Dive into hook up culture, locker room talk, and the modern shifts in youth sexual behavior and health. Peggy Orenstein unpacks her new book “Boys and Sex” with co-host Ann Kelley. In this peak behind the curtain of the experience of young male sexuality, we’ll see how boys struggle with the conflicting needs of the conquest narrative of sex and their own i ... Show More
May 2023
Let’s talk about it: A Pathway for Conversations & Meaningful Change on Climate with Dr. Anna Graybeal (Series SRIW, Ep 4, 205)
It shouldn’t have to be so scary to address the elephant in the room – and we’re here to do just that on the environmental crisis
It is easy to shy away from tough conversations about the state of our world. Leaning into defenses – like resisting the conversation – can feel like ... Show More
56m 47s
May 2023
Navigating Racial Trauma & Identity with Gliceria Pérez & Debra Chatman-Finley Part 1 (SRIW Series, Ep 2, 203)
This is part of the series, Secure Relating in an Insecure World AND the first of a 2-parter on racial trauma! BIPOC therapists tell the truth about their experiences - from corporate America to working in child protective services, this discussion is full of painful yet unfortun ... Show More
53m 52s
Sep 2019
Taking Control of Our Sexual Experience
Peggy Orenstein, bestselling author of Girls and Sex, explores the gaps and nuances of intimacy. Today, she talks to Elise about how girls and women are taught that being sexy is important, but being “sexual” is reserved for men. They talk about why women are groomed to think abo ... Show More
51m 39s
Dec 2018
Victoria Cann, "Girls Like This, Boys Like That: Understanding the (Re)Production of Gender in Contemporary Youth Cultures" (I.B.Tauris, 2018)
How does cultural taste regulate our lives? In Girls Like This, Boys Like That: Understanding the (Re)Production of Gender in Contemporary Youth Cultures (I.B. Tauris, 2018), Dr. Victoria Cann, a lecturer in humanities at the University of East Anglia, explores the regulatory rol ... Show More
41m 8s
May 2022
108/ What Asexuality Says About Society w/ Angela Chen
<p>This is a conversation with Angela Chen, author of the book '<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52128695-ace?from_choice=false&from_home_module=false">Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex</a>'.</p>
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56m 46s
May 2022
Discovering What’s Untrue About Female Sexuality with Dr. Wednesday Martin
In this special episode of The Sakara Life Podcast, we’re joined by two special guests, Dr. Wednesday Martin, #1 New York Times Bestselling author and feminist cultural critic and my husband, Damion to discuss her fascinating book, Untrue. Throughout this episode, we unpack all o ... Show More
1h 15m
Feb 2024
Change The Way You Think About Sex With the Sex Therapists Behind Safeword Podcast
<p>Kamil Lewis, MA, LMFT, and Casey Tanner, MA, LCPC, CST are two sex therapists looking to redefine sex culture and how we talk about sexuality and intimacy. They're the voices behind one of the leading podcasts, Safeword, which they call "sex therapy, unhinged." Today's convers ... Show More
1h 10m