcast, I wanted to pause, reflect, and say a heartfelt thank you for being a part of this journey with me. This episode is both a love letter and a deep exhale. It’s a celebration of the conversations we’ve shared about sexuality, intimacy, pleasure, women’s bodies, relationships, and what it truly means to feel alive in ourselves...

Wow, this conversation completely shifted how I think about marriage and relationships. You know how we're always told that marriage is all about compromise? Well, what if I told you that's actually terrible advice and it's been keeping you stuck? Today I'm speaking with Monica Tanner, an incredible  Relational Life Therapy trained Relationship Coach who literally wrote the book on Bad Marriage Ad...

Join me in this powerful conversation with Dr. Regina Lark about the invisible work that keeps all our homes and lives running, but that ultimately leaves us completely exhausted. In this episode, we dive deep into emotional labor, and the mental load, and why as women, we're constantly doing the behind-the-scenes work that no one sees or values. Dr Regina has a PhD in women's history and runs a p...

This episode is a fiery, truth-telling conversation on the four true phases of a woman’s life: Child/Maiden, Mother/Creatrix, Maga/Healer, and Wise Woman/Crone. And how patriarchal culture’s obsession with youth keeps women disconnected from their real power. We unpack how to reclaim every stage of your life as sacred, to honour your desires as your soul’s GPS, and step fully into your creative, e...