Open Deeply Podcast
51 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsWelcome to the Open Deeply podcast where guests dive deep into the vulnerable experiences that shaped them. We believe life storytelling has power…the power to heal and inspire others. Join acclaimed dream team, internationally recognized sex educator Sunny Megatron and seasoned sex positive psychotherapist, Kate Loree, LMFT.
Through a sex positive, trauma informed lens, we explore the struggles and serendipitious happenings that led to our guest’s truth, life purpose, and wisdom. In doing so, these stories may light the way for your own sexual and personal truth. Choose an episode, and your journey towards finding your sexual and personal truth can start now.
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Episodes
Notes of an Aging Pervert with Janet Hardy - Ep 49
November 06, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBPlease join us for episode 49 of Open Deeply with the legendary, Janet Hardy. Janet is most known for the Ethical Slut, but she is a prolific writer of over a dozen groundbreaking books. In this episode, she reads from her soon to be published book, Notes of an Aging Pervert. This novel is SO kind, vulnerable and honest regarding the uncomfortable subjects of aging and facing mortality. We’re all going to die, but we remain avoidant of the subject. Janet holds our hand and ma...
Pleasure Focused BDSM with Midori - Ep 48
October 30, 2023 09:00 - 58 minutes - 134 MBPlease join us for episode 48 of Open Deeply with the legendary kink expert, Midori, as we explore pleasure within BDSM. We start off the interview discussing her Women’s Dominance Weekend Intensive called Forte Femme in which her teachings go to the core of BDSM and even takes a step beyond kink to include profound truths about human sexuality and power that impact our daily lives. Then Midori goes on to stress the importance of finding out the tells our partner has within a...
Punk Rocking Menopause with Dr. Kelly Casperson - Ep 47
October 02, 2023 09:00 - 54 minutes - 124 MBIn my personal life, my many of my dear friends are sex positive thought leaders. This is a group of incredibly sexy, powerful, sexually embodied humans who identify as women. Despite all of our strength and knowledge, many of us were completely blind-sided by menopause. Here are just a few symptoms: decrease clitoral sensitivity (oh, fuck no), brain fog (not okay), painful sex (not on my watch), rapid weight gain (some gained thirty pounds in a year), decreased libido, and a...
Queering Psychedelics with Dr. Alex Belser - Ep 46
September 11, 2023 09:00 - 50 minutes - 115 MBIn this episode, Alex Belser, PhD joins us to discuss how psychedelics can help LGBTQIA+ people heal from bigotry and embracing their identity. After seeing him speak on stage at the Denver Psychedelic Science Convention on the topic of Queering Psychedelics, I knew we needed to have him on Open Deeply along with his co-presenter, Justin Natoli, who was our guest on episode 44. So much was discussed in this episode including how psychedelics can potentially help with the comi...
Fluid Relationships: An Alternative to the Mono/ENM Binary with Kate & Sunny - Ep 45
August 28, 2023 09:00 - 53 minutes - 124 MBIn this episode, we explore a mind expanding alternate to the traditional binary of choosing either a monogamous or non-monogamous relationship. Non-monogamy was created in reaction to the confines on monogamy. However, isn't it time to break free from this binary? If either one of these choices works for you, then great! But for many relationships or people a fluid relationship that may shift from monogamy to non-monogamy depending on what suits all partners involved and the...
How Psychedelics May Shift Polyamory with Justin Natoli - Ep 44
August 14, 2023 09:00 - 54 minutes - 43.7 MBIn this eye-opening episode, Jason Natoli, JD, LMFT, and founder of the Queer Medicine Community, tells us about his amazing chapter within the book, Queering Psychedelics entitled, “How Psychedelics Can Guide the Transformative Journey of Polyamory”. He discusses how psychedelics can help with three primary struggles within polyamory: shame, past trauma, and difficulty transcending labels. Then, he explains that, based on his research, people who seek out monogamy or non-mon...
Tools for Non-Traditional Relationships with Dedeker Winston - Ep 43
July 31, 2023 09:00 - 57 minutes - 53 MBIn this episode, relationship coach and co-host of the Multiamory podcast, Dedeker Winston joins us to discuss her new book, “Multiamory: Essential Tools for Modern Relationships” that she wrote along with co-authors Jase Lindgren and Emily Sotelo Matlack. Dedeker unpacks some fascinating key concepts in her book, like RADAR check ins and the Triforce of Communication, that will be game changers for your relationships. We also get into vulnerabilities as she explains that wri...
Goddess Amina: The Politics of Sex to San Pedro - Ep 42
July 17, 2023 09:00 - 45 minutes - 104 MBThis episode is part two with Goddess Amina (Amina Peterson). In this episode, we talk about everything from the politics of sex to psychedelics. Regarding sexual politics, Amina feels the best was to buck our patriarchal system is by offering and teaching something that is way better than anything patriarchy can ever offer…next level pleasure. With a gleam in her eye, Amina states, “This is how we fight patriarchy, by offering something way juicier, way more whole, way healt...
Goddess Amina on Tantra & Somatics - Ep 41
June 26, 2023 09:00 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBIn this episode, the Goddess Amina tells us her story from running away at age fourteen to becoming the tantric powerhouse that she is today. She explains the import of somatic healing and expounds on her belief that your orgasm is expansive energy, a way to experience your higher self. And her goal is to guide you home to your body, where your magic lives. She teaches us about energy systems and their cultural appropriation. And she explains how clearing sexual shame, guilt ...
Sex & Psychedelics with Dr. Cat Meyer - Ep 40
June 12, 2023 09:00 - 52 minutes - 121 MBLicensed psychotherapist, Dr. Cat Meyer, joins us to discuss her two areas of expertise, sex and psychedelics, while disclosing much about her own personal sexual journey, such as the time she first discovered her Dominant side while at BDSM party. However, her wild soul was not always so free. Cat’s childhood was mired with an eating disorder and sexual abuse. But quickly, she began to take her body back through yoga, somatic work and reiki in her early 20s. Then while getti...
Open Relating in Polyamory with Megan Bhatia - Ep 39
May 29, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 64.1 MBIn this episode, Megan Bhatia of Amory Podcast joins us to tell us about her two long term loves, husband Marty & partner Kyle. She unpacks the joys and challenges of open relating in polyamory and explains why polyamory is a spiritual journey. Of all the podcasts on non-monogamy, Amory podcast has the strongest heartbeat. It is by far, the most vulnerable. Over the years, Megan and her partners have literally processed through their most difficult poly moments for all to hea...
When Kink & Non-monogamous Relationships Turn Toxic with Rachel Krantz - Ep 38
May 08, 2023 09:00 - 42 minutes - 96.5 MBRachel Krantz, the author of Open: An Uncensored Memoir of Love, Liberation, and Non-monogamy joins us as we continue the discussion from the previous episode about grooming in the kink scene. However, in this episode, we broaden the conversation by including non-monogamy and we deepen it by exploring Rachel’s first- hand experience with it. In the past, all three of us, Rachel, Sunny and myself, have been in kink and/or non-monogamous relationships that we came to realize ha...
Grooming in BDSM Relationships with Sunny Megatron - Ep 37
May 01, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 160 MBSometimes this podcast is about what BLOCKS us from opening deeply. When I heard Sunny's episode on American Sex about grooming within the kink scene, I knew that I wanted to be sure that Open Deeply listeners heard it as well. So we are reposting it here!. Adult grooming is often misunderstood — from what it looks like, to who is most vulnerable, what types of people groom, and why — most assume it can’t happen to them. The fact is, grooming comes in many forms and can happe...
Transition: Sexual Authenticity, Plant Medicine, & Beyond - Ep 36
March 27, 2023 09:00 - 38 minutes - 87.7 MBIt’s time to transition to season three! In season one, the United States’ climate of suppression, led us to create a podcast designed to amplify voices that are often suppressed. We brought on the most impactful sex positive social justice leaders and icons that we know from many walks of life. Each guest got two episodes. The first is an intimate deep dive in which each guest tells their life story from traumatic struggle to purpose and power. The second episode is even mor...
Porn Star Love with Jetsetting Jasmine & King Noire - Ep 35
March 06, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 66 MBSeason two is about love that our culture pushes into the shadows and this episode is about love between two porn performers, Jetsetting Jasmine and King Noire. When we asked other porn performers what couple they felt are the best example of a healthy, amazing love, Jetsetting Jasmine and King Noire were always the reply. So often our culture projects bigoted, two-dimensional stereotypes onto porn performers. In contrast, this episode, which is all about their love, helps to...
Neurodiverse Love & ADHD with Anne Hodder-Shipp - Ep 34
January 30, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 150 MBSeason two is about love that gets pushed into the shadows and this episode is about neurodiverse love, specifically, ADHD, with our guest, Anne Hodder-Shipp. In this episode, we cover the whole range of experiences related to love and ADHD. This scope includes how she was loved as a child, how she fought to get love as a young woman, and how she and her partner, who is also neurodivergent, have learned to have compassion for one another, but also appreciation for their uniqu...
Kinky Love with Hudsy Brooke of "Sing, Spank, Scrub" - Ep 33
October 31, 2022 09:00 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MBSeason two is about love that gets pushed into the shadows and this episode is about kinky love as experienced by ex-Pro Domme turned kink coach, Hudsy Brooke. Hudsy starts out by telling her amusing kink origin story with her first surprise Dom. This initial experience created a sub frenzy within her that catapulted her down a kink rabbit hole which led to many discoveries including her first kinky love. Here she felt truly seen. This path led her to becoming a professional...
Consensual Non-monogamy Part 6: Coming Out - Ep 32
October 05, 2022 09:00 - 58 minutes - 134 MBThis is the last episode in our six part series on consensual non-monogamy (CNM). In this episode, Kate Loree, specialist in CNM and licensed psychotherapist, discusses with Sunny Megatron the topic of coming out as non-monogamous. First, we discuss our own personal stories of coming out. Then, we discuss the benefits of coming out, whether you should come out, emotional care before, during and after coming out to someone and finally considerations when coming out to children...
Consensual Non-monogamy Part 5: Maintaining Connection within CNM - Ep 31
August 29, 2022 09:00 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBThis is episode five in our six part series on consensual non-monogamy (CNM). In this episode, Kate Loree, specialist in CNM and licensed psychotherapist, discusses how to maintain a connection while practicing CNM. Four threats to maintaining a connection are discussed: NRE, typecasting, greater attunement with the new lover and technology. Three pillars to maintain in order keep any CNM relationship strong are explored, including an intellectual, emotional and sexual conne...
Consensual Non-monogamy Part 4: Mental Health Issues within CNM - Ep 30
July 25, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 167 MBPlease join us for part four in our series on non-monogamy. This episode is all about how mood disorders and personality disorders can impact non-monogamous relationships. According to NAMI, one in five American adults experienced mental illness in 2020. When we couple this fact with the knowledge that consensually non-monogamy pokes at our unresolved attachment injuries more than monogamy, it makes sense to look this bear straight in the eyes. For more on CNM and open relat...
Consensual Non-Monogamy Part 3: Communication & Triggers - Ep. 29
June 20, 2022 09:00 - 52 minutes - 119 MBPlease join us for part three in our series on non-monogamy. This episode is all about how to handle difficult emotions, such as jealousy, envy, insecurity or feeling disempowered along with managing what may trigger you within your non-monogamous relationships. We discuss why it’s important to be in your “resilient zone” during difficult non-monogamous conversations and how to stay there. Finally, we discuss Kate’s EPIC communication model in more depth. For more on CNM and ...
Consensual Non-monogamy, Part 2: Compassion - Ep 28
May 16, 2022 09:00 - 50 minutes - 115 MBPlease join us for part two in our series on non-monogamy. This episode is all about self-compassion, but also compassion for our partners within consensual non-monogamous relationships (CNM). So often in Kate’s psychotherapy private practice she sees clients pleading for compassion while concurrently not giving it. And yet, its arguable that compassion is even more important than communication skills within CNM relationships given that even the most stellar communicators wil...
Consensual Non-monogamy, Part 2 - Compassion, Ep 28
May 16, 2022 09:00 - 50 minutes - 115 MBPlease join us for part two in our series on non-monogamy. This episode is all about self-compassion, but also compassion for our partners within consensual non-monogamous relationships (CNM). So often in Kate’s psychotherapy private practice she sees clients pleading for compassion while concurrently not giving it. And yet, its arguable that compassion is even more important than communication skills within CNM relationships given that even the most stellar communicators wil...
Consensual Non-monogamy with Kate Loree, Part One: The Basics - Ep 27
April 18, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 146 MBSeason two of Open Deeply is all about love that gets pushed into the shadows: kinky love, non-monogamous love, neurodiverse love and more. Since co-host, Kate Loree’s book, Open Deeply: A Guide to Building Conscious, Compassionate Open Relationships, is published this month, we thought we would start out this season with a series on non-monogamy. This episode starts out the series. We talk a bit about our non-monogamous back story followed by some basics, such as the differe...
Consensual Non-monogamy with Kate Loree, Part 1: The Basics - Ep 27
April 18, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 146 MBSeason two of Open Deeply is all about love that gets pushed into the shadows: kinky love, non-monogamous love, neurodiverse love and more. Since co-host, Kate Loree’s book, Open Deeply: A Guide to Building Conscious, Compassionate Open Relationships, is published this month, we thought we would start out this season with a series on non-monogamy. This episode starts out the series. We talk a bit about our non-monogamous back story followed by some basics, such as the differe...
Transition: Kinky, Non-monogamous, Neurodiverse Love & More - Ep 26
March 07, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 206 MBAre you ready to process with us? In episode 26, our season one finale, we process all that we experienced throughout season one, all the great guests and lessons learned. This episode ends with us explaining our vision for season two. Note: If you simply want to hear our vision for season two, fast forward to the last twelve minutes of this episode. Our intention for season one was to be your vulnerability hub and, in the process, break down shame in all its forms. Due to ha...
Mollena Williams: And Her Kink Prime Directive - Ep 25
February 21, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 65.9 MBJoin us with Mollena Williams-Haas, American writer, BDSM educator, actor, story teller and former International Ms. Leather, for an episode of Open Deeply in which Mollena explains how she took her back her agency and came to understand intergenerational pain more fully via BDSM. Mollena doesn’t shy away from even the hardest questions related to being a Black woman who identifies as submissive. Her journey and storytelling have been so impactful to so many, that they even...
Mollena Williams-Haas: Taboo Kink and Storytelling Revelations - Ep 24
February 07, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 175 MBJoin us with Mollena Williams-Haas, American writer, BDSM educator, actor, and former International Ms. Leather, for an incredibly thought provoking episode of Open Deeply. It was determined that Mollena was a genius by age three. In that same year, she had her first devastating experience of racism that left her incredibly confused. However, her creative excellence continued to reveal itself across her life. Even as her promise shined brighter, the trauma from accumulated r...
Sunny Megatron - BDSM Community Disrupter - Ep 23
December 06, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 156 MB2021’s XBIZ Sexpert of the year and kink superhero, Sunny Megatron, is on a mission to disrupt the BDSM world. It’s high time to shake up norms and bring the kink community next level with up-to-date standards around consent, ethics, and self-awareness while considering how inclusivity, misogyny, education, attitudes, racism and all the isms impact the whole kit and kaboodle. In this episode, we continue our kinky discussion from episode twenty-two as Sunny tells us more abou...
Sunny Megatron, The Brene Brown of Kink - Ep 22
November 15, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 140 MBIf there is anyone who embodies a plethora of kinktastic knowledge, it’s my co-host, Sunny Megatron. She’s a fountain of knowledge on everything from clown kink to humiliation play and has shaped many a psychotherapist into being kink-aware through her classes. In this episode, we chat about how Sunny originally got into kink, how she customizes her kink for her own needs, and how she has taught others how to shape their kink into their own tailor-made version of perverted fu...
Lenora Claire - True Crime Media Consultant - Ep 21
November 01, 2021 09:00 - 57 minutes - 132 MBLenora Claire, the Erin Brovovich of stalking, joins us for her second powerful episode. So often our society misunderstands stalking to the extent that it’s often a theme in comedians’ standup. And yet, real life stalkers are frequently terrifying, dangerous and nothing to joke about. And with a justice system that does just short of nothing to help survivors, we need a bright light of hope. And that’s where Lenora Claire comes in as our bright light in a sea of darkness. In...
Lenora Claire - The Erin Brockovich of Stalking - Ep.20
October 18, 2021 09:00 - 56 minutes - 130 MBLenora Claire once lead a Felliniesque life, orchestrating amazing art shows like “Golden Girls Gone Wild”, associating with colorful celebrities, and creating some of the best parties Hollywood had to offer. But “P.T. Barnum with Boobs” would soon have a new calling and a new moniker. In 2001 she was named one of L.A. Weekly’s people of the year. However, the bliss that came with this recognition was soon followed by terror as a dangerous stalker became fixated on her. But t...
Frenchie Davis - Black Divine Mermaid - Ep. 19
October 04, 2021 09:00 - 55 minutes - 128 MBFrenchie Davis, Broadway babe and truth slayer, joins us for a second transparent and insightful episode of Open Deeply. In this episode, Frenchie reveals the amazing changes she manifested at Howard University in honor of her dear, deceased friend, Chadwick Boseman. She tells us her self-image shifting journey to Germany which took her from body shame to loving her fupa, wearing booty shorts, and going braless. She describes her blessed life post-narcissistic men embodying E...
Frenchie Davis - God is a Black Woman - Ep. 18
September 20, 2021 09:00 - 51 minutes - 118 MBFrenchie Davis, truth slayer and world-renowned vocalist, joins us for a deeply soulful and spiritual episode of Open Deeply. Frenchie’s “dark night of the soul” began when a doctor informed her that she had a split uterus rendering her unable to have children and in need of surgery fast. Simultaneously, her close friend, Chadwick Boseman, passed suddenly sending her into an intense grief spiral. And if that wasn’t enough, a narcissistic lover was wreaking havoc on her psyche...
Andrew Gurza - Controls His Joy Stick - Ep 17
September 06, 2021 09:00 - 44 minutes - 102 MBAndrew Gurza, award winning Disability Awareness Consultant joins us for a second episode in which he tells us about his exciting, new sex toy company, Handi along with the company’s first ground-breaking sex toy, the Joystick, that will put pleasure within reach for tens of thousands of disabled people as soon as early 2022. Andrew also drives home the power of using humor to reach people who would otherwise be too intimidated to learn about disability. Using such terms as “...
Andrew Gurza: Disabled People are Hot - Ep 16
August 23, 2021 09:00 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBAndrew Gurza, an award-winning Disability Awareness Consultant and the Co-founder of Handi, a sex toy company that puts pleasure within reach for disabled people, joins us to tell three moving stories from his life. The first takes us to his early childhood to the moment that he really felt the emotional weight of his disability. This difficult story is interwoven with the wonderful humor Andrew is famous for. In the second story, he recounts the first time he had sex as a qu...
15. Dr. Kim Tallbear: From Colonial Chaos to Eco-Sexual Bliss - Ep. 15
August 09, 2021 09:00 - 55 minutes - 127 MBDr. Kim TallBear, Professor of Native Studies, author, and regular international media commentor on issues related to Indigenous peoples, science, sexualities, and non-monogamy joins us again for her second episode on Open Deeply. In this episode, she gives us a preview of her upcoming book tentatively called, “Disrupting Sex and Nature” that will discuss non-monogamy and eco-sexuality along with how both sex and nature have been controlled and managed by science, religious t...
Dr. Kim TallBear: Critical Polyamorist & Dakota Queen - Ep 14
July 26, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 158 MBDr. Kim TallBear, Professor of Native Studies, author, and regular international media commentor on issues related to Indigenous peoples, science, sexualities, and non-monogamy weaves wisdom throughout her amazing life story on this episode of Open Deeply. As a small child, Kim knew she was a queen, but the intergenerational impact of settler colonization created many hurdles for herself and her Dakota indigenous relatives. Poverty, sexual abuse, and chaos all impacted her ch...
Babatunde Akinboboye - Lonely in Lagos to California Love Ep 13
July 12, 2021 09:00 - 56 minutes - 130 MBProfessional international opera singer, Babatunde Akinboboye, otherwise known as the HipHopera Guy, joins us again for a deeper exploration of his life journey told in the previous episode. We explore the generational shifts between himself and his father regarding masculinity and how these differing embodiments of manhood effect psychological health and love. And while Babatunde discusses his mother’s jarring immigration from Nigeria to the U.S. and the consequent plummet i...
Babatunde Akinboboye - Nigerian Childstar to Hiphopera Guy Ep 12
June 28, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 166 MBBabatunde Akinboboye, the HipHopera Guy, joins us in an eye opening episode of Open Deeply. While Babatunde weaves operatic excellence seamlessly with hiphop and trap beats, you can see that he brims over with next level passion and joy. You would never suspect the intense struggle that he has overcome across his life. While his early childhood was filled with love and cuddles, it brutally shifted to one of physical abuse, a struggle with undiagnosed ADHD while feeling lost, ...
Jimanekia Eborn Blossoms - Ep 11
June 14, 2021 09:00 - 54 minutes - 125 MBJimanekia Eborn, trauma specialist and founder of Tending the Garden, joins us again to process her life story from the previous episode. After witnessing her mother’s murder at age one, Jimanekia’s inner child has had a lot of healing to do. But she candidly tells us that self-healing has not always been on the forefront of her mind. In her early years, many times, she admits to going off course down roads that led to more trauma for herself. Other times, through her work in...
Jimanekia Eborn Tends Her Garden - Ep 10
May 31, 2021 09:00 - 59 minutes - 135 MBJimanekia Eborn, who refers to herself as a “child of trauma”, takes us on her powerful life journey from witnessing her mother being brutally murdered at the age of one to becoming an inspiring expert in the areas of sexual trauma support and sex education with a special love for helping those with marginalized identities. Her childhood included many struggles related to class, race, and bodily autonomy. By age twelve, she had already learned that Black bodies are commodifie...
Destin Gerek: Ever Evolving Masculine - Ep 9
May 17, 2021 09:00 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBDestin Gerek, founder & CEO of The Evolved Masculine and author of the best-selling book of the same name, joins us again to process his life story from the previous episode. Destin’s struggle to heal his physical pain in adolescence led to a sexual and spiritual journey that spans activism, world travel, tantra, sexological bodywork along with many and varied lovers. He explains how all his experiences led to unlocking the core secrets of healing the body, being an epic love...
Destin Gerek: Erotic Rockstar to Evolved Masculine - Ep 8
May 03, 2021 09:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBDestin Gerek, once the Erotic Rockstar and now founder of the Evolved Masculine, is a globally recognized leading voice in masculinity, sexuality, and personal empowerment, but he didn’t start there. He was profoundly changed after witnessing the pain of his high school girlfriend who is a rape survivor. His deep empathy for her led him to question our concept of masculinity and masculinity within himself for years. Later, he became a victim of police brutality causing him to...
Over Givers To Change Agents- Ep. 7
April 19, 2021 09:00 - 49 minutes - 113 MBAfter Sunny’s, Siri’s, and Kate’s bios all had themes of emotional over giving, we decided to devote episode seven solely to unpacking what over giving is, why we do it, and how to heal. A long overdue spotlight is shone on how our patriarchal culture fiercely gas lights over givers, who are predominately women, and why. The over giver/over taker relationship dynamic in the U.S. is rampant in both monogamous and non-monogamous relationships. The reasons for it are not just ps...
Siri Dahl: A Porn Activist’s Introspection - Ep 6
April 05, 2021 09:00 - 48 minutes - 111 MBAward winning porn performer, powerlifter, podcaster and activist, Siri Dahl, joins us again to process her life story from the previous episode. Siri explores the positive impact that reclaiming her beloved porn career has had on her, despite the sex shame and pressure that family and loved ones bestowed upon her to quit. As she embraced her sexual authenticity, which included re-establishing her porn career and embracing non-monogamy and bi-sexuality again, she discovered n...
Siri Dahl: Powerlifting Porn Activist - Ep 5
March 22, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 152 MBSiri Dahl tells her life story from rebel without a cause to powerlifting porn activist. Siri is a model, podcaster, powerlifter, and award-winning adult film performer who has never shied away from using her platform to advocate for social change. Her badass strength and ability to speak truth didn’t come out of nowhere, but was born from struggle. Siri takes us through her journey from being a survivor of sexual abuse and controlling men to standing strong in her body as a ...
Your Hosts: Little Girls Lost to Revolution Fire Starters - Ep 4
March 08, 2021 10:02 - 1 hour - 147 MBWe believe that before we ask our guest to self-analyze their own stories, we feel it’s only fair that we do the same. Despite coming from wildly different backgrounds, we were surprised to find so many common themes. Join us as we discuss the trial and tribulations of two recovering over givers. Strangely, both of our grandfathers on the mother’s side got their higher education in Chicago. Both became professor’s in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and both had wives that got scarlet fe...
Sunny’s Story: Burning Cross to Sunshine Rising - Ep 3
March 08, 2021 10:01 - 57 minutes - 132 MBInternationally known, sex educator, Sunny Megatron’s life story is simply jaw-dropping. Even before her birth, an intergenerational, rapid-fire chain of traumas had already unfolded starting with a cross burning in her grandfather’s lawn. Born into chaos and with few anchors, Sunny made her way despite it all. Her biracial identity was hidden from her. Her neurological disability was undiagnosed and protection from her abuser came way overdue, but regardless, Sunny’s resilie...
Kate’s Story: Bama to God Sex - Ep 2
March 08, 2021 10:00 - 55 minutes - 127 MBSex positive psychotherapist, Kate Loree’s childhood journey led from Oregon bliss to Deep South discordance exposing her to sexual shame, sexual abuse, and racism. But life struggles are often the ingredients that define purpose and passion. Once unencumbered from bible belt restriction due to a llama money inheritance, life got better and shifted into hyperdrive. Arriving bright-eyed to the big city, the city of angels, she started art therapy grad school. Little did she kn...