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0 Sex Gets Real 142: A new year with first kisses, anal, & relationship problems

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It’s New Year’s Day, 2017. It seems appropriate to start the year off with an intimate show between you and me, including a diary entry of my very first kiss. If you’d like to share your own confession on January’s theme of FIRSTS, then scroll to the bottom of this page for the guidelines and […]

0 Sex Gets Real 141: Louise Bourchier & Kate McCombs on anal, sexual frustration, losing your virginity, and empathy

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It’s Christmas Day! What better way to celebrate a holiday than with a sexy, fun chat with not one but TWO fellow sex educators. And from New Zealand, no less. Kate McCombs and Louise Bourchier are here to help me answer questions from you about getting started with anal sex after a bad first experience, […]

0 Sex Gets Real 140: Rain DeGrey & her love of edges, BDSM, and porn

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Rain DeGrey and I have been trying to make this interview happen for over 2 years, and it’s FINALLY here. I thought it would be a perfect pre-holiday episode so everyone who is traveling for the holidays could have a fun little distraction. As you’ll hear, Rain does not hold back on all of the […]

0 Sex Gets Real 138: Kitty Stryker on consenting to sex work, polyamory libertarianism, & what community really means.

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Content note: talk of suicide. I always love when I get to have nuanced conversations about topics like sex work, porn, consent, and polyamory. So, when Kitty Stryker said she’d come on the show, I knew the discussion would be a gritty one. Kitty is currently working on an anthology book all about creating consent […]

0 Sex Gets Real 137: Erika Moen of Oh Joy Sex Toy talks sex toys, porn sets, & sex ed through art.

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Alex was the first person to ever share an Oh Joy Sex Toy comic with me. I was immediately enamored. Erika Moen’s weekly sex education comic is full of so many wonderful topics, reviews, and done with such an approachable spirit. I’ve shared TONS of her stuff on social media because who doesn’t love a comic […]

0 Sex Gets Real 130: Marcia Baczynski on saying no gracefully & navigating sex parties

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Marcia Baczynski, creator of the Good Girl Recovery Program and co-founder of Cuddle Party, is here this week, and there were SOOO many nuggets of inspiration and amazing suggestions that I had a hard time not quoting the entire thing in my notes. We talk about asking for what we want in bed, setting boundaries, […]

0 Sex Gets Real 129: Intimacy when sex is off the table

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This week is a little different from the normal show. First up, I field a few listener questions about finding out you may have herpes and hepatitis C after a partner cheated and how to become a sex educator. NRE isn’t only for relationships – we can also get high on our dreams and take […]

0 Wednesday Words: Can I stop the squirting?

Each Wednesday, I answer one of your burning questions on the blog. This week Squirter asks: I have never been a ‘squirter’ until recently. My new boyfriend is much larger than my ex. I think this may be the reason. I often wonder if this much squirting is too much. Let me set the stage… I […]

0 Wednesday Words: How do I talk about herpes?

Each Wednesday, I answer one of your burning questions on the blog. This week Uncertain Uma asks: Loving the podcast and how you talk so openly about it all. I loved your recent discussion about STIs and wonder if you could dive into it a bit more. My question for you: I contracted genital herpes about […]

0 Wednesday Words: Does the porn she watches mean anything?

Each week, I answer one of your burning questions on the blog. This week Matt asks: Hey Dawn, First the traditional, “Thank you for all the great work you do.” I wouldn’t be reaching out to you unless I believed in your work. Never have I written in for advice on sex. My wife was my high school […]

0 Wednesday Words: Pronoun snafu

Each week, I answer one of your burning questions on the blog. This week Garrison asks: I have a question about pronouns. I am an LGBTQ ally. This is an important issue for me though everything on my stat sheet says oppressor (cis, male, straight white). A couple months ago there was an incident that […]

0 Sex Gets Real 110: Girl boner, bleaching your ass, & circumcision

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A few months ago, August McLaughlin invited me on her show, Girl Boner, to talk about body acceptance and trauma. I’d been following her for over a year and admired her own story in working with women’s sexuality and empowerment. This week, August shares a little about her battle with anorexia and body dysmorphia, plus […]

0 Sex Gets Real 109: Teens, porn, sex, and how to talk about it all

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Nadine Thornhill is someone I admire greatly. Not only was she part of the Explore More Summit, but her approach to parenting and talking to kids about sex is revolutionary. And this week, we’re going deep into consent, kids, teens, being a parent, talking about porn, and much more. I truly believe that future generations […]

0 Sex Gets Real 101: Dylan’s very last episode as co-host

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Dylan’s official last episode and we talk blowjobs. On this Hit It and Quit It, we heard from a listener about some horrible advice that Anna Faris and Adam Corolla recently gave on Anna’s podcast, Unqualified. Just because your partner wants to watch you have sex with someone else does NOT mean they want a […]