A Slut’s Guide To Happiness

About A Slut’s Guide To Happiness

Life presents enough challenges, from inevitable death and illness to man-made strife like poverty, inequality, and war. In the face of human suffering, sexuality is an incredible outlet for joy, healing, pleasure and connection. Yet, social norms make accessing this simple joy harder than it needs to be. In this podcast, we unpack junk narratives about which bodies, identities, relationship styles, or sexual activities are considered acceptable and reclaim the power of sexual freedom. Recent decades have brought meaningful progress in some areas of gender and sexuality, like greater acceptance of LGBTQ people in the institution of marriage and the workplace, and access to contraception that allows women more sexual freedom. Nonetheless, dominant cultural norms still perpetuate narrow ideas about who is desirable or worthy of love and what sexual practices are appropriate. Often, these subtle, pernicious ideas operate quietly beneath the surface and show up in our hearts as shame, isolation or fear. How do we break free? How do we learn to be and love our whole authentic selves, to find the joy and pleasure in authenticity? How do we release the fear that who we are, how we love or what we desire is a problem? What do happiness and connection look like for people who don’t conform to idealized standards? How do we claim the power of sexual freedom for people who have a differently sized body, differently functioning brain, or different levels of mobility; people who work in the sex industry; or people who are slutty, kinky, old, Black or brown, transgender, or polyamorous? Cliff Media is a porn production company that invites people of all walks of life to share in the exciting, scary experiment of co-creating sex-positive spaces beyond fear and shame. We encourage all good-hearted people to participate, as long as they provide STI results, sign release forms, and show up with kindness, humility and a desire to grow. Together, we produce scenes that explore themes of loving community, healthy non-monogamy, joyful kink, and empowered female and queer sexuality. Porn is often derided as gratuitous indulgence in big boobs, hard dicks and offensive stereotypes. But if we set aside the way porn has been used by many mainstream companies and consider the medium itself, it’s actually an awesome opportunity. It’s perhaps the most widely viewed, intimate and uncensored medium, allowing creators to explore topics that go deep into our psyche, including: Shame and acceptance of our bodies and identities Diversity in romantic and sexual relationships Sexual health and ethics Sexual deviance, desire and kink Fear of rejection, judgment or loss Trauma and healing Joy, humor, kindness, and care, and The innate human longing for affection and belonging. In this companion podcast, we dive deep into the topics that underlie our production work. Our host Vanessa Cliff, CEO of Cliff Media, talks with pornstars, participants in Cliff Media shoots, and other sex-positive community leaders. Join us in the joy of being awkwardly human, naked and without pretence. Let’s get free.

Publisher

Vanessa Cliff

Category

business · health & fitness · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Mar 2024

Latest episode

4 Mar 2026

Latest episodes

57 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   4 Mar 2026

   Living and Loving with Untransmittable HIV - with Sara Scarlette

   What does it mean to build a truly loving, inclusive community when it comes to HIV? Many of the assumptions about HIV treatment and transmission come from outdated medical information Misinformation can have a profound impact on the lives of people who are HIV positive, even once their viral load is undetectable and untransmittable. In this episode, Sara Scarlette, a community leader, parent and trans person living with undetectable HIV will be sharing what it’s like to live with HIV in the modern era. They discuss their first scary moment receiving the diagnosis, their journey to understanding and obtaining antiretroviral treatment, its medical impact, and their social experiences since learning of their HIV status. @Vanessacliff2

2. 

   4 Feb 2026

   Navigating Clinical Depression as a Trans Man - with Remington

   Although pursuing a more authentic, self-authored life can significantly contribute to happiness, it certainly doesn’t eliminate daily stressors or difficult major life events. It also doesn’t necessarily override clinical depression when feeling down involves genetic, neurochemical or hormonal components. In this episode, Remington, a trans man, describes his experiences navigating clinical depression and the strategies he has used that help him live with more mental ease. @Vanessacliff2

3. 

   21 Jan 2026

   Art to Express Identity and Sexuality - with Gabriel

   A multi-disciplinary Mexican queer filmmaker, Gabriel Gutierrez Morales produces documentaries, writes novels and paints portraits that are an exploration of sexuality and identity. In this episode, they talk about how art functions as a self-exploration, including of their own sexuality, gender identity, language as a bilingual English and Spanish speaker, and their young adulthood. Their most recent works include “Boy Slut”, a fictional film about an encounter between two gay men, a mini-documentary about Cliff Media called “A Certain Kind”, and a forthcoming feature-length documentary about Cliff Media called “A House on the Cliff”. Like many artists creating content about sexuality, Gabriel has been censored on multiple platforms, including a permanent ban from YouTube. They are also limited the film festivals that accept their work and the audience that their work reaches. As an independent artist, they make only minimal income which they supplement with a low-wage job. Nonetheless, they persist in their vision of ethical and honest art, work that brings them a sense of meaning and happiness. Their resilience in a reminder of the value of identifying and believing in who you are and the power of your personal vision.

Who has been a guest on A Slut’s Guide To Happiness

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Tina
• Remi
• Hannah
• Bambi
• Roxie Valentine

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 40 / 100

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Quality

57

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

60

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