Sex resolutions 2024 and how to get there

Do you want to express yourself better in bed? Sex educator and host Karen Yates explains what might be getting in the way  (a lot!) and offers solutions in this solo episode.

In this episode:

• Betty Martin - Wheel of Consent
• Karen’s interview with Betty Martin
• Buy The Art of Receiving and Giving on Bookshop, our affiliate partner. Need a good read on sexuality or relationships? Check out our recs on Bookshop!
• Get Say It Better in Bed, Karen’s free guide to upping your intimacy pleasure. Download here!

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What do male-identified people hold in their bodies that keeps them from greater pleasure? Karen interviews JoJo Bear, a somatic sex and intimacy guide, about what he’s learned from years of working with men in this rebroadcast from 2022.

• JoJo Bear - Somatic sex & intimacy guide
• Karen Yates - somatic sex educator and energy healer
• Body Electric School
• Betty Martin - Wheel of Consent
• Karen’s interview with Betty Martin

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Molly Roden Winter talks with Karen about her bestselling memoir More, which honestly chronicles opening up her long-term marriage while being a mother and then caregiver to her parents.

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Check out Entwined by Alex Alberto (and mentioned by Molly) on Bookshop, too!

On this episode:

Molly Roden Winter - author.  On Instagram 

Karen Yates - host, somatic sex educator, intuitive, energy worker

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In this solo episode, Wild & Sublime host and sex educator Karen Yates talks about the importance of one's pleasure and how to begin taking steps toward a better sex life in 2024.

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Featured speaker: Karen Yates - host, somatic sex educator, intuitive, energy worker

Links mentioned in the episode:

• Kinky Kollege
• Kink Academy
• OMG Yes
• Make Love Not Porn

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Panelists from our live December show in Chicago talk about aspects of nonmonogamy: communication skills; low-risk ways to begin; what not to do; and the poly community. This lively and thoughtful  conversation deeply considers what it takes to open up your relationship. Plus questions from the audience.

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See video here.

Guests:

• Goddess Erica—Tantric doula and empowerment coach
• Elmo Painter-Edington—sex-positive somatic therapist and empowerment coach 
• Jake Penrod—therapist specializing in all things queer and kinky 

Host:
Karen Yates—somatic sex educator, intuitive, and healer

Main live show sponsor of December Show: Rowan Tree Counseling

Check out this episode on nonmonogamy with therapist and author of Open Deeply Kate Loree

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Our most popular episode of 2023! What is somatic healing, and how does it work? Karen shares a conversation with several somatic therapists on different techniques, and the possibilities for healing sexual trauma and getting back into your body. Note: We're taking the rest of December off.  See you January 11!

In this episode:

• Cassie Porter - Sexological bodyworker & body-centered counselor
• Elmo Painter-Edington - Somatic Therapist & Empowerment Coach 
• JoJo Bear - Somatic Sex & Intimacy Guide

See also:

• Caffyn Jesse’s groundbreaking work
• Betty Martin’s Wheel of Consent model

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Want to rev up your relationship and bust out of limiting patterns? Host Karen Yates is an intimacy coach and somatic sex educator who works with couples online and in person in Chicago to help improve their intimate communication and expand pleasure in a process that can be embodied, meaningful, and fun. Go to wildandsublime.com and set up a free Zoom consultation and to download her free guide: Say It Better in Bed! 3 Proven Ways to Improve Intimate Communication.

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Podcasters Adrienne Gunn and Elizabeth Gomez talk with Karen about teenage celebrity crushes and how they informed their adult sexual life in this entertaining yet insightful episode.

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In this episode:

• Adrienne Gunn - humorist and podcaster 
• Elizabeth Gomez - writer and podcaster
• Karen Yates  - sex educator, performer, energy worker
• Don’t Ruin This for Me podcast with Adrienne and Elizabeth
• Truth or Dare episode with Karen

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Our sexperts share their wisdom on why relationships lose their spark and what to do about it. From the Wild & Sublime fifth anniversary live show. [Note: audio issues in first few minutes of panel conversation.]

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In this episode:

• Tazima Parris - sex coach and pleasure mentor
• Tom Doctor - sex and relationship therapist 
• Helen Wyatt - sex and relationship therapist 
• Karen Yates  - sex educator, performer, energy worker

The live show was sponsored by Best Therapies. 

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From the Wild & Sublime fifth anniversary live show: our sexperts field audience q’s on anal, sex ed, and being “too much”; standup Archy Jamjun brings the laughs, and host Karen Yates gives her Sermon on sex intentions.

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In this episode:

• Archy Jamjun - standup comedian 
• Tazima Parris - sex coach and pleasure mentor
• Tom Doctor - sex and relationship therapist 
• Helen Wyatt - sex and relationship therapist 
• Karen Yates  - sex educator, performer, energy worker

The live show was sponsored by Best Therapies.

Free download! Get the guide Say It Better in Bed! 3 Proven Ways to Improve Intimate Communication by host Karen Yates

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Standup comedian Adam Burke (Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!) discusses his open relationship, UK v. US dating, and helps Karen with her dating app in this hilarious episode. 

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In this episode:

• Adam Burke - standup comedian 
• Karen Yates  - sex educator, performer, energy worker

References or more info:

Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!

Adam Burke on YouTube

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