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Sex Gets Real 240: Unprotected sex with herpes, long distance love, & coming out

It’s me, my anxiety, and your emails. This week’s selection includes advice on coming out, BDSM research, long distance love, and unprotected sex and herpes. At the top of the episode, I mentioned Ella Dawson’s new piece, “In Case I Am Ever Murdered By a Man” and you can check it out here. Later in […]

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  • December 2, 2018

Sex Gets Real 239: Virginity, exploring non-binary gender, & being a cis man

It’s you, me, and your emails. We’re tackling gender, virginity, & being a man. First up, I came across this super helpful article in The Advocate titled “15 Signs You’re a Gay Misogynist”. Misogyny in gay men’s spaces is rampant, so if you’re a gay dude, you might want to check out this list and […]

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  • November 25, 2018

Sex Gets Real 238: Birth, postpartum, and your inner jaguar

If you’ve been thinking about working with a coach around your desire, relationship, body, or shame, I am now accepting new clients and my rates are increasing January 2019. Learn more at dawnserra.com/work-with-me. The Fourth Trimester with Kimberly Ann Johnson Kimberly Ann Johnson is here this week to talk about birth injury and birth trauma, […]

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  • November 18, 2018

Sex Gets Real 237: Not coming out, asexual questions, & frustrated sex

Frustration, fear, and feeling stuck? Your questions, answered. I’m at the Rehoboth Beach Film Festival, which means it’s time for listener questions! But first, if you’re curious about coaching support, head to dawnserra.com – I have a few spots left before the end of the year. girl out wrote in because her girlfriend hasn’t been […]

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  • November 11, 2018

Sex Gets Real 236: Queer Kid Stuff

If you’ve been thinking about working with a coach around your desire, relationship, body, or shame, I am now accepting new clients and my rates are increasing January 2019. Learn more at dawnserra.com/work-with-me. Talk to kids about gender, sexuality, and social justice with Lindsay Amer You’ve probably seen the viral videos of Lindsay Amer’s Queer […]

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  • November 4, 2018

Sex Gets Real 235: Healing, resilience, & pleasure with Staci Haines

If you’ve been thinking about working with a coach around your desire, relationship, body, or shame, I am now accepting new clients and my rates are increasing January 2019. Learn more at dawnserra.com/work-with-me. Healing, survival, resilience, and how pleasure heals with Staci Haines Every once in a while, I have a conversation that brings things […]

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  • October 28, 2018

Sex Gets Real 234: Feelings, emotional labor, and empathy with Kate Kenfield

If you’ve been thinking about working with a coach around your desire, relationship, body, or shame, I am now accepting new clients and my rates are increasing January 2019. Learn more at dawnserra.com/work-with-me. Why story hijacking and advice are rarely what the people we love need. Kate Kenfield is back and setting a new record […]

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  • October 21, 2018

Sex Gets Real 233: Jes Baker on fat bodies, sex, intimacy, & PCOS

Jes Baker on Mormonism, sex, changing bodies, and saying “fuck it”. If I had to point to a single person who caused my entire life to pivot and open up, it would be Jes Baker. She is the reason I even started questioning the stories I’d been given about my body. It was her blog, […]

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  • October 14, 2018

Sex Gets Real 232: Fantasies of harm, book lists, & political pleasure

Listener questions on destroying a pussy, pleasure, and book lists. Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed for the Supreme Court the day I recorded this, so we start there. Howard Zinn’s op-ed from 2005 speaks loudly to where we are today. And I read Monica Raye Simpson’s letter to SisterSong followers today because it is more eloquent […]

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  • October 7, 2018

Sex Gets Real 231: Sensuality discovered with Ev’Yan Whitney

Ev’Yan Whitney on sensuality, the erotic, and body hair I’ve followed Ev’Yan on Instagram for quite a while and been enchanted by the ways she shares and expresses herself there. As soon as she said yes to being on the show, I was excited. We talk about sensuality and how Ev’Yan struggled with the ways […]

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  • September 30, 2018

Sex Gets Real 230: Pickup artists & the classics with Donna Zuckerberg

Donna Zuckerberg on pickup artistry, Red Pill, and the classics The last Harvard University Press book I had a chance to review for the show was “About Abortion” by Carol Sanger, which was such a spectacular experience. So, I was incredibly excited when HUP sent me a copy of Donna Zuckerberg’s new book, “Not All […]

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  • September 23, 2018

Sex Gets Real 229: Pleasure and reproductive justice with Monica Raye Simpson

Listener questions, pleasure, and reproductive justice with Monica Raye Simpson of SisterSong. DeeLo wrote in with an a-ha moment around Hannah Gadsby’s “Nanette” and something I said a few weeks ago. Yay bodies and rewriting stories. Julie wanted to offer some thoughts around mindfulness, anxiety, PTSD, and working with a professional after hearing Dr. Lori […]

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  • September 16, 2018

Sex Gets Real 228: Men’s body trust and masculinity with Aaron Flores

Pleasure can be complicated, hunger can feel like a betrayal, but our bodies were built for pleasure and it’s time for you to reconnect with what it means to feel good, to prioritize what brings you delight and joy, and to unpack the old stories that keep you stuck in shame and guilt. My new […]

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  • September 9, 2018

Sex Gets Real 227: Better sex through mindfulness with Dr. Lori Brotto

Have you been feeling stuck in your relationship, frustrated with your body, or totally disconnected from your pleasure & desire? One-on-one coaching spots are available in my private practice and rates are going up January 1st, 2019, so now is the perfect time to book a discovery call and learn more about how coaching might […]

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  • September 2, 2018

Sex Gets Real 226: Period sex, who we find sexy, and #NotAllMen

What if period sex is awful? How can we find different kinds of people sexy? And why so many men feel attacked when people talk about…well, men. There was a little change of plan at the last minute, which means this week I’m fielding a bunch of your emails. Want to hear your question read […]

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  • August 26, 2018
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