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“Against all odds, the protestors in Minneapolis are winning — and that is why I am still shamelessly American,” writes Opinion Editor Aidan Klineman.
If you're drawn to the raw experience born of neurodivergence, disability, trauma… or just honest storytelling that doesn't sanitize the hard parts… Maybe this one's for you. With full transcript, video, original artwork.Family leaves marks on you. Some visible, some not. Hell, just breathing-while-autistic… in the adult world… does a number.“Couldn't you at least make it, Profano?” says my wife-to-be. Adding, “Who wants to be called ‘Profane??'”Conversations about changing my last name… I mean, who knew it was supposed to be a “couples conversation”?Not this smartass, but-naive-as-hell, 58-year-old autist. Not sitting on someone else's couch. That we happen to be surfing in a backwoods Greene County, Indiana cabin.Um. I guess, my bad. But…I was busy reeling from losing my fourth or fifth career, estrangement from my family of origin, a forced 700-mile relocation… by bus… to Indiana,my new relationship with my future wife and family,joblessness, and homelessness…in under 6 months.And I never did the whole unspoken-rule thing well. Ya know, auDHD? So really not on my best game that day.I'm not ashamed. I'm not broken…“I gotta make a br-break,” I start sputtering. “They'll tell themselves stories. They'll make up shit. M-Make me a demon.”“They?” Her eyebrow arches. The eyebrow that raised 7 kids.This is 2011. I don't have enough words in that moment to tell her who “they” are. Pretty much every relationship, teacher, job, and cause I'd walked out of. In my already long, getting-longer-fast life.“I'm not ashamed. I'm not broken. I don't have a fucking clue where I'm headed. But this is who I am. I gotta own… my self.” I kinda hear myself say that. Out loud. Catches me up short.Then, after a thoughtful beat, I mutter, “Right in their faces.”My wife has a bit to say. About changing her name to “Profane.” I have a bit too much to say in my dig-in-my-heels response. We had some wild moments back then…After a few months, I went the stagename route, Johnny Profane. Kept the potential marriage alive through compromise. But still managed to keep the “in their faces” intact.Cuz family… and the life after… leave marks on you. Some visible. Some not.I choose to wear them in plain sight…Shamelessly.I choose to wear them in plain sight…Shamelessly.This piece is what it means to me to live without apology. I got some things right, got some things wrong. And somehow kept stumbling forward anyways.This piece draws from real moments… scaling Mount Marcy the night Elvis died in 1977,leaving family behind 34 years later, complicated relationships that never quite resolve.I was finally diagnosed autistic at 63. It's been almost 10 years. So I wrote this.Full Text Transcript.So I call this one, Shameless.Watch the 3+ minute performance (headphones recommended):Content Note: language, family estrangement, ableism, trauma, homelessness + opinions & experiences of one autistic elder.ShamelessLive long enoughYa get a lot right,Get a lot wrong.Get to knowWell enoughYa can't be a saintLurking in shadow…Living life perfectlyShameless.Shameless?Oh let me beShameless…No sun setsOn a painless life,So no moon shinesOn a stainless wife.Oh let me be… comeShameless.Scaling Mount MarcyThat night as Elvis died,Got branded a MountebankAs my sister grew colder.Stalking Death ValleySame sister… now dead… to meSame stars… chill my shouldersNow living life perfectlyShameless…Shameless.Oh let me beShameless…No peak capsAn aimless life,And no grave ever filledBy a blameless knife.Oh let me be… comeShameless.No mask hidesThe pain in life,So no words canExplain my fight.So, let me Be… come…Shameless.FadeoutI hate it. I love that one…That's the whole thing, isn't it. Living with both at once.CHAPTERS:0:00 — Introduction0:11 — Shameless (the poem begins)MORE SPOKEN WORD:I share more pieces like this at AutisticAF Out Loud on Substack: https://johnnyprofaneknapp.substack.com/p/spoken-word-poetryGET THE CHAPBOOK:“every clock is a handgun pointed at my head” — art and poetry collection available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/every-clock-handgun-pointed-head-ebook/dp/B0FNLHC6SYABOUT THIS WORKJohnny (Knapp) Profane Âû spoke at the UN World Autism Acceptance Day in 2022 about his illustrations rooted in neurodivergence. Published in Wordgathering (journal of disability poetry & literature), Neuroclastic, and Thinking Person's Guide to Autism. In a former life, founding publisher of Unix World magazine. Living in rural Indiana in a trailer across the courtyard from his wife. With his 2 dogs, cat, and an unwavering commitment to raising hell, autistic style.#SpokenWord #DisabilityPoetry #AutisticPoet #NeurodivergentArt #FamilyTrauma #AutisticAF #PoetryPerformance #MentalHealthAwareness #ActuallyAutistic #RawPoetryConnect:* Drop a comment — What does family life look like for you?* Hit the “follow” bell for new releases#AutisticAF Out Loud Newsletter is a reader-supported publication. Click for a free subscription to receive new posts… and a free PDF of my Amazon chapbook of poetry. To support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Support AutisticAF.me here: Paypal · Ko-Fi · Facebook Pay “Johnny Knapp Âû”https://ko-fi.com/autisticaf This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit johnnyprofaneknapp.substack.com/subscribe
Most of us were never actually taught how to understand our own sexuality. In this episode, we're joined by Tash Doherty, author and sexuality advocate behind Misseducated, to talk about what it really means to become shamelessly sexy. We get into unlearning bad sex education, reconnecting with desire, and why curiosity, reflection, and self-knowledge are foundational to confidence and pleasure. We Cover: Why most of us are still “miseducated” about sex. Tash breaks down the gaps in traditional sex education and how they shape shame, confusion, and silence. How shame disconnects us from desire. Why feeling awkward, guilty, or “behind” is incredibly common and not a personal failure. What it actually means to be shamelessly sexy. Moving beyond performative confidence and into self-trust, curiosity, and ownership. The role of self-reflection in sexual confidence. Why understanding your own patterns, turn-ons, and boundaries changes everything. How journaling can transform your relationship with sex. Tash shares how intentional reflection helps women access desire, clarity, and agency. Why desire changes and how to work with it. Normalizing libido shifts and learning to stay connected to pleasure across life stages. How to build a healthier relationship with your body. Tools for getting out of comparison and back into embodied experience. Creating space for pleasure without pressure. Why slowing down and listening to yourself is more effective than “trying harder.” What women actually need more of in sex education. And why access to better tools leads to better relationships, communication, and confidence. Connect With Tash: Misseducated The Intimacy Journal These Perfectly Careless Things Website Connect with Us: Looking to apply these tips to your REAL life? Schedule a FREE 1:1 strategy session with Cass & Em to see if coaching can support you. Get Honeydew Me Merch HERE! Join our Patreon and access exclusive content HERE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Get ready for a wildly honest, deeply entertaining, and shamelessly sexy conversation with Tash Doherty, the writer behind Misseducated — the sex blog that's blowing up the internet with raw stories about orgasms, vibrators, porn, kink, intimacy, and everything your sex ed class should've taught you.In this episode, we dive into:✨ The power of sex writing to transform your confidence, your desires, and the way you experience pleasure ✨ How studying your orgasms (yes, with a Bluetooth-enabled vibrator) can unlock deeper satisfaction ✨ Porn literacy, vibrator habits, porn-induced fantasies & how to navigate them ✨ Why women are still experiencing an orgasm gap — and how to close it ✨ Naked parties, pegging, kink exploration, and the real truths behind sexual curiosity ✨ How shame shows up in our sex lives and how radical honesty begins to dissolve it ✨ What happens when we start actually talking about sex — with ourselves, with partners, and publiclyTash brings bold stories, hilarious honesty, and deeply reflective wisdom about the ways sex shapes identity, relationships, and self-knowledge. We explore how sex writing — even privately — helps you understand your turn-ons, your real desires, and the parts of your sexuality you didn't even know were hiding.If you've ever felt curious about your sexuality, confused about your desire, overwhelmed by porn, attached to your vibrator, or curious about how to be more shameless in bed… this conversation is for you.Let's get shamelessly sexy.About our guest: Tash Doherty is a British-Irish-American writer and author. She is the creator of Misseducated, a blog, and podcast on a mission to help the world be shamelessly sexy, and the author of These Perfectly Careless Things, her spicy, coming-of-age debut novel. Her latest project, The Intimacy Journal, will be launching on Kickstarter in late October 2025. She graduated from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and lives in Mexico City.Substack: https://misseducated.substack.com/Website: https://www.tashdoherty.com/Book: https://www.amazon.com/These-Perfectly-Careless-Things-Coming/dp/B0CKKXKQLC/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tashdoherty_/Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@misseducated_Go Deeper: www.krishall.ca Apply now for Wild Women Rising: https://www.krishall.ca/application-wwr Work with Kris for 1:1 Sex Coaching & Couples Tantric Awakening:https://calendly.com/krishall2/clarity-call Download The Pleasure Portal (FREE)https://www.krishall.ca/the-pleasure-portal Get 10% your favourite crystal pleasure wands, yoni eggs, & butt plugs:https://waands.com/?ref=illhavewhatsheshaving Submit your questions:https://www.krishall.ca/podcast IG:https://www.instagram.com/kris.hall.coaching
This week, Vee and Elle sit down with Tash Doherty — a British-Irish-American writer, creator of Misseducated (the blog and podcast helping the world become shamelessly sexy), and author of These Perfectly Careless Things, her spicy coming-of-age debut novel. She is a bold, candid, and deeply reflective sexuality writer who holds nothing back. We discuss Tash's latest project, The Intimacy Journal, which invites readers into deeper erotic self-reflection through writing.They also wander into taboo territory like:vibrators in one-night standsthe shame around “needing” toysfatphobia, feeder porn, and being praised for the parts of you you've been taught to hatebeing “born-again monogamous” versus non-monogamous and craving freedomwhether shameless sexuality is about saying yes more, saying no more, or adding nuance instead of binary answersBy the end, this episode feels like a permission slip: to write about your sex life, to admit your kinks (even the ones you'd never act out), to take up space in your pleasure, and to use tools like The Intimacy Journal to get better at sex. ChaptersMeet Tash Doherty: From Rule-Following Schoolgirl To Shameless Sex Writer. (00:00)“Unattached Sex”. (5:15)What Does It Mean To You To Have Sex With One Person For The Rest Of Your Life? The Importance Of Having One Night Stands: The Human Desire Buffet And Freedom Vs. Restriction. (9:12)Why Journal? Does It Create A Better Sex Life? (18:11)Taking Up Space: Café Tables, Crosswalks & Orgasm Gaps Vs. Equality. (20:56)What Is Shamelessly Sexy? Is It Saying Yes More, No More Honestly… Or Something Else? Curiosity? Boundaries? (25:51)Toys In The Bedroom: Vibrators During One Night Stands or Fear of Toys? (33:39)First Time, Worst Time, Most Alive: Journaling Prompts IRL. (40:33)Feeder Porn / Weight Gain Kink, Fatphobia, Erotic Reclamation & Control. (59:55)__________
Hutt and Chad break down how crazy Kiffin treated his team and Ole Miss during the search process, but yet has so many voices making excuses for how it played out, then they begged Ole Miss on gameday to let him continue coaching the rebels and did LSU not learn anything from hiring Brian Kelly and offering him a massive buyout? Plus, HawgSports.com Publisher, Trey Biddy on the state of college football heading into Conference Championship weekend. And OutKick College Sports Senior Reporter, Trey Wallace on Lane Kiffin's move to LSU and what's next for Ole Miss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Bombshell Report Reveals Disturbing New Details About LeBron James' Former Associate Damon Jones, The NBA Faces Backlash for Shamelessly Promoting Bronny James After Scoring Just Two Points, Nick Wright Takes a Shot at Michael Jordan for Criticizing Players Who Support Load Management Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Send us a textEp 664: Ever wondered how childhood experiences secretly shape your sexual desires and why most women struggle to ask for what they want in bed?In this eye-opening episode, Ruin Willow sits down with Tash Doherty (Miss Educated), a London-born writer, author, and sexuality advocate now based in Mexico who's on a mission to make the world "shamelessly sexy." Tash breaks down her three-pillar approach to sexual empowerment: discover what you want, believe you deserve it, and ask for it.The conversation dives deep into how family and cultural shame impact our sexuality, with Tash sharing insights from her upcoming **Sex Journal** launching on Kickstarter. This beautifully designed journal features 20 poems and themed prompts exploring ecstasy, obsession, longing, and desire—all designed to help women reduce shame and align their sex lives with their values.From discussing how childhood associations create unexpected fetishes to exploring the healing power of erotic writing, Tash traces sexuality's role throughout history—from Sappho to the Song Dynasty. She shares her journey from teen romance novelist to sex blogger, including viral pieces like "Get a Man Who Loves Your Bush."The duo also tackles the complex role of pornography in sexual education, highlighting ethical alternatives, and emphasizing the importance of self-exploration through masturbation and quality toys.Ready to explore your own sexual narrative without shame? Tune in for this transformative conversation about reclaiming pleasure and rewriting your story, thereby also improving your relationships. Key Takeaways:• A simple three-pillars formula—know what you want, believe you deserve it, ask for it—reframes sexual confidence as a learnable practice. • Erotic journaling can dismantle familial shame and scaled into a mainstream coffee-table Sex Journal launched on Kickstarter. • Stigmatized practices (masturbation, toys, "healthier" porn, open communication) are portrayed as deliberate tools to build self-knowledge, pleasure, and agency.Chapters Timeline:00:00:02 - Shamelessly Sexy00:04:23 - Writing a Sex Journal for Women00:07:23 - Shame and Sexuality00:12:37 - Exploring Female Sexuality and History00:16:09 - Exploring Sexuality Through Design00:18:12 - Achieving Orgasm Equality00:28:16 - Consent, communication, and sexual exploration00:30:56 - Orgasm Equality and Sexual Empowerment00:38:50 - Sex Tech and Favorite Toys00:39:38 - Sex Toys: Tools Not Replacements00:43:32 - Sex Toys Changed My Life, sexual health00:48:09 - Clitoris Shapes, Stimulation, and Orgasm, libido00:52:17 - Vulva vs Vagina, female anatomyConnect with Miss Educated, Tashhttp://misseducated.substack.com/http://tashdoherty.com/Support the showExclusives https://www.buzzsprout.com/1599808/subscribeNewsletters https://subscribepage.io/ruanwillowhttps://linktr.ee/RuanWillow Affiliates Firm Tech 15% OFF with code ruan15 https://myfirmtech.com/ruanwillow BeeDee dating app https://beedee.app/?r=ohfuckyeahThe Fantasy Box DATE30 for $30 OFF 1st box https://thefantasybox.sjv.io/c/6250602/2141126/26423
Want to hear what being jet-lagged on the opposite side of the globe looks like? More meanderings and more truths about the cost of racing, if you're looking for something eye-watering today.****************This podcast is comprised of entries from the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news!Instagram // @thewholestory & @ellysium_racingSign up for our newsletterFacebook // Ellysium RacingLinkedIn // Michele & Elliswww.ellysium.co
Want to know what's on my mind at 3:17am in Las Vegas? Hazy thoughts about new opportunities and choosing new paths and splitting the difference between peri-menopause and jet lag.****************This podcast is comprised of entries from the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news!Instagram // @thewholestory & @ellysium_racingSign up for our newsletterFacebook // Ellysium RacingLinkedIn // Michele & Elliswww.ellysium.co
After over a century of villifying higher education, ruining futures and robbing people of potential, the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses under Jesus Christ direction, suddenly decided their people can go to college. Governing Body Update #5 should leave everyone with a long list of questions... even as past generations of Jehovah's Witnesses watch on in anger. TWITTER: @exjwpodcastINSTAGRAM: survivingparadisepodcast
OPINION: Marcos shamelessly tries to spin flood-control mega mess | Aug. 27, 2025Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net Follow us: Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital Check out our Podcasts: Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcherTune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein #TheManilaTimes#KeepUpWithTheTimesSubscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net Follow us: Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital Check out our Podcasts: Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcherTune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein #TheManilaTimes#KeepUpWithTheTimesdv Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
There's a first time for everything, and here you'll hear about us actually, finally saying NO to a racing opportunity. Also, holy shit-- 100th episode!****************This podcast is comprised of entries from the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news!Instagram // @thewholestory & @ellysium_racingSign up for our newsletterFacebook // Ellysium RacingLinkedIn // Michele & Elliswww.ellysium.co
Shamelessly long one today, lil' onions. There is simply too much to unpack here in Carie Ann's favorite Disney film, The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996). Carie dives into the layered lasagna of a film that was definitely made with kids in mind, yet somehow is BARELY child appropriate. Ross applauds the Disney team for walking a very fine line that still manages to point out the hypocrisy of power and religion. Carie also provides several truly disturbing events in the Victor Hugo novel, and the siblings revel in the execution of the film's dichotomy: What makes a monster and what makes a man? SUPPORT US ON PATREON! (PLEASE?)
No one tells you the numbers. The real costs. We speak in code and generalizations because it's racing's dirty little secret. Well... I'm putting some numbers on it, folks. Prepare to pick your jaw up off the floor.****************This podcast is comprised of entries from the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news!Instagram // @thewholestory & @ellysium_racingSign up for our newsletterFacebook // Ellysium RacingLinkedIn // Michele & Elliswww.ellysium.co
Call it imposter sydrome, self doubt or existential crisis. When it hits, it hits hard, and maybe one too many bowls of cereal for dinner or nights alone with my own thoughts this week have me swirling.****************This podcast is comprised of entries from the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news!Instagram // @thewholestory & @ellysium_racingSign up for our newsletterFacebook // Ellysium RacingLinkedIn // Michele & Elliswww.ellysium.co
This week, Raoni has a straightforward message for all of the haters out there. A recap of many negative reviews and messages received about the show is discussed in detail, and Raoni explains why you should not read the negative comments while shamelessly self-promoting your brand.Follow The Raoni Washburn Show on:InstagramTikTok ThreadsYouTubeall @exposingmygay,Please subscribe to the "Bossy Power Bottom Gay-Treon (Patreon)" and get all things Bossy Power Bottom Productions' bonus content from over four shows! Don't forget to go to raoniwashburn.com for any information you need on the show or Bossy Power Bottom Productions. While on the show website, look at the Bossy Power Bottom Catalog and pick out your next piece for your upcoming gay or pride-related event. Do you have something you want Raoni to hear? Call in on the official Bossy Power Bottom hotline at 415 501 0401 and leave a message. Any other inquiries are received at mygayexpose@gmail.com !
Nearly every year it ends up that I find myself solo in May while the boys head off to the USA for one thing or another. Besides eating cereal & bananas for dinner, headspace is my favorite benefit of being alone.****************This podcast is comprised of entries from the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news!Instagram // @thewholestory & @ellysium_racingSign up for our newsletterFacebook // Ellysium RacingLinkedIn // Michele & Elliswww.ellysium.co
Have you ever felt like prayer isn't working?Join us this week to hear what Jesus teaches His disciples about praying with persistence.Got a question about this teaching or a teaching from this series? Submit it here! About Music Track: Track: Inspirational Flight Artist: AShamaluevMusic Owner: Aleksandr Shamaluev.
Gaming déjà vu got you questioning reality? In this episode of Co-op Chronicles, Blacklabel, Geisha, and Azzilee dive into the shadowy world of copycat games. From shameless Genshin clones to the endless parade of Battle Royales, we're breaking down the trends, tropes, and straight-up thefts that have taken over your favorite genres.We'll explore the games that started it all—and the ones that just hit copy + paste. What makes a clone work? When does inspiration cross the line? And why does every game suddenly feel like the same game?Expect some hard truths, hot takes, and side-eye as we talk mobile madness, Fortnite formulas, and even the live-service games trying to wear ten different hats at once. If you've ever thought “Wait, didn't I already play this?”—this one's for you.
I'm having a meta moment where I'm writing and simultaneously recording podcast episodes with content from exaclty one year ago. My cosmic bookcase is reflecting the past back to me.****************This podcast is comprised of entries from the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news!Instagram // @thewholestory & @ellysium_racingSign up for our newsletterFacebook // Ellysium RacingLinkedIn // Michele & Elliswww.ellysium.co
Don't get excited for any big birthday bash plans or meta thoughts on a life worth living. This honest, no-frills, truncated account of what it's like to wake up on your 45th birthday is shockingly accurate, I think. 45 is a mixed bag.****************This podcast is comprised of entries from the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news!Instagram // @thewholestory & @ellysium_racingSign up for our newsletterFacebook // Ellysium RacingLinkedIn // Michele & Elliswww.ellysium.co
In this week's very special 100th episode of Not Alone, Valeria sits down for a powerful and deeply honest conversation with writer and creator, Heidi Clements. Known for her unfiltered storytelling and viral presence online, Heidi opens up about aging, sobriety, 25 years without sex, surviving trauma, and what it means to live life on her own terms. The two explore the emotional realities behind choosing a nontraditional path, including living single, redefining intimacy, and navigating the invisibility many women feel after 50. They discuss how society conditions women to seek validation, how the male gaze has shaped generations, and why self-approval is the ultimate freedom. With humor, heart, and vulnerability, this episode is a candid look at healing, wholeness, and the courage to tell your story out loud. Follow Heidi: https://www.instagram.com/welcometoheidi/ Shop my look from this episode: https://shopmy.us/collections/1909988 Follow me: https://www.instagram.com/valerialipovetsky/ What we talked about: 00:00 Not Alone's 100th Episode! 00:14 The Humbling Journey of Podcasting 01:38 Overcoming Perfectionism and COVID Challenges 02:28 The Birth of 'Not Alone' 02:58 Finding My Groove in Podcasting 04:07 Introducing Heidi Clements 06:12 Heidi's Journey to Internet Fame 07:43 Navigating Social Media and Personal Growth 13:11 The Impact of Sobriety and Personal Trauma 16:06 Empowering Women and Challenging the Patriarchy 20:07 Generational Shifts and Future Hopes 36:00 Gen X and Menopause: A New Conversation 37:02 Cultural Silence and Women's Health 38:52 Living Shamelessly and Embracing Authenticity 41:57 Intimacy and Sobriety: A Personal Journey 45:43 Redefining Intimacy and Relationships 52:47 The Evolution of Self-Love and Acceptance 01:01:47 Visibility and Aging: Embracing Change 01:05:07 Final Thoughts and Reflections Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What are we doing, why are we doing it, and are we doing it right? This season's unfolding has brought far more questions than answers (even MORE than usual) and questions around our chosen strategy-- when and IF it will come to fruition.****************This podcast is comprised of entries from the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news!Instagram // @thewholestory & @ellysium_racingSign up for our newsletterFacebook // Ellysium RacingLinkedIn // Michele & Elliswww.ellysium.co
The Lord's prayer is all about asking and it is a school to teach us about what we should desire. What should we ask for? That God's name should be honored; that His kingdom will come. We should ask for our daily needs—acknowledging our total dependence on Him for everything. We should seek forgiveness personally and as a community, and pray that we might be kept from falling into sin. How should we pray? Shamelessly. Continually. Our prayers never bother our Father in heaven. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on July 13, 2025.
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In this episode you'll hear my first inklings that a return home to the US might be imminent, and that some initial plans for the season might be coming into view.****************This podcast is comprised of entries from the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news!Instagram // @thewholestory & @ellysium_racingSign up for our newsletterFacebook // Ellysium RacingLinkedIn // Michele & Elliswww.ellysium.co
From rolling over his car in the final race to rocking autographs on people's shoes on the strip, our experience in Las Vegas for Ellis's first ever Nitrocross race did NOT disappoint.****************This podcast is comprised of entries from the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news!Instagram // @thewholestory & @ellysium_racingSign up for our newsletterFacebook // Ellysium RacingLinkedIn // Michele & Elliswww.ellysium.co
Despite somehow taking a 5 week break between entries from the start of the year until this entry, I'm talking about Ellis's first ever rallycross test day, broken spirits in a Barcelona hotel room and getting real about budgets as the Renegade moves up in the world.****************This podcast is comprised of entries from the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news!Instagram // @thewholestory & @ellysium_racingSign up for our newsletterFacebook // Ellysium RacingLinkedIn // Michele & Elliswww.ellysium.co
It's been a minute, but I'm back for more! This episode introduces the start of the 2024 season-- beginnings and ends, plans and procrastinations.****************This podcast is comprised of entries from the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing.Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road.Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news!Instagram // @thewholestory & @ellysium_racingSign up for our newsletterFacebook // Ellysium RacingLinkedIn // Michele & Elliswww.ellysium.co
In this episode, Alex (@AlexHormozi) shares a clear strategy for how to respond when others copy your ideas, steal your products, or rip off your brand, and why most people lose not because of theft, but because of how they react to it.Welcome to The Game w/Alex Hormozi, hosted by entrepreneur, founder, investor, author, public speaker, and content creator Alex Hormozi. On this podcast you'll hear how to get more customers, make more profit per customer, how to keep them longer, and the many failures and lessons Alex has learned and will learn on his path from $100M to $1B in net worth.Wanna scale your business? Click here.Follow Alex Hormozi's Socials:LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter | AcquisitionMentioned in this episode:Get access to the free $100M Scaling Roadmap at www.acquisition.com/roadmap
Dear Wonderful Readers,This morning, I woke up grumpy and exhausted, scrolling depressively for thirty minutes, debating whether to even get up. My self-criticism has been flaring up again, making life almost unlivable.“Come to this self-portrait event at Soho House!” my friend coaxed me via WhatsApp.I frowned. Most of me wanted to stay at home, hiding. But after a short self-compassion practice to stop me destroying myself from self-hatred, I got up. I got a latte. I went for a walk. I decided to go to the self-portrait event. Because why the hell not?Get a weekly, shamelessly sexy musing
In this episode, we welcome Phyl Terry. “ Part of the reason I dress the way I do is because that's who I am. But part of the reason I dress this way is I'm trying to lead cultural change.” - mic drop!
Living Shamelessly with Annalie Howling | Reclaiming Joy, Power & Presence In this soul-stirring episode, I walk through Nashville with high-performance coach, EMDR trauma specialist, and author Annalie Howling to explore one of the most powerful, misunderstood forces in our lives: shame. We dive into what shame actually is, how it gets embedded in our nervous systems, and how it can silently dictate our relationships, our dreams, and our identity. Annalie shares insights from her new book Unapologetic and walks us through concepts like shame stacking, retroactive joy, fawning as a trauma response, and what it really means to live a shameless life. This episode isn't just a conversation — it's an experience of healing, remembering, and returning to your true self. If you've ever struggled with feeling unworthy, stuck in old patterns, or disconnected from your purpose — this one's for you Listen if you're ready to: Let go of the shame stories holding you back Reconnect with your inner child and sense of joy Understand how trauma responses shape your relationships Learn how to start living shamelessly and unapologetically Feel witnessed, validated, and inspired to reclaim your life Key Topics Covered: The root of shame and how it disconnects us from our dreams Understanding carried shame vs. internalized shame Why fawning is often a misunderstood trauma response How to release shame from the body The power of witnessing, safe friendship, and being seen Why joy is a muscle — and how to reclaim it The trap of perfectionism, people-pleasing, and inner criticism Attachment styles, retroactive joy, and choosing yourself How shame is weaponized in divorce, family, and career Creating an unapologetic life after trauma Connect with Annalie Howling and get her new book: Unapologetic! Podcast: The Blueprint Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-blueprint/id1640788166 The Self-Discovery Blueprint & The Power of the Pivot 12 Part Series: https://jbirdfit.mykajabi.com/the-self-discovery-blueprint Connect with Jason! https://stan.store/Jbirdfit Disclaimer: The training is intended for informational and educational purposes, it is not intended to substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, and/or treatment. Please consult your medical professional before making changes to your diet, exercise routine, medical regimen, lifestyle, and/or mental health care. Your background, education, experience, and work ethic may differ. There is no guarantee of success. Individuals do not track the typicality of its student's experiences. Your results may vary. https://988lifeline.org/
Shamelessly Unignorable: The Playbook by Rob Tillman Shamelesslyunignorable.com Robtillman.com About the Guest(s): Rob Tillman is a seasoned professional with nearly three decades of experience in the field of job development, transition coaching, and recruitment. He has an extensive background in climbing the corporate ladder within the aerospace industry, reaching executive levels. Rob is also a certified job development coach, collaborating with international networks like Copy Chief to assist freelancers and job seekers optimize their employment strategies. His new book, "Shamelessly Unignorable: The Playbook," is designed to aid individuals in overcoming imposter markets and achieving the success they deserve. Episode Summary: In this engaging episode of The Chris Voss Show, Chris Voss sits down with Rob Tillman to delve into the intricacies of the modern job market and how individuals can stand out. Tillman's new book, "Shamelessly Unignorable: The Playbook," is highlighted as a comprehensive guide for job seekers to maneuver through what he terms the "imposter markets" — fields overwhelmed with individuals misrepresenting their qualifications. Drawing from over 30 years of experience, Tillman shares insights on common pitfalls in the job search process and how his concepts can help navigate them effectively. Throughout the episode, Rob Tillman dissects the challenges posed by AI evolution and workforce reductions, describing how these factors reshape job opportunities and heighten competition. Keywords like "AI disruption," "freelancing challenges," and "government layoffs" reflect these contemporary workforce challenges discussed in the conversation. Tillman introduces his "tequila math" and "and principle" concepts, offering a fresh perspective on approaching job applications with sincerity and verifiability, and how to position oneself as an extraordinary candidate in a sea of competitors. Key Takeaways: Rising Competition in the Job Market: Layoffs, AI advancements, and a growing population are creating a saturated job market with less available positions and heightened competition. Imposter Markets: Job seekers face hurdles from individuals misrepresenting their skills and backgrounds, making authenticity in resumes and interviews crucial. The Importance of Being Unignorable: Instead of blending in, job seekers should focus on how they can be remembered and become "shamelessly unignorable" to employers. Engaging Effectively in the Hiring Process: Understanding the hiring manager's perspective can significantly improve job seekers' abilities to secure positions. Strategic Application Approaches: Targeting opportunities accurately and presenting truthful attributes are more beneficial and preferable to sending mass, unpersonalized applications. Notable Quotes: "Job hunting is like dating…you cannot name the person you must date." "Hiring is one thing that people hate to do. You don't hire unless you have to do it." "The greatest thing that I can do for anyone is to stop them from doing the things that are killing their opportunities." "The single biggest reason [for failure] is because they may as well put a sign up that says, 'I'm just like everybody else.'" "There are little bitty secrets that when you hear them, you won't be able to unsee them."
Jenny Wood is a former Google executive who ran a large operations team that helped drive billions of advertising revenue a year. And she also created one of the largest career development programs in Google's history. Jenny is also the author of the book, Wild Courage. In this episode we discuss the following: I love Jenny's advice to be shameless: have the courage to stand behind our efforts and abilities. And go after what we want. What a great example of shamelessness when Jenny chased her husband-to-be off the subway to give him her business card. In the workplace, it's hard to be noticed if we don't stand out. But many of us default to not self-promoting enough. Yet as a manager at Google, Jenny loved getting a shameless Monday morning email from a small number of her direct reports who told her what they had accomplished and what they were going to do next. Connect on Social Media: X: https://twitter.com/nate_meikle LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natemeikle/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nate_meikle/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@nate.meikle
⭐️ Get your free Human Design Chart https://www.miranda-mitchell.com/free-human-design-chart-video ⭐️ In this episode of the Provoking Prosperity Podcast, host Miranda Mitchell engages in a riveting conversation with British Irish American writer Tash Doherty. Tash, the force behind the blog and podcast Miseducated, shares her journey from an unhappy tech career to becoming a full-time writer in Mexico City. She discusses her raw and honest approach to writing, especially on taboo topics like sex, and her mission to empower women to embrace their sexuality through her debut novel 'These Perfectly Careless Things' and sex writing workshops. The episode delves into the balance between authentic creative expression and financial sustainability, the importance of polarization in attracting the right audience, and maintaining integrity while building a supportive community for female-led innovations. Tash also reveals her dreams of creating a massive fund dedicated to women's health innovations. Tune in to explore the profound impact of creativity and authenticity in provoking meaningful change. About Tash: Tash Doherty is a British-Irish-American writer and author. She is the creator of Misseducated, a blog, and podcast for business and pleasure, and the author of These Perfectly Careless Things, her spicy, coming-of-age debut novel, which she self-published in September 2023. She graduated from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and lives in Mexico City. Show Notes: 00:00 Introduction to the Provoking Prosperity Podcast 00:07 Meet Tash Doherty: A Bold Voice in Writing 02:32 Tash's Journey: From Tech to Full-Time Writer 03:26 Empowering Women Through Honest Conversations 05:06 Navigating Authenticity and Polarization 08:29 Overcoming Resistance and Staying True to Yourself 10:24 Balancing Creative Control and Sustainable Growth 14:05 Building from the Ground Up: Lessons and Strategies 20:27 The Importance of Vulnerability in Storytelling 29:40 Supporting Female-Led Innovations 33:57 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
At its best, desperation offers us an invitation to draw near to Jesus. Pastor Jonathan Fitzgerald preaches a sermon from Luke 11:1-13 about desperate prayer. This is one of our focus areas for 2025. To hear our full vision for 2025, go to reality.la/vision2025.
IntroductionMy mission is to help the world be shamelessly sexy. To me, that means not feeling ashamed about who you are or the type of sex you want to have. It means going after the things that you want in bed and in life. Being shamelessly sexy looks different for everyone. It's something you need to define for yourself on your own terms. Also, no one can ever be perfectly shamelessly sexy. That's because shame is a normal human emotion that will continue to crop up in life. But being perfect is not the point, people! Not feeling shame is not the point, either. This is about self-discovery. It's about living your own life that is pleasurable and “totally rad,” as the surfer dudes say. It's about feeling aligned with yourself and courageous enough to pursue what you want.I may be more shamelessly sexy now, but I wasn't always this way. I grew up in London, where I was trained at all-girls private schools to be a prim and proper young lady. The red shoes of my school uniform were always perfectly polished. As I failed to color inside the lines in my lessons, I developed a dangerous curiosity.One day, I secretly came across what one might call a “spicy book” or “smut” in my school library. Heavens! When I read it, I felt excited. It was a beacon, an acknowledgment from the adult world:“There are other horny teenagers just like you out there. In fact, being a horny teenager is normal. All those boring adults? Well, they were once one, too.”That day, my perspective on sexuality changed. That smut book opened my mind to the possibility that sex and lovemaking are some of the most beautiful things in the world, even if nobody overtly champions them. I still believe that it's one of life's greatest joys to love another person fully, honestly, and vulnerably. And yet, this is totally hidden in our culture, which makes us feel guilty for simply enjoying ourselves. To this day, that doesn't make sense to me. I've come to wonder whether there is a screw missing in my brain or if it's that I simply transcended the confines of the world I grew up in all those years ago when I read that smut book in the library. Now, I try to help others do the same: to love ourselves and our partners openly in our own unique, beautiful, and messy ways.This piece is for heterosexual-leaning females because that's my experience. Men experience shame differently, and I'll address that in another piece. So, let's dive into how we can get you there!Defining Shame About SexIn my article, “How To Be Shameless,” I shared Brené Brown's definition of shame: “Shame is an epidemic in our culture” that is “highly correlated with addiction, depression, violence, aggression, bullying, suicide, eating disorders." She shares that "[f]or women, shame is: do it all, do it perfectly, and never let them see you sweat.”Here's an example of this in my friend Emily's day-to-day life. Emily is fresh out of a relationship, and she wants to feel good about her body. Last week, we identified where her ideas about her body and her sexuality are coming from.* Feminine conservatism from her mother: Emily's mother is Catholic. For her whole life, Emily's mother wanted her to cover her shoulders and wear longer, feminine dresses, especially when they went to her grandmother's house for Sunday brunch.* Bikini bodies from Instagram: Emily saw a beautiful woman wearing a bikini on Instagram, so she ordered one. It has a G-string bottom that Emily is a bit nervous about trying, but since she lives by the beach, she wants to give it a go.* Pressure from her ex: When Emily was 18, she dated a guy who was 23, and he was more sexually experienced than her. He made her feel guilty that she had never had a threesome and that she didn't want to watch porn with him. In his eyes, she was never sexually experienced enough.* Social Comparison: With her last boyfriend, Emily noticed when they passed other girls on the beach who were prettier than her. Those girls were tanned and wore the G-string bikinis like it was nobody's business. Emily knew that comparison was the thief of joy, but she still wondered if her boyfriend wanted to be with someone prettier.Emily's experiences mirror exactly how Brené Brown described shame in women: “unobtainable, conflicting, competing expectations about who we are supposed to be.” Still, Emily's situation confused me. If her sexuality and her feelings about her own body weren't these messages from others, then what were they? This was something far deeper than her mother's conservatism or her ex pressuring her to have sex. Perhaps this was something internal. Perhaps this was something to do with her “self,” and that required an energetic, internal transformation. We agreed that it sounded woo-woo, but her feelings about her sexuality and her body are a form of energy that she embodies.Being Shameless SexyEmily and I agreed that being shamelessly sexy comes down to three fundamental things: knowing what you want, believing you deserve what you want, and asking for it. There's a lot to say here, so I'll address the tips for each of them separately.Know What You Want“If the desert is holy, it is because it is a forgotten place that allows us to remember the sacred. Perhaps that is why every pilgrimage to the desert is a pilgrimage to the self.” (Terry Tempest Williams).I could probably write a whole book with tips on how to help you figure out what you want in your sex life. I don't claim to be a witch or a genius, so I'll share what's helped me so far.* Work On Your Shame.As I explored previously, facing your shame can help you change your perspective and let go of the past. So, pull up a shameful memory or two from your past that involves your body or having sex. Try not to pick something too overwhelming to begin with. You might need to repeat this exercise multiple times if you have various memories bringing you shame about sex in your past. For this exercise, I picked Valentine's Day with my high school boyfriend when I was 17 when my younger sister walked in on us trying to have a romantic bath together, and my dad found out and gave me the awkward sex talk. It was terrible.Hold your experience in your mind's eye. Remember as many details as you can about the situation. Notice what you feel. Do you feel any physical sensations in your body, your chest, or your throat? Where are you holding the shame in your body? Now, turn toward your younger self with compassion. Acknowledge the pain of the experience. Find a loving gesture you can give yourself for comfort. For this experience, I held my hand and told myself,“Taking a bath is a rather wonderful thing to do with someone. That experience was cruel. You didn't deserve that.”If you don't want to hold your hand, you could also hug yourself, squeeze your arm, or put your hand on your heart. Think of what a loving parent or a kind adult would say to your younger self now. What does your younger self need to hear? It could be something like,“Experiencing shame is part of life. You're not alone. You made a mistake. That doesn't mean you are a mistake. I forgive you.”The more you can give yourself love and acceptance, the less shame you'll eventually feel about that experience. It is totally okay if you cry or feel a big wash of emotion. That's a good sign that you're processing pain and grief.You can listen to my Misseducated interview with Dr. Kristin Neff, the world's leading expert on self-compassion, here: “How to Be Kind to Yourself, and Why It Matters.”* Keep a sex diary or journal.Writing helps to make what we know subconsciously about ourselves conscious. For three years, I've written about my sex life on my blog, Misseducated. Exploring my experiences in pieces like “Why I Never Swallow Cum” has had an incredible benefit that I didn't expect: it has helped me figure out what I like in bed. Writing about your sex life can help you figure out what you want to explore and where your limitations are. You can also learn the exact techniques that make you orgasm and how you like to receive pleasure (for me, the secret tip is always a little bit of butt stuff).So, I encourage you to start keeping a separate journal where you can explore sexual experiences from your past and what you liked and didn't like about them. Start with a prompt like “Losing My Virginity,” “My First Kiss,” or “The Best Sex I Ever Had,” and go from there. Try to bring in all the senses: what you saw, what you heard, what you touched, what you smelt, what you tasted, and what you felt. A candlelit dinner? Grinding at the club? It's all part of your arousal and your sexuality. It can be as simple as a private note on your phone, which you can then giggle to yourself about secretly.Subscribe to the Misseducated Calendar to learn more about when I host Sex Writing Workshops in the future.* Separate the voices of others from your own.“We have lived quite enough for others: let us live at least this tail-end of life for ourselves.” (Page 271, Michel de Montaigne)As you distinguish your voice in your sex diary, it's important to keep the voices of other people separate. For example, you can make a quick list of self-critical words or phrases that often come up for you. Now, try to figure out where you learned each voice and to whom it belongs. Are these your mother's words? Or did Mrs. Screech from 2nd Grade plug those into your brain?Imagine your brain. Clear a dedicated little space at the back of it, which is solely reserved for your thoughts and feelings about your life. This is where you are going to store your unique thoughts. As the old French philosopher Montaigne says,“We should aside a room, just for ourselves, at the back of the shop, keeping it entirely free and establishing there our true liberty, our principal solitude, and asylum.” (Page 270, Michel de Montaigne)* Define success in your sex life.What are your aspirations when it comes to your sex life? Would you like to orgasm or squirt with your partner at least twice every time you sleep together? Is it dancing bachata? Or is it throwing away your razor and just living like you want to, hairy armpits and all? Take some time to define success on your own terms. This exercise is about self-acceptance, not about judging yourself in any way or stressing yourself out. It's supposed to be fun!For me, success in my sex life does not involve jet-setting around the world to attend giant orgies every weekend (though it might look like that for you). It's probably just having a loving relationship where I can enjoy plenty of butt stuff, and we can be open enough for an optional third person who we can play with together, and I can have lots of earth-shattering orgasms, of course.* De-stigmatize your body and other people's.Going to clothing-optional events has brought me a lot of acceptance and love for my body. As I've shared, while it's normal to feel nervous at first, I find being naked around other people very freeing. Attending an event like The Naked Bike Ride in Philadelphia has shown me that when you get a whole bunch of naked bodies together for a brief moment, the intensity of our insecurities and self-consciousness totally melts away.The prospect of going to these events might terrify you. But just remember that our obsession with our bodies being perfect or looking a certain way is a social construct that we need to unlearn if we want to feel truly shameless about who we are. I hope you can find ways to explore de-stigmatizing your body for yourself, whether that be going to the sauna, skinny-dipping in a river, or going to a nudist beach.* Follow your curiosity.Sexuality is a journey of exploration, constant evolution, and discovery. As I've shared previously, “God” is not going to part the clouds and bestow upon you your one true perfect sexual experience. What you're curious about exploring may well just start as a whisper, which you're going to need to listen for closely.Imagine that sexuality is like a pair of shoes that you're trying on in a shop. Does this activity or idea feel very “you”? Could you see yourself wearing those sparkly heels on the right occasion? Like Emily wearing a G-string bikini on the beach, try something new when you're not sure if you'll like them or not, and see how it feels. There's power in courage, which, as Maya Angelou reminds us, is the most important of all the virtues.* Talk to yourself.Talking to yourself is usually considered weird. But I highly encourage you to sit down and do it to figure out what you're comfortable with and what you're not. As Pauline said wisely in our interview about open relationships,“Sexuality is an emotion…It depends on where you are in your mind…You always have to sit down with your thoughts and kind of like ask yourself this question: am I okay right now? Do I feel safe?”Knowing your limits is a beautiful thing. For example, I consider myself a sexually open person, but almost four years ago, I experienced what can only be described as a doozy of a sexual assault. I still don't feel comfortable with men I don't know touching me, and I am so thankful to know that about myself.If you feel like you're crossing the line for any reason, remember what Pauline shared,“I'm able to stop at any time. Like that's also something that is like really important…You can stop at any time and say goodbye. Like, I'm done. And it's okay. It doesn't mean you're a loser. It doesn't mean anything. It just means that right here, right now, you just don't want it. And it's okay.”* Make up your own rules.Despite being a huge people pleaser for most of my life, I made up a rule that I would only allow a guy to stay over at my house once he was my boyfriend. I decided this because I noticed how disrupted my sleep gets when a guy stays over, and it often ruins my next day. Admittedly, I don't always stick to my own rules when I'm hooking up with a dude who is particularly hot and cool (I'm allowed to make exceptions to my own rules, lol.) But the point is that I've taken time beforehand to identify my needs and figure out what is important to me.Get some space and peace of mind. And while you're alone, off on a solo adventure or single, go ahead and put your own rules in place. These could be rules about your sleep, your safety, and where you want things inserted into your body. Write these down in your sex journal, also. It's easier to decide what you want when there is no one else in the picture because biology is a stronger force than anything else in the world, and having a hot guy in your life is incredibly distracting. And, of course, once you make a rule for yourself, don't be pansy like me. The first step is to recognize that you deserve to have needs and boundaries. The second step is actually to enforce them.* Explore the underworld.This is about getting a handle on what's possible in terms of your sexuality. While porn is acting and often misleading, if you're open to it, I encourage you to watch some. You can watch some female-friendly porn here and here. Watching porn is a good way to see what's possible, and who knows, you might find it arousing.I thought that everyone was like me and had watched porn in secret, but it turns out I have female friends who have never watched porn, who are virgins, and who have never had an orgasm. Everyone is on their own journey, and that's a beautiful thing. I encourage you to meet yourself where you are right now and go from there. Also, try taking the BDSM test. It might help you figure out what type of sex you like to have. If some questions come up that you have no idea about, read the definitions and see if that's something you might want to explore.“When you're in a relationship, it shouldn't be the end of exploring your sexuality.” – Pauline, Open Relationships 101* Explore your body, guilt-free.Planned Parenthood quoted research published in 1994, which said, “half of the adult women and men who masturbate feel guilty about it.” Quotes like this depress me because, as far as I am concerned, guilt is a totally useless emotion. Meanwhile, “the medical community considers masturbation to be a natural and harmless expression of sexuality for both men and women” (Masturbation Guide, WebMD).Every time you feel guilty about touching yourself, buying a new toy, or feeling hot as f**k, just remember that there are literally 5,000 worse things you could be in the world than being a masturbater. You could be a murderer. You could be intentionally stomping on all the flowers in your neighbor's garden. Masturbation is harmless, pleasurable, and fun. So, take time for it like you take time for a friend who wants to get coffee and talk about her most recent breakup. Seriously, give yourself an hour at least and see what you can do. And also, put what you discover in your sex journal.* Question everything.Something is only “normal” because some people in our society decided it was. So, take all the assumptions you have about yourself, your life, who you can be, and what you can do, and turn them upside down. As Pauline expresses beautifully:“I deconstruct a lot by myself, about like patriarchy, about like me as a woman, like sexuality…And a lot of stuff, you're like, “But why the f**k am I doing this?”… Why are we even like, I don't know, blowing candles for a birthday? Like a lot of questions. And yeah, you know, why? "Yeah, it's normal.” I'm like, “No, it's not. Like how the f**k we ended up doing this?”Why the f**k do we blow our candles on a birthday cake, indeed?Believe You Deserve What You WantThis next step is about self-esteem. It's about standing up for your needs, saying f**k yes to people or f**k no to people, and not feeling guilty either way.* Be selfishWikipedia defines selfishness as “being concerned excessively or exclusively for oneself or one's own advantage, pleasure, or welfare, regardless of others.” I find this definition so funny! Because being socialized as a woman, it's clear to me that women are often branded as being selfish for having any concern for ourselves at all. The example comes to mind of my mother calling me selfish because, at age 28, I refused to share a bed with my brother, who is 6'5” tall (195cm), on the family holiday. In the world I grew up in, I wasn't really allowed to have needs, let alone express them.It's a crime in our society for a woman to put herself first. Yet, this is the moment when we decide to stop being doormats, even if we risk being branded as “difficult” in the process. I wholeheartedly encourage you to start being selfish.* Believe your pleasure matters.In the bedroom, this means taking up space and time to make sure you get the pleasure you deserve. As someone who has written a lot about the orgasm gap and experienced it firsthand, I know that we are simply not there yet. According to the International Academy of Sex Research in 2017, quoted in the Guardian,“95% of heterosexual men said they usually or always orgasmed when sexually intimate, followed by 89% of gay men, 88% of bisexual men, 86% of lesbian women, 66% of bisexual women, and 65% of straight women.”I've explained how the world would be a very different place if straight females were orgasming 65% of the time. I estimated I had orgasmed with 8% of my partners and maybe 25% of all the times I have had sex. To be shamelessly sexy, we have to believe that our pleasure is just as important as our partner's pleasure. We're talking about getting equal pleasure for equal measure.* Remember that nothing is wrong with you.With shame being blasted at you from all directions, it's easy to believe that it's your fault for being alive in the body that you're in. I fundamentally disagree with this. Books like “Invisible Women” teach us that the reason why nothing ever seems right for us is because the world was not designed with us in mind. Literally, the people who designed airbags in cars, sidewalks, and even medications didn't bother to test them on female bodies, and this has real-world consequences. If you've ever had weird side effects from medication, just remember that women were all but left out of medical research until 1993. This costs female lives.It's not that there is something with you. It's that there is something wrong with the world. Nothing is wrong with you. You are simply a woman, and because of that, you will never be typical or be the default.* Prioritize your relationship with yourself.The harsh truth is that our relationship with ourselves is the only constant relationship we will have in until we die. Everyone else will come and go—friends, partners, parents, lovers, siblings, and children, even. Your relationship with yourself is the only one that truly sticks.So, for God's sake, put yourself first. What you think about yourself matters much more than what other people think of you. And don't be like the guy from The Onion article titled, “Man Waiting Until Parents Die Before Doing A Single Thing That Makes Him Happy.”* Your experiences are valid. Your feelings are real.I used to have very low self-esteem until I started going to a 12-step Program called ACA. Over time, I learned from the program to ground myself on the basis of my experience rather than constantly defining myself by the actions of other people. One example of this new thinking came at the end of my most recent fling. Here's how I can choose to react:My old self says: “He doesn't want a relationship with me. I'm not worthy of being his girlfriend.”My new self says: “I want to be in a relationship with someone who wants to be in a relationship with me.”It's the same experience, but I now have a totally different perspective on it, one that is rooted in self-respect and dignity. So, remember that your feelings are valid. Your experiences are real. And be sure to define yourself in terms of your own needs and dignity, not from the broken actions of other people.* Define your body on your terms, also.When I was 15, I went to get bras fitted with my mother. I had armpit hair at that point and didn't bother using a razor (at least, I've been consistent with that to this day). When I noticed that she saw my armpit hair, I said something like,“Will doesn't mind.”Will was my boyfriend at the time. As a young person, I felt the need to justify the existence of my armpit hair to my mother. If my mother wasn't defining me, I had to justify my body in the context of another person, my boyfriend, and a male person, nonetheless. I had no idea that I was allowed to keep my body the way I wanted to, armpit hair and all.If you find yourself stressing out about external standards, just remember that it's not up to other people to define who you are. Only you can and should define that. And if other people aren't comfortable with that, that's their deal.* Take up space. Take up time.Some of my female friends find it impossible to go to a café, buy themselves a treat, and sit down to read a book on their own. What if someone else wanted to use that table? They've asked me, perplexed. Existing on their terms in a public space is a struggle. Whether it's having an orgasm with a partner or buying a cookie from a café, because of culture or history, many of us have internalized that whatever this is, it is not for people like us.But have you ever sat in a vast canyon, totally alone? Have you ever climbed to the top of a small hill in the desert in New Mexico, with 360 panoramic views, and cried and felt held by the vastness of the desert all around you? Well, I have. And I can tell you that that's plenty of room for you there, in the desert and in the world. It might take a quick adventure into nature. But just remember that the sky and the earth can hold all of you and so much more, just as they've held your ancestors since the beginning of time. As Maya Angelou says, “Take up the battle. Take it up. This is your life. This is your world.”So, please sit down at the table for as long as you like and eat the cookie.Ask for What You WantIt's time to express yourself, your desires, and your needs to the people you're having sex with. Otherwise, all this hard work you've done internally won't actually go anywhere. The squeaky wheel gets the grease. And it's time to squeak!* Safety, first.It's very important that you trust the person you are going to ask these things for. Before I pegged my boyfriend, we had already been dating for a couple of months. The act of an ask itself can be a very vulnerable moment, so make sure you're with a compassionate partner who respects your body and who will honor your needs and desires. If your partner sucks at listening or makes you feel judged or inadequate in any way, they might not be the right person to explore your sexuality with.* Muster up your courage.“Courage is more important than confidence. Taking that first step in doing anything is the real key to begin to manifest the possibility of that thing happening” — Debbie Millman, The Tim Ferriss Show.The art of asking takes courage. You're also opening up to the possibility of being rejected by the other person. But you can't say the wrong thing to the right person. It's better to rip off the band-aid than spend your whole life wondering whether or not to say something, second-guessing, and tiptoeing. You deserve an answer.* Over-communicate with your partner.Each time will be different because, as a human, you are evolving. Be sure to check in regularly to see whether your partner is still comfortable with this or if you want to try something new. Here's how Pauline communicates with her partner:“We look at each other in the eyes a lot. Like, okay, what do you think? We communicate a lot through the night. We send like text messages…But each time we were doing it, we kind of like sit before and we're like, “Okay, what's your mind in today? What do you want to do? What do you want to explore? How do you feel? Where's your head at today?”* Pick the right people. Curate the right spaces.I'll share more another time, but I went to some sex parties in New York where I didn't feel comfortable at all. I wouldn't go back there again, but I would consider going to a play party if I was with the right people. It really depends on the context, who the people are, and if this feels like the kind of place you want to be in.“You should pick whatever you like and create your own community and yourself and like whoever bonds with you and agrees with you, and that's cool.” – Pauline* Leave if you need to.If your partner does not want to explore the same things as you, you may need to find someone else who you are more compatible with and who celebrates you exploring your sexuality. Refuse to settle. As Pauline shared,“I think like you have to find your own way, which is nice because I think, as a girl, I have never been taught that you can find your own way in your sexuality. It was more like you'll have what you got. And then, if you're not happy, that's what it is.”ConclusionIf you've made it this far, thank you so much for reading my guide to being shamelessly sexy. I hope you loved it, that you found something here that made you smile, or maybe it inspired you to explore something new. Please feel free to reach out to me with what you discovered, as I would love to hear from you, and share this article with a like-minded friend if you think it could help them.There's one final phrase that I want you to keep in mind:“You can do it on your terms. It's your sexuality in the end. So, do yourself on your terms.” – Pauline.Amen.
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The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (12/03/2024): 3:05pm- Final House Report Finds Government Misled Public About COVID. Leif Le Mahieu of The Daily Wire writes: “House lawmakers released their final comprehensive report on COVID on Monday detailing how government officials misled the public about the origins of the pandemic. The 520-page report from the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic covered everything from school closures to gain-of-function research to Anthony Fauci's leadership of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The release of the report comes after the committee spent two years conducting over 30 transcribed interviews and depositions, holding 25 hearings and meetings, and going over one million pages of documents.” You can read the full article here: https://www.dailywire.com/news/what-not-to-do-final-house-report-finds-gov-misled-public-about-covid 3:10pm- FBI Begins Investigating Large, Mysterious Flying Objects in NJ. Tina Kelley of NJ.com writes: The FBI is asking for the public's assistance in unraveling the mystery of dozens of recent nighttime drone sightings, a bureau spokeswoman said Tuesday. After two weeks of reports of drones flying at night over northern New Jersey, often in groups, the bureau publicized a phone number and website for gathering more reports ‘related to the recent sightings of possible drones flying in several areas along the Raritan River.'” You can read the full article here: https://www.nj.com/news/2024/12/fbi-seeks-nj-residents-assistance-in-determining-if-night-flying-drones-pose-a-threat.html 3:15pm- Congressman Dan Meuser— Representative for Pennsylvania's 9th Congressional District—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss President Joe Biden's pardon of his son Hunter and his upcoming meetings with Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy about the soon-to-be established Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Rep. Meuser is a member of the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services and a member of the House Committee on Small Business and will serve on the House's DOGE caucus. 3:30pm- Can't Miss Conversation: Dan Borowski—Executive Producer of The Dawn Stensland Show—reveals that the cowboy from the Village People once hit on him in Atlantic City! 3:40pm- While speaking with Manu Raju of CNN, Senator Joe Manchin said President Joe Biden should pardon Donald Trump. 3:50pm- After meeting with Pete Hegseth and Kash Patel, Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) said he will support both Trump cabinet nominations. 4:05pm- Michael Whatley—Republican National Committee Chairman—joins The Rich Zeoli Show and reacts to Donald Trump's cabinet nominations and the Hunter Biden pardon. Plus, why is California STILL counting ballots almost a month after Election Day? 4:30pm- Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez has become the first person to reach 1 million followers on the social media site Bluesky. Bluesky has become a popular far-left alternative to X. 4:35pm- FBI Begins Investigating Large, Mysterious Flying Objects in NJ. Tina Kelley of NJ.com writes: The FBI is asking for the public's assistance in unraveling the mystery of dozens of recent nighttime drone sightings, a bureau spokeswoman said Tuesday. After two weeks of reports of drones flying at night over northern New Jersey, often in groups, the bureau publicized a phone number and website for gathering more reports ‘related to the recent sightings of possible drones flying in several areas along the Raritan River.'” You can read the full article here: https://www.nj.com/news/2024/12/fbi-seeks-nj-residents-assistance-in-determining-if-night-flying-drones-pose-a-threat.html 4:50pm- “How a long-haired gay giant helped Trump flip Pennsylvania red.” The New York Post uses the world's greatest headline on a piece describing Scott Presler's success registering voters in Pennsylvania. You can read the full article here: https://nypost.com/2024/12/01/us-news/how-scott-presler-helped-trump-win-pennsylva ...
The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (10/08/2024): 3:05pm- Ron DeSantis vs Kamala Harris. On Tuesday, NBC News reported that Governor Ron DeSantis has been ignoring phone calls from Vice President Kamala Harris as Florida prepares for Hurricane Milton. During a press conference, DeSantis flatly denied ever ignoring Harris's attempts to reach him and insisted “this is not a time for politics.” Meanwhile, Harris publicly accused DeSantis of not putting the people of Florida first. But on Tuesday President Joe Biden came to DeSantis's defense—applauding his performance during the crisis, saying the governor is doing a great job. So, why is Harris lying and purposefully politicizing Hurricane Milton? 3:30- While appearing on “60 Minutes,” Kamala Harris delivered a lengthy, nonsensical response to one of host Bill Whitaker's questions. But don't worry—the program went back and edited the audio to make the answer seem coherent. 3:40pm- Despite help via the editor, Kamala Harris's “60 Minutes” interview was still a mess. She struggled to answer questions about the U.S. border, grocery prices, and foreign policy. Similarly, her appearance on The View was not without errors. At one point she explained that she would not have changed any of President Joe Biden's policies. So, how exactly can she continue to call herself the candidate of change? According to National Review, Harris realized her mistake and attempted to draw a distinction between her hypothetical presidency and Biden's—but all she could come up with was promising to appoint a Republican to her cabinet. Rich and Matt think it's safe to presume she isn't planning to appoint Mike Lee or Rand Paul. 3:50pm- Colorado Supreme Court Dismisses Transgender-Cake Lawsuit Against Christian Baker Jack Phillips. David Zimmermann of National Review writes: “The Colorado supreme court on Tuesday dismissed the latest lawsuit against Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips, who was accused in the most recent suit of discriminating against a transgender attorney by refusing to bake a gender-transition cake. While ruling in favor of the Christian baker, the state supreme court did not weigh in on Phillips's free-speech rights. Rather, it dismissed the case on a technicality: Plaintiff Autumn Scardina, a man identifying as a woman, did not file the lawsuit correctly in Colorado.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nationalreview.com/news/colorado-supreme-court-dismisses-transgender-cake-lawsuit-against-christian-baker-jack-phillips/ 4:05pm- Abel Maldonado—Former Lieutenant Governor of California & Surrogate for Donald Trump—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss Kamala Harris's appearance on The View where she bizarrely stated she wouldn't change any of President Joe Biden's policies. Maldonado also reacts to polling which indicates Trump is surging in popularity within the Hispanic community. PLUS Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law banning local governments from requiring identification to vote in California. 4:30pm- Democrats Want to Kill the Filibuster Because John Legend Told Them To. Kristina Peterson, Tarini Parti, and Lindsay Wise of The Wall Street Journal report: “It wasn't a topic Senate Democrats were expecting musician John Legend to ask them about. But during a 2019 donor event held at Legend's California home, the pop star pressed lawmakers on how they would actually pass the policies they were proposing—given the hurdle of the Senate filibuster. That rule requires 60 votes for most bills to advance, rather than a simple majority, and Legend wanted Democrats to end it.” You can read the full article here: https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/filibuster-senate-kamala-harris-election-2024-0c407e48?mod=hp_lead_pos11 4:40pm- While speaking with Howard Stern, Kamala Harris claimed that if Donald Trump wins the 2024 presidential election, he'll jail journalists and critics. Stern doubled down on the conspiracy theory and said Trump will specifically jail comedians J ...
The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 3: 5:05pm- In the week since President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and selected Kamala Harris to be his successor, clips have emerged of Harris advocating for some truly bizarre policies—including a ban on fracking, a mandatory gun buyback initiated via executive authority, placing a limit on red meat consumption, providing taxpayer-funded health care to undocumented migrants in the country illegally, and the complete abolition of private health insurance. Rich notes that if Democrats feel as though Harris is incapable of defeating Trump, they won't hesitate to replace her as their candidate. Currently, Harris appears to be polling slightly better than Biden had been—though, Trump still leads in most swing states as well as nationally. 5:10pm- Karens for Kamala! According to Reuters, more than 160,000 people joined a “white women for Kamala Harris” Zoom call. Independent journalist Michael Shellenberger notes, “I thought this was a joke at first but it's not: Kamala Harris' campaign is segregating its volunteers by race. These are the people who spent decades smearing their opponents as racists. Why do people tolerate this degrading treatment?” You can read the initial Reuters report here: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/more-than-160000-people-join-white-women-kamala-harris-zoom-call-2024-07-26/. And you can find Shellenberger's reaction here: https://x.com/shellenberger/status/1817568474832752928 5:20pm- Please Pick Me! While speaking on behalf of Kamala Harris' presidential campaign, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro alleged Donald Trump intends to “use the department of justice to attack people who don't think like him.” He also inaccurately claimed Donald Trump wants to confiscate tips from waiters and waitresses, despite Trump's campaign pledge to end taxes on tips. It sounds like Shapiro desperately wants to be selected as Harris' running mate. 5:40pm- J.D. Tuccille of Reason writes: “Imagine you're a prominent ‘disinformation expert' once hired to head a government board to fight alleged untruths but unceremoniously dumped from the position when the board was dissolved amidst public outcry. Smeared oh so cruelly as the would-be chief censor of a government body tasked with policing people's speech, you sue your critics for defamation to set the record straight. And then…the judge tosses out your case, saying you and your stillborn board really were created to engage in censorship, and descriptions to that effect are accurate. Ouch, Nina Jankowicz. Ouch.” You can read the full article here: https://reason.com/2024/07/29/judge-tosses-former-disinformation-chiefs-defamation-suit-says-she-really-was-a-censor/
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