The Intimacy Inquiry
door Andrew Phipps
I Am One of the Messiahs: Shoshanna Blanca on Faith, Sex and Identity
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Welcome to The Intimacy Inquiry. Join us for open, curious, and non-judgmental conversations exploring the vast landscape of intimacy and sexuality. We delve into everything, including but not limited to, the value of good sex education to the importance of exploring and understanding our own bodies, overcoming trauma, and how to forge deeper connections with your partner, .
Our expert guests include sex therapists, adult content creators, sexologists, authors, somatic healers, porn addiction specialists, marriage and family therapists, intimacy therapists, trauma-informed counselors, and many more.
Using explicit language with respect, we fearlessly tackle topics like love, desire, passion, relationships, sexuality and gender, BDSM, tantric sex, massage, touching, kissing, and masturbation – essentially, anything and everything related to intimacy.
If you're ready to explore the complexities and nuances of human connection and desire in a respectful and insightful way, you've found your space. Subscribe to The Intimacy Inquiry and join the conversation.
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- I Am One of the Messiahs: Shoshanna Blanca on Faith, Sex and Identity · 1 u 6 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 146Shoshanna Blanca, also known as Jesus Christ Pornstar, returns for a deeper conversation. She now describes herself as one of several Messiahs and talks about moving between…
- Why Presence Matters More Than Technique in Bed | Olivia Dydyna · 54 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 145Olivia Dydyna is a certified sex, love and relationship coach, Theta Healing practitioner, and couples tantric sex coach based in Miami, currently living on Bali time. For six…
- Porcelain Victoria: Inside the Real Life and Business of a Professional Dominatrix · 1 u 7 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 144Professional dominatrix Porcelain Victoria, who hosts the podcast Behind the Paddle and runs her own dungeon in Scotland, joins Andrew Phipps for a frank conversation about a…
- From Sexual Assault Hotline to Sex Shop Owner: Jenn Mason's Unlikely 20 Year Path · 1 u 2 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 143Certified sexologist and sex coach Jenn Mason, founder of the inclusive Bellingham sex shop Wink Wink and an elected member of the Bellingham School Board, joins Andrew Phipps to…
- "I Banned the Word Sex From My Practice," and Here's Why: Dr Lori Davis · 1 u 2 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 142Dr Lori Davis, a Doctor of Nursing Practice, AASECT certified sex counsellor and Relational Life Therapy coach, joins Andrew Phipps to unpack why she's banned the word "sex" from…
- Kiki Maree: Why Consent Isn't a One-Time Checkbox · 1 u 7 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 141Kiki Maree is a trauma-informed sexologist, inclusive sex educator and sexological bodyworker based in Sydney, Australia, specialising in women's and vulva-owner's sexuality and…
- Pamela Madsen: The Biological Clock Is Finite, the Erotic Clock Is Infinite · 1 u 10 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 140Pamela Madsen is a somatic wellness educator and founder of Back to the Body, a series of immersive retreats where women explore touch, pleasure and embodiment in a safe…
- Nikkiema Rai: What a Desire Mismatch Is Really About · 60 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 139Nikkiema Rai is a somatic sexologist, self-discovery coach and international speaker based in Melbourne, Australia. With almost a decade of experience, she works at the…
- Heather "Lulu" Mazzei: From Polyamorous Sex Therapist to Monogamous Mystic · 1 u 6 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 138Heather "Lulu" Mazzei is a licensed clinical social worker, certified psychedelic-assisted therapist, and practitioner of tantra and sacred sexuality. Three years ago she left a…
- Kori Strobl: Why Setting a Boundary Isn't the Same as Holding One · 1 u 2 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 137Kori Strobl spent two decades doing the emotional labour of people-pleasing before learning to hold boundaries instead of just setting them. A self-leadership and relationship…
- Dr. Anna Elton: Desire Doesn't Fade, It Redirects · 54 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 136Dr. Anna Elton is a licensed marriage and family therapist and clinical sexologist with over 15 years of clinical experience. She's the author of Couples Therapy in the Digital…
- Shoshanna Blanca (AKA Jesus Christ Pornstar): Psychedelics, Sex Work and Female Desire · 1 u 6 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 135Shoshanna Blanca, known publicly as Jesus Christ Pornstar, is a sex writer, adult performer, sexologist and PhD candidate in clinical sexology. She talks with Andrew about how…
- Sex Begets Sex | Caroline Hood on Reclaiming Desire, Pleasure, and Long-Term Love · 1 u 3 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 134Caroline Hood grew up in a religious family and religious school, learning virtually nothing about sexuality except that it was something to be ashamed of. What stayed with her…
- Functioning Is Not Thriving | Dr. Stephanie Zwonitzer on Hormones, Menopause, and Sexual Wellness · 57 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 133Dr. Stephanie Zwonitzer is a doctor of nursing practice, certified nurse practitioner, and the founder of Revive Institute of Sexual Health, a cash-based clinic dedicated to…
- The Opposite of Love Is Indifference | Amanda Montoni on Trauma, Bipolar II, and Breaking the Cycle · 1 u 18 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 132Amanda Montoni describes herself as the kind of person strangers tell their life story to in a grocery queue. At 32, married, newly sober, raising two children, and several…
- Why Everything You Were Told About Female Sexuality Is Wrong | Natasha Senjanovic · 1 u 35 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 131Natasha Senjanovic is an award-winning journalist, gender violence reporter, and the host and creator of Women Like Sex, a myth-busting, research-driven podcast dedicated to…
- Jennifer Douglas: Modeling at 43, Fighting Human Trafficking, and Embracing the "I Don't Give a F*ck" Attitude · 1 u 7 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 130Jennifer Douglas, known as Inked Mom 3 to her many thousand Instagram followers, is a South Carolina-based model, wife, and mother of three who launched her modeling career at 43…
- Erika Shershun: Healing Sexual Trauma Through the Body, EMDR, and Reclaiming Touch · 59 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 129Erika Shershun is a somatic psychotherapist and EMDR practitioner based in the San Francisco Bay Area, specialising in healing sexual trauma, PTSD, and CPTSD. After a career in…
- Fran Frye on Rape Recovery, BDSM Healing, and Why Men Are Taught to Ignore Their Bodies · 1 u 10 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 128Fran Frye https://www.franfrye.com/ is a certified sex educator, counselor, and clinician trained in compulsive sexual behaviours, and a somatic sex practitioner based in…
- From Strip Club to Sacred Work: Tantra, Menopause, and Desire with Maria Merloni · 1 u 0 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 127What if everything you were taught about sex was designed to disconnect you from your own body? In this episode of The Intimacy Inquiry, Andrew Phipps sits down with Maria…







