- 156
- Episodes
- 12
- Transcribed
- 129
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
About Permission for Pleasure
A podcast to educate and equip women with the information and confidence they need to express, experience and enjoy their sexuality. Cindy Scharkey RN, BSN, brings her 35+ years of experience as a healthcare professional to open the doors to healthy conversations about sex. This is a community where you can listen and learn to give yourself permission for pleasure. Visit www.cindyscharkey.com for educational blogs and newsletter.
- Publisher
- Cindy Scharkey
- Category
- education · health & fitness · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 1 Mar 2021
- Latest episode
- 7 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
12 of 156 episodes have a transcript.
7 Oct 2026
Vaginismus: The Storyline in "Thighs Wide Shut"
23 Sept 2026
Hidden Desire Killers in Your Relationship
9 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
How Your Attachment Style Influences Your Sex Life
Inside a recent episode
How Your Attachment Style Influences Your Sex Life
Published 9 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And we can come out secure. People who had, you know, basically a roof over the head, parents who loved them, who were affectionate to them, who kind of helped them understand their emotions and set clear rules and clear boundaries. most of those people come out feeling really good about themselves and feeling like it's okay to reach for other people, you know, when they need and when they have needs. And so, but others of us are more insecurely attached. And there's kind of two flavors of that. Maybe we're anxiously attached. And that means we came out of a childhood where our needs were met more intermittently. […]
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- Hayley Fleming
- Dr Candice Nicole Hargons
- Laurie Watson
- Brooke Bralove
- Mallory Stuparich
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 94 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 35 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 67 / 100
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- Quality
- 78
- Social presence
- 94
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 93
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