The Bone Zone
An in-depth exploration of all things relationships, sex and intimacy.
The two sides of Bone - archeological exploration where we uncover relationship myths and kick them to touch; and explore the Bone - as in sex!
Join Richard and Sara as they bridge Eastern and Western philosophies: bringing in neuroscience, coaching and spiritual concepts (without the woo). Expect tangible, practical action steps that you can apply today, to start feeling more optimistic about tomorrow.
We explore in real time relationship and sex challenges, and share relationship stories and learnings.
Episodes
35 episodes
Episode 35: Narcissists, Mirrors And Me: Taking The Spotlight Back!
We’ve been hearing the word “narcissist” a lot recently, with various friends talking about a person in their life who has narcissistic tendencies. So, we wanted to record an episode, where we talk about our experiences with narciss...
Episode 34: Daddy Issues... But It's My Wifes Dad!- How We Survived 14 Days Without Committing A Crime
Our family relationships can be some of the most triggering relationships in our lives. It can be easy to get caught in a cycle of blame and finger pointing (especially if there is much history to back it up!) but challenging family...
Episode 33: Men, Can You Still Be a Sex Warrior In Your 50s?
It’s not just women that are subject to the “age” programming that is so prevalent in society.Today’s episode is courtesy of a listener’s friend who is adamant that men in their 50s have low sex drive!As we’ve talked about before,...
Episode 32: Give Us This Day Our Daily Work
Today’s episode follows a conversation that Sara had with a friend going through a very messy divorce.It’s easy to feel confused at exactly where a relationship went wrong. And it’s also good practice to draw learnings from the relationship...
Episode 31: Perimenopause, Narratives, and Self-Discovery
In this episode, we talk about all things perimenopause!Sara talks about the “perimenopause” seed and how it was first planted, the proliferation of her symptoms and how she reversed them through a combination of physical, sexual and emotio...
Episode 30: Beyond Chemistry: The 4 Areas Of Compatibility
What do you do if you want to grow but your partner doesn’t?It can be hard when you feel that your partner isn’t on the same page as you, or worse, they actively try and discourage you from growth and improvement.The answer isn’t nec...
Episode 29: For You All-A Real Live DEEP Body Reflection Resolved
The body is always speaking to you. And your genitals are no different.You can use any points of soreness or tension or resistance in the genitals as a guide to what’s going on with you emotionally at that time.In this episode, we...
Episode 28: Stop the Dating Groundhog Day
In this episode, inspired by the dating experience of one of our friends, we talk about why you tend to end up in repeating dating patterns with people who don’t make an effort, disrespect you, or tend to lose interest.The modern dating...
Episode: 27 Polarity play
In this episode, Sara talks about her journey to find the balance between the masculine and feminine within. And Richard shares his journey stepping into his masculine.Women are often taught from a young age to be strong, independent go-...
Episode 26: The Three Hour Sex Date
Within our relationship, we implemented the practice of the 3-hour sex date once a week.Barring some periods of falling off the wagon, we have more or less stuck to it for almost 2 years.Sex and intimacy are like anything else. If...
Episode 25: Till Sickness Do Us Part? The Raw Truth About Love And Chronic Illness
This episode was inspired by an insight that cropped up during our weekly date night.During long, loving relationships – whether they be family, friends or romantic partners, there will be times when the people you love will need support.
Episode 24: Monogamish?
In this episode, we talk about open relationships, poly-amory and other types of non-monogamous relationships.These types of relationships characterised by agreement between the parties concerned have been glamourised and offered as a solut...
Episode 23: The Manosphere
We couldn’t not watch the Manosphere. Join us for this episode where we rant, analyse and share some of our key takeaways from the Louis Theroux documentary and what it says about masculinity, femininity and relationships.In this epi...
Episode 22: How Good Are You At Arguing?
Arguments within a relationship are not a bad thing.The problem is where arguments remain unresolved, where things said in the heat of the moment are weaponised or where they linger on for weeks affecting the relationship....
Episode 21: Death By Silence
In this episode, we challenge the belief that arguing and conflict within a relationship is “bad”.We talk about something far more insidious that can spell doom for a long-term relationship. And that is non-communication or silence.The ...
Episode20: Fun With Imaginary Homosexual Pigeons
Today, we’re talking about the problem with taking life (and relationships) too seriously! The older we get, the more we hear phrases like “grow up” – but what if we used play strategically to make every aspect of our life better (a...
Episode 19: How Whole Are You?
People throw around the term “integrity”, but what does it mean and how does it show up within a relationship?Unfortunately, in a world where we have a lot of high-profile examples of toxic masculinity, it can be hard to pinpoint the qua...
Episode 18: Lets Spend More Than 5 Minutes a Day Talking To Eachother!
There are some shocking statistics out there about how much couples actually talk to each other over the course of a week! No wonder relationships fail – because whether you’re happy or not, unless you put time, attention and effort...
Episode 17: Keeping score in your relationship? Here’s how to approach “fairness”.
When I say the words “fair exchange” – what do you think of? For a lot of people, the first thing that comes to mind is money.While you may think that’s less true in relationships than say work, money undoubtedly can become a bone of...
Episode 16: How Many Orgasms??? with Intuitive Sex and Intimacy Coach Jake Kelly
In this episode, we talk all things female orgasm, with intuitive sex and intimacy coach, Jake Kelly.It’s easy to think that it’s all about the clitoris, when it comes to female pleasure. But this is the tip of the orgasmic iceberg.&nbs...
Episode 15: Blocked In The Bedroom? The Problem Lies Outside Of It
Having trouble getting into sex and climaxing? It can be easy to write it off as just one of those things, and tell yourself: “well, that just happens sometimes.”But how we feel in our relationship and other areas of life shows up in the be...
Episode 14: Happily Ever After, A Modern Day Fairy Tale
There seems to be two polarised schools of thought in relation to dating, romantic relationships and marriage.The deeply cynical view that relationships get worse over time and the opposite: fairy tale love.We don’t advocate settlin...
Episode 13: Sorry, Not Sorry, You're You
This episode is a part 2 to “sorry, not sorry for being me”. If you are going to be yourself in a relationship, the other side of that is allowing your partner to be themselves in the relationship.They say that men get married hoping their ...
Episode 12: Sorry, Not Sorry For Being Me
There is a lot of bad relationship advice out there – some of which talks about “do’s and don’ts” – don’t be too successful; don’t be too loud; don’t talk about this...The reality is that if you want to find a soulmate relationship, ...
Episode 11: Things Are Going Great… Quick, Ruin It!" – A Story of Upper Limiting
Things Are Going Great… Quick, Ruin It!" – A Story of Upper LimitingWhy is it that when something seems to be going well for us, somehow something happens and it seems to fall to shit? Often through us engaging in self-sabotaging behaviours...