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Your Sexual History: How Your Body Image Shapes You – Episode 72

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This episode is another from the Your Sexual History series, which focuses on reflecting on the forces at work in your life that impact your sexuality, your sense of your sexual self, and your positive and negative associations with sex, intimacy, and relationships.

This show looks more deeply at how your body image is impacted by:

  • Parents and other family
  • Peer groups
  • Society
  • Seeing healthy/unhealthy relationships
  • Physical changes throughout your life

This is another extended episode, so be sure to check it out!

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Your Sexual History: How Your Parents and Your Family Shape You – Episode 71

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This episode is the first in a series about our sexual histories: the scars, triumphs, and memories that we carry with us everyday.

I wanted to start the series off by explaining the purpose of what I’m trying to achieve by talking in detail about all of this, and I also wanted to start us off by looking back (to perhaps our childhood) to think about the deep, heavy ways that parents and family affect our understanding of ourselves, our sexuality, and our sexual beings.

The way your parents did or did not talk to you about sex and the way they (passively, aggressively, or passive aggressively) stated their ideas about sexuality and how you should be approaching the sexual world all still inform your ideas about your sexual and physical self and self worth.

Join me as we spend a lengthier episode discussing some of our “core erotic wounds” and values.

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Getting Married: To Change Your Name or Not To Change Your Name – Episode 52

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This episode explains a little bit about why some women change their names when they get married and some don’t. I explain why I chose to change my name in the (nontraditional) way that I did and what other options there are open to you.

You’ll be surprised at how many different ways of changing your name (or not changing it) there are out there! So, if you’re thinking about getting married sometime soon or if you’re just wondering about it, check out this episode for insight into the why, the how, and the implications of making the naming choice you want!

And check out A Woman and Her Names: Meaning and Identity, Part 1  and A Woman and Her Names: Meaning and Identity, Part 2 for more information about a woman’s names and her identity!

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Why Your Sons Should See You Naked – Episode 51

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This Episode discusses an article written by Rita Templeton, called Why I Want My Sons to See Me Naked.

In this article, Rita explains why allowing her four young sons to see her naked is important to her. She talks about how she is glad to be the first female body that they see so that they can growing up knowing how women are really supposed to look (i.e. imperfect and lovely, not airbrushed).

Her thoughts express something that is really important in our world today… Teaching both sons and daughters to respect and admire naked bodies of all varieties, without judgement.

Check out today’s episode for the discussion!

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A Woman and Her Names: Meaning and Identity, Part 2 – Episode 28

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This episode is Part 2 dealing with this topic, and where Part 1 focuses more on family names, Part 2 looks at nick names and private names that you call yourself or that others call you.

This episode discusses the importance of names, their meaning and power! Not only do the names that you choose for yourself have power and importance in your life, so do the nick names, pet names, and other names that other people choose to call you. Knowing someone’s names gives you a certain connection to them, and knowing the more private or intimate nick names that they have gives you an even deeper understanding.

Women are expected to have many names throughout their lives… What will yours be and what will they mean to you?

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A Woman and Her Names: Meaning and Identity, Part 1 – Episode 27

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This episode idea came from my recent adventures in changing my name (I just got married and decided to change my last name… Now I have two of them!). It was an interesting experience, to say the least!

This episode discusses the importance of names, their meaning and power! Not only do the names that you choose for yourself have power and importance in your life, so do the nick names, pet names, and other names that other people choose to call you. Knowing someone’s names gives you a certain connection to them, and knowing the more private or intimate nick names that they have gives you an even deeper understanding.

Women are expected to have many names throughout their lives… What will yours be and what will they mean to you?

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