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Sex and sexuality are a part of being a human. We aim to take all the aspects of this taboo subject out of the closet and into the light. Join Gwyn Isaacs every other week as she talks to professionals in the field, forays into other cultures' beliefs, teaches new concepts, chats with folks willing to share their bedroom hijinks, and answers your questions about sex.

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November 15, 2024

Exploring Psilocybin's Healing Potential with Amory Jane

<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #0d0d0d; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In this episode of <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #0d0d0d; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What Excites Us<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #0d0d0d; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, we are thrilled to welcome Amory Jane, a pioneering figure in the world of psilocybin facilitation and sexual wellness. Amory Jane shares her transformative journey from sex educator to becoming one of the first licensed psilocybin facilitators in the United States. Together, we explore the powerful intersection of psychedelic therapy and sexuality, shedding light on its profound healing potential. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #0d0d0d; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tune in as Amory Jane recounts her early involvement with Measure 109 in Oregon, the groundbreaking legislation that legalized psilocybin in therapeutic settings. She offers deep insights into the essential concepts of set and setting, the different stages of a psilocybin journey, and the critical role facilitators play in creating safe and supportive environments for participants. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #0d0d0d; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Drawing on her rich background in sex education and therapy, Amory Jane explains how psilocybin can help address mental health challenges like depression, anxiety, PTSD, and PMDD. We delve into how this powerful medicine allows people to confront their shadow parts, embrace self-acceptance, and unlock their full potential. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #0d0d0d; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Throughout the conversation, we also explore the importance of integration sessions for sustained healing, overcoming shame in sexuality, and fostering healthier relationships with oneself and others. Plus, Amory gives us a sneak peek into her sex-positive furniture venture, adding a unique twist to her multifaceted career. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #0d0d0d; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Don't miss this enlightening discussion that bridges the gap between psychedelics, therapy, and sexuality, offering hope for personal healing and acceptance. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #0d0d0d; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Episode Highlights: <ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; padding-inline-start: 48px;"> <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #0d0d0d; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;" aria-level="1"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #0d0d0d; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Amory Jane's path from sex education to psilocybin facilitation. </li> <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #0d0d0d; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;" aria-level="1"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #0d0d0d; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Insights into Oregon's Measure 109 and the legalization of psilocybin therapy. </li> <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #0d0d0d; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;" aria-level="1"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #0d0d0d; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The significance of set and setting in psychedelic journeys. </li> <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #0d0d0d; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;" aria-level="1"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #0d0d0d; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How psilocybin therapy can aid in mental health issues like PTSD, anxiety, and PMDD. </li> <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #0d0d0d; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;" aria-level="1"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #0d0d0d; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Overcoming shame in sexuality through psychedelic experiences. </li> <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #0d0d0d; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;" aria-level="1"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #0d0d0d; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The critical role of integration sessions post-journey. </li> <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #0d0d0d; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;" aria-level="1"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #0d0d0d; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Amory’s passion project: a sex-positive furniture company. </li> </ul> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #0d0d0d; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Be sure to visit Amory Jane at:<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #0d0d0d; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.amoryjane.com/"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.amoryjane.com/<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #0d0d0d; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </a><a style="text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.triumphantunfolding.com/"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.triumphantunfolding.com/<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #0d0d0d; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #0d0d0d; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Amory.Design <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #0d0d0d; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Visit whatexcitesus.com to find past shows, links and more!<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #0d0d0d; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #0d0d0d; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And please rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks!

October 11, 2024

Understanding OCD and Anxiety: Navigating Intimacy with Sarah Hazelton

<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #343434; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Understanding OCD and Anxiety: Navigating Intimacy with Sarah Hazleton   <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #343434; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In this episode we dive into the intricacies of OCD and anxiety, particularly focusing on how they affect intimacy and relationships, with guest Sarah Hazleton, a licensed clinical social worker.   <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #343434; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sarah explains how OCD manifests through intrusive thoughts and compulsions, its impact on relationships, and the different subtypes of OCD including relationship OCD and Pure O.  <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #343434; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We discuss the importance of appropriate therapeutic approaches, like Exposure Response Prevention (ERP), and resources for those seeking help.    <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #343434; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The conversation touches on the stigma and shame surrounding OCD, particularly when it involves sexual and intimate thoughts. Practical advice is provided for those seeking therapy, including how to find qualified therapists through reliable sources. This episode is released in recognition of mental health awareness, emphasizing the significance of understanding and accepting diverse mental health challenges.   <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #343434; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">S<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #202124; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">arah is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker specializing in treatment of OCD and anxiety related disorders. She completed her master’s degree at University of New England in 2007 and spent the early part of her career as a clinician working with children, adolescents, and families experiencing severe and persistent mental health challenges. Over recent years, Sarah has focused her therapy practice on the treatment of OCD and anxiety disorders using Exposure Response Prevention and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as primary treatment modalities. Intimacy, gender, and sexuality are often interwoven in a client's obsessive and anxious thoughts, yet are often not identified by clients as a treatment issue. Sarah hopes to improve awareness of some of the "unspoken and taboo" thoughts and worries people experience. She wants to decrease the stigma felt by people whose OCD and/or anxiety is affecting their relationships, intimacy, and identity.   <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #202124; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You can find Sarah at <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.hazeltoncounseling.com"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">www.hazeltoncounseling.com</a>   <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #202124; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The article mentioned at the beginning - <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.verywellmind.com/impact-of-ocd-on-sex-life-5086811"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.verywellmind.com/impact-of-ocd-on-sex-life-5086811</a>   <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #202124; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The International OCD Foundation - <a href="https://iocdf.org/">https://iocdf.org/</a>   <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #343434; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #343434; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ere are some books recommended by Sarah and the IODCF. Buying them through these links will help support What Excites Us! Thank you!    <ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; padding-inline-start: 48px;"> <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #343434; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;" aria-level="1"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #343434; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Anti-Anxiety Program: A Workbook of Proven Strategies to Overcome Worry, Panic, and Phobias - Peter J. Norton<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #0f1111; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Author), Martin M. Antony (Author) - <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="https://amzn.to/4eZWGyL"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://amzn.to/4eZWGyL</a> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #343434; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;" aria-level="1"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #343434; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Coping With OCD: Practical Strategies for Living Well With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #5c6b80; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- Bruce Hyman, PhD with Troy Dufrene - <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="https://amzn.to/3zR8ch7"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://amzn.to/3zR8ch7</a> </li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; padding-inline-start: 48px;"> <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #343434; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;" aria-level="1"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #5c6b80; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The OCD Answer Book: Professional Answers to More Than 250 Top Questions About Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #5c6b80; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #5c6b80; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">by Patrick B. McGrath, PhD - <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="https://amzn.to/4eFf5kK"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://amzn.to/4eFf5kK</a> </li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; padding-inline-start: 48px;"> <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #343434; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;" aria-level="1"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #5c6b80; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"It'll be Okay:" How I Kept Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) from Ruining My Life<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #5c6b80; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #5c6b80; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">by Shannon Shy - <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="https://amzn.to/3XZQ6S5"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://amzn.to/3XZQ6S5</a> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #343434; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;" aria-level="1"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #5c6b80; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts: A CBT-Based Guide  to Getting Over  Frightening, Obsessive or Disturbing Thoughts - by Sally Winston, PsyD & Martin Seif, PhD - <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="https://amzn.to/3zVtlGQ"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://amzn.to/3zVtlGQ</a> </li> </ul> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #343434; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Chapters: <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #343434; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">00:00 Introduction and Content Warning <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #343434; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">03:05 Understanding OCD and Anxiety <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #343434; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">12:16 Types of OCD <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #343434; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">17:22 OCD's Impact on Relationships <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #343434; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">21:24 Compulsions During Intimacy <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #343434; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">25:09 Relationship OCD <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #343434; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">32:43 Challenges Faced by Teens with OCD <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #343434; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">36:35 Exposure Response Prevention (ERP) Explained <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #343434; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">47:52 Resources for OCD Support <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #343434; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">53:27 Finding the Right Therapist <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #343434; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">56:53 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

September 27, 2024

Aging and the Power of Pleasure with CJ

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #202124; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My guest CJ, from No Shame with CJ, and I explore how societal norms have shaped our views on aging, particularly for women, and how breaking free from those constraints can open up a world of erotic evolution and neuro-expansion. <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #202124; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> CJ shares her journey from a shy and quiet person into someone who actively pursues pleasure, non-monogamy, and kink. She has insights on how being intentional can help you age better, navigating hormonal changes, and advocating for yourself in medical settings. Whether it’s debunking myths or embracing alternative pleasures, CJ's has wisdom that anyone can use, and share with your loved ones. <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #202124; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">CJ is an alternative pleasure coach and mentor who is all about liberating sexual expression and cultivating new pleasure palates. She gets off on debunking the myths around female aging, desire and desirability as well as talking about the taboo. She loves welcoming midlife + women into alternative pleasures and lifestyles so that they can experience erotic evolution and neuro-expansion as they age. Please follow her on Instagram and her website, she has freebies there including a free call!<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #202124; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #202124; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/noshamewithcj"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #202124; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.instagram.com/noshamewithcj</a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #202124; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> or @noshamewithCJ<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #202124; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.noshamewithcj.com/"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.noshamewithcj.com/</a> <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #202124; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">CJ mentions Dr. Marie Claire Haver and Kelly Casperson. Their books are linked below and you buy them through these links We will get a tiny donation, an actual win win! <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #202124; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The New Menopause: Navigating Your Path Through Hormonal Change with Purpose, Power, and Facts<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #202124; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #202124; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">By Marie Clare Haver -<a style="text-decoration: none;" href="https://amzn.to/3ZGbjmD"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #202124; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://amzn.to/3ZGbjmD</a> <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #202124; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Galveston Diet: The Doctor-Developed, Patient-Proven Plan to Burn Fat and Tame Your Hormonal Symptoms<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #202124; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #202124; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">By Marie Clare Haver  -<a style="text-decoration: none;" href="https://amzn.to/3zBII7e"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #202124; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://amzn.to/3zBII7e</a> <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #202124; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Midlife Matters: How to Become Stronger, Live Wiser, and Sail Through Menopause<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #202124; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #202124; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">By Kelly Casperson M.D.  -<a style="text-decoration: none;" href="https://amzn.to/4gJBmiy"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #202124; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://amzn.to/4gJBmiy</a> <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #202124; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You Are Not Broken: Stop "Should-ing" All Over Your Sex Life<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #202124; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #202124; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">By Kelly Casperson M.D. -<a style="text-decoration: none;" href="https://amzn.to/4emVi9y"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #202124; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://amzn.to/4emVi9y</a> <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #202124; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Please also visit<a style="text-decoration: none;" href="https://whatexcitesus.com"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #202124; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">WhatExcitesUs.com<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; 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What is What Excites Us!?: Sex and sexuality are a part of being a human. We aim to take all the aspects of this taboo subject out of the closet and into the light. Join Gwyn Isaacs every other week as she talks to professionals in the field, forays into other cultures' beliefs, teaches new concepts, chats with folks willing to share their bedroom hijinks, and answers your questions about sex.
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