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Remi Newman, editor of Hands On, a book collection of personal essays by sexuality workers, and Mehdi, a somatic sex and trauma therapist, talk with Karen about the complexities of sex work and the potential for deep healing through hands-on modalities.

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Hands On: Stories of Sexuality Work, Intimacy and Healing

Remi Newman - editor, Hands On; surrogate partner; and sexuality educator

Mehdi - somatic sex and trauma therapist

Karen Yates - dual-certified somatic sex educator and sexological bodyworker and energy worker

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In the first episode of our Healing from Sexual Trauma season, sexological bodyworker and healer Rahi Chun describes how genital de-armoring can help people move through held and often painful trauma patterns lodged in the pelvis. This fascinating conversation is a must-listen.

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Rahi Chun - dual-certified somatic sex educator and sexological bodyworker

Karen Yates - dual-certified somatic sex educator and sexological bodyworker and energy worker

Rahi’s course on genital de-armoring

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How do you work through the bad feelings that can damage good relationships? Polyamorous therapist and author Kate Loree chats with Karen about her comprehensive book “Open Deeply,” about consensual nonmonogamy and deep strategies to regulate you during conflicts.

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• Kate Loree - Sex-positive psychotherapist
• Open Deeply and other sex-positive book recs
• Open Deeply podcast - hosted by Kate Loree and Sunny Megatron

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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 karen-yates.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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In this final episode of our Polyamory in Depth season, Karen chats with David Carlson, campaign coordinator for OPEN, about how to begin legislating at the local level for nondiscrimination ordinances protecting polyamorous folks and those in diverse family structures.

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• OPEN - The Organization for Polyamory and Ethical Non-Monogamy
• OPEN’s campaign coordinator David Carson
• Host, sex educator, and energy worker Karen Yates
• OPEN’s Legislative Toolkit

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Relationship Anarchy rejects rules and expectations in how we relate to each other. It’s mentioned more and more in the media, but what is it exactly? In this lively conversation, therapist Nicole Thompson explains that while RA can turn our relationships on their heads, it can also bring freedom.

In this episode:

• Therapist and podcaster Nicole Thompson
• Host, sex educator, and energy worker Karen Yates
• Relationship Anarchy Manifesto
• Relationship Smorgasbord

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Do you dream of living in a polyamorous pod? Do you have non-nesting partners? Kids? You might need to do your homework first. As part of our Polyamory In Depth season, author Laura Boyle (Monogamy? In this Economy?) talks through assumptions and expectations about polyam homelife.

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• Author and relationship coach Laura Boyle
• Host, sex educator, and energy worker Karen Yates
• Monogamy? In this Economy? – buy on Bookshop and support Wild & Sublime
• Six Recommended Books on Nonmonogamy - NY Times gift article

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When relationships transition from monogamous to open, or ENM agreements change, trouble may arise. As part of our Polyamory In Depth season, author and therapist Jessica Fern (Polywise; Polysecure) discusses how to navigate choppy waters.

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• Author and therapist Jessica Fern
• Sex educator, coach, and energy worker Karen Yates
• Polywise and Polysecure– buy them on Bookshop and support Wild & Sublime

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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. Be on the lookout for our next season--"Polyamory in Depth" --starting in January!

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