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How do emotional and sexual wellness intertwine to redefine intimacy in midlife?In this episode of Taboo to Truth, I sit down with somatic sex educator Kiana Reeves for a deep dive into the evolving dynamics of relationships and sexual intimacy, particularly during midlife. We talk about the vital connection between emotional and sexual well-being, exploring how authentic communication and intentional practices can transform both personal and partnered experiences.Kiana shares her expertise on somatic approaches to intimacy, offering insights into how cultivating love, safety, and embodiment can lead to a richer, more fulfilling sexual life. We also discuss the power of redefining conventional expectations, embracing vulnerability, and fostering deeper connection as key components of a vibrant midlife journey.Whether you're navigating changes in your relationships, seeking tools to enhance intimacy, or simply curious about the intersection of emotional and physical wellness, this episode provides thoughtful reflections and actionable tips to help you feel more connected, confident, and alive.Timestamps:(00:00) Introduction(01:34) The empowering world of somatics(04:29) Exploring different somatic practices(06:09) Why it's important to clearly communicate your desires and needs(10:14) The emotional complexity of casual encounters(17:08) How to reignite connection as a long-term couple(24:53) Breaking the tug-of-war of needs in partnerships(27:00) Kiana's inspiring journey of motherhood and self-discoveryKiana ReevesWebsite: https://www.kianareeves.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kiana.reeves/Premium Female Sexual Wellness Products by FORIA®https://imp.i168918.net/DyV7GjDISCOUNT: 20% with code TABOOKaren Bigman, a Sexual Health Alliance Certified Sex Educator, Life, and Menopause Coach, tackles the often-taboo subject of sexuality with a straightforward and candid approach. We explore the intricacies of sex during perimenopause, post-menopause, and andropause, offering insights and support for all those experiencing these transformative phases.This podcast is not intended to give medical advice. Karen Bigman is not a medical professional. For any medical questions or issues, please visit your licensed medical provider.Looking for some fresh perspective on sex in midlife? You can find me here:Email: karen@taboototruth.comWebsite: https://www.taboototruth.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taboototruthYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@taboototruthpodcastKaren Bigman, a Sexual Health Alliance Certified Sex Educator, Life, and Menopause Coach, tackles the often-taboo subject of sexuality with a straightforward and candid approach. We explore the intricacies of sex during perimenopause, post-menopause, and andropause, offering insights and support for all those experiencing these transformative

Join us for a super relatable convo with somatic sex educator Kiana Reeves! We're diving into all things body positivity, intimacy, and sexual wellness. Kiana breaks down how to connect with your body, embrace your desires, and level up your relationships. Whether you're navigating dating, seeking self-love tips, or just curious about sex education, this episode is packed with juicy insights and practical advice. Get ready to rethink pleasure and discover how to make your intimate life more fulfilling. Tune in and let's get real about intimacy. Follow Kiana on Instagram @kiana.reeves Find her courses at https://kianareeves.com Follow us: @excusemyfriend @heartlynrae

This week on Sharing My Truth, we sit down with somatic sex educator Kiana Reeves to dive deep into the world of love, pleasure, and long-term relationships. Kiana shares her unique insights on matching libidos, embracing multiple orgasms, and the importance of committing fully to your partner. She explains how crucial it is to learn to receive love openly and take accountability for our own pleasure. If you're in a long-term relationship, Kiana offers the invaluable advice of "standing in it"—choosing to stay grounded and committed, even through the ebbs and flows of intimacy. Too often, sex becomes about performance, ticking boxes, and enduring rather than fully connecting with our partner. Kiana encourages us to shift the focus from reaching an end goal to enjoying the moment, whether that's a passionate night or a playful 20-minute encounter. Instead of worrying about how things should be, she invites us to embrace pleasure for what it is—a shared experience of connection and joy. Tune in to this enlightening episode to explore how love and pleasure can thrive in any relationship. Follow Kiana on Instagram @kiana.reeves and @foriawellness and find her atkianareeves.com and foriawellness.com Tune in, and learn new things about navigating the crazy world of sex and relationships! Vibr8tor.com: Use Promo MS15 for some self-care. Got a story to share with us? Leave us a voicemail by clicking here. Email us: stories@sharingmytruth.com or DM us on Instagram Follow us on Instagram @sharingmytruthpod, TikTok @sharingmytruthpod Facebook @sharingmytruthpod , YouTube @sharingmytruthpod Follow Mel @melanyklondon and Suzie @suzsheckter Sign up to our weekly newsletter and join the Sharing My Truth Community sharingmytruth.com Visit our website sharingmytruth.com and share your truths with us, check out our latest merch, promo codes from our partners, and much more.

On this week's episode of Badass Basic Bitch, we're thrilled to have Kiana Reeves, a certified somatic sex educator, embodiment coach, and mother of two. Kiana shares her journey from a passion for sexuality and eroticism to becoming a leader in somatic education. We dive into the connections between sex, spirituality, and embodiment, and how Kiana helps individuals, especially mothers, reconnect with their sensual selves despite the challenges of stress and societal expectations.More About Kiana!Kiana Reeves is a certified somatic sex educator, embodiment and intimacy teacher, and full-spectrum doula. She focuses on integrating the mind, body, and spirit to help individuals reclaim their sexuality and live more embodied lives. Through her work, Kiana offers practical tools and insights to nurture deeper connections with oneself and others.Connect with Kiana!Instagram: @kiana.reevesTikTok: @kiana.reevesWebsite: kianareeves.comConnect with Brianna!Instagram: @mombossinaustinLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/briannademikeFollow the Podcast on Instagram: @badassbasicbitchLove the podcast? We would love if you would leave a review!Thank you to this week's sponsors!Air Doctor: Head to airdoctorpro.com and use promo code BBB, you'll receive UP TO $300 off air purifiers! 

Believe us when we say there are groundbreaking sex insights and information in this episode! We loved speaking with somatic sex educator Kiana Reeves about what the libido actually is and why yours could be down, what to do when you and your partner aren't having the type or frequency of sex you want, sex for women after childbirth, all the different types of orgasms and how to achieve them, and how to have multiple orgasms. Kiana also debunks the theory of women having a sexual peak, explains the masculine and feminine in the best way we've heard yet, and shares the complexities of dating as a single mom. Before she joins us, we're catching up on Rayna's “breakup” text, Ashley's trip with her bf, the type of couple you don't want to be, and why we want our nudes leaked. Enjoy!Follow Kiana on Instagram @kiana.reeves and find her courses at kianareeves.com. Follow us @girlsgottaeatpodcast, Ashley @ashhess, and Rayna @rayna.greenberg. Visit girlsgottaeat.com for tour dates, merchandise, and more.Thank you to our partners this week:AG1: Get a free one-year supply of vitamin D3K2 and five free travel packs with your first purchase at drinkAG1.com/gge.Quince: Get free shipping and 365-day returns on your next order at quince.com/gge.Shopify: Get a $1/month trial period at shopify.com/gge.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today we're revisiting an enlightening episode featuring Kiana Reeves, a leading voice in sexual wellness and Chief Content Officer at Foria, as part of our summer rewind series. Kiana shares her expertise on how to enhance your connection with your body and experience more pleasure in your sex life. Join us as we explore the holistic approach to sexual wellness, encompassing emotional, biological, social, and spiritual aspects. Kiana discusses the importance of self-care through masturbation, the science behind orgasms, and practical tips for communicating your desires with your partner. Whether you're seeking to feel more empowered in your sex life or simply curious about improving intimacy, this episode offers valuable insights and inspiration. Tune in to discover new ways to embrace vulnerability and remove shame from your sexual journey. For more enriching discussions on sexual wellness, be sure to explore Kiana's work at Foria and continue learning with us on the Confident Collective podcast! Podcast episodes of Confident Collective drop every Tuesday. New episodes return September 3rd! Resources: Submit your question for the next Ask Away: Click Here Follow us on Instagram: @confidentcollective Follow the Hosts/Founders: @kristinazias & @raeannlangas Learn more: https://www.theconfidentcollective.com/ Stay in the know with our newsletter!  *Please note: This episode was recorded earlier, so any mentioned ads or discounts may no longer be available. Additionally, some topics, opinions, and advertisements may have changed since recording.

Women are socialized to prioritize taking care of others over their own pleasure, leading to a disconnection from their body's sensations and needs. Kiana Reeves joins us to talk about the dynamic nature of sexual wellness where she emphasizes the need to move beyond a fixed state of sexuality and instead view it as a lifelong journey of discovery and integration.  You can find Kiana on Instagram @kiana.reeves. Enhance your self-awareness by acknowledging and understanding your behavior patterns, and foster a deeper connection with your inner self. Get the Unleashing My Power: A Women's Empowerment and Gratitude Journal to reclaim your personal power through the practice of daily gratitude and reflection. Learn more HERE. Follow Jordan D'Nelle on Facebook and Instagram @jordandnelle. Email: JordanDnelle@VaginasVulvasandVibrators.com Support the Vaginas, Vulvas, and Vibrators podcast! Join the Patreon community: patreon.JordanDnelle.com Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews help this podcast impact more lives! Subscribe to Vaginas, Vulvas, and Vibrators on iTunes if you haven't already! *Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational and/or entertainment purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. jordandnelle.com kianareeves.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jordan-dnelle/support

What is Somatic Sex?  How can it help with intimacy and pleasure in midlife? On this episode, we talk to Kiana Reeves, somatic sex educator and Foria's Chief Education Officer. She shares the benefits of somatic sex and how it can help us feel more connected and comfortable with your body, especially as we age. Show Notes: www.hotflashescooltopics.com

I sit down with teacher, practitioner, speaker, and leading voice in the sexual wellness movement Kiana Reeves to talk about expressing sexuality while being a mom, how to get out of your head and drop into your body while having sex, asking for what we need in the bedroom, the different types of orgasms women have and how to achieve them, how to break out of routine and keep the spark alive in a long term long relationship, what contributes to low-libido, and using mirror work to give ourselves the body confidence we need to achieve what we want in the bedroom.A word from our sponsors:Nutrafol: This Mother's Day share the gift of growth with a special woman in your life. Whether its your mother, aunt, or friend, Nutrafol is a unique and thoughtful gift with lasting impact. for a limited time, Nutrafol is offering listeners ten dollars off your first month's subscription and free shipping when you go to Nutrafol.com and enter promo code HONEST.Hero Bread: Don't give up being a breadhead. Go to hero.co and use code HONEST to get 10% off your order at checkoutBon Charge: Go to boncharge.com and use code HONEST at checkout to save 15%Lulu's: Visit lulus.com and use code HONEST at checkout for 20% off your first purchase. New customers only. Terms apply.Urban Stems: Mother's Day is coming up on Sunday, May 12th. You can visit UrbanStems.com/honest to see some of our top picks! Just be sure to order in time by using code HONEST for 15% off your purchase.Produced by Dear Media.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

TW: This episode contains adult content of a sexual nature  As a doula, I've had countless conversations with new parents navigating the complexities of intimacy after childbirth. Whether it's regaining libido, feeling physically or emotionally more comfortable having sex, or adjusting to the significant hormonal shifts postpartum, there's a lot tied into it. This week, I'm joined by one of the best people in the business to help me unpack these issues: somatic sex educator Kiana Reeves. Our conversation highlights the importance of patience, understanding, and open communication in postpartum intimacy and Kiana encourages us to prioritize self-care, redefine intimacy, and seek professional support when needed. As the chief education officer for sexual wellness brand Foria®, we also get to hear her top product recommendations for enhancing intimacy after childbirth! References Visit the Foria® website  (Use discount code “DearDoula” for 20% off all Foria® products!) Follow Foria® on Instagram   Connect with Kiana: Follow her on Instagram Visit her website   Steamy Chick Institute Ellen Heed Tami Lynn Ken Kimberly Ann Johnson   You can follow Brandi and her work @deardouapodcast on IG, @brandi_jordan_official IG, and send questions, comments and platitudes to brandi@deardoulapodcast.com. Have a question you want Brandi to answer? Shoot her an email or a DM and she might include it on her next podcast episode! Audio Stamps 01:27 - Brandi's guest, Somatic Sex Educator Kiana Reeves, tells us about her background and the people she serves. 03:23 - Kiana discusses the emotional, physical, and hormonal aspects of postpartum intimacy. 09:22 - As the chief education officer at Foria®, Kiana shares how this company and its products cater to the female body. 11:03 - Brandi and Kiana discuss how lack of sexual education can cause problems further down the line with consent and sexual pleasure. 14:42 - Kiana talks about the role of sexual pleasure in childbirth and the shame surrounding this. 15:41 - We find out what moms should focus on to maintain sexual health and wellness and what to do if you're still struggling in the pleasure department. 21:54 - Kiana explains how to judge if someone is a reputable sex therapist or not. 24:50 - Brandi asks about the stigma surrounding somatic vaginal work. 30:32 - Kiana recommends some fun products that she thinks listeners would enjoy using and trying

Everyone always wants to know: How can I have better sex? Today, we're answering that question. Kiana Reeves is a leading voice in the sexual wellness movement, with an impressive resume that includes somatic sex educator, doula, intimacy & relationship coach, and the chief education officer at Foria. In today's episode, Kiana shares how becoming a (single) mother affected her sexuality and sense of self and why solo sex is key to better sex with a partner. She also shares tips for living more erotically, why we're all dealing with internalized slut shaming, and rituals, foods, and supplements to take for more pleasure.Use code "THEEVERYGIRL20" for 20% off all Foria products!Ask The Everygirl: 2:35Interview Begins: 14:50 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A sensual Stellar Life episode is out now with intimacy coach Kiana Reeves! Kiana shares tangible practices to reconnect with your body's wisdom, release shame, embrace your erotic energy, & experience pleasure & playfulness in partnerships. Tune in!

Navigating authentic intimate relationships can have us twisting ourselves into emotional states that would make the Kama Sutra blush. Yet doing the work of self-reflection while being open to change can create profound connections, both with ourselves and others. By embracing our vulnerability and maintaining open communication, we can enrich our erotic lives and overall well-being. But where to start? Somatic Sex Educator Kiana Reeves offers a deep exploration into how intimacy, embodiment, and emotional well-being are interwoven, our personal responsibility in healing and the importance of cultivating meaningful relationships.    Learn more about Kiana Reeves here: https://www.kianareeves.com/  Learn more about the importance of connection here: https://mudwtr.com/blogs/trends-with-benefits/why-gathering-with-friends-is-good-for-your-health

Before we even met her, we loved her (and celebrated the incredible work she does)...Kiana Reeves is pure magic and happens to be the Chief Education Officer at one of our favorite lifestyle & wellness brands…Foria. This episode is pure pleasure (figuratively and literally). Kiana is a leading voice in the sexual wellness movement and has an approach that includes the emotional, biological, social and spiritual nature of sex and intimacy. She teaches us the difference between desire and arousal, variety of orgasms one can have, how to get turned on and experience more pleasure! We dive deep on how each Foria product works and what it serves. Sorry in advance as we know you will want to buy each and everyone. We hope you enjoy this conversation, this human and this magical brand as much as we do! Links:Foria WellnessAwaken Arousal Oil Intimacy Sex Oil Kiana Reeves Coaching Follow us on Instagram

From the captivating notion that 'plants invented sex' to the orgasm gap and the transformative power of pleasure, my conversation with Kiana Reeves takes us on a journey through the realms of our most basic desires. Kiana Reeves, a renowned somatic sex educator, and Chief Education Officer at Foria, brings a unique perspective to the conversation. With over a decade of experience in studying sex, embodiment, intimacy, pleasure, and wellness, she takes us on a journey that traces back to the very essence of life itself. Tune in to this episode: Sex, Love, and Plants with Kiana Reeves  Key points covered in this episode: ✔️ Intimacy is more than just the act itself. It's about deepening connection, bonding, and experiencing a myriad of neurochemicals like oxytocin and dopamine, which are connected to pleasure and orgasm. ✔️ sex isn't just about pleasure—it's also a form of wellness. Viewing sex through the lens of wellness reframes it from being an 'extra' activity in our production-driven society to an integral part of holistic wellbeing. ✔️ The orgasm gap is a critical topic that needs addressing. Kiana highlights the discrepancy between men's and women's orgasm rates, stressing the importance of bridging this gap for women to genuinely enjoy and desire intimate experiences. ✔️ Breasts are not just a physical attribute but a deeply sensitive and fluctuating part of our body. It's vital to give them the care and attention they deserve, especially given their tenderness. ✔️ Embracing self-love is essential. The body deserves love and appreciation in its unique form.  Kiana Reeves is a Somatic Sex Educator, Doula, Intimacy and Relationship Coach, and the Chief Education Officer at Foria. She is a teacher, practitioner, speaker, and leading voice in the sexual wellness movement. For over a decade, Kiana has been studying sex, embodiment, intimacy, pleasure, birth, and wellness. Her work in this field ultimately led her to join Foria as Chief Education Officer, where she has helped grow and shape the brand over the last five years.  Her approach is holistic and includes the emotional, biological, social, and spiritual nature of sex & intimacy.  She is a certified somatic sex educator & sexological bodyworker, embodiment, and intimacy coach, certified full spectrum doula, and mother. Links: Website: https://www.foriawellness.com/   Use Marie-Elizabeth's code for 20% off your Foria order: MARIEELIZABETH20 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kiana.reeves/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kiana-reeves-124184146/  ———————————————————————————————— ★★★ About Marie-Elizabeth Mali ★★★ Marie-Elizabeth is the founder of Relationship Alchemy, where she helps women near or in midlife reconnect with their deepest desires and truths so they can build lives of passion, purpose, and joy without shrinking themselves or dimming their light. She does this through coaching, retreats, and community, using her PassionBody Activation Method.    ★ TAKE THE “YOUR GROWN-ASS POWER” QUIZ ★ For passionate women having a “Now what?” moment who are ready to turn on their unapologetic power. http://relationshipalchemy.com/power-quiz.    As the founder of Relationship Alchemy® and the PassionBody Activation™ retreats, and two-time TEDx Speaker, Marie-Elizabeth Mali helps women connect more deeply with themselves and communicate more effectively in their lives and businesses. Her clients transform patterns of thinking and behavior that get in the way of love, connection, and success in relationships and business. Drawing on her Master's degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine and over 20 years of working with clients, she teaches women how to show up as authentic leaders in their relationships and work instead of twisting themselves to fit in. Her work has been featured in Thrive Global, SWAAY, and Forbes. Marie-Elizabeth is also a philanthropist and published author with an MFA in Poetry from Sarah Lawrence College, and an underwater photographer who has a thing for sharks. Learn more at https://relationshipalchemy.com.

Kiana Reeves is an AASECT-certified somatic sex educator, certified sexological bodyworker, pelvic health practitioner, certified doula, and Foria's Chief Education Officer. With a lifelong passion for sexual wellness and plant-based medicine, Kiana has been practicing in the field of sexual wellness and female reproductive health for over ten years. Kiana believes sex is an essential part of wellbeing and offers a holistic perspective - bridging the topics of wellness, sex, birth, intimacy, and the universal experiences that women and people with vulvas go through during their lifespan. In this episode, we discuss the importance of sexual wellness, its impact on overall wellbeing, Kiana's unique approach to sexual wellness, practical advice on nurturing personal intimacy and pleasure, how we can prioritize intimacy in our daily lives and relationships, and so much more. Get ready for an enlightening conversation that could change how you view wellbeing.To learn more, visit https://nicolejardim.com/podcasts/embracing-sexual-wellness-from-menstruation-to-menopause-kiana-reeves/.Podcast Production Support: Amazing Gains | https://listenerstoclients.com

Don't forget to leave the show a 5-star review on Apple and Spotify Podcasts!To pick up some Starve the Ego Feed the Soul swag and to inquire about working with me 1 on 1 head over to www.nicobarraza.comThis weeks guest is Somatic Sex Educator, teacher of embodiment and intimacy, Kiana Reeves.Kiana and I talk about so much within this episode so be sure to tune in and share it if you feel inclined. You can finder her on Instagram @Kiana.Reeves and via her website www.kianareeves.comWarmly,Nico Barraza@FeedTheSoulNBwww.nicobarraza.com

Are you ready for an elevated, fun take on Sex Ed?    We are thrilled to welcome Kiana Reeves, a leading voice in sexual wellness, Mother, Doula, Pelvic Health Expert, and certified somatic sex educator for one of the sexiest episodes to date!    Today we delve into ecstatic wisdom through sex and intimacy. The conversation is juicy and spans from the multi-dimensional powers of sensuality to embodied consent, polarity, the impact of early conditioning on our relationship to sexuality, how to heal shame, parenthood, queerness, sexual range, kink, fantasy, tantric practices, our authentic erotic imprints, layers of the orgasm, finding safety on the edge and more. This is a must-listen for anyone seeking a deeper connection to pleasure.   Thank you Kiana for expanding our erotic exploration and expression!    CONNECT   With our guest Kiana Reeves here: Website | IG     Host @nitsacitrine @soundfoodspace twitter  Subscribe to Mercurial Mail (our monthly newsletter)     NOURISH This podcast is made possible by your donations and the symbiotic support of our partners:   Offer a donation to us here   LIVING LIBATIONS: enjoy 15% off all botanical beauty alchemy with this link https://livinglibations.com/soundfood (discount automatically applied)   MIKUNA: enter SOUNDFOODFAMILY for 25% off clean, single-sourced plant protein products Mikunafoods.com   LIVING TEA:  SOUNDFOOD for 10% off all tea nourishment livingtea.net   SUPERFEAST: enter CITRINE for 10% off our favorite tonic herbs + superfoods superfeast.com   OSEA: enter CITRINE for 10% off oseamalibu.com sea-to-skin magic   CHRISTY DAWN: 15NITSAC for 15% off farm-to-closet christydawn.com   LAMBS: use code CITRINE for 10% off your EMF protective gear getlambs.com   MENTIONED  A COSMO-ETIC APPROACH TO BEAUTY: Synesthetic Alchemy, Renegade Consciousness and Elemental Harmony with Nadine Artemis Petal Passion Yoni Serum  Petal Primer Yoni Serum* Shiva Lingam Oil Jai Baby Joy*   Frankincense Best Skin Ever* * Enjoy 15% off with this link https://livinglibations.com/soundfood (discount automatically applied) LEARN MORE  John Weinland Kiana's mentor  P.S. We would be so grateful if you felt inspired to leave us a review on APPLE  OR  SPOTIFY! Takeaways:   [9:04] Kiana joins the show and discusses sinking her teeth into life's passion and how motherhood gave her interest in becoming grounded in not only her body, but opening up to pleasure.  [12:00] Kiana's work is the intersection of sex, embodiment, intimacy, love, and spirit.  [15:15] Navigating the challenges of single motherhood, facing fears, and seeking partnership while raising her children in a society lacking adequate family support. [16:44] How motherhood profoundly shaped Kiana's life.  [20:08] The impact of motherhood on sensuality, and the importance of maintaining a deep relationship with one's erotic self to find integrity, connection, and purpose in life. [25:07] Expressing and really feeling our emotions rather than just pushing them out. When we can access our emotions, we are closer to gaining access to our eroticism.  [30:10] Sensuality and sexuality hold immense power, but society often teaches it in ways that focus on power over others instead of personal empowerment. [33:18] How we can help our children not feel shame about their bodies and self pleasure.  [34:01] Kiana's relationship to her own fluidity.  [42:10] Part of feminine practice is to be so deeply in your body and able to feel pleasurable sensation.  [44:16] How the regulation of our nervous system coorelates with our sexual experience.  [46:17] Erotic embodiment is a lifelong practice. [48:54] The intentional practice of embodying multiple archetypes, and how archetypes can be used in sexual relationships.  [1:00:02] Communicating your sexual needs to your partner.  [1:08:05] The intentional sex or “temple” night that Kiana and her partner have to help them stay connected and to honor the erotic, whatever it means in that moment to them.  [1:14:35] Examples of things that get in the way of desire. [1:18:15] Kiana muses on the “Big O”, aka the orgasm.  [1:26:21] The Tantric practice of semen retention.  [1:28:02] Kiana's thoughts on birth control.  [1:37:11] Some words of wisdom and support for single moms.  [1:40] How Kiana experiences resonance. 

Kiana Reeves Bio Kiana Reeves is a teacher, practitioner, speaker, and leading voice in the sexual wellness movement. For over a decade, Kiana has been studying sex, embodiment, intimacy, pleasure, birth, and wellness. Her work in this field ultimately led her to join Foria as Chief Content Officer, where she has helped grow and shape the brand over the last five years. Her approach is wholistic, and includes the emotional, biological, social, and spiritual nature of sex and intimacy. She is a certified somatic sex educator & sexological bodyworker, embodiment and intimacy coach, certified full spectrum doula, and mother. Hey everyone! Welcome to today's episode of the Wright Conversations Podcast! For today's episode, I'm joined by Kiana Reeves to talk about sexual wellness, how to prioritize sexual wellness, and how to support our relationship with pleasure. We also talk about CBD and sex, taking charge of our sexual wellness, and overcoming sexual shame. Let's delve in!   In this Episode You'll Learn: [01:18] A bit about Kiana. [02:09] Foria Wellness. [04:31] Sexual wellness. [07:07] Prioritizing sexual wellness. [11:06] When you're struggling to prioritize. [14:15] What we should know about sexual health. [20:52] Taking charge of your sexual wellness. [22:58] Supporting your own relationship with pleasure. [27:33] Why consider CBD in your sex life? [39:25] Sexual shame.   Quotes: “Your eroticism and your sexuality is your own.” [21:09] “If you don't tend to it, nobody else will.” [21:45] “No matter what your sexual shame is, just know that we all have it.” [40:37]   Connect with Kiana Reeves Website:            www.foriawellness.com. Instagram:          @kiana.reeves. LinkedIn:            Kiana Reeves.   Connect with Rachel Wright Website:            https://rachelwrightnyc.com Instagram:          @thewright_rachel Twitter:              @thewrightrachel   Resources   Get 20% OFF Your First Order at The Honey Pot! Use Promo Code: Rachel20   WIN A FREE INTIMACY AFTER DARK DECK!   Get 30% OFF the NEW After Dark Deck! Use Promo Code: Rachel   Get your Zumio Discount!   Call to Action Please, if you love this episode, share it with your friends and others. To help this podcast grow, please leave a review, and don't forget to subscribe.

In this Worm Moon episode, we discuss International Women's Day, Feminism & the divine feminine. We interview Kiana Reeves a somatic sex educator, pelvic care practitioner, wellness guru, and certified doula. Venus also reviews the book ‘The Art of Sexual Magic - Cultivating Sexual Energy to Transform your Life' by Margo Anand. The episode ends with a guided meditation with affirmations for celebrating strong women.

In this special Valentine's Day episode, we delve into the intimate world of sex and cannabis. Our expert panel answers the top 5 questions we get asked, while sharing their insights on how to elevate your sensual experiences with a little help from weed. Tune in to find out why cannabis can make sex better for women, the difference between getting high and enhancing your sexual pleasure, the science behind weed-infused lubes, and the best products and strains to get you started. Whether you're a seasoned enthusiast or just exploring the possibilities, this episode has something for everyone. So sit back, relax, and allow us to help you spice things up this Valentine's Day and beyond. Thank you to our guests Sandra Guynes, Dr. June Chin, Mario Guzman, Kiana Reeves and Matthew Gerson. Hosted by Ellen Lee Scanlon Sign up for our newsletter at dothepot.com Follow us: IG: @dothepot FB: @dothepot Pinterest: @dothepot LinkedIn: How to Do the Pot Twitter: @dothepot --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/htdtp/message

This week, Laura sits down with Kiana Reeves, somatic sex educator, certified sexological bodyworker, pelvic health practitioner, certified doula, and Foria's Chief Content Officer. Tune in for the ways that pleasure, intimacy, and tapping into sexuality can benefit mind body and soul, both in the bedroom and far beyond. Kiana talks plant power, sexual healing, and pleasure as a tool to reorient the way we view the world. All that and so much more! This is a must listen. Find more Foria at @foriawellness and at exploreforia.com/modernmamas. Save 20% on your first order with code: MODERNMAMAS Find Kiana on IG @Kiana.Reeves As always this is just us sharing our own unique experiences and is in no way meant as a commentary on YOUR unique life - we hope you enjoy our story

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And Thandi we're back. Thandi: We're Beck, Winick. Hobbit: Yay. Thandi: Ha ha. Hobbit: Thank you so much to our longtime listeners for being patient with us.  There's been a lot of moving and shaken going on over at the network   And also figuring out how to get all the stuff we're doing to fit and so we can be more consistent with our releases.   And so for this episode, this is a slight tweak on our previous format   That's gonna make this a much tighter show   Which allows us to record more consistently. So hopefully moving forward, we're gonna have like weekly releases for you of this Thandi: that's a good. Hobbit: It is a great thing. So   This show previously was around an hour or two, an hour 15.   We are shortening that by one of us each week doing a real take on the remake   [00:02:00] And one of us doing the remix, weirdo outside the box, take on it. So we're just, instead of four versions of the same movie, we're taking it down to two. So it's a lot more manageable, I think, honestly, it's gonna be a more fun show to have it a little bit tighter like that. Thandi: Yeah, because everybody likes it  Hobbit: tight. Yeah. And speaking of tight   We are going into a tight action   Comedy. I mean Thandi: Yeah, but only an action comedy in the vein of the idea that all nineties movies fall into this genre. Hobbit: when Sean Connery goes was it, losers? Think about  Thandi: go home and to fuck the prom queen or whatever. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Sean Connery is just rubbing his balls all over this movie, just spreading his musk Hobbit:  No fucks given whatsoever. He's not doing a bad job, it's just that he's clearly not taking this seriously. Thandi: No, he has exactly the right tone for what that movie is. I would say that As [00:03:00] an understated for him character, it's Nick Cage that could bring it up a notch and he's still perfect. The movie for what it is, for the time in which it came out and what it does in cinema, is pretty much perfect. But yeah, the Nick Cage we know is really understated in the rock. Hobbit: Definitely and that is the movie. About this week, the Rock, the Michael Bay, 1996, I wanna say film who by the way, pitch smacked on Twitter and Facebook. If you want to interact with us on the social medias tell us what we're doing wrong or how you like the new format or what we're doing right. I would like that as well. Thandi: Or not you like the silky sound of our voices. Hobbit: Dulcet tones, Thandi: Our dulcet tones sweet caramel Hobbit: Oozing all over Nicholas Cage. Usually the rock. It is a pure example of what Michael Bay is good at, which is just making really dumb, [00:04:00] really straightforward, blow 'em up action adventure movies. Thandi: Ridiculous nonsense, spectacle. You know, the, the Rock is even though it's an early Michael Bay movie, it's super indicative of his style, which is like quick cuts and like no sense of spatial geography, shit's all over the place. It could be taking place on the ceiling or like, I don't know, in Hong Kong and then California and then New York. It could be anywhere, but you don't care because it's about the energy of the scene. Hobbit: and there's plenty of energy in this while since I've seen The Rock. It surprised me how many very well known actors have like very brief roles in this You've got the Candy Mane himself, Tony Todd that's in like two scenes, Thandi: Yeah. He is one of the, the Marine guys, one of the military. Hobbit: and he is got just one real scene that he has where he is like talking about how we're not, this isn't a threat. We will do this. We will blow up a bunch of people, and that's his main moment in the. Fucking [00:05:00] Candyman gets maybe 45 seconds of screen time in this movie. Thandi: Yep. At random Bokeem Woodbine  Hobbit: right. I didn't even realize he was in this movie until about three quarters of the way through watching it, and then he just pops up randomly.  You've got, of course, there's Michael Bean dying almost immediately as, as he's wants to Thandi: Yeah. As soon as they do the incursion, boom, gone David Morse, who I actually knew David Morse from St. Elsewhere, cuz that's how old I am. David Morse is just, yeah, just in that piece. Hobbit: And he has a little bit more time on screen, but not still, not much. I mean, he's not doing a ton. John Spencer as a director of Womack. Is a relatively well-known actor as well and he may have been in there for a day because most of his role was just looking at a screen and going, no Thandi: Yeah. William Forsyth. Hobbit: William Forsyth. Yeah. Yeah. Thandi: Yeah. There, there's a lot of big names, but like for the John c McGinley. Hobbit: that's, he was in like two seconds of it as like the [00:06:00] weird gadget guy, which becomes a trope in a lot of other Michael Bay movies is the guy that makes. Contraptions and shit, but he does one and it doesn't even really pay off Thandi: Yeah. Hobbit: He like Thandi: But he's in there, Hobbit: yeah. Thandi: just, just nineties guys. It's, it's these actors that we're all like, oh, I, I know this guy so well. It's because it's 30 years later and yeah. They've had long and storied careers at this point. Hobbit: As much as this is pretty straight ahead, there's no. Surprises really in this movie, it's still an enjoyable ride. You've got the cheesy one-liners throughout you've got big blow 'em up action, shoot 'em up sequences. Going through the sewers and stuff of Alcatraz, I didn't realize that Alcatraz was built on a underground mining roller coaster. But I didn't like I'll  Thandi: fun nineties movie without a fun underground nineties  Hobbit: rollercoaster Okay, well this could be mashed up with Temple of Doom if tracks were long enough. You know, what the [00:07:00] fuck? I forgot about that completely. And then that started happening. What were they making the prisoners do on Alcatraz? There's caverns, there's Thandi: why are there random spinning blades of doom? Because there are, Hobbit: I can just imagine Alcatraz when it was working that there's people in the mines of Alcatraz. Thandi: see, I think maybe it was just an amusement park. That's how they were paying for the prison. They had an amusement park that went underneath the prison. Hobbit: The most terrifying amusement park you can think of. Come on, get on the ride. Little kid Thandi: You took a wrong turn to coaster and now you're getting molested. Hobbit: This ride's called the Birdman of Alcatraz, where we just launch you via slingshot into the ocean. Yeah. There, there's so much nonsense. But the thing is like, you're not supposed to care. Like you, you're, Thandi: No you're not. Not for Eddie. Michael Bay Hobbit: No, you cannot examine a Michael Bay movie with any level of seriousness because it'll just completely fall apart if you do. Physics don't really matter. Yeah, like you said, directions don't matter. You, you would not be able [00:08:00] to map out Alcatraz by this movie by any Thandi: Yeah, because Michael Bay is selling a feeling. He's not selling a narrative. He's selling a feeling. He wants you to feel the energy of the scenes that he's strung together, seemingly haphazardly, and he's successful at that. Hobbit: The one thing that is different in this movie Ver versus a lot of his other films, is there's like this low, sometimes not so low key like hyper nationalism that really peppers in through a lot of his films. And in this film, it's highly critical of the American government. Thandi: how they've abandoned their soldiers. Hobbit: Yeah, and it's on all ends. You've got the I imprisoned without a trial. British spy. You've got the soldiers that are fighting for, you know, for basically benefits for the fallen soldiers. Nobody thinks the government's doing a good job. And then you've got, you know, the, the director Womack, that is a piece of shit, clearly and everybody knows he is a piece of shit like. Nicholas Cage, who is a straight laced by the rule book guy, by the end of it is just [00:09:00] like, I don't know, like fuck this guy. He was vaporized just totally down to lie to the government by the end of it. Thandi: y you know, Nick or Michael Bay's real thing is just he, he is, his main interest is the guys who do the work. So generally just it's, it's not the guys in the chair, it's the guys who do the work. And that's his love of soldiers too. Those are the guys out in the field who do the work. So he feels that they deserve the respect. And that's, that's true through all his movies. It's the guys who actually are out in the field getting their hands dirty. That's who Michael Bay celebrates. Hobbit: And that's definitely the case in this movie. I guess we're about ready to like dive in. I drew the straw of the real take for this version of the Rock. So I'm Thandi: Real take. Hobbit: the real take real take being what we think might actually work. For a remake or reimagining of the rock. And for this, because it's so straight ahead, there's a lot of d different directions you can take this, [00:10:00] but I thought it being a fun action movie. I wanted to kind of continue in that spirit, but maybe add a little bit more social commentary or subtext underneath that classic action like vibe. Is this conversation about the government and how people react to a crooked government.  There are people that fight it like straight up 60 style or, you know, being held without parole and like, you know, trying to fight the system by exposing their secrets kind of thing, which is Sean Connery's character. Then you've got the hyper militarized you know, mercenaries that take over Alcatraz that are gonna do it by any means necessary. But then you see the infighting on what level they're willing to take it within those mercenaries. You've got Nicholas Cage who ends up being kind of like the soldier that turns to help the common man by the end of it. There's, there's a lot of different ways people deal with the, the crookedness of the government in this, in this film. And I thought putting a modern lens on it by having those soldiers come [00:11:00] imitating what we've seen in real life with the right wingers that took over the. Was it Yellowstone Park or what was the park system that they took over back Oh, the the cattle The cattle guys having a little bit of that as the aspect, so it's not just about soldiers. I think focusing on like va something that a lot of people have more experience with that the veterans affairs in this country are miserable. The soldiers that have have not lost their life, lost limb, or their health, their, their mental. That aren't getting the support that they need. So having maybe a collection of soldiers that are retired that are dealing with VA stuff and being like, this is, this isn't, you know, cool. And following that same kind of path that Ed Harris's character did Francis Hummel in the, in the original, but it being more about taking care of the soldiers that are still around, you know, it's be, it's them and their friends that are, you know, missing limbs and then you can have. A little bit more [00:12:00] empathy for these soldiers. As you see, they're all old guys that some of them might have a prosthetic leg or, you know, that these, these are like former soldiers that have been beaten and hurt that are just trying to get what they're due. And so there's. They're the bad guy, quote unquote, but not really, you know? And I really wanted to embolden that in the story a little bit more. It wasn't really pushed on too much. Ed Harris ended up being the only good soldier guy at the end because he wasn't willing to kill 70,000 people. , like that was his line. I thought it'd be a, I think a more complicated win in this movie if this soldiers like you, kind of were rooting for them. They're going about things the wrong way for sure. In this case, it's not gonna be like a rocket full of vaporized, you know aerosol. Thandi: kill gas or. Hobbit: yeah, I think something more simple of just like having an arsenal within range of a major city is enough. You don't have to make it [00:13:00] super sci-fi fancy stuff. Just, Thandi: But nineties Hobbit: the nineties, right? Alcatraz. It's called the Rock. You have to have it take place on Alcatraz. That's. But I did want to have that conversation about, you know, when crooked people earlier in charge, they even the most righteous of people, end up be at odds with each other instead of the real enemy because you know of who's calling the shots. And that being the tragic underpinning of this story is that everybody's trying to do the right thing, and because they're trying to do the right thing, they end up fighting against each other instead of the person that's really pulling strings. So then the conclusion of getting the microfilm the micro fiche and that being leaked to the press at the end, you know, that's one thing that they didn't want Mason or Connery's character out for.  They didn't want him out because they didn't want these secrets. Stanley Nicholas Cage's character helps get that information out. You know, it ends up like at the [00:14:00] same, at the end of the first Black Panther where it's not the version that kil monger wanted of domination. But there is, now Wakanda is now part of the world. There is some truth to what, the bad guy was fighting for veteran affairs gets some of its money. You know, the, the, like, some of it goes through. and and Thandi: then everybody gets to know who actually killed J.F.K. Hobbit: The bad guys kind of win, but not really, you know, it, it's a, it's just a bittersweet conversation about figuring out that sometimes the enemy isn't your enemy. I, I would love that to be kinda the undertone, but that not being, I mean, it, it's still at the end of the day, a fucking action movie. And and you want big blow ups and you want, you know, everybody knows kung Fu. And everybody shoots guns really good. And I think for this, I really needed to get David Leach in there for it.  It seemed like a no-brainer brainer. He was one of the directors of the first John Wick. He went on to do Atomic Blonde, Deadpool [00:15:00] two, Hobbs and Shaw and Bullet Train most recently. He has that right balance of being able to do great action sequences, but also having time for the characters. Do some yuck yucks in between and have character development and dialogue. So I thought that that was a really good fit for a remake of The Rock was to  Thandi: I, I think that would work very well actually. Having seen bullet train recently, I think that's a that's a fun tone to play with in the modern time in general. Hobbit: absolutely. And when Bullet Train very much feels like almost a sendup of nineties action to a degree, it has that like silly. Action kind of vibe to it. So if, if that was applied to a remake of the Rock, I think in a modern take, I think it would fit really, really well. And then you get to play with all the people that David Leach has played with in the past that reappear and du cameos and stuff. So we've got like General Francis Hummel Ed Harris' character. I thought Idris Elba would be [00:16:00] incredible in that role. He was, he was. Thandi: we're canceling the  Hobbit: apocalypse. Yes, the black Superman of Hobbs and Shaw coming out and being just like a, a wounded warrior, a a hardened soldier that wants what's due to him and his brothers just makes I wanna see that. I think that would be, and he would probably play it completely straight, like no winks of the camera, overdoing it, which would make all the zaniness around him that much more fun. He is the moral of the story character, you know, so, so him playing it straight, that gives that underpinning some weight while still everybody else is able to yak. Can he smack do around him? Thandi: Oh, definitely. And most importantly, as Hummel, he has gravity. Hobbit: Yeah,  Thandi: So if you're doing a serious Hummel, Idris Elba has gravity, Hobbit: and I think, yeah, if we can get him to say, cancel the apocalypse at some point like that, that would be gr I'd be super down for that. I'm wondering how often that gets asked on set of something and it was like, you know, we are not for filming, but just for us, can you just say canceling the [00:17:00] apocalypse? He was Thandi: your pocalypse, Hobbit: like, okay, cool. For wire season three, you know, what's, what's happening 20 years later, let's cancel the apocalypse. Thandi: but, but can you do it in like your British accent? Not the wire accent, but like your British one. Just break into it. Hobbit: Yeah. The joys of fame is that everybody has that one line that people want them to say. So yeah, we've got Edris Alba as Francis hum. The FBI director Womack. I thought it would be fun. She is in Hobbs and Shaw, but is also she has that she could play like hard line in power person. Really. Well get Helen Miron to come in and play, play Womack. I mean, I don't feel like I even need to explain that she, I mean I had to actually double check and make sure she did a proper American accent before, cuz I Thandi: does she? Has she done a proper American accent in something? Hobbit: actually in the, the Yellowstone series or the, the prequel series that they have out with like a, a like old, like Dutch, Midwestern kind of accent.  But [00:18:00] she's also been in a couple other roles within American accent and Sounds American. Sounds fine. So I just, I, I couldn't see the FBI director having a British accent. I felt like that was maybe a bridge too far.  Thandi: Well, they're actors. They're, they're prof, they're professional actors. British actors are trained to take on those voices so they can really do just about anything. Hobbit: and British actors classically are pretty good at doing the American accent, so I wasn't that worried, but I just, I couldn't remember her having to do an American accent before, so I just had to check. But yeah, no, she's, she's fine. She's good with that. Then we've got Stanley good speed. I went through a couple. Choices for this one because it's Nicholas fucking cage. Like there is no way they can do Nicholas Cage. So didn't want somebody to do a version of him, but I wanted to do proper justice to the character who, he's a lab geek that gets put out in the world to like, on, on, to deal with this situation. So he is awkward. He doesn't come off as a badass at all. He's kind of [00:19:00] gawky. But I also needed an actor that would be able to do some of the action sequence stuff while still seeming gawky. And I thought that Andrew Garfield would be really fun in that role as the really nerdy lab guy that really likes toxins and stuff and, Thandi: You know, he works really well. Like when, when I originally, cuz behind the scenes, we actually planned the show a while ago. It didn't come together and now it's coming together again. So when I planned my series pitch, I had Nicholas Holt as an idea Hobbit: I thought about him as well. Yeah, Thandi: and LA Keith Stanfield, which we use all the Hobbit: all the, well, cuz he's so good. Thandi: Yeah. But yeah, Andrew Garfield is a great choice. And it, and it, I just, it never came to me that, that would. , but yeah, that's a great choice. Hobbit: And what's funny is I'm now seeing like the, the trajectory between like Nicholas Holt, LA Keith Stanfield and Andrew Garfield as like a certain type of archetype character. You know, like you, you'd just taking it out of the Hot Wheels play set and putting , putting [00:20:00] it in. But yeah, Andrew Garfield, I think he would have a lot of fun in that role. He'd be able to ad lib a little bit put. Charm, like goofy charm to the character that I think would play off of our mason character. John, John Patrick Mason. Played by Sean Connery relatively well. I wanna see this buddy team up. Is you get and I checked ages and this actor is only like five or six years younger than Sean Connery was when he played this role in the rock.  Get Keanu Reeves to be John Patrick Mason. You just let him get a little bit more grizzled, you know, let that pepper and that beard really kind of shine a little bit more. And then you've got Andrew Garfield and Keanu Reeves, like kicking ass on Alcatraz. Thandi: does this version of Mason rub his balls on everything? Because that's not usually Keanu's Mo is, is he a, like a, a different kind of Mason? Hobbit: Yeah. He's not gonna be quite as like, fuck this, fuck that kinda attitude so much as more a little more stoic with his, but as. [00:21:00] Time goes on. He has almost like a maybe older brother kind of energy that he starts developing for Andrew Garfield, where like, he, he realizes that Andrew Garfield isn't the enemy. You know, he may work for the government, but he's just a lab geek that that was where he had to go for his lab geekery. You know, he's, he's not, he's not the guy that's, you know, greedy and trying to take over the world kind of energy. He's just a genuinely good. So he becomes protective of him and kind of lets down his, his emotional guard a little bit more around Andrew Garfield specifically. So you have this like, balance of them having private moments where they share stuff about their lives and about like, can or about Mason's, you know, daughter that he wants to spend more time with. And then he goes out and just breaks fucking bad, super hard as only Kiana Reeves can. And I wanna see that, that shift in energy I think would be really. Then we've got, I, I only did five castings, cuz you've got like the, you've got the daughter, but she's in [00:22:00] one scene. It doesn't really matter. You've got a couple of the other soldiers that I could have cast. But, but I just figured stick to the main main ones. Carla Pelosi Stanley's, I guess fiance at this point is played additionally by Vanessa Marce. I wanted somebody that was like traditionally stunning, but had a little bit of that, alt hotness to her as well for, Thandi: she from? Hobbit: oh, Vanessa Marci, the original actress that played, played the role. She was in the original of The Rock. Yeah Carla Pelosi is the character I wanted for somebody to, to pair with Andrew Garfield. I wanted to have kind of like somebody with kind of like an alternative edge to. , but still a classically just a, a beautiful, you know, woman. So one of my probably top five crushes zzz, he beats in there. I think would be really fun. It's just like the take no shit fiance. No, I'm coming to San Francisco anyway. Fuck you like kind [00:23:00] of energy Thandi: Yeah, she's great. And you're right, she is she's a beautiful woman, but she does have kind of an alt energy. Yeah, that works. Hobbit: So, yeah, and I think I, for some reason, I could see her kind of being into the, like lanky, gawky, Andrew Garfield type, you know, person like Andrew Garfield's, not a bad looking dude, but he does have the like classic big Adams, apple, long limb kind of thing going for him. So, Thandi: the, the, the body that Mace girls say, ah, I bet he's got a big dick Hobbit: So that's my casting. I think. Yeah, David Leach would have a ball doing a version of the Rock. Where, the government ends up being the loser at the end of the day, but only kind of, they're still in charge. This isn't one of those movies I feel like is beholden, like everybody loves it, but it's not untouchable. Thandi: So I think for what the Rock is and if you love The Rock, so I don't have any Michael Bay movies that I hold as sacred, but I think that The Rock is a really solid, almost perfect example of a [00:24:00] nineties movie. So there are people, I can understand why there are people that are like, the rock is untouchable, cuz there are people out there that are like, yeah, the Rock is untouchable Hobbit: I don't know. I feel that if you're looking at Michael Bay movies, that would be untouchable. First you'd have to go with ones that you know are original concepts. So a very small number of movies there. I'd say Bad Boys before the Rock. Thandi: really. Hobbit: Yeah. I mean, I feel like there's probably more people that are like beholden to bad boys. You can't do a bad boys with anybody, but Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, there would be a lot more pushback for I think bad boys than there would be for the Rock. Thandi: Yeah. Yeah, I guess I don't like the trajectory of the bad boys films. I don't like what that feel like. They did Martin Lawrence dirty over the course of time, kind of don't like the bad boys  Hobbit: I loved the first one. Second one was so, so, although I hear a lot of people say they like the second one better, but I never bothered with bad boys for life. It looked like garbage from the trailer. I didn't want to Sully.  Thandi: It was the last one I saw in the air of Covid, [00:25:00] so it was the last time I went to the movies for like a year and a half or something. Oh no. Yeah. ending strong. Yeah. Yeah, it sucked. People love that movie. People really enjoy that movie, but it sucked. Oh yeah, no, I didn't have any interest, but luckily Michael Bay does not have his hands all over this next version of the Rock that we are gonna be delivering to us. Unless he did, unless you want to give him another shot. But I'm intrigued. This can go so many ways, so I'm, I'm intrigued to see where he went with this. So my swing for the fences take is something that I actually, I had mentioned before, which is the rock. Starring The Rock Hobbit: Yeah. Yep. Has to. Thandi: And what I'm going for with this take is a it's also a dark action comedy cuz that's kind of what's popular, but also it, it, you know, it's entertaining. It's like generally entertaining in the [00:26:00] modern time. People like action, but they're a little bit depressed, so they're a little bit yeah, they, they, they just like that take on things, not so straightforward, dark action comedy. And I'm going for something indicative of J C V D. I don't know if you remember that movie Hobbit: I loved that movie. Thandi: or like, it's a deconstruction of John Claude Van Damme. It's not a comedy at all. It's very serious cuz and this character's depressed through the whole thing. But yeah, it's, it's a, it's kind of a deconstruction of the rock starring the. Hobbit: I remember J C V D, it was a great movie. Very much enjoyed it. And then there's this moment. That is unnecessarily artistic in a, in a good way when he floats up to the ceiling and then back down, he's talking about how the trajectory of his career got sullied with women and drugs and it's being pretty clearly serious about Jean Claude Van Dam in that moment. And I was just not ready for that. I was just a fun kind of play on his life and then all of a sudden there's this [00:27:00] really real moment in it that just took me off guard. It was great. I, I. Thandi: And the idea of he is not so self serious that he can actually do a movie like this. You'd never see Steven Sagal doing anything like that. Hobbit: No. . No. Never, never. Thandi: in a million years. But the Rock starring the rock takes place on a movie set, which happens to be Alcatraz. They are filming Stanley. Good speed. Stanley the Rock. Good speed. Cuz that's the, the actor that is, that the Rock is playing as himself. Being himself is filming actually a historical movie on Alcatraz Island that is about the Native American occupation of the 1960. Where people just took over the island for 19 months and said, this is our homeland, or whatever, and it went really badly. But that's what the movie's about. And he's filming this movie with his opposite in the movie is Jared Leto. is ? Who's playing [00:28:00] actor? Frank Hummel, actor Frank Hummel is also a cult leader actor. Frank Hummel's cult has decided to take over the island. It was all planned from the beginning before they start filming the movie Hobbit: Oh my God. Thandi: Yeah. Nice little touch there. Is that Frank Hummel is in a band called where did I put that? Oh mercurial Skid is the name of the band he leads. You get, you can see a little retrospective of his, of their careers before the the movie starts. And so he takes over the island. There are families on the island because not normally, but today some of the cast and crew are able to bring their families to the filming. So it becomes a dangerous situation. What happens is that there are arms on the island because they are doing a dramatic recreation of that occupation. So they're using these guns, but there were not supposed to be any live round. What Jared Leto's character did was have his people bring in live rounds [00:29:00] so they could use those guns to take over the island. And so now there's a dangerous situation and they're playing basically mouse maze through the Alcatraz prison itself as they try to both Dodge Leto and catch up to Leto and the, Hobbit: This is already a better, this is already a better movie than the Rock, like this is already, I've already sold at this point. This is fantastic. Thandi: So the Sean Connery character is actually one of the consultants that's working the movie. He used to be an SAS guy, and he's, he's gruff and he's kind of Like, I wanna call him evil. He's not evil, but he's got like a sadistic kind of sensibility where he's having fun during this thing cuz he is ready to fuck some people up. And basically he's paired up with the rock in this situation and the movie's about the rock, trying to maintain his image through this entire situation and not going like full the [00:30:00] movie rock in real life. He's, he doesn't wanna hurt. Not because he doesn't wanna hurt anybody. He doesn't want to damage his brand by hurting people. And so throughout the movie, Daniel Craig becomes the devil on the rock shoulder trying to like coax him more and more and to get in his hands dirty. And so you've got the rock kind of fucking up people like more and more throughout the movie. And Daniel Craig is actually shooting people, but he's trying to get the rock to his level basically, as the movie moves on. There are actors who are playing, the actors that are in the movie, who are part of JaredLeto's cult who represent like the Marines in the original movie. So we have miles Teller as the David Morse character Tom Baxter. And then for the other followers that are in this movie, we have John Boyega and Zach Efron.  Bokeem Woodbine. Cuz I always like to bring somebody. Hobbit: Yeah. Yeah. Absolut. Thandi: Anthony Ramos who people might know from [00:31:00] what's the the president the guy who rap sings Hamilton. Hobbit: Lin Manuel Miranda, like, Thandi: So Anthony Ramos was in Hamilton Hobbit: Okay. Thandi: and he was also in the other musical from last year Dancing musical about the neighborhood Hobbit: Oh in the  Thandi: Heights Something Heights. In The Heights. Hobbit: Yes. Thandi: That's Anthony Hobbit: Oh, Anthony, I know exactly who you're talking about now. Yeah, absolutely. Thandi: I first encountered him in and she's Gotta Have It, which was a remake of Spike Lee's movie as a TV show on like Netflix And then I wanted to add, since this is not actually a prison and it's a movie, I wanted to add a female follower, so Leslie Jones, Hobbit: Oh. Thandi: but as it's a violent action comedy, this Leslie Jones is not just doing her Leslie Jones thing. She's actually mean. She's actually fucking up people. Hobbit: was about to say, you have to have her being one of the most violent, like most aggressive. Thandi: Yeah. She's a monster. And then I wanted a kid [00:32:00] in danger. And I could not find a kid actor who was born before or after like 2011. So I settled on Cade Woodward, who was the kid who died in a quiet place, but the kid's like 15 years old or something. It's, it's so hard, like, it's so hard unless you watch a lot of TV to identify actual child actors. Hobbit: tell you the little bit of the inside baseball of this show is there's some movies that we have not done because there's too many kids in it. Like finding kid actors that are  identifiable where it's actually fun to talk about is really hard. Thandi: Because that's not where the Zeit guy stands for movies now. It has been in the past, but it's not there right now. Hobbit: And also us as men in our forties probably shouldn't have a Rolodex of information about young children, actors. It's not, not really our it's not our specialty that, that it's not our career path. So we should probably Thandi: Yeah, and I don't, I don't think that like Teen Disney and [00:33:00] Nickelodeon are doing like tween sitcoms anymore either. I don't think that's like a, a farming ground for that kind of stuff anymore. So it's just hard to know these people. Hobbit: So now Thandi: yeah, there's a little kid in there. Hobbit: things are all the stranger things, kids are all in their Thandi: They're all like 20 Hobbit: So, Thandi: But yeah, there's a little kid in there who the rock meets early in the movie, Hey, you're here with your parents. Hi. It's great. I wanna be just like you, Stanley, the rock could speed or whatever. And then that kid is in danger at the end of the movie, which is the apotheosis. Where we have at, this is ridiculous on the face of it, but basically we established early on that Jared Leto's character is a martial arts master, as like an ultimate badass. He's like kicking people's ass throughout the movie or whatever. But by the end of the movie, the apotheosis is basically the rock's. Like, all right, I gotta save this kid. Fuck it. And there's no big fight. It's the Rock decides that he's going to save this kid. And he kills Jared Leno. [00:34:00] He breaks him like Bain immediately. Hobbit: like right off. Thandi: Yeah, he just immediately breaks him. Daniel Craig, his character actually takes the rap for it cuz he is just happy that he got the Rock to do this crazy thing. Hobbit: Sure. Thandi: And  Hobbit: I can see this too, of there being some long diatribe that Jared Leno's doing is he pulling his white robe off and exposing like 18 abs. Thandi: his his his skinny guy muscles, Hobbit: And he's, walking, like looking away from the rock as he is delivering like all this, you know, the power that I have from within and all this shit. And he turned around and then just screams that like high pitched girl scream as he just gets ripped in half. Thandi: and half. That's what I want to see. Hobbit: Yes please. You know how cathartic that's gonna be for some people to just see Jared Leto ripped in half. Thandi: Oh, so many people would Hobbit: so many people would go to the movie just for that. I think. Thandi: because at this point, the the, the zeitgeist is such that regular people just don't like Jared Leto. They don't know why. They just know that people don't like Jared Leto and they don't like him either. But I have a few more actors. Hobbit: Okay. Thandi: David Harbor is [00:35:00] the FBI Director Hobbit: Nice. Okay. Thandi: Sophia Vigara is Carla. Hobbit: Nice. Thandi: And John Cho is the FBI special agent in charge. We do get a cameo from the president. It's not a big enough situation that it needs to like cut back to the president over and over again or whatever, but Sam Jackson is the president. Hobbit: Nice. Hell yeah. I was thinking Thandi: love Sam Jackson Hobbit: I was thinking about cameos and I just didn't know where to play with some, but clearly with David Leach there'd be a Ryan Reynolds appearance somewhere, some just minor role maybe Bokeem Woodbine's character who's in it for like four seconds with the entire. Thandi: then done, Hobbit: just done. Yeah. Or Brad Pitt like he did in a Deadpool yes, absolutely. That'd be incredible. Yeah. I am so sad. This is in a real movie. That sounds incredible. I would, I would go to the theater in a heartbeat to watch that version. Thandi: Yeah, just a good time. Hobbit: yeah, that sounds so big, dumb, fun, self-aware kind of. Thandi: the, and the rock. Like, you know, the rock is a good natured guy and his presence [00:36:00] as far as his brand is, is really good. But like that self-awareness that yeah, you just come off like your promotion machine at this point, dude, Hobbit: Yeah. Thandi: we all like you, but you, you like, you're like, you're always on selling something or whatever. Dude, it's it's a lot. Hobbit: And I would love to see this hesitance where, yeah, he is a beast. He probably could mutilate you. Like, no, I don't actually hurt people. That's not in my character. I'm Thandi: I sell tequila. What do you want from Hobbit: Right. . Look dude, I got a kid. I don't wanna go to jail. I'm into it. That's fucking fantastic.  I, this, these are these moments on smack my pitch up that are painful when it's something that won't happen. You know, we come, it's a really good concept and it's just, it, it's like, great. Now this is a thing that I never get to have. So so thank  Thandi: you. know, can, can you hold a rainbow in your hand? Hobbit: And a rainbow is the rock ripping Jared Leto in a half? Yeah. Yeah. I think that might be The name of this episode is ripping Jared Leto in a half. Alright, we are at the [00:37:00] tail end of this episode of Smack. My pitch up. One mashup that I thought would be kind of fun is that you just replaced the giant. Coup on Alcatraz with fight Club with just like the Project Mayhem dudes. Just trying to, so the Seeds of Chaos would be kind of fun. Thandi: Oh, that'd be big fun. I, I could see that. The longest yard. The rock with the longest yard, they're playing the football game and then like military incursion breaks out. Hobbit: Oh, Jesus Thandi: Adam Sandler. Save us all Hobbit: Oh, God. Doomed. Doomed. All right, we got one last little bit of stuff to do here. We're talking about our trailers, so I'm gonna do my David Leach action project, and then if you wanna follow up with your version here Here we go. From the director that brought you John Wick, atomic [00:38:00] Blonde, and Hobbes and Shaw gives you a new vision of action Insanity. Alcatraz Island off the San Francisco Bay. A place for prisoners or a place for terror this summer. Stanley, good speed. Regular lab schmo teams up with John Patrick, Patrick Mason, an escape artist to save the world from the deranged intent of General Francis Hummel. Join Iris Elba, Helen Mirren. Andrew Garfield, Keanu Reeves, and featuring Zazie Beetz who's the winner? Who's the loser? Who's the enemy? The rock. Thandi: The rock is all the [00:39:00] things. Hobbit: The rock is different to every person. Okay? It's not one thing to one person. My Lord and Savior. And he just may be a comfort to you Yeah. Some people I think, do look at the Rock as their Lord and Savior, honestly, so you're not too far off. Thandi: Hm. Hobbit: All right, so we've got your your, I think, perfect film that we've got next, moving forward. Thandi: too kind Hobbit: And did, who's directing this? Your, your version, Thandi: Oh, oh yeah. You know what? That is funny. John Chu, John m Chu who directed step Up to GI Joe Retaliation Jim and the Holograms. Actually, yeah crazy Rich Asians in The Heights, which I can't believe I couldn't come up with that movie cuz he directed in the Heights. I was going for somebody who does like, pretty shots and bright colors like, like the children of Michael Bay, but not one of the children of Michael Bay as far as the directorial style. Hobbit: Okay. Cool. Cool, cool. All right, so we, we are John [00:40:00] Shu. Definitely re-imagining of the rock. So here we go. Thandi: What's harder than The Rock? The Rock. Stanley. The rock. Good. Speed. In another movie this time on the island of Alcatraz. But what happens when things get out of crazy ass Jared Leto takes over the island with his cult? Yes. In this version of the Rock, we have Jared Leto as Frank Hummel, we have Daniel Craig, as John Patrick Mason, a shady guy with an SAS Pass that Special forces from Great Britain. Who's on the rock shoulder saying, do it. Do it. Yeah. The rock's gonna go hard if he can get past his brand identity, come on and let's see how hard it gets on the rock.[00:41:00]  Hobbit: I'm fucking here for it. That is incredible. Yes. All right. So thank you so much to my co-host Andy, for bringing, bringing it hard on this long overdue episode of Smack My Pitch Up. Thandi: We're back, baby Hobbit: and we'll hopefully be releasing. The plan is to be releasing weekly from here on out. So please tell us what you wanna hear.  Take a look at what we haven't covered, some of your favorite TV shows or movies or what have you. Throw it at us and we just might do it on an episode. You can hit us Thandi: some input from Hobbit: 100%, especially with the new format. Let us know how you. We are available through email at geeks under the influence gmail.com. Just put smack my pitch up in the subject line you can is up on pitch smacked both on Facebook and Twitter or hit up the GUI hotline at 8 0 4 5 0 5 4 4 8 4. Let us know what you think. Take voicemails and texts on that number. So It hit up our new account on key. Yeah, you are begging for us to have a [00:42:00] key party account.  That's for, that's pre our first live event. We'll get a key party account going. yay, . All right. Until next time. I'm Mike the Hobbit Thandi: and I'm Thandi Hobbit: and you just got pitch smacked Thandi: in the face. Hobbit: the face in the rock, in the rocks. Thandi: Oh my stones.

In today's episode, I had the incredible Kiana Reeves, on the show, on behalf of Foria - a wellness brand that has a line of premium sexual wellness products. Kiana is a somatic sex educator, certified sexological bodyworker, pelvic health practitioner, certified doula, and Foria's Chief Content Officer.  In this conversation we discuss:- Where women's sexual shame stems from- The benefits of experiencing pleasure and why we need to prioritize it- How the CBD and Cava inside of Foria's products create extra arousal- How to bring up toys, products, and new experiences with your partner in a safe and inviting way- Healing shame around self-pleasure AKA masturbation- Beginning to get to know your vulva and an exercise to help heal any shame that arisesThis conversation is a blend of education, tools, approval, and stories. I hope you feel seen and supported through this conversation. If you got something from listening please share it with your community to support them too and head to Apple Podcasts to leave a review - thank you.Learn more about Foria and order their products HERE Use code: DANIELLEHATTON20 for 20% off any order.My favorite as mentioned is the Awaken Arousal Oil.Follow Foria at @foriawellness and Kiana Reeves at @Kiana.ReevesSee you next Wednesday for another episode of Allow Accept Approve!@daniellehattonn@allowacceptapprove

Do you know what your body likes and desires? Do you want connect more intimately with your partner, or just feel more confident saying what you want? We all deserve to feel empowered in our sex life. Today's guest is an expert in the sexual wellness space and is about to teach you how to experience more pleasure and feel more connected to your body.  Kiana Reeves is an educator, practitioner, speaker, and leading voice in the sexual wellness movement. Her approach is wholistic and includes the emotional, biological, social, and spiritual nature of sex & intimacy. Her work in this field ultimately led her to join Foria as Chief Content Officer, where she has helped grow and shape the sexual wellness brand over the last five years. In this episode, Kiana explains how masturbating really is self care, beneficial from a health perspective and can improve your overall sex life. We cover the science behind orgasms, how to experience more pleasure, and how to communicate your desires with your partner. We also talk about removing shame from the equation when it comes to sex, and embracing vulnerability. Whether you already feel sexually empowered or don't even know where to start, we know this conversation will inspire you to try something new & have a better sex life.   “Masturbation and orgasms can boost your immune system, it can support your sleep, it's really good at resetting your response to stress and lowering cortisol. When you orgasm and when you're touching your body or masturbating, experiencing pleasure, you're releasing dopamine, oxytocin, and endorphins. All of those chemical cocktails really play a role in feeling powerful, creative and connected.” Kiana Reeves   What we talk about: Our Thanksgiving plans Raeann's latest date story The activity that's changing Kristina's life for the better right now Feeling FOMO from social media Is dating in NYC better than in LA? Thoughts on the recent season of Love Is Blind  Viewing masturbation as self care How masturbating impacts your sex life with a partner The science behind the positive effects and health benefits of self pleasure How to be more comfortable with masturbating Addressing the shame around self-pleasure  Embodiment practices for self-pleasure Kiana's recommendations for beginner tools and toys Destigmatizing the use of lube The pressure we put on sexual performance What impacts our arousal and sexual pleasure physiologically Can using a vibrator “too much” be a negative thing? How to get out of your head during sex How to have the best or multiple orgasms Tips for talking to your partner about sex How and when to communicate what you want with your partner Ask Away: Is it okay to not have a “wild phase”?   “To destigmatize the use of lube: When you introduce lube, research shows that all parties experience more pleasure.” - Kiana Reeves   New podcast episodes of Confident Collective drop every Tuesday.   “When you expand your pleasure capacity and pathways, what's possible in your body alone really impacts what's possible in your body with a partner.” - Kiana Reeves   Resources: Follow Kiana @kiana.reeves Get some Foria Arousal Oil and explore their resources Follow us on Instagram: @confidentcollective  Follow the Hosts/Founders: @kristinazias & @raeannlangas Learn more: https://www.theconfidentcollective.com/ Subscribe to our newsletter for weekly updates, reminders and what we're obsessed with.

Welcome to the first ever Hot Sexy Summer Series! All summer long I'm bringing you brand new compilations to rock your mojo. Each Friday episode will focus on a specific theme. This week: The Orgasm Edition. Plus! Let's celebrate that we are officially in the 200s of episodes! Two and a half years of sharing evocative, informative, inspiring and sassy content FOR YOU! We couldn't have reached this milestone without you, so a huge shout out to you, the listeners. It's because of you this podcast exists and continues to grow each and every month. I adore having these Friday conversations, answering your questions on Truth + Tequila Tuesdays and seeing what resonates with you the most when you share and tag me on your social posts. I loved putting this episode together for you and I encourage you to share it with your friends or family that are committed to living their highest mojo. So, make sure to generously use your share button.   Listen to the full episodes of all clips in this episode with these quick links:   Tiffany Yelverton : therealundressed.com/202 Rainey Horwitz: therealundressed.com/066 Deborah Sundahl: therealundressed.com/086 Kiana Reeves: therealundressed.com/126   =====>>>>   OK my love – it's a pleasure hosting The Real Undressed for you….thank you for celebrating with me. As always, THANKS for getting undressed with me!

Let's face it: great orgasms are something we all strive for, whether we realize it or not. Most people find sexual pleasure and orgasms elusive and unattainable, which is why we sometimes feel miserable, our relationships fall apart, and we simply end up feeling dazed and confused. This is why in today's episode of the Busine$$ of the V we bring you Kiana Reeves, a woman whose mission is to help people understand their sexuality and achieve pleasure during sexual encounters. Kiana is the Chief Brand Officer at Foria Wellness, a company whose plant-based products are entirely focused on sexual wellness, arousal, pelvic discomfort, and all other sex-related issues. Apart from having this vital role, Kiana is also a pelvic health therapist, a somatic sex educator, and a certified doula. So, buckle up and pay close attention as Dr. Dweck, Rachel and Kiana discuss the importance of sexual wellness, informed consent, and anal play and give you many tips that can take your sex life to the next level! You can subscribe or listen to previous episodes of the Busine$$ of the V podcast by clicking here. TOPICS COVERED: Becoming a mother for the first time changed Kiana's life completely, which is one of the reasons why she ended up at Foria Wellness. Pelvic healthcare is the reason why Kiana started her own business; she wanted to learn about different practices from around the world. This is how she met Mathew Gerson, the founder of Foria, who changed her life forever. Somatic Sexology Explained: you need to understand your genitals and how your pleasure works. The release of their first arousal oil and the incredible customer feedback: “I'm reaching parts of my arousal that I didn't even know were possible!” The Secret Sauce: we enhance arousal, help the muscles relax, and your chances of experiencing pleasure increase dramatically. Dweck is concerned about the number of patient complaints regarding libido and sexual drive, as anxiety, inflammation, and discomfort inhibit women's sexual pleasure. Libido is a responsive desire; we respond to environmental inputs. Rachel emphasized that female sexual response is a complex interplay of physiological, social, emotional, and other factors. Sexual arousal can manifest physically first, then mentally; it does not always have to begin in the brain! Although Dr. Dweck likes to say “use it or lose it”, arousal-enhancing products allow you to rekindle sexual pleasure later in life. How are CBD products presented to consumers and how do they react to this intriguing ingredient? Kiana emphasizes that Foria always makes sure to inform their customers and help them understand the efficacy and benefits of CBD products. For those who still do not want to use CBD products for various reasons, Foria also offers CBD-free products. Kiana discusses how her sex life changed after having a baby and emphasizes the importance of supporting women at this stage of life. Rachel brings up the taboo subject of anal pleasure: do we understand what this is and should we believe everything we read online? According to Dr. Dweck, consent and lubrication are the critical ingredients of a quality anal play. Kiana explains the various layers of anal play and claims that it requires a high level of safety and relaxation, as well as an ongoing conversation between partners to achieve mutual understanding and pleasure. Dweck provides troubling information: many clinicians, including gynecologists, are uncomfortable discussing this subject. According to Rachel, the education around sexual wellness and intimacy is inadequate and we need to be better educated on the subject. Kiana reveals that, since people are undereducated on this subject, they seek information from brands and companies. Menstruation, potential pregnancies, breastfeeding, childbirth, postpartum, perimenopause, and menopause: our bodies are constantly changing and there are many critical moments when we don't have enough support, which is something that Kiana strives to improve. For more great education and amazing plant-based products, you can visit the Foria Wellness website or simply look them up on Instagram. HOT FLASH: Studies have shown that CBD may help reduce chronic pain by affecting the endocannabinoid receptor activity of the brain, reducing inflammation, and interacting with neurotransmitters.   QUOTES: “Somatic sexology work is hands-on work on the body, understanding your genitals, understanding your own sexual pleasure through a felt experience of it.” (Kiana) “There's a whole contingent of people, particularly women and people with vulvas who have discomfort, tensions and all sorts of different conditions as they try to access pleasure.” (Kiana) “One of the biggest complaints I see is libido or sexual drive. Anxiety, inflammation, and discomfort are certainly part of this diminished libido.” (Dr. Dweck) “There are two concepts: responsive desire which is this idea that we respond to inputs in our environment, and this impulsive, ‘on-demand' desire that is shown in all of the movies.” (Kiana) “Female sexual response is a combination of psychological, physiological, social, emotional, behavioral and contextual factors.” (Rachel)  “We educate people around CBD and explain that it is not intoxicating. CBD has physiological effects and benefits on the body.” (Kiana) “Sex gets very different after having a baby, whether you have a vaginal birth or a cesarean. Being able to support people in this transition to a different kind of sexual experience is so important.” (Kiana) “A lot of women are interested in anal play because there is no chance of pregnancy during this type of sexual encounter. Others are going to say, ‘this is not my cup of tea and I never want to be involved in that'.” (Dr. Dweck) “When you're going from anal to vaginal play, you can have bacteria migrating that doesn't belong in the vagina, and that can cause different types of infections. The key piece that we educate around is: how do you safely engage in anal play?” (Kiana) “We know how subpar the education is around sexual wellness and intimacy. One of the great things about companies like yours is you're filling in that gap that people aren't getting.” (Rachel)   FURTHER RESOURCES: Foria Wellness: www.foriawellness.com Kiana @LinkedIn LINKS FOR BUSINE$$ OF THE V: Website: www.businessofthev.com Dr. Alyssa Dweck: https://drdweck.com Rachel Braun Scherl: www.sparksolutionsforgrowth.com/about-rachel-braun-scherl/

This week, Kiana Reeves joins host Hiwa Alaghebandian on the podcast. Kiana is a Somatic Sexologist, Mother, Doula, Embodied Intimacy Expert, and Chief Brand Officer of Foria Wellness. Kiana shares about her background in pagan witchcraft & feminism, being a mother, shame and stigma around sexuality, what it means to be embodied in your sexuality, and so much more. They also discuss Foria Wellness, working in the cannabis and sex industry, and how plant medicine can help female pleasure. As always, if you enjoy this episode, please make sure you are subscribed to the show to hear more, leave a 5-star review telling us what you liked about it, and please share with your community who you think would benefit from the episode. To find Kiana: instagram.com/kiana.reeves To find Foria Wellness: instagram.com/foriawellness foriawellness.com If you have any questions you want answered on the podcast, submit them to theblushpod@gmail.com or LEAVE A VOICEMAIL. You can also submit anonymously here. Follow us on instagram: instagram.com/blushpod instagram.com/hiwaaaaaaaa --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/blush-pod/message

This week, Kiana Reeves joins host Hiwa Alaghebandian on the podcast. Kiana is a Somatic Sexologist, Mother, Doula, Embodied Intimacy Expert, and Chief Brand Officer of Foria Wellness. Kiana shares about her background in pagan witchcraft & feminism, being a mother, shame and stigma around sexuality, what it means to be embodied in your sexuality, and so much more.They also discuss Foria Wellness, working in the cannabis and sex industry, and how plant medicine can help female pleasure.,As always, if you enjoy this episode, please make sure you are subscribed to the show to hear more, leave a 5-star review telling us what you liked about it, and please share with your community who you think would benefit from the episode.To find Kiana:instagram.com/kiana.reevesTo find Foria Wellness:instagram.com/foriawellnessforiawellness.comIf you have any questions you want answered on the podcast, submit them to theblushpod@gmail.com or LEAVE A VOICEMAIL. You can also submit anonymously here.Follow us on instagram:instagram.com/blushpodinstagram.com/hiwaaaaaaaa--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/blush-pod/message

This week, Kiana Reeves joins host Hiwa Alaghebandian on the podcast. Kiana is a Somatic Sexologist, Mother, Doula, Embodied Intimacy Expert, and Chief Brand Officer of Foria Wellness. Kiana shares about her background in pagan witchcraft & feminism, being a mother, shame and stigma around sexuality, what it means to be embodied in your sexuality, and so much more.They also discuss Foria Wellness, working in the cannabis and sex industry, and how plant medicine can help female pleasure.,As always, if you enjoy this episode, please make sure you are subscribed to the show to hear more, leave a 5-star review telling us what you liked about it, and please share with your community who you think would benefit from the episode.To find Kiana:instagram.com/kiana.reevesTo find Foria Wellness:instagram.com/foriawellnessforiawellness.comIf you have any questions you want answered on the podcast, submit them to theblushpod@gmail.com or LEAVE A VOICEMAIL. You can also submit anonymously here.Follow us on instagram:instagram.com/blushpodinstagram.com/hiwaaaaaaaa--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/blush-pod/message

This week, Kiana Reeves joins host Hiwa Alaghebandian on the podcast. Kiana is a Somatic Sexologist, Mother, Doula, Embodied Intimacy Expert, and Chief Brand Officer of Foria Wellness. Kiana shares about her background in pagan witchcraft & feminism, being a mother, shame and stigma around sexuality, what it means to be embodied in your sexuality, and so much more. They also discuss Foria Wellness, working in the cannabis and sex industry, and how plant medicine can help female pleasure.As always, if you enjoy this episode, please make sure you are subscribed to the show to hear more, leave a 5-star review telling us what you liked about it, and please share with your community who you think would benefit from the episode. To find Kiana: instagram.com/kiana.reeves To find Foria Wellness: instagram.com/foriawellness foriawellness.com If you have any questions you want answered on the podcast, submit them to theblushpod@gmail.com or LEAVE A VOICEMAIL. You can also submit anonymously here. Follow us on instagram: instagram.com/blushpod instagram.com/hiwaaaaaaaa--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/blush-pod/message

This week, Kiana Reeves joins host Hiwa Alaghebandian on the podcast. Kiana is a Somatic Sexologist, Mother, Doula, Embodied Intimacy Expert, and Chief Brand Officer of Foria Wellness. Kiana shares about her background in pagan witchcraft & feminism, being a mother, shame and stigma around sexuality, what it means to be embodied in your sexuality, and so much more. They also discuss Foria Wellness, working in the cannabis and sex industry, and how plant medicine can help female pleasure.As always, if you enjoy this episode, please make sure you are subscribed to the show to hear more, leave a 5-star review telling us what you liked about it, and please share with your community who you think would benefit from the episode. To find Kiana: instagram.com/kiana.reeves To find Foria Wellness: instagram.com/foriawellness foriawellness.com If you have any questions you want answered on the podcast, submit them to theblushpod@gmail.com or LEAVE A VOICEMAIL. You can also submit anonymously here. Follow us on instagram: instagram.com/blushpod instagram.com/hiwaaaaaaaa--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/blush-pod/message

This week the boys talk about Pina Coladas, Wine-Steins, Adult Arcades, Kiana Reeves, The Matrix, Bad Ass Motorcycles, Boiling the bones, Tank Bodies, Fanny packs, Rollerblade gangs and more! Get to the tips: Shit tip of the week! In a survival situation, cook things in water instead of fire (10:36) Do chores when you feel angry (15:16) Practice correctly from the beginning (19:12) It's okay to look back, but don't stare (31:30) Motorcyclist secret cop signals/Julian's story time (34:05) Deep Ass Tips (60:53) Email us at justthetipspod@aol.com For a free month premium subscription to Newsly, visit https://newsly.me/ and enter the promo code T1PS

In honor of Valentine's Day, we're re-releasing one of our fan favorite episodes. Listen in to hear cannabis experts answer the top 5 questions we get asked about women, sex, and weed. Plus, find out how a little bit of cannabis can go a long way in the bedroom. Don't see your question? Reach out to us at hi@dothepot.com or DM @dothepot. 1 - Why does cannabis make sex better for women? 2 - Do I have to get high? 3 - How does weed lube work? 4 - I'm ready to try cannabis for sex, but where do I start? 5 - What are the best products and strains for sex? Featuring: Sandra Guynes of The Kush Nurse, Dr. June Chin, Mario Guzman of Sherbinski, Kiana Reeves from Foria and Matthew Gerson from Foria. SHOW NOTES For more on sex & weed, check out How to Do the Pot episodes 52, 53 and 54. https://www.marijuanamoment.net/women-who-use-marijuana-more-often-have-better-sex-study-says/ Hosted by Ellen Lee Scanlon Sign up for our newsletter at dothepot.com Follow us: IG: @dothepot FB: @dothepot Pinterest: @dothepot LinkedIn: How to Do the Pot Twitter: @dothepot --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/htdtp/message

In the second half of this 2-part conversation, "Dearly Departed", Kiana shares one of the most profoundly impactful experiences of her life-Singing her Grandmother to the other side.    Kiana Reeves is a Somatic Sex Educator, sexological bodyworker, pelvic health practitioner, full-spectrum doula, mother of 2, and Chief Brand Officer at Foria. With over a decade in the field of sexual wellness, Kiana's work brings together teachings from the fields of birth, sex, pleasure, intimacy, and embodiment.    Some of the topics we gently probe in this conversation:   Experiencing a more natural integration of loss...   The similarities between the process of being born and the process of dying...   Allowing the depth of our grief to open us to the amount of love that is present in the same measure...   Allowing our children to witness the process of dying.   Viewing death as our final invitation to deeply know someone and be known.   You can lightly (and respectfully) stalk Kiana on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/kiana.reeves/ 

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INTERVIEW: On the podcast today I'm in conversation with Kiana Reeves. A somatic sex educator, pelvic care practitioner, certified doula, and Foria's Chief Education Officer. Kiana started her career in birth work as a full spectrum doula, working with mothers and families during birth, postpartum, abortion, and miscarriage. The more she studied, the more she realized society's need for better education around female pleasure, intimacy, and sexual wellness from a holistic perspective. This realization sparked her passion for understanding the connection between wellness, sexuality, birth, intimacy, and the many cycles of change women experience during their lifespan. On the episode today we cover:the deeply rooted connections between mind and bodysomatic therapythe role that stress and emotions can play on our bodies and sex lifeunlocking arousaltips and insights on erogenous zones that we may not be aware ofhow we can use therapeutic products like CBD to enhance and facilitate connectionsMentioned Resources: Foria WellnessGet 10% off Foria with code: BEDSIDE at checkoutThe VaginapractorThe institute for somatic sexology Connect with Kiana:@kiana.reeves @foriawellnessConnect with Bedside:@thebedsidewww.thebedside.coBe sure to rate, review, and share this episode with a friend!

INTRODUCTION:This is the second episode in a three part series that I'm doing with the Rev. Dr. Marcia Ledford who runs a magnificent website called PoliticalTheologyMatters.com. In this series we are tackling the clobber passages from the Hebrew Bible which conservative church people like to misinterpret and use to condemn us and make themselves feel better. Marcia is super passionate about the rights of the Alphabet Community and is also very well educated which helps a hell of a lot. The title of today's blog of interest is LEVITICUS LACKS AN UNDERSTANDING OF LOVING LBGT RELATIONSHIPS. I really hope this sets someone FREE!!! INCLUDED IN THIS EPISODE (But not limited to):·       Discussion Of The “Clobber” Passages Used To Bash The LGBTQIA+ Community·       The HYPOCRISY Of Conservative Christians·       How Conservatives Manipulate Scripture To Condemn Others And Justify Themselves ·       The Issue Of SUICIDE Due To Misuse Of Scripture ·       The Importance Of Learning What's In The Bible For YOURSELF!!! - #READINGISFUNDAMENTAL·       Why It's Healthy To Question Religion And Denominations ·       How To Properly Interpret Scripture ·       How Special *Semen* Is!!!·       A Deep Dive Into The Book Of Leviticus ·       The Culture Of The Israelites Vs. Modern Day Society·       Holiness Defined ·       Why MASTURBATION Is Totally Cool·       Ex-Vangelical Defined BLOG:·       https://www.politicaltheologymatters.com/leviticus-loving-gay-relationships/ CONNECT WITH MARCIA:Website: https://www.politicaltheologymatters.comFaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/politicaltheologymattersLinkedIn: https://linkedin/marcialedfordTwitter: https://twitter.com/docledfordInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/docledford/ MARCIA'S RECOMMENDATIONS:·       How To Think Theologically: https://amzn.to/3hkvdfN SDJ MEMBERSHIP OPTIONS (FULL EPISODES):·       $2.99 per month.·       Donate any amount for 30 days of full access.·       $25 per year.https://www.sexdrugsandjesus.com/membership-account/membership-levels/ TRANSCRIPT: [00:00:00] You're listening to the sex drugs and Jesus podcast, where we discuss whatever the fuck we want to. And yes, we can put sex and drugs and Jesus all in the same bed and still be all right. At the end of the day, my name is De'Vannon and I'll be interviewing guests from every corner of this world. As we dig into topics that are too risky for the morning show, as we strive to help you understand what's really going on in your.[00:00:24] There was nothing on the table and we've got a lot to talk about. So let's dive right into this episode.[00:00:34] De'Vannon: This is the second episode I'm doing in a three part series with the great Reverend Dr. Marcia Ledford, who runs a magnificent, phenomenal website called politicaltheologymatters.com in this series, we are tackling those clobber passages from the Hebrew Bible, which conservative church people like the misinterpret and then use to condemn us and make themselves feel better.[00:01:00] [00:01:00] Marcia is super passionate about the rights of the alphabet community and that she's also super, very well educated and well versed in matters of the Bible. And, you know, that helps a hell of a lot. And so the title of today's blog is Leviticus Lacks an Understanding of loving LGBT relationships. I really hope this sets someone free.[00:01:31] [00:01:31] Marcia, it's so great to have you back on the show today. How are you [00:01:34] Marcia: feeling? I'm feeling great today and thank you to Bannon. It's lovely to be back with you. [00:01:41] De'Vannon: Lovely as always, uh, same here. And so, uh, today we are going to be tackling another one of your beautiful blogs from your amazing blog page on your website.[00:01:56] Um, we're going to be talking about [00:02:00] Leviticus and the title of the blog is Leviticus, lax and understanding of loving LGBT relations. And as a super important passage to talk about because so many churches and so many people who are supposed to be preachers use these scriptures in order to try to manipulate in otherwise intimidate people.[00:02:21] Uh, but before we get into that juiciness, tell us a little bit about your website and your history. [00:02:27] Marcia: Sure. Uh, for the first 30 years of my working life, I've been a civil rights attorney and, uh, I sensed a call to ordained ministry as a teenager, but I wasn't seeing women at the pulpit and the alter when I was coming of age in the late seventies and early eighties.[00:02:49] So I decided to go into law and I became a civil rights attorney cause I it's a way to help people. Uh, but I became [00:03:00] increasingly frustrated because you can't argue the gospel in court necessarily and hope to be success. And in my late forties, it seemed like the holy spirit was not going to let this go and kept poking me.[00:03:13] So I decided to go to seminary and get into the ordination process. And, uh, then after I was ordained, I worked in the Latino community in Southwest Detroit, and I was appalled at what I saw our government, our laws doing to families, tearing them apart. And so I just started to study political theology and, uh, got a doctor of ministry.[00:03:45] And since then I started political theology matters and that's what I'm working on. Full-time to equip the faithful, uh, to engage in faith based advocacy for greater social justice. [00:04:00] [00:04:01] De'Vannon: Yay. We can all use a lot more social justice, especially in this political climate that we're in right now. You know, when I was in school, I remember reading where like church and state was supposed to be separated and in all of that.[00:04:17] And so it seems like church and state are like, arm-in-arm these days we've got, you know, churches, endorsing political people and, and it's, it's just a hot mess from what it's become. So I think their website is absolutely quintessential is crucial, is unnecessary, and it helps to break down a lot of confusion and I'm excited to see the direction that it's headed in.[00:04:43] And then that is a political theology matters that come, which will be in the show notes.[00:04:52] Absolutely must sugar. And let's see. Um, so today in particular, we're going to be focusing on [00:05:00] Leviticus chapter 18 and 22 and Leviticus 20 and verse 13, I'm going to read these two scriptures and then we're going to get into like a history first, before we really dive into them. And I'll explain how we're going to matriculate go through this.[00:05:16] So Leviticus 18 and 22 says you shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination Leviticus 20 and 13 says if a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination. They shall be put to death, their blood is upon them. And so you talk about in the blog, the difference between looking at a verse in a standalone fashion versus looking at the verses that perceived them in, come after them.[00:05:48] In order to avoid. What would, what you're talking about is a pretext, a pretext, this kind of like a preconceived notion or something that you're infusing Intuit, or as you say, a [00:06:00] foregone conclusion, and, um, you define it more precisely a pretext. You said it can involve a concealing, an intent to mislead understanding or interpretation.[00:06:14] A former pretext concerns offering an interpretation while concealing a preconceived motive or agenda such as can send me the condemning all homosexual relationships across time. And so, and so what we're going to be doing today is looking at looking at the scriptures and adding some context to them and kind of showing people ways that they can go through the Bible and figure out, uh, the true truth on their own and really take a look at it.[00:06:44] And so what we're saying here, Is that the people who have explained these passages over time, didn't do a thorough enough job in a lot of their own prejudices and hate were infused into the [00:07:00] translations that were given.[00:07:04] And so you can go ahead in and speak to us, please, Marcia, about context pretext and why it's important to really take the whole picture when we're looking at scripture. [00:07:19] Marcia: Okay. So thank you for that. Davana because that really sets the stage for us. Uh, the Reverend Dr. Jesse Jackson has a quote that I love that is a text without a context is a pretext.[00:07:41] And so if you go in. To look at scripture, if any of us do, uh, and say we just narrow, narrow in or laser in on one or two verses with the idea that when we want to prove something that's already in our minds, [00:08:00] we are operating with a pretext. And that has been how these Leviticus passages have been read for a long time and keep in mind that, uh, patriarchy is very much at work here.[00:08:20] And, um, the idea that a man would be penetrated like a woman would be penetrated, uh, was anathema to their understanding of gender roles and, um, you know, played into how the female. Uh, his subordinate, not only in the culture, but, um, in terms of concepts like this. So one of the reasons that this was, uh, prohibited [00:09:00] was to maintain the patriarchal order.[00:09:05] Um, another reason was, uh, the Canaanites were engaging in temple cultic prostitution, and one of the most important reasons that we have Leviticus so that the Israelites could conduct themselves in ways that were very distinctive from any other of their surrounding nations. It was a way for them to set themselves apart.[00:09:34] And so engaging in temple prostitution at all was, uh, prohibited. Uh, and, uh, either gender. So we have that to consider, and there would have been, even though the Israelites through God's intervention, defeated the Canaanites to take over their land, they were still there. Uh, and they would have, you know, [00:10:00] um, um, had social contact with the Canaanites.[00:10:05] And in fact, they needed the Canaanites, the help them learn how to grow crops because, uh, the Israelites had wandered the desert. They were nomads, they relied, they ate off of their herds and the manna, they, uh, you know, ate milk and cheese and, um, uh, they weren't in the habit of growing things. So there was.[00:10:32] There's going to be social interaction. And, um, that's how they would have learned some of these cultic practices. And, um, other kinds of behaviors, fear that, uh, the writers of living in Leviticus had codified that went against what God wanted them to do. Israel was a tiny nation. It was surrounded. Uh, they had to have sons, they had to build [00:11:00] an army.[00:11:00] It was constantly on their mind. And one of the things that we see in Leviticus is the blessings of land and children are tied very carefully to, uh, doing what the holy code said, the purity code. And if you engaged in conduct that did not result in LA intimate children, uh, you got spit out of the light.[00:11:28] You were, you know, the language is literally you become vomited from the land. And that's part of why it's important to read the verses around a particular text to find out what's going before and after we call this a canonical reading, you know, sometimes you can read the whole chapter before and after averse.[00:11:51] Sometimes you would read the whole, uh, book, uh, but then canonical reading is very, very [00:12:00] important to help us set the proper context so that we really understand what's going on.[00:12:08] So, um, engaged in conduct that would result in an illegitimate child or no children at all, uh, that was a violation of God's law. And so that's another reason why, um, uh, male to male sex would have been prohibited because it's a spilling of seed and the spilling of seed or semen, semen was considered a finite quantity.[00:12:36] It was a, it had a, um, you know, it had a very holy, uh, aspect to it. And so wasting it so that you're not creating children by, it was considered very sinful. All of these factors weigh in to these passages that typically have been used to just [00:13:00] clobber LGBT people right over the head. So let's look, uh, at what Leviticus, uh, sets forth for people.[00:13:15] It, it, um, Regulates a lot of different kinds of conduct. And I'll give you some quick examples and then we'll get to the ones that we're really going to deal with in this discussion. But the manner in which animals were sacrificed for Thanksgiving or atonement, there are specific rules about that. The means of atonement for individual and for communal sin.[00:13:38] And that's important because, uh, these prohibitions against male to male sex would have, uh, addressed communal sin. Another words now bearing children that would be a communal sin, uh, cure the care of curable skin diseases, [00:14:00] the annual cycle of daily Sabbath and festival rituals. All of this is covered in Leviticus.[00:14:06] It's a very comprehensive holiness code, uh, regulating the purification of women after menses and childbirth. Regulating the purification of men after seminal emission regulating the purification of anyone coming in contact with a court. Now we get into the four that we're dealing with, prohibited sexual relations with close kin prohibiting child sacrifice, which we believe was, uh, practiced by the Canaanites to the God Malek, prohibiting a man, having sex with another man and prohibiting anyone, having sex with an animal.[00:14:54] So, um, you know, this isn't an exhaustive list, but you get the [00:15:00] idea. Um, and particularly we're focusing on passages to do with fertility, killing children or progeny or wasting semen with other men and animals. And if you want to get a much longer list, you can go to Leviticus, especially if you need some sleep to to get us 18 and check it out for yourself.[00:15:22] De'Vannon: It's very interesting to me, how so many of the things on this list, like say the, um, regulating the purification of men after seminal emission. So that basically man, after man had a wet dream, he couldn't, he had to go and like purify himself in a way, like if a woman, uh, was having her period, you know, she couldn't like be around other people and stuff like that.[00:15:52] And now, you know, in this day in time, you know, if I have a wet dream, it's totally cool. I need to like take a [00:16:00] shower and go out and, you know, in a metal with people, a woman can be on her period and just handle that and just still got mixed society. Right. You know, so, so much of this. You know, we don't even fool with, you know, any more at all.[00:16:15] And nobody, even to the second thought about an eye or a wink, you know, if they sort of it's this, this, this sort of thing, it's like people pick and choose what they still want to clobber people with and what it was just going to like be okay. But, you know, but strictly speaking, if somebody is going to reach back to Leviticus and be like, well, it says men are not supposed to be doing this within.[00:16:43] That means, you know, every month, you know, women should just disappear and go into hiding, you know, when they have their periods and for God's sakes, every time a man ejaculated in his sleep at night, you know, the, we got to go into hiding too. You know, you see that would be too [00:17:00] inconvenient for most people, you know, your conservatives and evangelicals and everybody included.[00:17:05] Aren't going to want to sequester themselves on a damn near continual basis. But, you know, it's easy to go in here and throw shade at the things that people don't like, but if you're going to enforce one part of something, so strictly, then you really should enforce the whole thing or nothing at all.[00:17:24] Right. You know? And so I just wanted to highlight the hypocrisy of it, you know, of it all because where they're pulling this from, they don't ever talk about all of these other rules and stuff like that. Um, regarding administration and a thousand other things, like you said, the list is long. It goes for chapters and chapters and chapters in the book of Leviticus.[00:17:47] It's like a whole book of the law, you know, which is what they call it. But people only, you know, conservative people only want to take a few pieces of it. And like I said, in our first interview, [00:18:00] you know, the majority of us are not Israelites anyway, you know, and, and this stuff is very unique to them and to their culture in the book of acts, you know, we were reprieved.[00:18:09] Um, we were relinquished of the responsibility to follow the Levitical code and not, uh, not a few pieces of it, you know, you know, we are not of the bloodline of Abraham. And so none of this applies to us, you know, if you choose to follow the way of Jesus, but if you want to be bound by this, you can, but we were released from all of this.[00:18:31] Right. And so, [00:18:35] Marcia: right. Uh, and w you know, we refer to this as a cell activity when you, uh, you know, rely on some portions, but not others. And that has, that's been a critique of, uh, theologians who are in support of the LGBTQ communities by saying that, you know, look, if you're going to eat shellfish, uh, then you've got to [00:19:00] recognize that this is also a part of the, the purity code.[00:19:04] And, um, you know, they're all on equal footing. None is considered more, uh agregious than another, at least it doesn't state that. And so you're being hypocritical when you enforce parts of it, but not others. Like you said, what you like, you keep and what you don't like you get rid of as is convenient for yourself.[00:19:27] So, uh, that's, that's a serious problem. Uh, when we have people who, uh, are Christians and, uh, eat clothes, uh, or wear clothes of mixed textiles and eat shrimp and, uh, all of those things, but then take these specific passages and start, uh, demeaning, humiliating, uh, creating a superior position for themselves by [00:20:00] attacking LGBT people.[00:20:03] Uh, and that's, that's why I thought it was so important to write about this because a lot of times people don't spend, you know, any study on what the words at the time meant, what the context is. And, uh, it's very dangerous when you start, uh, emotionally and spiritually harming people with specific passages of the Bible in an attacking mode.[00:20:32] Uh, people take their lives over stuff like this, and we have to. [00:20:38] De'Vannon: They do. We rebuke suicide. We're not having it in this, and this is the way that we're rebuking it. Not just in word, but indeed, but through education, correct. Because growing up, you know, people hand those Bibles, they tell us to believe what's in it.[00:20:52] And we do. And it's not until what they got. Nobody ever told me to fact check context, research and be [00:21:00] sure of, they just said, this is it. And you know, and that, that was, that was the wrong advice to, to give me a, for them to give us. And they really did us all with this service, but we now have so much information at our fingertips and we don't have to wait for a preacher to tell us, you know, what's in the Bible or what said exactly and everything like that.[00:21:22] And now you've mentioned something I hadn't thought of before, but how the children of Israel, when they left Egypt, they were roaming through the wilderness. So they did not have time. Too. They, they, they didn't sit still long enough to grow a garden because they were always having to move. And yeah, the older people who were in Egypt were there long enough to grow stuff, but by the time they made it that cane and they had all got it, killed all them all off because they get stem off.[00:21:46] And, um, so the children that were born in the wilderness never knew anything about gardening and that's near and dear to my heart because I, I keep a crop in the backyard. I just pulled some Kush off squash off of there [00:22:00] and some cucumbers as well. And so, uh, I love the garden. Um, and, um, uh, just like, uh, that was a, that was able, I think it was able was the garden there of paint and Abel back in the book of Genesis.[00:22:18] And so, so y'all when she talks about holiness, what she means it. The same thing as like say sanctified in the new Testament, which is to be set apart. So to be holy doesn't mean to be walking around with like a halo glowing off of you or anything like that. It means that like the world is doing this, or like in the case of the Israelites, every nation around you is not a sacrifice.[00:22:44] Their children are, have temple prostitution and worship other gods and stuff like that, but y'all are not going to do that. You're going to be different because I'm the Lord, your God, y'all way, whatever you want to call me. And they have different gods. So [00:23:00] holiness is the term used to define people who care about the Lord and want to follow him versus those who don't.[00:23:07] And so when, so when we're talking about holiness or the holiness code, this is what this is now. It's a very strict code, but they lived in a strict time. You know, things were a lot of rough. People were walking everywhere that it didn't have Alexa this and Mercedes-Benz to drive us around. We didn't have, you know, the internet and stuff like that.[00:23:26] And so they, it was hot. It was very, very hot. And then you could turn around and be very, very cold, you know, that's how those, the Eric climates are. And so the Lord was dealing with a rough people during a rough time, you know, specific to them at that time. But you know, here in the year, 20, 21, like, like I said earlier, people are not going to stay home because they're menstruating.[00:23:50] They're not interested in being restricted. They're not going to put a mask on, they're not going to do anything that they don't fucking want to do. Let [00:24:00] alone everything that's written in the book of Leviticus, but we can focus just on the gay people. [00:24:07] Marcia: Right, exactly. Right. [00:24:13] De'Vannon: But the Lord, but Jesus warned people against the property.[00:24:16] Oh, yes. In his ministry, he didn't say anything about the gays, but he said a hell of a lot about hypocrisy. And that really, really, really, really got on Jesus' nerves. And, um, so conservative people have been warned against their hypocrisy and hypocrisy is in pride to go hand in hand and it's blinding.[00:24:35] And that's why people cannot read through the Bible and find themselves in it, although they can find other people in it because when they read through it, they're not looking for themselves. You know, they're reading it to see what's wrong with everyone else in the world, as opposed as opposed to what's wrong with [00:24:52] Marcia: them.[00:24:53] I believe Jesus said something like quit worrying about the lug and somebody else or the splinter in somebody else's eye [00:25:00] and look at the log in your own. [00:25:02] De'Vannon: Yeah. Depending on which version you read. [00:25:04] Marcia: Yeah. But I mean, the point there is, you know, quit wearing, get up, getting up and other people's business and just worry about your.[00:25:14] De'Vannon: Dan, another party calls them busy bodies, meddling and other men's affairs. Yeah, [00:25:20] Marcia: exactly. Exactly. So, um, yeah, like, uh, one of the examples I give in the blog is if you read a text, uh, and it says that a killed B and you have no other information, none, you can't really draw a conclusion. You don't know if a kill be in self-defense or in the defense of a third party.[00:25:50] Um, and was, you know, indicating he was going to use fatal force B was against a, you don't know this, you can't, you can't make, [00:26:00] uh, you can't learn, you can't draw conclusions when the information on its face, doesn't give it. No, when the text on its face, doesn't give you the information that you need. And so that's part of what we do when we consider the historical context of, uh, of a verse or set of verses, because unless, you know, the history of the Canaanites, um, your ability to really appreciate what this is saying becomes compromised.[00:26:36] And that's exactly what has happened in interpreting these two passages over time. Um, and I would like to, uh, Uh, add in a couple of verses if it's okay with you that I'm talking about in terms of what's happening before what's happening around the text [00:26:58] De'Vannon: to read, [00:27:00] [00:27:00] Marcia: to read some more, and this is what you know, plays into why these prohibitions were happening, because they're supposed to be making babies.[00:27:10] De'Vannon: And that's the fun part. Uh, I just have to say before you get started to home, I gate children out there as, as a mother Ru as mother Ru, uh, Paul would tell us, baby reading is fundamental [00:27:23] Marcia: and I love her. All right. Now, do not defile yourselves by any of these things for all of these nations. I am casting out before you defile themselves.[00:27:38] Another words I cast out the Canaanites because they were doing this stuff to make room for you. So the, the Canaanites were vomited out of their land. Okay. The land became to file so that I punished it's inequity and the land vomited out its [00:28:00] inhabitants, but you shall keep my statutes and my ordinances.[00:28:04] And do none of these abominations, either the native or the stranger who sojourns among you for all of these abominations, the men of the land did, who were before you, so that the land became defiled less, the land vomit you out when you defile it, as it vomited out the nation that was before you for whoever shall do any of these abominations, that person shall be cut off from among them.[00:28:37] So keep my charge, never to practice any of these abominable customs, which were practiced before you and never to defile yourselves by them. I am the Lord, your God.[00:28:54] okay. And what happened? Israel get vomited out [00:29:00] because it did not stay true to worshiping Yahweh and it defiled the land and they got taken away to Babylon. Right. [00:29:14] De'Vannon: Right. [00:29:16] Marcia: Okay. So, uh, And this language, mind you is you shall so it's mandatory. This is not some suggestion that God is making. This is what you are going to do.[00:29:30] If you're going to have this land and be blessed with milk and honey, then this is what you're going to do. Um,[00:29:44] so Canaan has been vomited out to make room for the Israelites, uh, in the, uh, passage in chapter 18. It references Malec the God that [00:30:00] the Canaanites apparently were conducting child sacrifice. Um, there's no male to male conduct or having sex with animals. This all goes back to being, um, you know, creating progeny for the power of Israel.[00:30:18] Uh, so it's not quite as simple as just, uh, you know, there's no gay sex because at the time they didn't even understand what that would mean. Like we do. Now, this was just about copying the Canaanites in some of their sexual practices. You look like, you want to say something [00:30:41] De'Vannon: well, I'm listening to you in a month just thinking and chewing on the information and processing.[00:30:46] Um, you're right. Because, um, it was a lot of, it was about procreation and stuff like that. And I'm, I'm reminded of the, um, Th there's a, there's an instance that [00:31:00] happened when like a man was having sex with a woman and he did not want to come inside of her. And so God killed him.[00:31:09] Yeah. Yeah. Um, and I thought that that was a beautiful, if DACA would use such, it could use such a word to describe it beautifully relates. So we're talking about because the, of what happened own and went in to have sex with this one. Oh, that's what it was. [00:31:27] Marcia: It was levered at marriage. He had to marry his, his brother's wife because he died.[00:31:32] And Leveritt marriage means that, uh, the brother who conceives a child with the widow, that child belongs to the brother. [00:31:44] De'Vannon: Right. And he did not want to honor his brother. They clearly had a misunderstanding of enlightenment, something like that. And if he, so the man was treacherous and instead of telling the woman, he didn't want to fool with her in any way, he wanted to use her for her body and have the sex would not raise [00:32:00] the child.[00:32:00] I have a child. And so the Lord saw that in the Bible. It does say that his semen spilled on the ground right now. They use this scripture in the Pentecostal church to tell us not to masturbate. And they were like, when you see the seam semen, we had spilled on the ground. So therefore when you masturbate, it goes on the ground, which it doesn't necessarily have to honey.[00:32:22] There's all kinds of things you can do with that good baby gravy. And, um, and you, so, and that was an example of them taking it out of context and using it to manipulate us because they felt like masturbation was devil, but it's also, um, A great way to illustrate how Siri is. God was about the raising of children.[00:32:42] You know, if a man has sex with a woman and he, and he comes inside of a condom, it's stealing go inside of her anyway. So, so that's a foolish thing in terms of, Hey, you shouldn't masturbate because of this one scripture. Um, but [00:32:56] Marcia: I wanted you to, did they also teach that using a [00:33:00] condom was, um, sinful, not [00:33:02] De'Vannon: in the Pentecostal church.[00:33:03] They don't go that far with it. They pick and choose,[00:33:10] but strictly, strictly speaking, but if you're going to go by the Levitical code, then yeah. Contraceptives are totally not of God. Right? Period, Blaine. He's not interested in contraceptives. He wants, if you've got to have sex, then have children. Otherwise what's the point. According to this Levitical code.[00:33:29] But straight people are not a mess. Straight people, conservative people are not interested in hearing that because they don't, they want to, you know, you know, get their tubes tied and gave them a second gummies and whatever they can, so they can have as much sex as they possibly can without having to be bothered with too many children.[00:33:45] And this is totally acceptable in conservative circle that I don't have an opinion about it one way or the other, because I'm going to adopt one day and it's not my business, what the fuck to other people want to do. They can find themselves in the Bible. But for [00:34:00] those who, um, who have a problem with so many things that people want to do, honey, you you've already been written about.[00:34:09] Marcia: I heard a story of, uh, a fellow who had a bird that he named Onan because he would spill his seed onto the boat.[00:34:21] So I thought I'd just throw that in there. So a little bit little humor there. Um, [00:34:29] De'Vannon: I'll never look at the birds that feed on my bird theater in the backyard, the same when the seeds fall out of there in the ground. [00:34:39] Marcia: So let's, uh, I said something about gay sex and then, you know, the word homosexuality, uh, that's a relatively modern term coined in, I think, 1869.[00:34:53] Um, it's not a term that's been around very long, certainly not nearly as long as when these passages were written, [00:35:00] uh, the concept of sexual orientation that we have today would not have been something that made sense to folks back then. And so let's talk about, uh, anachronism when you take a term. Um, and you put it, you use it in a context that would be inappropriate.[00:35:20] So do you use the term homosexual with the understanding that we have of what that is today and sexual orientation to, to, uh, translate, to interpret Leviticus using these terms would be to engage in using an anachronism. In other words, something that doesn't belong there because the context is wrong, the context is completely off.[00:35:52] So one of the examples I used in the, in the other blog that we talked about with Paul was if you were watching Ben Hur, which [00:36:00] is a movie that has Jesus in it, uh, Ben her's played by Charlton Heston and he's a charioteer and he is in races in the Coliseum. And if so, if there was a car. You know, uh, 20, 21 Corvette in this race, uh, that would be an anachronism.[00:36:21] And likewise, a chariot in a modern day grand Prix would be an anachronism. So it had to be very, very careful about, uh, either blatantly or surreptitiously, secretly trying to, uh, build meaning into a text that is out of time with it. And that's another thing that has gone on very much so, because we are now post enlightenment, we have the social sciences, we study human sexuality, we study, [00:37:00] uh, all sorts of things about being human.[00:37:03] And we know so much more about, um, sexuality and, and sexual health and all. In 1973, the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental health or mental health removed the word homosexuality as a disorder, 1973, it was the DSM three, which was the current one at the time. We're now up to five. So a modern psychiatry and psychology does not view homosexuality as a mental disorder.[00:37:42] And yet we still see, uh, the refusal to incorporate our modern context of the social sciences in our understanding about human sexuality. And we're still trying to cram them into the Bible, a document that was written [00:38:00] 20 1800 new Testament. What about 1900 years ago? And the old Testament much longer. So this is a problem because what it does is it, it gives a false justification to those who are trying to demean and criticize and exclude LGBT people.[00:38:26] Um, by, uh, reading current phrasiology into super old texts and it is, uh, the consequences can be fatal doing stuff like this. [00:38:42] De'Vannon: Right. And, um, it's being a mental health. I just want to say globally speaking, there's like a lot of mental health problems and you know, some are diagnosed, some are diagnosable and then some are not so a parent.[00:39:00] [00:39:00] And so these people conservative people, otherwise generally hateful folks who are using these scriptures to try to dominate and manipulate other people in their head. They may not necessarily think that they are doing that. It depends on their level of awareness. Um, like when, when I was, when I was getting my hypnotherapy certification, I learned a great, quite a great deal about like the subconscious, which is like, I think it was 88% of the brain and the 12% is conscious.[00:39:31] And then, which means that you're in a working belief system and values things that you don't even think about are running on autopilot. And that's driving the majority of what you do from one day to the next, you know, unless you reach higher levels of consciousness and enlightenment. And so some of these people were setting up here in these churches, telling everybody what all they're going to go to hell for.[00:39:52] And, you know, you gotta get out, you can't stay here. May not even be consciously aware that they're operating from [00:40:00] a space of what we're talking about here, using it at an acronystic approach, prejudice and hateful. They may not even, it. Think of that, you know? And so this is why we cannot trust other people, you know, everything that just calls out of somebody's mouth.[00:40:18] You know, we got to go and look at it for our self because, you know, we don't really know what's truly motivating people and they don't either. [00:40:26] Marcia: Right. Um, it, it reminds me of, you know, how does a fish know it's in water? We are all, especially if we're raised in the church, I'm going to talk about this. Um, we are taught of theology as we are growing up, our parents or grandparents or elders, um, are teachers and pastors, all of that teach us our theology.[00:40:56] Um, there are some couple of professors, stone and [00:41:00] duke. Who've written a wonderful book called how to think theologically. And I'll give this to you in the show notes to Bannon. Um, talk about how we don't even realize that this theological paradigm is being embedded in us. It just becomes a part of us like in water and a fish can't live out of water.[00:41:26] So then if we come up against something that challenges this paradigm, it, it can create a psychic and spiritual crisis in us because it challenges the way, the entire way that we have never navigated the world and our life experience. And it can be very, very disorienting. This happened to me when I was, you know, I was a church kid.[00:41:55] I think I've mentioned that in the previous episode, I was all over church. [00:42:00] Uh, and then when I started to figure out what was going on and coming out to myself, I had a terrible blow up with God about, you know, why did you make me this way and why w what's happening? And, you know, I don't want to have to choose, and I know that I can't change and blah, blah, blah.[00:42:19] Um, okay. I went through a paradigm shift. I had to figure out a way to navigate having my relationship with God and, uh, being my true self created in the image of God. I am a daughter of God, God, that flew in the face of what I was taught growing up. And so, uh, this deconstruction is becoming the word that people are using.[00:42:50] Ex evangelicals are going through what is called a deconstruction of their faith because they to get challenged by these various. [00:43:00] Paradigms. They were taught about, you know, being anti-gay and being sexist and, uh, you know, pay, uh, following the patriarchy and the purity code and all the stuff that people are challenging now.[00:43:12] Uh it's because we are challenging that embedded theology that we were initially raised with. And just because we were taught by our elders doesn't mean it's necessarily good theology. Very often. It isn't, this is a problem. It was a big, big problem. The people who are deep deconstructing don't just walk away.[00:43:33] They want to take it apart and figure it out because they want to hold onto their faith. Um, and so I highly recommend that people who are interested in learning more about, uh, dealing with our embedded theological paradigm, uh, it should take a look at this book. It's an easy, skinny, little. Um, and I think it's, uh, I read it in seminary, but I think lay people, uh, will [00:44:00] benefit greatly from, uh, reading this book to help them with their deconstruction.[00:44:05] De'Vannon: Yeah. You can send me all of that information. I'll put it in the show notes earlier. Evangelical. Yes. What is an ex van Joel? Well, [00:44:16] Marcia: this is a movement now of people who have become fed up with the archaic teachings of the evangelical movement. Again, they focus on patriarchy, sexism, purity, culture, being anti LGBT, um, you know, anti women's, ordination, anti everything you can think of, uh, and people are, and people have been scripted.[00:44:44] There's a lot of folks out there who. Deal with a lot of spiritual, emotional, and sometimes physical abuse through their pastors, their church leaders who with a congregational model and no, um, you know, higher authority, [00:45:00] uh, have a lot of leeway in terms of what they do to their congregants. Um, and this is how we, you know, hear about these stories of various kinds of abuse.[00:45:12] So, and I belong to a Facebook group by the way of people who have left their spirit, you know, they're abusing congregation and they're trying to navigate the world, uh, and, you know, reset their paradigm and figure out how to hold onto their faith, but get away from the, the caustic nature of the toxic nature of an abusive pastoral relationship.[00:45:37] Uh, so there's a whole movement out there of people who no longer consider themselves evangelical. Uh, so they're calling themselves ex evangelicals and I noticed for a lot of the women it's because they're trying to get away from this horrible purity culture stuff. [00:45:56] De'Vannon: So you see people as okay to be pulled out of the matrix, like when you're, [00:46:00] uh, as you're, as you're describing that, I'm just seeing Kiana Reeves as a Neo in the matrix, actually waking up from the bullshit.[00:46:09] And, um, and I think it's important. People know that it, that it, that you would not be the only one to break ranks with whatever it is that you have thought you believed in. And what marsh is saying, it's not. But, you know, it takes a lot of bravery and boldness encouraged it to be like, all right, I believe this for this many years while I've never really thought about why I believe this.[00:46:33] Okay. So let me begin to dissect this because I'm no longer going to take it at face value. As I dissect it. I'm not finding that I'm liking what I'm seeing. So I'm going to find a way to still follow the Lord would do so without being hateful towards other people. And, um, and it reminds me of when I went to, when I left, you know, like the Pentecostal churches and, you know, got more into more non-denominational [00:47:00] realism and stuff like that, I would find people who would say something like they're recovering Baptists, you know, or they're recovering, uh, Methodists, or in my case, a recovering Pentecostal, you know, because you have been abused, you know, by those denominations and stuff like that and his mind, fuck you.[00:47:19] And so now you've got to get yourself in a situation where you can hear it. You know, over time and stuff like that. And so I'm very happy to hear. I've never heard the term ex evangelical. I think that it is, I think is, I think is real humble of an individual when they're willing to take a second, look at something and understand that they can do that without abandoning God or compromising their beliefs.[00:47:42] They just simply saying that they're human and they could have gotten anything wrong. [00:47:46] Marcia: Exactly. There's um, what happens very often too, when somebody's, uh, channel search challenging and asking questions, asking questions, uh, they encounter a lot [00:48:00] of resistance within the church structure because they don't want questions and they don't want anybody questioning their authority.[00:48:07] And then sometimes, uh, an individual will walk away and then the pastor will, uh, instruct the remaining congregants to have no contact with this person. So even though you may have good friendships and, you know, whatnot, uh, the pastor teaches the congregation to shun this person for daring to leave and challenge, you know, whatever it is that has been going on, which is another indication that there's been some pretty serious spiritual or psychological abuse, if nothing else.[00:48:42] Um, and so a lot of times when people are say they're evangelicals, they've lost their church community, they've been booted out. And that indeed does, like you said, take that takes tremendous courage. And then you're being disparaged [00:49:00] by the pastor to the congregation. He's a backslider, you know, she's, um, you know, she's a slot.[00:49:08] She doesn't want to, you know, go by the purity code, blah, blah, blah. So there's all this. Stuff that goes on in addition, uh, is a tremendous amount of loss for people that are deconstructing like this. And it's a, it's a very scary place. But I would say to people who maybe are considering, you know, uh, is this church structure working for me?[00:49:37] Um, it's a, this is a St. John of the cross called this the dark night of the soul. This can be a pretty dark night of the soul going through this, but I believe that any time you try, you are being true to God and asking questions out of a place of humility and wanting to grow closer to God that you'll come out [00:50:00] on the other side, it's going to be okay.[00:50:03] But I'm, I also think that it's important, uh, to, to build a new community. Don't try to do this by yourself. Find others. And you can do that on Facebook and other social media. There's lots of people who are going through this, like you said. [00:50:22] De'Vannon: Right. And, um, yeah, community is a real, it's really the whole, I don't know, that's at least half of the reason why we even bother to go to churches anyway, like in, but you know, during the time that I went to churches, I didn't look at it like that, but there's so much community because you know, we're not designed to be alone and we're gonna seek out community in some type of way.[00:50:47] And when I got kicked out of church, you know, as you were saying that I was reminded of the fact that nobody ever did call me, you know, people I had worked alongside for two, three years, Nights, you know, several days and nights a [00:51:00] week, you know, suddenly I disappeared and nobody called me at all. And so I don't know, maybe they told them I was a heritage, you know, and whatever the case may be, which I don't know.[00:51:11] I think that would be kind of cool. If I was labeled as a heritage, that's a cool name. [00:51:17] Marcia: I would lay money that they were told not to be in touch with you. I I'd put a bet on that. [00:51:23] De'Vannon: And so, and then when you were talking about dark night of the soul, I was, I was gonna mention that earlier, because what you were describing when you were questioning your, it sounded like your sexuality or who you were before the Lord, to me, that sounded like your dark night of the soul as you were going through it.[00:51:40] And I went through something like that too. When I was at a Pentecostal church in Riverside, California, you know, this church was telling you. Yeah, of course not to masturbate because that was having sex with demons, you know, and this, and this, this, this, this, this church here was the sort of church that would like tell people to speak in tongues, you know, lay hands on them.[00:51:59] And [00:52:00] then that's how they would get the holy ghost, you know, uh, receive the holy spirit is people say, um, you know, so they had a lot of liberties, I shall say, uh, as they read through the Bible, it's just, there was a shift that they would just feel like they could do. And they expected us to just believe because they said so, um, during this time I dated girls, I had sex with women to see if I could make myself not be gay, bisexual, or whatever.[00:52:30] Uh, I no longer care to refer to myself by any title. I don't want to, I don't want to be gay, bisexual, whatever. I just, I just, I just, I am that I am. You know, and so I am that I am. And so, but, but I did, I was like, I argued or, you know, I went to an argue with the Lord, but I struggled with it. I was like, okay, why am I this way?[00:52:52] Please take this from me. You know, I hate it myself. And it was because of what other people said, and not because of a [00:53:00] conclusion on drew, not because of bad experiences that I had in the process of being who I am. It was strictly 100% because of the words that came out of other people's miles. And then, um, but I wasn't thinking like that at the time I was impressionable.[00:53:17] I trusted that these people knew more than me because they were onstage. It had pedigrees and titles, which I know all now know. I now know none of that matters. And, um, And I, and you know, you know, a girl, you know, a girl got hurt in the process, you know, cause I couldn't continue the relationship, you know, I wasn't straight.[00:53:39] So you know, the better to date somebody for a few months, then within the, marry them for 20 years and have children and then he'd be like, Hey, you know, I'm not, I'm still not straight. So we just, which does happen. Yeah. [00:53:54] Marcia: So pressure of nothing but pre peer pressure. I [00:54:00] I'd like to just throw a couple of things out there.[00:54:02] Um, don't be afraid of biblical scholarship people. Uh, there, there is a, uh, an undercurrent that if you go to seminary and you, you know, study the Bible outside of the text itself, that you will lose your faith or that, you know, it's going to corrupt your belief or any of that. And I have found that to be the complete opposite.[00:54:26] The more information that I have from scholars who devote their lives to better understanding the Bible and the history behind it, the deeper my faith gets. And I, I think that there's a fear that if you try to really crack the scriptures open, that it will ruin it for you. And I don't think that's the case read one of these blogs, blogs on the clobber passages and feet.[00:54:57] See if you feel [00:55:00] like my cracking them open for context and history has made them less accessible or less approachable because I think it's the opposite. And that was my experience in seminary. And the other thing to remember is the entire Bible is devoted to the liberation of God's people. The old Testament and the new Testament and time after time, God gets pretty provoked with the Israelites and is, you know, ready to really kick their butts.[00:55:37] And somebody talks God out of it because the ultimate message of the Bible is liberation, love, inclusion, support, community, all of those things. That's what the Bible is about. And when people [00:56:00] are teaching you to use the Bible to hate people, there is something wrong going on.[00:56:12] De'Vannon: Well, I feel like that pretty much sums up what the whole conversation was about.[00:56:21] Marcia: You know, hang in there, pray, listen to what God is saying to you. And don't let too often now you can't see me, but I'm pointing up. Uh, too often, we let just what you said, you're he had bad experiences because of what people said to you. And too often, we let these horizontal relationships with other people dictate what our relation is.[00:56:47] Relationship is with our creator and nobody should become coming between us and our creator. That relationship is special. We are created in the image of our maker. [00:57:00] And so stop letting others dictate to you what your relationship with God should be.[00:57:09] De'Vannon: Amen on a Tuesday morning, there isn't anything. There isn't anything else that I am going to say to you as much, try to follow that. So you'll, so this was our second conversation and we're going to have a tougher interview to close out this series and the title in, and then we're going to be talking about, oh, Sodom and Gomorrah and, and, and we've got a really good collaborate with the bin and, uh, and, and, uh, and, and, and a little in a little bit salty pun intended, relating a lot to life [00:57:42] Marcia: quite.[00:57:47] We're going to include Gibeah to judge judges 19. That's a nasty passage. [00:57:53] Yep. We're going to talk about it all. It's so, and so, um, and [00:58:00] so again, uh, I'll listen to show notes, your social media. Your website, uh, you know, and everything like that. And, um, and then we'll be considering continuing the conversation next time.[00:58:13] De'Vannon: It's so we will, we won't really consider the matter fully closed, tell them like they, like they used to do in the ER or do in the Southern churches when they have a revival live. It's like a five day revival. They don't, they don't actually do the benediction or the closing prayer until the fifth night.[00:58:32] So, so we won't do the, we won't actually close this until the end of the next conversation. All [00:58:38] Marcia: right. That sounds great. Well, blessings on you today and whatever you're going to be up to after we're done. It's just been a pleasure. [00:58:48] De'Vannon: Thank you for coming on on this show.[00:58:51] Thank you all so much for taking time to listen to [00:59:00] the sex drugs and Jesus podcast. It really means everything to me. Look, if you love the show, you can find more information and resources at sex, drugs, and jesus.com or wherever you listen to your podcast. Feel free to reach out to me directly DeVannon@SexDrugsAndJesus.com and on Twitter and Facebook as well.[00:59:20] My name is De'Vannon and it's been wonderful being your host today and just remember that everything is going to be all right.   

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"March" Movie Madness part 3 (of 3)! For our final Justice League movie discussion, we go outside the DCEU and discuss two movies dealing with Wonder Woman's origins in very different ways.  Professor Marston and the Wonder Women tells the story of Wonder Woman's creation and also looks at the unconventional lives of her creators. Meanwhile, the 2009 animated film provides a more modern take with an all-star vocal cast.  Join us as we go down the rabbit hole that is Wonder Woman's history and discuss kink, polyamory, and BDSM. And -per usual- we swear a lot, too. Have questions/comments/concerns? Hit us up: tencenttakes@gmail.com ----more----   Jessika: I hope you realize what extremely heavy California accents we have. I hope you understand when the feedback comes in, that will be part of it! Hello and welcome to Ten Cent Takes, the podcast where we correct your comic misconceptions. One issue at a time. My name is Jessika Frazier and I am joined by my cohost, the royal robot, Mike Thompson. Mike: That's right. All my circuits are platinum or I don't know. Gold, gold plated, something. Jessika: Oh, gold plated. You've got like diamond and crusted things. They also serve a purpose being one of the sharpest items or Mike: Yeah I it. Thank you for that intro. Jessika: Of course. Well, the purpose of this podcast is to study comic books in ways that are both fun and informative. We want to look at their coolest, weirdest and silliest moments, as well as examine how they're woven into the larger fabric of pop culture and history. Now, today we're discussing the final installment of our "March" movie madness. Now I'm throwing heavy quotes around March movie madness because it is actually April. Mike: It's almost tax day at this point. Jessika: It's almost tax day. So we bled out a little bit, but we're trying to do these bi-weekly we got a little ahead of ourselves because we got so excited just to be talking about these things that we did a few more than we really anticipated in March, I would say to our listeners benefit. Mike: Yeah, sure. I concur. Jessika: So we are doing a deep dive into Wonder Woman's origins today. Now I'm not just talking about the origins of the character, but also of their creator and the reasons and motivations that drove this comic into existence. I'm excited about this. Mike: I am too. These movies were really pleasant surprises for different reasons. Jessika: I will agree with that wholeheartedly. Now, before we get into that, though. We love to do that whole one cool thing you've read or watched lately. And Mike, let's go ahead and start with you. Mike: Yeah. So I've been consuming a lot of Star Trek lately. I really enjoy the franchise in general, but I have this deep abiding passion for Deep Space Nine because my great uncle who was essentially my grandfather when I was growing up , we used to watch the show together every Sunday when we would go over to their house for dinner. So like, that was just this wonderful bonding activity with this guy who used to be a dive bomber in World War II and his very nerdy little 11-year-old nephew. I have these very treasured memories and I have the entire series on DVD of Deep Space Nine, which I will be buried with by the way. But both the entire series and the recent documentary about the show is on Amazon Prime. So I've been rewatching all of that, and I've been actually rereading some of the comics and then last week Star Trek Legends came out on a Apple Arcade and... it's fine. It's nothing special, but it's a fun distraction if you're a Trekkie who wants to just mash it up all the various characters from the different series together. So I currently have a away team with characters from the Next Generation and then Discovery and then the original series all together. And it's dumb, but it's fun. But this has led me down this rabbit hole, and I think that we should probably wind up doing an episode on Star Trek history in comics and how it actually helped shape the MCU as we know it. Jessika: I would love that. That sounds like so much fun. And I love Star Trek as well. I used to watch Star Trek with my dad. We were a Next Gen family. So I, you know, next gen and Riker jumping over chairs is like near and dear to my heart. Mike: I'm really bummed that that is not an animation and Star Trek Legends. It really makes me so grumpy. Jessika: What a miss. Such a missed opportunity Mike: What about you? What have you been reading or watching lately? Jessika: So I've been casually reading through a reprint of Giant-Size X-Men from 1975, and I say casually just kind of every once in a while I'll pick it up and I'll read through a few pages and be like, "Oh that was fun." And kind of put it back down again between whatever I'm doing. So of course you know they're they're retro comics and you know things are going to... it's me: Things are going to rub me the wrong way about some of the retro comics. Mike: A comic that's almost 40 years old possibly having some problematic elements to it? Go on. Jessika: Yeah no I try to set aside a lot of that but it is quite difficult with my very outspoken mind of mine. But one scene that really bothered me was from Storm's introduction. Professor X seeks out Storm in her native Kenya where she's legitimately saving the countryside by using her weather powers to get rid of drought. Mike: Right Jessika: But Professor X has the audacity to show up and say, "nah listen: Like I know you're helping quote unquote helping people here but I also need your help. And I'm much more important, let's be real. It's just a whole bag of yikes. Mike: Yeah I mean what year did giant size X-Men come out? Was that 75? Jessika: It was 75. Mhm. Mike: Yeah... That was the same year that we got Lois Lane turning black for a literal white savior piece of journalism. Racial sensitivity was not really a thing back then Jessika: Yeah, absolutely. And I and I do try to put myself into that mindset It's just so cringey though in this day and age to see things like that Mike: Yeah. Jessika: What I do like about it that everybody is so salty to one another. Like so salty. They're so sassy to one another. Every other page has just a roast battle between the members of the X-Men where they're like "yeah, One Eye" like Mike: I think I read a reprint of that when I was like 12 or 13 but I haven't re-read it at all recently. So I'll have to go back and check that out Jessika: I'll throw it your way. You can borrow it. It's fun. Well let's get into the meat of our episode and this was definitely a meaty topic. And I know I told you a little bit earlier I love me a good rabbit hole. Love jumping just right into them right off the top I read –more like I listened to but I mean it was a lot of time spent– three different audio books on the topic. Mike: Yeah no that's awesome I'm so excited to hear about all of Jessika: this. And the hard part then was whittling down what information I really wanted to give you. I highly recommend all of these resources and I really want to just throw them out at the top We will also throw them into the show notes. But I highly recommend -if you're interested in this topic- go read more about this because I'm not even touching the surface of these books. They are amazing. So the first one that I read was it was actually an article from smithsonian.com titled "the surprising origin story of Wonder Woman" by Jill LePore which led me to Jill LePore's larger book or I would say more extended book called The Secret History of Wonder Woman. It was also read by the author, so if you're a book on tape person, highly recommend listening to it. She's one of those people who really keeps your attention and she doesn't have that kind of drowsy lilt that some people do while they're reading, So I definitely I was able to stay really focused on it. And the last one was Wonder Woman Psychology by Trina Robbins and that had a couple of different narrators but that one was also very interesting and talked about all of the different aspects of the time and the different parts of psychology and gets more into because you know spoiler alert the author was a psychologist It does get deeper into that whole aspect of the reasons behind the comic in that way. Mike: That's a really cool and I'm really excited to hear everything that you learned because this is a topic that I had a vague awareness of but I have tried to stay as in the dark as possible for this episode because I'm really excited to learn from you about this Jessika: Let's all go on a learning journey together, Folks. What do you say. Mike: Yeah. Hop on the magic school bus kids. Jessika: Here we go. Mike: We're going to hang out with Goth Miss Frizzle. Jessika: Oh my gosh I know I'm wearing all black today and I have high bun. Very McGonigal right now. Mr Porter Um so Diana Prince is the secret identity of Wonder Woman but did you know that the creator of Wonder Woman had a secret identity himself? Well, today we're going to be discussing the creator of Wonder Woman, Charles Milton... or should I say William Moulton Marston. Marston's name, like his stories, were an amalgamation of fact and fiction his middle name mixed with that If max gains one of the co-founders of All-Star Comics and later DC, which stands for Detective Comics -fun fact: I didn't know that- where Wonder Woman made her debut. But Marston was hiding more than just a name. He had an entire life that he kept hidden from the world. William Moulton Marston was born in Massachusetts in May of 1893 to Frederick William Marston and Annie Marston. They bestowed upon him his mother's maiden name molten as a middle name, and as I've mentioned the last name he later uses as his nom du plume. By all accounts he seemed to have a easy childhood though I did hear reports that he was in the military for a stint I should say acting as a psychologist... I believe that was after his Harvard education, though He was accepted to Harvard for his advanced education and he eventually graduated and became a professor of psychology. While attending Harvard, Marston had many interests. One of them being the intelligent and motivated Elizabeth Holloway, whom he would later marry and who had been taking courses in one of the lesser quote unquote lesser universities that you know allowed women at that time. Mike: That was pretty standard at the time, right? Higher education for women was a new thing that was very looked down upon? Jessika: Oh it was incredibly new. This was the early 1900s. We're talking before 1910. That area. Women didn't have the right to vote yet which we definitely will get into. Didn't have the right to vote until 1920. That was a good few years before that point So the schools had the male schools would have a sister school basically or a lesser school . And for Harvard that was Radcliffe, which is where Holloway went And this was considered again the sister school But of course didn't have the same name and you didn't get the same degree .You still graduated from Radcliffe and women really didn't have the option to go down that actual Harvard route, which of course didn't give them an edge at all No edge Thanks a lot. Mike: Yeah what did you use a degree for back then? Jessika: I mean, nothing. What are you going to do with this degree in your home, in the kitchen? The oven doesn't need you to have a degree. It's just so gross. Mike: It's not a masters in baking roasts, Linda Jessika: And how they wished it were. You would think. Harvard acted like that. It was rough. She did however finish her education and become an lawyer with her degree being issued from Radcliffe despite petitioning multiple times to get a Harvard degree, since she was taking the same classes, they were the same classes. Mike: With the same professors, too, right? Jessika: Oh, yeah. Oh yeah, yeah, yeah. The class just had women in it instead of men That was the only difference. During college she and Marston were inseparable. One of the biographies I read stated that there was this rule that a woman could not walk or ride unaccompanied with a man However Holloway thought that was a completely stupid rule and just didn't follow it, which I love. She's like, "fuck that." Mike: That's so good. Jessika: And everything else I read about her said "fuck the rules, I do what I want." Which is so amazing for a woman in the early 1900s. I mean it's kind of an interesting concept right now let alone the 1900s. Mike: Yeah... we still have all of these societal norms that women are not supposed to go against. Jessika: Yeah. So Marston varied interests also included a search for "the truth." Quote unquote the truth. This was partially inspire Now part of what he invented I should say was inspired by an observation by Holloway that when she got mad or excited her blood pressure seemed to climb. And from that Marston created the earliest version of what we now know as the lie detector test or polygraph. The test is we know it now measures more than just blood pressure which was really the only thing he was checking on. Blood pressure in and of itself isn't going to tell you everything that you quote unquote need to know for a lie detector to be effective. That being said it's also mostly an admissible as we know it now in the US court of laws depending on the place and both parties have to agree to have it be accepted into the court case which I found I didn't know that. Yeah! Mike: I knew that growing up lie detector tests were considered to be kind of this infallible thing. And then it was like well you know you can sort of get around it by all these old wives tales of like you know you put a tack in your shoe and you press your toe against it and the pain messes up the results. And then later on I found out that they're not really great, they're not really admissible anymore but I didn't know that because I know that a lot of law enforcement still loves to rely on it. Jessika: Yeah and I think about the if you think about when you're nervous you can have a lot of different reasons for being nervous. Not because you're lying, necessarily. You could be a bad test taker and then you suddenly look like a guilty party It could be as that. Mike: I'm just thinking about all the times that I had to give public speeches. Either class presentations or later on when I was a journalist and I was moderating panels. Every time my pulse would be through the roof. Jessika: Same. Now can you imagine being somebody who is of an oppressed or a minority population who's being put into a situation where they have people of power who have them in a room and they have control and that is a really scary thing. Mike: Yeah, that sounds like a nightmare scenario. Jessika: I can imagine my heart rate going up in that situation, so having that be the measure doesn't seem like the best of ideas In my opinion. That being said, it does seem to be admissible in the court of Steve Wilkos and other daytime television shows. Mike, tell me the truth: Do you or have you ever watched those daytime shows like Maury or Jerry Springer or Steve Wilkos? Mike: Yeah, so... Not only did I watch Maury during the daytime when I was just working on stuff at school and I wanted something on in the background, but I was a staff photographer for a newspaper during a celebrity golf tournament and Maury Povich was one of the celebrity golfers. He was really nice I wound up chatting with him for a minute while he was waiting for his turn at golf. I really feel like I missed an opportunity to have him record saying that I was not the father because that was the big thing that he was doing back then was all those paternity tests. Jessika: You say that like he's not still doing that. Mike: I don't know, does he still have show? I don't have TV anymore Jessika: I think so. You know, I really just catch clips. What I'll do is if I'm working and I have to be paying attention to my work -or if I if it's not something mindless like entering data or something- I like to listen to podcasts if I can actually pay attention but if I can't I'll just put on -and I don't watch it but I'll just- put on rotating clips through Facebook or something just go through Facebook watch and just whatever comes up next comes up. And every once in a while we'll get one of those Steve Wilkos and I hear "STEEEEVE" and I'm like, "Oh here we go." And it's always it's always a lie detector test, still to this day. Mike: Was Steve the guy who got his own show sprung off of like spun off of Jerry Springer? Jessika: "sprung off Springer." Correct. Yes. Mike: My roommate and I in college loved to watch Jerry Springer at night because it was the trashiest shit and we not stop. It was like a train wreck, you couldn't look away. Which I think was generally the appeal of Jerry Springer. But it's hard to resolve that because every interview I've seen with the guy he seems like a really pleasant down to earth human being. And then I'm like but you put the trashiest shit on television and it is demonstrable the effect that you had on daytime talk shows for a long time and still to this day in certain ways but for a while everybody was aping that. Anyway, this was a tangent. Jessika: That's okay It was exactly the tangent I wanted. Mike: Maury seemed like a lovely person for all two minutes that I interacted with him, and I hope that Jerry Springer is the person that he seems to be during interviews. Jessika: Same. Well, speaking of life drama, Marston had plenty. Mike: Oh, do tell. Jessika: Yeah. He was already married to his wife the aforementioned Elizabeth -who for consistency I'm going to continue calling Holloway though she did take his name when they got married. Marston, working as a professor at Tufts which is another university, fell in love with one of his students, Olive Byrne, in 1925 and advised his wife that Byrne could either move in or Marston was leaving. Mike: Oh. Jessika: Yeah. That was what the history said So we'll talk through the movie later Mike: Yeah, 'cuz my only familiarity with this so far is what I saw in the movie. *uggggh* Jessika: That was my reaction I now I did my research prior to watching the movie for this exact reason. So I watched the movie last night. It's super fresh. Mike: Yeah I watched it yesterday afternoon and then I watched the other one which we'll get into so it was the origins of Wonder Woman and then Wonder Woman a little bit more modern incarnation. Jessika: Perfect. Yeah. Byrne interestingly enough was the niece of Margaret Sanger. Have you heard that name before Mike: Yeah. She was like one of the early women's rights crusaders. Jessika: Yeah Yup Yup She was a renowned women's rights and birth control activist along with her sister Ethel Byrne opened the first birth control clinic in the United States which is so cool Mike: Yeah, that's awesome. Jessika: Both however were arrested for the illegal distribution of contraception and Ethel Byrne almost died during a hunger strike while she was in jail. Mike: I remember reading about that like in one of my one of my history classes. I mean, that checks out. Jessika: It was bad news bears. So I didn't write this down but I'm just remembering but I did read or listened to sources that said that multiple women were arrested and went on hunger strike and they were forced feeding them It was just it was bad news. The whole thing was just bad. So this obviously was during a time when women were still fighting for the right to vote as I'd mentioned earlier. And the idea of feminism was just a twinkle of a notion. So Byrne Holloway and Marston all three lived together for years as a throuple. Super interestingly they made up a backstory for all of as a widowed relative and both Holloway and Byrne were raising Marston's children. Byrne's Children were always told that their father had passed away and did not find out about the truth of their father's identity until after his death. Mike: Wow. So he fathered children with both women, correct? Jessika: He did. Yeah He fathered I believe two with Byrne and three with Holloway. They all live together in a house and again they managed to keep it secret enough that even their children didn't know. In the same house It's so wild to me Like how you and Mike: Insane to me. Jessika: You fathered children with this woman and they didn't know. No one knew. I can't fathom that honestly. Especially in a time when everybody was up at everybody else's business. Mike: Oh yeah. It's not like we had Netflix. You needed to do invent your own drama. Jessika: You look out Mike: the window. Before Marston died because he died fairly young as I remember it. So that was the whole thing in the movie is that they got out as being in a throuple to their neighbors. Nothing? Jessika: Never happened. They didn't get in trouble at the school. They didn't get in trouble with the neighbors. None of that. It was seamless. Mike: That actually makes me really happy. Jessika: Me too Mike: I love the idea of it sounds like a relatively healthy family. Jessika: I Mike: don't know. Maybe? Jessika: Y'know from what I was hearing because we're still in 1910 we're still in the 1920s I guess at this point it's still is like Marston is Papa Marston he's still man of the house. So I don't know especially when you're looking at this whole -how it was phrased and this is just a couple of sources- but just as far as how it's phrased in this I don't know that Holloway really had a choice other than "well I could be stuck here with" I don't know if she had children at that point "I could maybe be stuck as a single mother in the 1920s or I could allow this other woman to come into my house" but what's great about that is Byrne was able to just stay home and raise the kids. So Holloway was still able to go out and have a career. Yeah She still went out and had a career And so that's where it's I have a hard time saying definitively black and white Marston was a feminist as we would call him now. Probably not. But he definitely had the leanings of that. And he definitely was far advanced for his time Mike: sure I can only imagine. Was he still teaching during this time or was he doing something else? Jessika: He did so many things. He did so many things and I'll actually get into that a little bit further. But it was such a it did seem like a good situation for everyone. Marston had multiple professional interests And Marston believed not only in equality for women, but even further he believed that society should be matriarchal... which is where he goes a little bit more like a Ooh he just kind of swings off you know Cause he's like, "no no no no we should go in the exact 180. There's no middle ground here Women should rule society." Sure right now we live with men. Let's flip it over on its head and see how it goes I guess? But would settle for equality. Mike: Speaking as a mediocre white dude I'm totally fine with this plan. Jessika: Great Let's put it into effect. Who could I call? Papa Joe? I'll bring Mike: it up at the next meeting at the next mediocre white dude club meeting Jessika: I knew you guys had meetings. The gays definitely have meetings Well yeah You know you know you know I'm like well like I'm excluding you from the LGBT community That's rude of me and my Mike: apologies. The rest of them already do already. It's fine. Jessika: To Touché. We did have that conversation earlier. Biphobia. It's a real problem Mike: Yeah It's fun. Jessika: Yeah we were talking about Marston and his wild matriarchal ideas. And his idea was that women were more thoughtful empathetic and level headed when making decisions and would be better suited to positions of leadership. And Marston is quoted as saying -and if you want us to read this quote for me: Mike: okay! " Frankly Wonder Woman is a psychological propaganda for the new type of woman who, I believe, should rule the world." Jessika: So you can kind of see where he was going with that. Obviously she's powerful, she's more powerful than most of the men that she comes across. And he really was trying to flip that on its head with this character. Mike: Yeah. There was nothing like her before that Jessika: No. Absolutely nothing. Absolutely nothing. However Marston's entry into the entertainment business didn't start with feminine power of Wonder Woman but instead with the film industry and again this is early film we're talking. He was in the silent film era and then moved talkies. Mike: Golden Age. Jessika: The Golden Age. And there he wrote screenplays and later acted as the consulting psychologist for universal pictures which I didn't even know That was a thing Having a consulting psychologist makes a lot of sense Mike: Yeah it does I just had no idea that was even a role that existed back then. Jessika: Yeah I know. And back then even I know. And at this point he'd already been published, having written dozens of magazine articles and a novel about his opinions Let's just call them or his findings about psychology at the time. And it is called a novel So just keep that in mind. It's called "Emotions of People" I believe. And they do mention it briefly in the film I didn't read it. I'm sure I could jump around and do I just didn't want to get into 1920s garbage which to He was then asked in 1941 to be the consulting psychologist for DC by Maxwell Charles Gaines who was more or less the creator of comics as we know them. At the time Gaines was under fire for content that folks deemed at the time to be risque. So he hired Marston to take off some of the heat by approving the content that was going out. With Marston on the team the largest complaints that they received was the aggressive masculinity that seemed to be the theme of all of the comic books. Yeah I know. You would think that we live in this society that values men so much you would think that we'd be able to just carry on with that you one form. Mike: Yeah Especially during that era which was right when we were getting into World War II and we were going hard for those traditional masculine values Jessika: Yup we want strong men who can go out there and die, I mean fight, for us. Yes. Marston suggested that the best way to counter that idea with the critics was to create a female superhero. Now Gaines accepted the idea but told Marston he had to write the strip himself. So he did. And with the help of illustrator Harry G Peter, Wonder Woman was in essence born. She was fierce, she was strong, she had a lasso that was that made others obey. It wasn't a truth thing that we now know it as the lasso of truth It was an obedient situation. Everybody who was lassoed had to obey her. So it was more of a dominance situation, which we will absolutely get to. And it makes a little bit more sense. Although there again with his lie detector the truth also makes sense. Either way, it tracks but it was obedience. Mike: Yeah you don't say. Jessika: One of her most important qualities was that she didn't kill. That was her empathy. That was that piece of her that was more feminine than some of those other comic book characters, those typical comic book characters Mike: Yeah. Even in the early days I know Batman killed people originally. He was like a goon and I think Superman did too in his early run. I think, can't remember for sure. Jessika: I believe so And then they when they got the comics code? When it was stricter with the comics code that's when they kind of moved into less actual killing from what I was reading I believe. Mike: You know I don't know for certain but it may have been before that because they were just they're such popular characters for kids. But I'm not entirely certain but I know that the early appearances are pretty brutal. I remember Batman hanging a dude from his plane. Jessika: Well I mean Superman came out in 1939 so yeah it's early. I'm going to send you a picture Mike: Okay. Jessika: And so this is the first introduction to Wonder Woman which was seen on the cover of sensation comics Will you please describe the cover? Mike: Yeah .So it is Sensation Comics Number One, the best of the DC magazines. You see Wonder Woman I'm not sure if the sun is really enlarged or if she is just jumping in front of something that's yellow to kind of add a little color to it but she is being shot at by a bunch of what appear to be mobsters somewhere in Washington DC because the capital is there and... is that is that the Lincoln Memorial? I can't tell what other building is that has the flag. Jessika: Apparently they're right across the street from each other. Not real life. This is scale. Mike: It looks like a vaguely government building I can't tell. Jessika: Yeah supposed to be something like that Mike: But it says "featuring the sensational new adventure strip character Wonder Woman!" You got to get that exclamation point in. She's kind of jacked like even back then which I kind of love. She is wearing a truly unflattering pair of boots that are only going up to mid calf as opposed to what we know now where they're just above the knee and armored and bad-ass. But it's the outfit that actually she's still sort of rocking the day where she's got the kind of red bustier with the gold eagle on it and then she's got the bulletproof bracelets and then she's got what I can only describe it as the bottom part of a sun dress kind of skirt where it's like very flowy? As opposed to that that gladiatorial skirt that she has now. But it's very identifiably Wonder Woman. Jessika: Yeah. And it goes back and forth between this was her first debut but it wasn't her first issue. first issue she was wearing more of what people were calling underpants of this same pattern. And that's what more used to. Yeah We're used to those like little booty shorts that she's rocking. So, right off the bat: Mike if you were a critic, in 1942 what would your main complaint about this be? Just based on the cover? Mike: I don't know. They were really concerned about the violence that was being marketed towards kids so probably the gunfire. Probably the fact that she was showing too much skin. Jessika: it. She wasn't clothed enough .Oh, they didn't care about the gunfire. That was not what was that was not the problem. Gasp. The drama was that Wonder Woman was wearing far too few clothes for Puritan America. Mike: Jesus Christ. And that's actually super tame Jessika: It's really tame. When you think about other superheroes that we have nowadays especially: You've got these massive boobs that are up to her neck and this little waist and like wearing a thong. But this is so covered Mike: Yeah. A lot of modern comics have these very almost suggestive poses. Do you remember when the Avengers came out and and all of the dudes had very action-oriented poses and then Black Widow was turned so that we could see her butt? She had Jessika: her like her arm up so that you could see her boob line. Mike: Yeah. And it's a really action oriented pose and it's very matter of fact there is nothing sexualized about that, kinda love. Jessika: Marston made it a point for her to be doing action and for her to be doing sports and for her to be doing things that were very active because women weren't given that as a role. So he really wanted to present that as another facet of, "Hey, this can also be feminine. Yeah I thought so, too. And while a slight costume adjustment seemed easy enough to deal with some critics also had qualms with other aspects of the comic. Namely, the depiction of women especially our heroine being tied or chained up or left in other positions of containment. Now, Marston's intention behind this seemed to be twofold in my opinion. Part one feminism and part two I also think he was just in kinky motherfucker. Which is great. Like, that's fine no kink shame. But we're going to briefly discuss both. So part one feminism. Marston was a supporter of women's rights, as we said. He was a supporter of the right to vote and the ability to have access to contraceptives. He'd been a supporter of these movements in his own right and was particularly struck by the female suffragettes who would chain themselves to a location in protest. Chains seem to him to be the very image brought to life of how society chains down and stifles women from succeeding. Either chaining them to their family before they're wed, chaining them to their new husband, or chaining them to pregnancies that they either cannot afford or don't want. In each of these portrayals of Wonder Woman being tied down there is always the moment that she's able to break free from her restraints in triumph which is just a perfect metaphor for the modern woman being able to break free from the societal chains that still bind her. And this hope that women will be able to eventually free themselves for good. In everything I've read, you had women suffragettes chaining themselves to places in protest. Same thing with the contraceptive movement. That was a huge metaphor for both of those movements, so it would make sense that if you are portraying a feminist during that era that that might be a theme. And I think people who maybe didn't support or were unfamiliar with the movements might have something to say negatively against the imagery, especially if they didn't understand Mike: We had a lot of people back then who were really pushing for propriety and basically you can't let immoral elements affect the children. They always fucking latch on to like "think of the children. Protect the children." Fuck off. Jessika: We still do that shit. This is just like pizza gate all over again. Mike: Yeah Jessika: Pizza gate before pizza gate. Little did they know. But part two: the kink factor. Marston had a whole dominance theory that I think tells a lot more about him than it does to the human experience In general I'm not going to get deep into the theory because we both have lives but it pertains to dominance and submission at the very minimum. Mike: You don't say. Jessika: Yo I know right. Mike: What. Shock. Jessika: At this point it's pretty well established that individuals have different drives and things that excite them. But I think that Marston was looking at the world from a place of, oh I like this So everybody is like this." Which just isn't the case for everybody. Mike: Right. But that's also like a very stereotypical kind of dude attitude. Jessika: Yeah. This is my worldview and so it must be everybody's. Absolutely. Again, he's some Harvard bro. Mike: Yeah. Yeah. Jessika: You're able to just go to Harvard in 1925 like Mike: NBD. I'm Jessika: gonna Mike: to be living near there soon. Oh God. I'm going to Jessika: be visiting you soon. I've got the people there. You're fine. We'll get you there. We'll get you there. But my impression is that he assumed that everyone else was a little kinky like him. Also it needs to be stated that again in interviewing Marson's children they never saw toys, ropes, anything that he had mentioned in the comics or that were the things that were being taken as this great offense, they didn't see any of those things. So it was this was also a complete surprise to them nothing related to bondage. Mike: Yeah that's wild man. I just I think about the fact that my partner has stories about how when everyone was out of the house she would just snoop around when she was growing up. And I remember doing that too And kids get into shit. Jessika: We also grew up in the age in the era of the latchkey child, though. My parents would just and not for long periods of time it's not like they would go out of town or something. But they'd leave us and say "don't answer the door. You're not home. Don't answer the phone. We'll call and ring twice and then hang up and then call back If we want to talk to you know whatever there was a code. But there again we lived in a different time even this many years I mean it just we sound like old people every time we have this conversation. Mike: You know someone pointed out that if Back To The Future was taking place today Marty McFly would be going back to like 91. Jessika: Don't do this to me. Mike: We're old, Jess. Jessika: We're Mike: practically Jessika: this Okay Mike. This is going to seem like such a non-sequitur But have you ever had to do a DISC personality assessment for any of your offices jobs? Mike: I don't think so. The name isn't familiar but describe this to me. Jessika: Basically it's like any of those other stupid employee personality tests where they try to like "what part of the team are you? How can we use your strengths?" I'm a supervisor so I've had to go through all this crap. And it's cool. It's a cool concept but it's also like mind numbing if it's not your wheelhouse. Mike: No. So I've never taken anything like this no. Jessika: Okay So yeah you basically answered a bunch of questions about what you would do in a situation. And it's kind of one of those no wrong answers kind of tests. And then they put you into one of four different categories. So I have had to do this before and and other ones like it but I honestly can't remember what I scored and I'm not going to get into a long-winded lecture on the topic either but suffice it to say that part of that is dominance That's the D and part of it is compliance which is the C. Mike: So was this something Marston came up with? Jessika: Yeah. Marston came up with and it's we still use version of this today which is so interesting. So far he's got lie detector, check. We still kind of use it today. Steve Wilkos does. And then now he's got the DISC which I definitely have taken. Now, it doesn't look the same. The categories are not the same as when he first created them. So less kink forward I would say. But you still have those two that are vibing you know. And for those of you are you unfamiliar with the kink scene: Power dynamics in play can sometimes come in the form of having one dominant and one submissive partner. But again not everybody functions in that way. Ultimately, wonder Woman was allowed to continue as she was. Delighting readers even to this day though of course the writing has changed hands multiple times meaning that her true meaning was sometimes lost to those who were in charge of telling her story. For example once Wonder Woman entered the Justice League she was immediately made to be the secretary. And there were many times that she was relegated to staying behind because she just had so much to take care of and "oh little old me couldn't get involved in having lifting" bullshit. God damn. She's so fucking strong. She has powers and Batman doesn't. Why the fuck does he get to go on missions? Why the fuck Isn't Batman the secretary? That's my question. Oh he has money my own his Mike: power that he's rich. Jessika: God damn. Yeah. Thanks for that Ben Affleck. We know. Still like him as Batman. Mike: Yeah. I'll die on that hill he was good. Jessika: Yeah Yeah He was good There was also a point where she lost her powers completely though did gain them back, those were times that Wonder Woman didn't necessarily feel like the fierce warrior she truly is. Mike: Yeah, actually, Brian's comics -our local comic shop- the first time I went in there they had the all-new Wonder Woman issue where it's like this iconic cover where it's her tearing up I think the original version of her and it's like get ready for the all new Wonder Woman I think that's when they de-powered her. I think. I'm not certain I'm really bummed that I didn't pick that up when it was there. Jessika: The idea behind that apparently was supposed to be that would make her more human and relatable but that's not you're just taking away the things that make her a stronger character for people that look up to her. Mike: Yeah I'm sorry. Did you were you able to hear my eyes rolling out of their Jessika: I did actually Yeah no that was a really palpable eye-roll. well Marston passed away at the age of 53 of cancer So very young like you were saying. Yeah. Holloway and Byrne continue living together until they both went into the hospital around the same time in 1990. When Byrne passed away, in a different room in the same hospital at the age of 86. Mike: I Jessika: got teary writing this so I'm probably going to get teary reading it. Upon hearing the news of burns passing Holloway sang a poem by Tennyson in her hospital room. So everything I've read alludes to the idea that Holloway and Byrne were also in a relationship with each other not just the man with all of them that they did have there were women who were kind of rotating in the house. It wasn't just these two there were other women who at different periods of time lived in the house undetected by the way can we just give it up for the Marston Family. Mike: Like. How? Jessika: That's what I'm saying. I don't know, money? And the dude had his little hands in everything so he probably just knew a bunch of people I don't know How do you get away with things as a guy I literally can't even imagine. Mike: This is my friend who's coming over to assist with this thing? The question is were they just coming into visit or were they living there for periods of Jessika: time? They were living there for a parts. Yes I know me too. I know. Okay let's run through: You have a widowed relative. You could be bringing in a nanny. You could be bringing in another person who works in the house et cetera et cetera. You could be bringing in a cousin or another type of relative. I'm sure you could excuse up the yin yang. Mike: Yeah I mean you can come up with excuses but if they're like living with you for any amount of time there are those moments of small intimacies that other people will pick up on. I don't know I mean were the kids just dumb? I don't know like how that requires some serious commitment to acting I feel. Jessika: Yeah. Oh yeah. Mike: So much fucking effort. Jessika: I was just going to say that. Can you imagine? I can't. Mike: No. Jessika: The mental strain alone. Mike: Like I have one partner, I have step-kids, and I have pets and that's like that's kind of the extent of my bandwidth. Jessika: Oh okay So I am non-monogamous or Poly, polyamorous. So I do have multiple partners although I they're what I would consider like secondary partners or partners that I don't I don't live with them, I don't necessarily see them on a super regular basis but I still maintain a relationship with them. And I still consider them partners. To whatever you know effect that is. But it is a lot of work and it's so much communication and you can just tell that Marston had to have been really communicative and that whole family had to have been really communicative. Mike: They must have been. Jessika: Or else how. Mike: At the same time like that era men weren't necessarily expected to be super communicative or show a lot of emotion or be the one to provide nurturing experiences with the kids. So maybe they just didn't get a lot of exposure to the kids and were really just exposed to their mothers and the motherly figures. I mean, this is all completely uninformed speculation so don't take anything that I'm saying with even a grain of salt like this. Jessika: Oh no. Absolutely at any rate Holloway passed away in 1993 at the ripe age of 100. Mike: Oh wow. So there was a little bit Jessika: of an age difference. Around Yeah there was there was yeah. Sounds like about a little bit less than 20 years. About 14 years. But if you think about it she was in college. Mike: Yeah. Jessika: He was her teacher and they were already married. He went to I want to say that he started college like prior to 1910. And they met and she moved into the house in 1925. So that's a good 15. Mike: He would have been about he would have been about 17 and 1910 right? Based on it like he was 1893 he said? Jessika: Yes yes. Yeah. And it sounds like Holloway was born the same year. Mike: Yeah and I got to say the love story between Holloway and Byrne sounds like something straight out of a movie. Which we're about to get into. But we all want to have that partner who is with us till the bitter end and then they sing a poem in our memory. Like goddamn. Jessika: It's just so beautiful. Yeah. They had it when they live together in the house, they had adjoining rooms and this is where it's like how did your kids not know because Marston would sleep in both. How did he like literally how did they not know? No it's wild to me. And then when they were older, byrne and Holloway lived in a little two bedroom place in Tampa together. This cute place apparently. So let's talk about our reactions here. We did also watch Professor Marston and the Wonder Women which I think it's worth a watch in my just off the bat. Mike: Yeah. I really liked it a lot and it was a movie that totally flew under the radar for me when it came out. I was vaguely aware of it but I really did not know much about it before we talked about what movies we wanted to do and March being women's month it seemed like a natural conclusion after the DCEU. Jessika: Yeah. Absolutely. That train wreck. I'm sorry. Mike: I was Jessika: of We did. We did enjoy one of the movies and we enjoyed aspects of of them. I trailed off my brain wouldn't let me do it It's like no that sentence Mike: I mean we kind of enjoyed parts of the Snyder cut Jessika: We did We liked it better Mike: than I don't like we're still Jessika: bitching about the Snyder Cut Mike: Look at Jessika: this Mike: back Jessika: Goddammit. We've literally can't get away from it Zach Snyder, hit us up.. No don't. You're not going to like what you hear I'm going to get to eat It adds Zach Snyder is going to be like Mike: I want the Snyder cut of Professor Marston in the Women which will be just scenes of Luke Evans with the Women in the background and don't do anything else. Jessika: And there's no dialogue in this one at all. It's just it's just heavy looks. Mike: It's just all the scenes from that sorority scene just over and just dark, scenes. Jessika: Definitely talk about that. Oh. What did you think about the film overall. Mike: Like I said, I overall really enjoyed it. I had heard about this movie a little bit. I remember my weightlifting partner at the time was telling me about how she and her wife had gone and enjoyed it and she thought that I would really like it. And I was like, "yeah okay cool." And then it just I didn't get around to seeing it while it was out in it's very limited run in theaters. And then I don't think it ever came to any streaming platform when I was aware of it. I was really surprised by actually how much I did enjoy it. I thought it was a shockingly sweet love story and I was expecting something much more judgmental or scandalous I was really expecting a much more judgy story about the Marstons and Byrne raising an entire family as a throuple. Jessika: was too. Mike: I was wondering if the relationship was ever outed and if they ever did break up like they did in the movie because that felt kind of forced and it felt very Hollywood and I was like "all right, whatever. This is dumb." At the end where they're on their knees submitting to Byrne." Jessika: Spot on That was made up There was none of that. Mike: I still think the most offensive thing about that movie was that they tried to make me think that someone who looked like Luke Evans was responsible for Wonder Woman's creation. I love Luke Evans I think he's really a fun actor and I was really glad to see him in a real role as opposed to I saw Dracula untold in theaters. I saw I'm Oh man I I didn't see Beauty and The Beast in theaters but I've since seen it. He's one of those actors where I feel like he just needs to be given good roles. He's like Kiana Reeves where I feel like he's often typecast and just thrust into stuff that aren't really any good but he was really good in this. That said: I've seen that man shirtless so many times and I don't know a single comic creator with abs like that. On the flip side, I went into this trying to keep myself as unaware a lot of the history of Marston but I do know what he looked like in his forties and that was like a dude in his seventies. Jessika: Did you watch all at the end of the film they had all the pictures. Yeah And you're just like, "oh. Oh." Like because Byrne and Holloway also not looking like who they cast. Not even a little bit, not even at all. Mike: Okay this is mean. But I'm like yes you look like the type of people who would be in a throuple. Jessika: No. Okay, fair enough And especially here's you know what it reminded me of it reminded me of those pictures that I used to see from that era where the Women especially with those two they looked like the type who would dress up as men and go to the clubs. Mike: Absolutely Jessika: I get that. It's just a vibe I get and maybe it's just my gaydar Like my pansexual gaydar is Mike: going But I mean that's the ongoing lie that Hollywood loves to tell us is that truly sexy people are in throuples all the time. No they're fucking not. I'm bI And I was dating here in the Bay area and I would occasionally get hit on by people looking for a third and they never looked like that. Jessika: And in my experience and opinion if you go at it with the wrong attitude you're not necessarily going to get what you want out of it. And it's not going to be a genuine feeling relationship. Mike: Which I mean like that's relationships in general. Like Yeah I feel like a huge thing of any successful relationship is communications. Stay tuned listeners for our next podcast about relationships and relationship advice And I don't know I don't know where I was going with that. Jessika: Oh I was like we have a new podcast. We're four episodes into this podcast and Mike's like folks we have a new podcast. You know what I like I like your gusto. I like a motivated you Mike: I did have two quibbles about the movie. Getting back on topic. First we earlier mentioned there was no acknowledgement about the problematic nature of how Marston and Byrne's relationship began. Where he was her professor and she was his student. The movie was very fuzzy with time it was very fluid that way. So it wasn't really explained if she was still his student when the relationship began or if she was his research assistant but there was that power imbalance and their dynamic and that was deeply uncomfortable for me because it wasn't addressed. They just kinda hand waved it away. Fine. Whatever. For the movie, fine. Jessika: same way about that. Yeah It just it's gross and to your point there is a power dynamic that I was thinking about. If you are trying to please somebody who has some sort of control over you, whatever that looks like, if it's somebody who has your grades or your future career or your education or even your job... you know this could be at a job setting. If that person has power over you you're less inclined to say "no" to them. And that automatically puts you at a disadvantage. Mike: It was something that I noticed and I was a little frustrated that it wasn't addressed better. The second was that it didn't feel like we actually got enough time with Wonder Woman. The comics and the character felt more like a framing device but a framing device that we didn't really get a lot of payoff on, considering the title of the movie. I thought the scenes where he was actually in the comic office and there was a bit where they're like "Oh well, they're upset about the bondage. And they're like I feel like there's twice as much. And then he just is like I put in three times as much and he keeps walking. And and Oliver Platt was so great and I wanted more of him. For a movie that has Wonder Woman or Wonder Women in the title I just I wanted a little bit more time and acknowledgement. It felt like much more attention was paid just to their relationship with like the first two thirds of the movie. And then he goes with hat in hand to Oliver Platt's character at... was it all-star Comics? Was Jessika: that it? Mike: Yeah. I mix up all the publishers because they've all merged and come together at various. So yeah he It just it it was And especially cause you were like no he got hired to like do this to get them out of hot water now I'm like that makes much more sense. Jessika: Yeah He Mike: Considering the importance that we're led to believe that Wonder Woman will be to his story, I mean she's there. Like they do a number of things where they keep teasing us with Wonder Woman but we never really get that payoff. What about you like Jessika: I did my research on the topic prior to watching the film. So this will be mostly on what the film did or didn't do correctly kind of history with my own opinion of course sprinkled in as you'd expect from So to your point most of the drama seems to have been fabricated There's no indication that any issues with Radcliffe, like trying to boot him for indecency or with the neighbors regarding their relationship, and again even their children didn't know until after Marston's passing about their relationship. And I didn't read anything about them having split up at any point. And again I think that was just added for a forceful Hollywood dramatics play, since we're on the topic of dominance. And there again Marston was already working for Gaines when he created the idea of Wonder Woman and it was in direct relation to the voice of the critics. So he was answering the critics here. So it didn't necessarily seem like as big of a you did this thing and now we're going to make you pay. It was like well okay Right. The sections with Connie Britton -love her by the way, want more in my life just in general- and their back and forth minus all the people drama was actually pretty accurate as far as capturing the concerns of the day and what was being argued in the lobby against Wonder Woman. And then also pretty accurate in what his counterpoints were in relation to the to the comic itself. Mike: Yeah And I thought that was a smart choice to kind of make her the voice of the critics. Jessika: Yeah. That being said his relationship didn't come up at any point in this again because nobody knew about it until after the fact. So it's not like she would have been like what about those things you were indecent. Well, no that that didn't happen. That was all for dramatics. Overall I really liked it. So, again, me as a pansexual: love a good queer film and also being polyamorous or non-monogamous it was so nice seeing that to your point represented so positively, and without judgment. That was so surprising to me I really thought that there was going to be some sort of aspect from the point of view of the viewer to not want them to succeed. But the whole time you really do you're rooting for them. Mike: If you're a fan of history in comic books I think this is a great movie to go check out. My final thought is that reminded me a lot of Kinsey. Did you ever see that? It had Liam Neeson and Laura Linney in it and it's all about Kinsey, the guy created the Kinsey scale of sexuality. Jessika: Oh okay I'll have to check it out Mike: It's great. This kind of reminded me the same way where it's mostly true. It's not quite all there because they have to tszuj it up for the audiences. Jessika: Yeah, yeah. Well, let's move on to our other film that we watched which was Wonder Woman from 2009. And that was the animated origin story of Wonder Woman Do you want to give an overview of the film for us? Mike: Yeah, sure. This is one of the original DC Universe Animated Original Movies which were at the time this came out in 2009 they were still in their infancy. They'd only done three before. This one is loosely based on George Perez's acclaimed 1980s storyline called "Gods and Monsters" and it's written by Gail Simone and Michael Jelenic. Gail Simone has gotten her own amount of acclaim for writing Wonder Woman as well. The film introduces us to the Amazons who win a war against Ares and then they're granted the Island of Themiscyra and immortality in exchange for acting as Ares' jailer by the gods. Diana is later sculpted from clay and given life by the gods. This is kind of in direct opposition to the current mythos of Zeus being her deadbeat dad and then Diana lives on the Island for thousands of years until pretty much the modern day when two key events happen. Steve Trevor crashes on the Island by happenstance and then Ares stages of jailbreak. And Diana has to take Steve back to the United States and he helps her and request to stop the god of war. Jessika: And actually pretty similar to where they tried to go with the original Wonder Woman. So this was absolutely not a cartoon for children. Mike: Nooooo. Jessika: blood spattered backgrounds, fairly graphic death scenes, and three beheadings three beheadings. We're talking the head flying off and falling dramatically at someone's feet kind of beheading. And that being said I didn't particularly mind the violent nature of the animation as a movie for adults as I feel that it was done in a way that felt true to the battle and the struggle of what was happening in the storyline and it didn't feel overly gross in its depictions or its animations like just enough to give the definite impression that violence was occurring. That makes sense Ares is a super violent guy and he affects everyone around him into violence themself so that it did make sense in that way. So things I liked is that it it seemed to me like a fairly good representation of Wonder Woman's origin story as it was originally told by Marston based on what I was reading. Mike: Yeah it it felt like a very classic take on Wonder Woman's origin. And it was very familiar to someone who grew up nominally aware of her origins and reading her mini comics with her action figure and stuff like that. Jessika: One main difference was that the movie was set in seemingly present day America. Since at one point Wonder Woman ends up fighting in a mall, the fighter planes that Steve and company were flying looked modern for 2009. Marston's Wonder Woman was originally set in World War Two of course whereas the 2018 live action film with Gal Gadot was set in World War One. So we've just jumped around. Again DC is definitely not consistent. Mike: It's comic books. And DC's own in- comics timeline has been drastically reworked several times just in our lifetime. Jessika: Yeah. Yeah. And this time period change it definitely affects the vibe and political climate of American society at that time in the cartoon we're not presented with a particular war or a reason for fighting we're evidently just supposed to understand that the world of men is in constant battle every moment. Whereas in the original comic and Wonder Woman film Both took place during large global wars where it wouldn't be a far leap to present the god of war as the cause of those events. Mike: Yeah, absolutely. Jessika: Now things I didn't like cause apparently I veered into not liking and then we're continuing down that road. For someone that wasn't raised in a patriarchal society, Diana's internalized misogyny is staggering. At one point she says to Steve, "you're starting to sound like a woman" when he's discussing having feelings for her and later says to Ares, "how can you expect to beat Zeus If you can't even beat a girl." The fuck that? Mike: Which kind of goes against everything else that she does in the movie. Jessika: Yeah it directly against it. Yeah, so that was irritating. And then not only that, the president, because apparently they're in Washington DC, the president is told that they were saved by a group of armored supermodels. Which I had to rewind it and write that line down grossed. Out It's such a condescending and reductive statement to make about individuals that just saved your lives while you apparently slept through the whole situation, Mr President. And it drives home the point that even in heroism, women's worth is still viewed only in her attractiveness. Mike: Yeah there was a lot of that. Jessika: Yeah. Yeah. They also have Diana do quite a bit of killing with absolutely no thought whatsoever which is not in the original character at all. That doesn't feel very Diana. Mike: I mean, no. But at the same time I don't particularly have a problem with it but yeah Jessika: Yeah. So that was me. What about you? Were you at with that? Mike: I think I had a slightly more positive take on the movie. I mean it sounds like you still enjoyed it, right? Jessika: Oh, I liked it. I still liked it. Yeah. Mike: Part of it is just I viewed it at the time when it first came out and this was one of the first animated original movies. And it was the first one that I remember enjoying. So I think that it's definitely tinted my perspective a little bit. Jessika: You had a nostalgia factor that I didn't I hadn't seen it prior. Mike: I remember seeing the reviews for it and I was like, "Oh this looks really cool. The others that were released before that they were all, well two of the three were just straight adaptations of other you know quote unquote iconic stories So there is Superman: Doomsday which was the death and life of Superman and I did not give a shit about that movie. It was really I felt flat. Then there was Justice League: The New Frontier which is based on a really acclaimed mini series. And then there was Batman Gotham Knight which was -if I remember right- it was several different animated shorts and different animated styles. And none of them really did it for me. But the DC Animated Universe, which was helmed by Bruce Timm, so that's like the original Batman animated series from the nineties as well as the Superman series and then Justice League and then Batman Beyond or vice versa and then Justice League Unlimited, those were all incredible. And I knew that eventually we would get to the same point with the animated movies and Wonder Woman felt like that home run that I knew they'd eventually hit. So I really enjoyed the film overall and even watching it yesterday afternoon I had a blast, you know, even a decade later. I think its strongest element is that the movie clearly has zero fucks to give. That battle between the Amazons and Ares is incredibly violent and it's obvious from the first 30 seconds in that this is going to be a RIDE. And it doesn't shy away from some really tough narrative elements like where Hippolyta actually in that battle It's revealed that she kills Thrax, the son of Ares. Thrax is her child who is very heavily implied the product of rape by Jessika: Ares. Mike: Also the vocal cast is just incredible. This was 2009 Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Virginia Madsen, Rosario Dawson, Alfred Molina, and then Oliver Platt. They were really well-regarded actors at the time and they're still pretty big and side note Oliver Platt was in both of the movies that we watched for this Jessika: episode. I literally thought of that when you said that. Mike: he fucking steals every scene he's in. He was just this delightful villainous Hades and he's kinda gross but he's also just wonderfully sinister. I really dug that and I also really dug how it felt like a pretty faithful adaptation of the origin while still feeling fresh and fast. Like this movie is not long. That kind of leads into something that I didn't like was that It's a very short movie. It's barely over an hour long. I feel like we needed a director's cut or something because of the lines could have been fleshed out a little bit more like this is something Look Jessika: who wants director's cut now. Mike: Release the Simone cut or something, I don't know. I feel like there were a couple of sub plot lines that were kind of just glossed over. Like I mentioned Thrax is actually Diana's half-brother. I feel like maybe there might've been something more there. Maybe there wasn't, who knows. But it just it felt like something that I would have liked a little more room to breathe. And that's said, it was pretty solid. That said there were some problematic elements. Like Steve was so gross and so cringy Jessika: He kept calling her Angel and I just wanted to punch him in the jaw. Mike: Which, I mean, so that's like a thing from the comics and his other earlier incarnations but this time around it just felt gross. It felt like "babe" and you know blech. Jessika: Yeah. Yeah. He just he rolled in and was like "Oh naked ladies I'm in right place for me." Mike: And the problem is that Nathan Fillion was just too good at making him a sleazebag. Jessika: Which, love Nathan Fillion. Mike: I do too. Like, okay dude, we get it. He's kind of a gross misogynist. We don't need him to hit on Diana for the fifth time in as many minutes. Etta Candy viewing Diana as competition was also dumb. Candy's always been one of her best friends and I still think that her incarnation in the original movie was pitch perfect. And then her being this skinny little supermodel who's trying to flirt with Steve was dumb. You mentioned the other problematic misogynistic elements that I noted. the only other thing, and this wasn't an actual problem, was that I didn't realize how much better Wonder woman's costume is these days rather than the super swimsuit that we had for so long. It's funny because growing up with it, I never thought about it. And then really only in the last five years or so we've gotten a much more a

The High Guide to Sex without Distraction is all about stoking the flames of desire & enjoying sex without thinking about [insert: to-do list, job, kids, stress]… We’ll cover how cannabis helps you be more present and relaxed, and why women & men who know a lot about sex really love cannabis for sex. Hosted by @aprilpride / IG: @dothepot / Email hi@dothepot.com / The High Guide Newsletter signup here For lots more tips on cannabis + women, visit The High Guide. Featuring: Mathew Gerson, founder of Foria, Kiana Reeves, Chief Brand Office of Foria, Carlen Costa, Sexologist & Psychotherapist --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/olm/message

In this episode, I sit down with sex educator and Foria’s Chief Brand Officer, Kiana Reeves, for an intimate conversation around the meaning of libido-- and of good sex. Kiana shares some of her top, juicy tips for ultimate self-pleasure and breaks down how we can all become more comfortable in our bodies, emotionally and physically, during sex. We discuss how pleasure, intimacy, and connection are all interconnected and how we can use it as part of an ever-expanding experience of one-ness (whether partnered or solo). This episode will encourage you to evaluate your own sex life and the things that could be holding you back from finding your highest form of pleasure. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How to Do the Pot presents the first episode of The High Guide to Sex series, all about consuming cannabis to increase sexual sensation. We’ll discuss why experts choose cannabis over alcohol for sex and we’ll dig into the practical - the best weed lubes, suppositories and strains to guide you to your best night ever! Hosted by @aprilpride / IG: @dothepot / Email hi@dothepot.com / The High Guide Newsletter signup here For lots more tips on cannabis + women, visit The High Guide. Featuring: Carlen Costa, Sexologist & Psychotherapist, Mathew Gerson, founder of Foria, Kiana Reeves, Chief Brand Office of Foria, Dr. Jessica Knox of The American Cannabinoid Clinics, Antuanette Gomez, founder of Pleasure Peaks --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/olm/message

Eighty percent of women experience period pain at some point in their life, and menstrual cramps are the most common complaint. But did you know that cannabis is an extremely effective treatment for these symptoms? On today’s show, we’ll break down why CBD works for menstrual cramps & give you tips for how to find the right products so you’re all set for your next cycle. Hosted by @aprilpride IG: @dothepot Email hi@dothepot.com For lots more tips on cannabis + women, visit The High Guide. Featuring: Dr. Jessica Knox, The American Cannabinoid Clinics, Mathew Gerson, founder of Foria, Kiana Reeves, Chief Brand Office of Foria --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/olm/message

This week's episode of We Know WeHo takes a slight turn to focus on the world of “WeHomade” cottage industry entrepreneurs. It appears that the cheeseburger and mole obsession has spilled over to now include the world of candles as the team talks to AK² Candles that are made in West Hollywood and a favorite local gift item mentioned by Rachel in the Lovely in LA episode. Adam Krell and his partner Anthony created AK² Candles (AK Squared) after ordering a simple DIY candle making kit early in quarantine that turned into a candle-making hobby with gifting friends and family their unique creations. The candles are hand-poured in West Hollywood using custom scents and fragrances and feature names inspired by the streets of WeHo. From scents inspired by Lexington, San Vicente, La Peer, and so much more, the 100% all-natural soy candles are made from American-grown soybeans and carefully mixed with luxury scents from the Wooden Wick Co. out of Laguna Beach, California. AK² Candles can be found on Etsy and through their Instagram (@candlesbyaksquared) and are fun gifts year-round for your friends who live in West Hollywood. You can use the code WKWH10 for 10% off in their Etsy shop(valid through 2/1/21). HEALTH & WELLNESS You do not want to miss Tracy's conversation with this week's second guest, Kiana Reeves, who is the Chief Brand Officer at Foria Wellness. Mathew Gerson launched Foria in 2013 with their first product, Pleasure, and promptly gained notoriety for what became known as the original “weed lube,” effectively creating the category for cannabis in sexual wellness. In addition to enhanced pleasure, Foria's products can be used to alleviate symptoms of endometriosis, vaginismus, other pelvic and genital pain conditions, provide relief of menstrual and menopausal challenges, and support overall wellness through tonics, lubes, bath salts, suppositories and more. As much as you may think you know about cannabis, cannabinoids, the body's endocannabinoid system, and CBD you are sure to learn a thing or two as a broad scope of topics are covered by Tracy and Kiana to help demystify the stigmas around the plant and its ancient use in healing remedies. For a deep dive, head to the blog their website that is highly educational and covers all the topics their products support. Tracy of course, ventured down to check out the very uniquely shaped “The Quickie”, Foria's pop-up on Rose Avenue in Venice at the location where the business was founded. Foria Wellness products can be found online and are also carried by West Hollywood dispensaries including Artist Tree, Calma and MedMen. The Quickie pop-up is open Thursday – Sunday through the end of December from 3pm – 8pm. Insider tip: the drive West is worth it as The Quickie is on the same block as American Beauty's Win-Dow for a memorable cheeseburger to go. SHOW NOTE LINKS: AK² Candles Instagram (@candlesbyaksquared Foria Wellness Foria Wellness Instagram (@foriawellness) Soulcycle Century City https://www.soul-cycle.com/studios/ca-century/ Jinpachi https://www.jinpachisushi.com/ Eataly Century City Kung Pao Bistro Dumpling Monster Wooden Wick Company Two Guns Espresso in Manhattan Beach Sweetzer Cellars Irwindale Santa's Speedway Drive Thru Samira13 House of Fisher

Ashley Manta, Kiana Reeves, and John Renko join Tristan Taormino to talk about cannabis, sexual health, and pleasure. We talk about how cannabis products, including arousal oil, lubricants, and suppositories can treat sexual pain, inflammation, and trouble with arousal. We go over the difference between a CBD product and one with CBD and THC and how to be an informed consumer in a market that has been flooded with unregulated CBD products. As medical professionals often invalidate, pathologize, or simply have no solutions for pelvic pain, vaginismus, and vulvodynia, cannabis is a natural, plant-based medicine that offers real relief. Special thanks for the support of Dipsea, Care/Of, and Calm. Ashley Manta is an award-winning sex educator and coach and has become a sought-after authority on mindfully combining sex and cannabis as part of her CannaSexual® brand. She is the author of The CBD Solution: Sex, published in conjunction with Merry Jane and Chronicle Books. She also writes for Playboy as a Playboy Advisor. Ashley appeared on the cover of Sexual Health Magazine in January 2019, along with the designation, “America's High Priestess of Pleasure.” She completed her certification as a Bodysex Facilitator after studying with legendary pleasure pioneer Betty Dodson. She is a brand ambassador for Sybian and Foria.  With a lifelong passion for sexual wellness and plant-based medicine, Kiana Reeves has been practicing in the field of sexual wellness, birth work, and holistic health for over 10 years. She is a pelvic health practitioner, full-spectrum doula, somatic sex educator, Chief Education Officer at Foria, and mama of two wild sons. John Renko’s passion is figuring out how things work. He employed his engineering skills to grow California-legal high-grade medical and recreational marijuana, creating an ultra-clean product to the highest purity standards. John developed GoLove CBD Naturals with sex educator Dr. Sadie Allison. GoLove is a body-safe, fully tested, CBD-based intimate lubricant designed to help alleviate vaginal pain, inflammation and anxiety.

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We’re back with another #F*ckShame episode! This time, we’re going a little literal. We’re talking f*cking — without the shame.   Joining us this episode is our special guest, Victoria Redbard! We are absolutely in love with her and we know you are going to fall in love with her too. Victoria is a speaker, author, researcher, and expert on all things sex, sexuality, and intimacy. She works with couples and individuals to better understand each other, connect sexually, and explore even more pleasure.   Sex, vulnerability, connecting intimately, and sexual embodiment are all topics we’ve discussed before — but today we’re exploring them from an entirely new angle with Victoria. We also even explore some topics we’ve never taken a look at before (such as ejaculation mastery, gut health and libido, orgasm tips, and more!)   Sexuality is so vast and layered and Victoria brings such a unique, important, and needed perspective to the topic. We can’t wait for you all to tune in and explore it with us!   IGNTD Specials: IGNTD Live Online Groups (Free for 14 Days) IGNTD Subscription ($43 per month & 30 days of Live Groups included)   Topics Discussed: [:30] About today’s episode! [1:30] Reading our review of the week. [3:05] Our quote of the week. [4:05] More about today’s episode with our amazing guest, Victoria Redbard! [7:35] The beginning of our fireside chat with Victoria! [8:11] Victoria walks us through her journey of getting to this place where she is now a spokesperson for sexual mastery and what originally drew her to this work. [12:10] Does Victoria experience any pushback in the work that she’s doing? [16:05] Why it is so important to expand our views around sex and sexuality.How a limited view of sex and sexuality can cause you to miss out on intimacy. [16:36] The dance of lovemaking and where we can experience true intimacy. [18:08] The main themes of what Victoria teaches with sex and intimacy. [21:19] The beauty in the work that Victoria does. [21:54] Victoria offers her guidance on how you can better connect both sexually and intimately with yourself and your partner. [29:10] The link between gut health and libido. [32:22] Who does Victoria work with? What are the common themes she often addresses in her work? [36:16] Ejaculation mastery: what it is and why it is important. [39:48] Where to start with ejaculation mastery. [44:42] Victoria offers some orgasm tips — especially for those who have not had an orgasm before (alone or with a partner). [49:30] What is the greatest advice Victoria has ever received? [50:52] What has been Victoria’s proudest moment to-date? [51:50] What has been one of Victoria’s hardest moments to-date? [52:42] What self-care looks like for Victoria. [54:29] What gets Victoria ignited? [55:40] Where to find and connect with Victoria online! [56:30] Be sure to tag us on social media and let us know what resonated the most with you!   Mentioned in this Episode: Victoria Redbard Instagram @VictoriaRedbard Facebook @Victoria.Redbard Institute of New Paradigm Intimacy Carl Jung Quote Alexandra Roxo Episodes: “F*ck Like a Goddess with Alexandra Roxo” “Valentine’s Day Special: Embracing Your Sexuality with Alexandra Roxo” December month Episodes: “Embracing Your Female Sexuality with Kiana Reeves of Foria Wellness” “Consciously Coupling Panel with Ryan Weiss, Krista Williams, and Laticia Rolle” “Expanding Your Erotic Intelligence with Alexandra Katehakis” “Going Deep: Sexuality, Intimacy & MDMA”   Find out more about IGNTD: IGNTD.com IGNTD.libysn.com   Subscribe to the Podcast iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify   Follow us on Social Media! Facebook: IGNTD Instagram: @IGNTD.me Sophie’s Instagram: @Sophie.Jaffe Adi’s Instagram: @DrAdiJaffe   If you enjoyed this podcast… Please let us know what you want to hear about! Tell us in the comments or send us an email at info@igntd.com.   About Our Sponsor: Philosophie Superfoods The Philosophie offers cleanses and other nutritional products that are unlike any of the other supplements and detoxification programs on the market. Why? Because they actually nourish the body with whole, live, nutrient-rich foods. Each of the Philosophie superfoods and protein blends is vegan, raw, gluten-free, and has absolutely no filler ingredients.

This episode marks the end of our month on sexuality and intimacy! The conversations this past month have been incredible and have truly informed our thinking about sexuality and intimacy. We’ve grown and learned so much, and we hope you have too!   Today, we will be ‘Going Deep’ and sharing our own lessons and experiences with sexuality and intimacy. We talk about challenging our growth edges as a couple, how our past sexual experiences have informed us, what attraction is to us, and the importance of setting boundaries. We take you back to the beginning of our relationship and what that looked like, share stories of our past, and talk about what keeps us feeling safe and stable in our relationship even when we’re pushing our comfort zones. We also talk about how you can better your own relationship — both sexually and intimate-wise — and what kinds of risks, within reason, you can take as a couple to open up your hearts to new experiences (even ones that feel a little scary!)   IGNTD Specials: 21-Day Habit Reset Challenge   Topics Discussed: [:35] About today’s episode! [1:29] Reading our review of the week! [2:25] Reflecting on this month’s episodes. [3:11] Be sure to share these past episodes on social media or with friends and family! We’re trying to get to one million downloads before New Year’s Eve this year! We’re only 60,000 away! [4:40] Sophie reads a fantastic quote for us. [5:45] Speaking about our experience with seeing our new couple’s therapist for the first time. [6:30] The importance of challenging your growth edges as a couple. [10:48] Starting at the beginning of our journey together as a couple, we take a look at both of our experiences and relationship with sexuality and intimacy. [14:54] Sophie opens up about her sexual trauma from her past relationship. [19:46] What ‘attraction’ has looked like to both of us in the past. [23:25] Sophie tells the rest of the story of her traumatic relationship with her ex. [27:25] Taking a look at the very beginning of our relationship and the start of our experiences with becoming more connected and sexually intimate. [34:31] How the conversation of taking MDMA came up for us and our own experiences with doing it in the past. [40:50] The history of MDMA and the usage of it. [42:46] Why we ended up taking MDMA together as a couple. [47:26] What our first time doing MDMA together was like and how MDMA affects you. [53:34] The fascinating research behind MDMA that shows it can help couples and those with PTSD. [1:01:35] How often we use MDMA together. [1:03:56] The second element of us using MDMA: our opening up of our sexuality and intimacy, and sharing more details of our first experience with taking MDMA together. [1:08:54] Our journey with discovering ourselves, the progression of our relationship, and some of the ‘rules’ that keep us feeling stable and safe in our relationship. [1:12:37] Sophie opens up about discovering her attraction to women. [1:15:25] The story of our threesome and the subsequent creation of our third ‘rule.’ [1:24:24] Remember: MDMA is a tool. Know your body, know your limits, and do it just with your partner at home for the first time. [1:29:54] Post-MDMA: what the results of the work we do looks like once we’re sober. [1:35:58] Choosing each other is a choice. You’ve got to continue to do the work to keep the passion alive in your relationship! [1:38:24] Thank you so much for being a part of our story! Let us know what you’re letting go of and what you’re calling in, in 2020! [1:41:44] About our January 21-Day Reset Challenge. [1:42:26] Screenshot this podcast, tag us, share this episode with others, and let us know what resonated the most with you! Let’s get the IGNTD Podcast over 1 million downloads before the new year!   Mentioned in this Episode: IGNTD Ep: “Expanding Your Erotic Intelligence with Alexandra Katehakis” IGNTD Ep: “Consciously Coupling Panel with Ryan Weiss, Krista Williams and Laticia Rolle”IGNTD Ep: “Embracing Your Female Sexuality with Kiana Reeves of Foria Wellness” Kurt Vonnegut Marianne Williamson Hamilton's Pharmacopeia (Docuseries, 2016) MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy Clinical Trials (MAPS) IGNTD Ep: “Going Deep: Our Story”   Find out more about IGNTD: IGNTD.com IGNTD.libysn.com   Subscribe to the Podcast iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify   Follow us on Social Media! Facebook: IGNTD Instagram: @IGNTD.me Sophie’s Instagram: @Sophie.Jaffe Adi’s Instagram: @DrAdiJaffe   If you enjoyed this podcast… Please let us know what you want to hear about! Tell us in the comments or send us an email at info@igntd.com.   About Our Sponsors: Philosophie Superfoods The Philosophie offers cleanses and other nutritional products that are unlike any of the other supplements and detoxification programs on the market. Why? Because they actually nourish the body with whole, live, nutrient-rich foods. Each of the Philosophie superfoods and protein blends is vegan, raw, gluten-free, and has absolutely no filler ingredients.

To keep you all warm in the month of December we’re focusing on intimacy, sensuality, and sexuality! Things might get a little hot in here! And we’re so, so lucky to be joined by Kiana Reeves, the brand manager of Foria Wellness, for this first episode of the month! But, be warned, if you listen to IGNTD around your kids… maybe put the headphones on for this one. Today’s conversation alone gets pretty spicy.   We talk embracing sexuality and sensuality without shame; empowering female sexuality; promoting self-pleasure; the ethics of the porn industry; the lack of tools and resources we have around healthy models of intimacy and sexuality; understanding foreplay; learning how to communicate what you want in bed; and how to engage with your own sensuality, reignite the spark between you and your partner, and re-tap into your pleasure!   Kiana seriously brings it in today’s podcast! We’re really excited to share this conversation with you all as our opening for our sexuality and sensuality month! It’s a really intimate and raw conversation that is so important whether or not you’re in a relationship.   IGNTD Specials: Foria Wellness — Use code IGNTD for 20% off!   Topics Discussed: [:35] About this month’s theme! [1:27] Reading our review of the week! Remember, if you leave a review and we pick it to read on the podcast we’ll send you a little care package from us! [2:45] Our take on hate comments and negative feedback. [7:32] Sophie reads a quote by Rupi Kaur from her book, The Sun and Her Flowers. [8:00] A bit about today’s episode and what we hope you take away from it. [11:33] Reflecting on our month of gratitude and considering why we chose this month’s theme. [13:39] The importance of talking about sex and embracing sexuality and sensuality without shame. [17:08] The ‘line’ that exists for all of us. [21:45] Understanding different responses to sexuality. [23:30] Why we really wanted to have today’s conversation. [28:50] The conversation portion of the podcast with Kiana Reeves. [30:45] Welcoming Kiana on to the podcast! [32:27] What inspired Kiana to be a part of the sex-forward company, Foria Wellness? [36:33] Speaking about how sex education often comes in the form of porn for men. [38:11] Kiana speaks about the importance of intimacy with sexuality and breaking free from shame. [41:58] Empowering women, promoting self-pleasure, and the ethics of the porn industry. [44:27] What porn teaches young males about sex. [47:22] Our first experience with Foria products. [48:37] Discussing the lack of tools and resources we have around modeling healthy discussions and experiences about sex. [51:00] Foria and Kiana’s philosophy around sex, intimacy, and communication; and how their products help achieve intimacy. [56:20] Understanding foreplay and learning how to communicate what you need during sex with your partner. [1:03:45] The importance of engaging your own sensuality and sexuality. [1:05:05] Sex with your partner after children. [1:08:08] Do you talk with your partner openly about what you like sexually? [1:10:10] How to reignite the spark between you and your partner and re-tap into your pleasure. [1:19:37] The magic and science behind Foria Wellness’ products! [1:28:38] What is the best advice Kiana has ever received? [1:29:31] What has been Kiana’s proudest moment to-date? [1:30:36] What has been one of Kiana’s hardest moments to-date? [1:31:26] What is Kiana’s self-care routine? How does she make sure to show up as her best self every day? [1:32:37] What ignites Kiana? [1:33:04] Tag all three of us on social media and let us know what resonated the most with you!   Mentioned in this Episode: The Sun and Her Flowers, by Rupi Kaur “The True Struggles of Transformation” Adi Jaffe TEDx Talk Kiana Reeves Foria Wellness Kiana’s Instagram Erika Lust CBD Arousal Oil — Awaken (Foria Wellness) Flow CBD Vape (Foria Wellness) CBD Intimacy Suppositories (Foria Wellness)   Find out more about IGNTD: IGNTD.com IGNTD.libysn.com   Subscribe to the Podcast iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify   Follow us on Social Media! Facebook: IGNTD Instagram: @IGNTD.me Sophie’s Instagram: @Sophie.Jaffe Adi’s Instagram: @DrAdiJaffe   If you enjoyed this podcast… Please let us know what you want to hear about! Tell us in the comments or send us an email at info@igntd.com.   About Our Sponsor: Philosophie Superfoods The Philosophie offers cleanses and other nutritional products that are unlike any of the other supplements and detoxification programs on the market. Why? Because they actually nourish the body with whole, live, nutrient-rich foods. Each of the Philosophie superfoods and protein blends is vegan, raw, gluten-free, and has absolutely no filler ingredients.

This week we’re taking our orgasms sky high and talking all things CBD and feminine pleasure with Foria’s Director of Education, Kiana Reeves. Foria Wellness is a pioneering cannabis and hemp brand offering unique products for pleasure enhancement, pain relief, and overall wellness. So if you’re ready to receive the healing benefits of a CBD climax or curious to explore a greener solution to your period pain, this episode is for you.

Happy 4/20 to all our listeners! Two days ago we celebrated the first LEGAL 4/20 in Canada and had a hoot! And in honor of “Weed Day”, we have a very special episode for you! We invited Kiana Reeves from Foria Wellness to join us on our show and share her knowledge about cannabis. So relax, sit back and spark one up for this week's’ show! We discover the difference between CBD & THC, how you can heal your sexuality using cannabis and learn why Foria is the pioneer of the cannabis wellness industry. Save 10% on your order from April 20 to April 26 with the code 420SU! © SU Lifestyle Media Inc. SHOW PAGE: www.sexuninterrupted.com/radioshow SUPPORT www.patreon.com/sexuninterrupted Website: www.sexuninterrupted.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/sxuninterrupted Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sex.uninterrupted/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sexuninterrupted/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgcQBhb89EGqjcEMR_pmo0w

Happy 4/20 to all our listeners! Two days ago we celebrated the first LEGAL 4/20 in Canada and had a hoot! And in honor of “Weed Day”, we have a very special episode for you! We invited Kiana Reeves from Foria Wellness to join us on our show and share her knowledge about cannabis. So relax, sit back and spark one up for this week's’ show! We discover the difference between CBD & THC, how you can heal your sexuality using cannabis and learn why Foria is the pioneer of the cannabis wellness industry. Save 10% on your order from April 20 to April 26 with the code 420SU! © SU Lifestyle Media Inc. SHOW PAGE: www.sexuninterrupted.com/radioshow SUPPORT www.patreon.com/sexuninterrupted Website: www.sexuninterrupted.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/sxuninterrupted Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sex.uninterrupted/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sexuninterrupted/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgcQBhb89EGqjcEMR_pmo0w

Let's face it: sex is great. But what if it could become better via biohacking? Today I'm chatting to Kiana Reeves of Foria (https://foriapleasure.com/), which is a company that produces and distributes incredible sexual health and wellness products made using the cannabinoids THC and CBD, which I can personally vouch that are unbelievably epic in upgrading your sex life, especially for the ladies out there. And if you've never considered that you can biohack your sex life, this is definitely an episode for you to tune in to. Cannabis has been used for centuries — possibly even millennia — as a natural compound to assist with a ton of the human race's ills, and there's also some evidence that it's been used as a sexual aid in this respect as well. And from personal experience as I discuss in this episode, something I've also used in my own life to make sex better, though not necessarily using a CBD or THC product like Foria until more recently in my life's journey. Kiana and I chat about some of the uses of Foria's products, some misconceptions about cannabis products in general, the kinds of things you can expect when adding some cannabis into your sex life, and so much more. And for the ladies out there, just know that although men can definitely see some benefit in cannabis products in conjunction with sex, you'll be happy to know that those of you with a vagina tend to definitely see more pleasurable results than guys, so this episode will especially be one of interest to you. Unfortunately though, due to a large part of the planet's nations having negative views on cannabis on a legal front, not all of you will be able to enjoy Foria's products legally, or use cannabis as a biohacking tool in your sex life, but let's just hope that this won't be an issue for much longer.     CONNECT Connect with Leon The Alchemist online for more intensive biohacking, longevity, and performance advice daily, with exclusive content you won't find anywhere else: INSTAGRAM: @LeonTheAlchemist | https://www.instagram.com/leonthealchemist  TWITTER: @AlchemistLeon | https://twitter.com/alchemistleon LINKTREE: https://linktr.ee/leonthealchemist WEBSITE: http://bioalchemy.co COURSE: http://bio.ax/    LEARN Want to take your biohacking skills to the next level? Wake up feeling better each and every day? Or as Dr Aubrey De Grey has suggested, see if you can implement some of the longevity biohacks that may see you living to 1,000 years or more with advancements in technology? Then my intensive biohacking course The Alchemist's Guide to Biohacking (http://bio.ax/) is something you should consider becoming a student of. Use the code "HALF" during the first month of this podcast being launched to get 50% off lifetime access, with all future updates. Check out this biohacking course at: http://bio.ax/    SUPPORT I spend a ton of time putting together this podcast, and would love your support. Whether as simple as reviewing this podcast, to checking out the products I recommend, or even becoming a student of my intensive biohacking course "The Alchemist's Guide To Biohacking", I appreciate every human who supports me, however large or small the action. ITUNES: https://apple.co/2GQnXH2  SUB ON GOOGLE: https://bit.ly/2SbvJ05  BIOHACKING COURSE: http://bio.ax/

We talk Foria Wellness this week, with Kiana Reeves and Ben Odell. Lower back pain and pelvic pain are incredibly common ailments for men: half of all men will experience prostatitis in their lifetimes, along with other ailments like sciatica that cause pain in the lower back and pelvic regions. Fortunately, there’s an unorthodox new … Continue reading Kiana Reeves, Ben Odell of Foria Wellness →

On today’s show, Emily is joined by Mathew Gerson and Kiana Reeves of Foria Wellness to talk about cannabis, sex, and how it can improve your pleasure and your sex drive. The three talk about the benefits of CBD oil – from pain relief to relaxation to arousal. Plus, they talk about ways to get around painful sex, get into your body, and get rid of anxiety. Thank you for supporting our sponsors who help keep the show FREE: Fleshlight, Womanizer, Adam & Eve Follow Emily: @sexwithemily Follow Foria: @foriawellness

Loving your vagina is a revolution! Yoni eggs, vaginal steaming, sexual wellness, pelvic healing we are diving deep into the feminine mystique today with Kiana Reeves, co-founder of The Tulip. Passionate about the health of our lady parts, The Tulip is an online educational platform that offers tools, information, and support for lifelong sexual wellness, pelvic and vaginal self-care, and helps women maintain an embodied relation with this intimate part of themselves.In this episode we get down with our bad selves and dive into the importance of vaginal health, the ancient benefits of a jade yoni egg practice, and tips for sexual health and pleasurable self-care. This juicy conversation will satisfy your curiosity about the magic of the yoni!Learn more about The Tulip here: https://www.thetulip.co/

  It’s crazy to think how blatantly women’s sexual health and pleasure have been left behind by the science, R&D and pharmaceutical communities considering millions of women around the globe struggle with sexual dysfunctions from orgasmic disorder to sexual arousal disorder.   Not to mention that natural solutions to ease pain and discomfort from menstrual cycles and birthing barely exist.   With the ability to extract THC and CBD from Cannabis, Foria founder Mathew Gerson saw a huge gap in the sexual health market for women and decided to experiment with blending THC oil + coconut oil to give his girlfriend more pleasure during sex.    The results were enough to convince Mathew to launch a line of products to support women’s sexual health, to experience more sexual pleasure, and ease pain and discomfort from their monthly cycles or genital scaring.   Tune in for a juicy conversation about sex, cannabis, pleasure and innovation on Episode 56 of Ignite Intimacy!   About Mathew:     As a social entrepreneur, Mathew Gerson has conceived, founded, and launched multiple companies in the consumer products, e-commerce and social media industries. He is the creator and Wellness Director at Foria.    Before Foria, he co-founded Sir Richard’s Condom Company, helping to address the unmet need for condoms globally with a “buy one-give one” business model in tandem with Partners in Health in Haiti and retail distribution in Whole Foods Market & CVS nationally. Prior to becoming a socially-minded entrepreneur Mathew spent ten years studying Buddhist meditation in Asia, Canada and the U.S. He currently lives in Topanga, California.   Check out Foria Online:   Website:      Foria On Social:   Instagram   Facebook    Twitter      Vimeo   FORIA in the Press

What's a yoni and why does it need an egg? ....This episode goes deep down the sex organ rabbit hole with Kayla and Kiana Reeves, founders of The Tulip. They join Elizabeth and Stephanie to educate and myth bust all things pertaining to this ancient and powerful self care practice. In Roses and Thorns, the self-care convo continues with an update on the progress of the girls' meditation rituals and while we're asking questions...what the f*ck is Xanthum Gum??