Let's Keep Talking with Braxton Gilbert
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91 episodes
The Layers of Women’s Sexual Empowerment | Juliet Allen
So many women are quietly carrying a fear that runs their love life: “If I want too much, I’ll be judged or left.” We go straight into that tension, unpacking sexual shame, the pressure to stay palatable, and why self-censorship can feel safer ...
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How People Pleasing Trains Your Nervous System (feat Mom)
What if keeping everyone happy has been teaching your body a risky lesson: my safety depends on your approval? We dive into people pleasing not as a character flaw, but as an adaptive relationship strategy that once kept us connected and now ke...
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5 Bedroom Skills Every Man Should Master
What if great sex isn’t about getting somewhere, but about feeling everything? We share five practices that turn a frantic sprint to climax into a steady, nourishing experience that fills the whole body and brings you closer to your partner. It...
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Guided nervous system exercise
What if calm began at your feet? We guide a simple, vivid meditation that starts by relaxing the shoulders, face, and pelvic floor, then shifts awareness into the soles to create a grounded base. From there, we play with a light Qigong-inspired...
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4 reasons to practice Qigong (sensitivity > intensity)
What if the feeling you’re chasing is already available in your body, quietly waiting under the noise? I share how a simple, repeatable Qigong routine—deep belly breathing, a relaxed pelvic floor, and soft, grounded feet—reshaped my days from t...
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Intentional dating sucks (but I know it's worth it)
We unpack how a “full-bodied yes” standard reshaped dating, why chemistry alone can’t carry a relationship, and the courage it takes to walk away from almost-right love. We share the tools that kept us honest, regulated, and ready for a partner...
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How I learned to have full body non-ejaculatory orgasms
Here's what AI said this episode is about: What if the best sex of your life starts with doing less? We dive into a counterintuitive practice that swaps clenching for softening, urgency for receptivity, and a finish-line mindset for...
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How to use your s*xual energy (5 ways)
I have learned there are five different ways to engage with s*xual energy. I am sharing them with you here. 1. Escapism2. Trying to have an orgasm3. Pleasure and enjoyment throughout the entire experience 4. Giving...
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Learning SENSITIVITY in S*X (The greatest thing I'm learning rn)
In this video I talk about the many ways a lesson from Alexey Welsh has impacted me in the recent weeks. In short, I am learning the skill of sensitivity in sexual practice and it has been so remarkable I wanted to record a video just quic...
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Reimagining Sex as Sacred: A Journey Beyond Compulsive Sexuality
Is it time to reimagine sexuality as something sacred and awe-inspiring rather than just a biological function? Join me as I share my personal journey of overcoming compulsive sexual behaviors and addiction by embracing sex as a profound myster...
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Stop trying to c*m (mindful sex) | Alexey Welsh
I respect Alexey Welsh so much. This is the second episode we have recorded together about sex. He has a truly eye-opening perspective on sex, and a great course online that I have personally used.
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3 ways to COMMUNICATE instead of ARGUE | Lauren McLeod
After a week or two of being engrossed in my work projects my partner asked me how I had been feeling about our relationship. This lead to a discussion about our different "appetites" for relationship and we both sought to understand one anothe...
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Episode 80
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Understanding Disembodied Sexual Consumption (and the way out)
I have struggled to know how to best guide myself to sexual well-being. Indulgence, or self restraint in the name of being "good". That false dichotomy split when I realized there was no top-down rule that I could apply to know how I should...
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Bringing consciousness to sexuality
In many episodes I have shared information on the mechanisms of addiction - so you're better equipped to face it. We have spent time looking closely at things like dopamine, habituation, and self-discipline. (Dr. Anna Lembk...
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5 reasons I don't watch porn (even when I want to)
5 reasons I don't watch porn (even when I want to)1. It makes sex about dopamine chasing 2. Real sex is better and it kills that 3. Habituation is dog shit 4. It reinforces a style of sex that I am trying to u...
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Sex addiction has nothing to do with the sex
This is one of the most important distinctions I have found on my way out of darkness of sex addiction. Even when I felt NOTHING during sex.. I constantly chased it down and organized my life around it. Why? Here's an AI summar...
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I had LOVING sex (and it was crazy)
I am practicing approaching sex from a totally different intention. In the past, sex has been all about entertainment, and chasing down an orgasm. However, a few episodes ago Alexey Walsh shared with me a different model for engaging with sex, ...
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4 themes of porn & sex addiction
In this video, I share 4 themes of pornography and sex addiction that upon noticing them have really helped me in my personal growth. I hope that by sharing these discovers they may help you too! Four distinct themes of porn and se...
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Episode 74
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2 months without P*RN (8 things I've learned)
Have you ever stood at the crossroads of temptation and discipline, feeling the magnetic pull of instant gratification? This episode is about conquering that battle, as I share my intimate journey away from the grasp of pornography and towards ...
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Authentic communication INVOLVES conflict
In my life, I am learning so much about how honest dialogue involves conflict. I am learning to not run from conflict, but rather use its presence in my life as an indicator that I am doing something right.
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Embracing pain leads to pleasure | Dr. Anna Lembke
Discover the hidden threads connecting pleasure, pain, and our coping strategies as we dissect the pleasure-pain balance in an awesome conversation with Anna Lembke! Anna is Chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic at Stan...
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Unveiling a New Paradigm of NOURISHING Sexual Relationships | Alexey Welsh
This episode, alongside seasoned professional in conscious sexuality Alexey Welsh, brings to light the deeper dimensions of love and connection through the lens of sexual awakening. We navigate the waters of societal norms and personal ba...
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Episode 70
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Stop people pleasing | Matt Phifer
Dive deep into the heart of self-awareness and relationship dynamics with us, as we unravel the enigma that is narcissism and its influence on personal boundaries. Our conversation journeys through the tricky terrain of human behavior, as we di...
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Unlocking the Chains of Addiction with The Courtnologist
This episode is a raw and intimate journey into the heart of addiction and the power of recovery. Courtney bravely shares her harrowing battle with opiate and meth addiction, we peel back the layers of this often misunderstood and stigmat...
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Women are valued based on SEX | Angel DeSantis
Imagine a world where gender roles are not just inverted but transcended, where the value of women is celebrated beyond sexualization, and where the dance of masculine and feminine energies is a harmony, not a hierarchy. Angel de Santas joins u...
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Episode 67
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