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No one tells you that motherhood doesn’t just change your schedule — it changes your internal temperature. In this first episode of Real Pleasure Talk, I’m speaking honestly about becoming a mother and realizing that pleasure, desire, and identity don’t disappear… they just stop performing on demand. We talk about the mental load, constant vigilance, the strange grief for your old rhythm, and the pressure to “bounce back” — emotionally, sexually, energetically — when your nervous system is still learning an entirely new language. This isn’t a fix-it episode. It’s a ...

A searing portrait of a mother’s body—a resurrection and reclamation of pleasure after abuse, a study of intergenerational trauma, and a love letter to the bodies of women: as alive and unbound as the teeming Mississippi wilds that bear witness Four months postpartum with her second child...

An electrifying updated edition of the bestselling memoir from the frontwoman of the Divinyls and one of Australia's greatest rock singers. Brave, funny, ferocious, there's never been anyone like Chrissy Amphlett. A true legend of Australian rock'n'roll, we are so lucky that she shared her raw, gripping and searingly honest story. In these pages, Chrissy spared no one - least of all herself.

In Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division, Peter Hook, bassist for the legendary, groundbreaking band Joy Division, takes readers backstage with the group that helped define the sound of a generation and influenced artists such as U2, Radiohead, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Unlike other books...

Lady Majestic is a passionate, sensual woman who isn't afraid to express her sexuality, thoughts and emotions.Join her as she shares random blogs on everything from dating to movie recommendations all with the thought of giving you , her single woman by choice point of view.Lady Majestic is a retired psychiatrist ,whose life story, is what the Sex Time Stories Podcast Series, In Too Deep was loosely based on.Show airs randomly or whenever the lady has something to share.ttmproductions@outlook.com

Fifty percent of adult women have some form of sexual dysfunction at some point of their lives, preventing them from enjoying vibrant, soulsatisfying sex. Such was the case with Laura Zam, who suffered the blame, shame, and embarrassment of feeling bedroom broken. For her, delving between the sheets meant physical pain, zero desire, and emotional scars from being molested in her early years. However, in her late 40s, after meeting and marrying the love of her life, Zam was determined to finally fix her sensual self.

John Taylor, Duran Duran’s co-founder, takes the reader on a wild ride through his life. From the eighties through today, from Rio to All You Need is Now, John writes about the music, the parties, and the MTV videos that made millions swoon. With Duran Duran, John Taylor has created some of...

Passionate & Compassionate conversations about all areas of sex, love & connection with The Pleasure Mechanics. Explicit, soulful, candid conversations rich with erotic knowledge and know-how.

The electrifying, forgotten history of Robert Heath's brain pacemaker, investigating the origins and ethics of one of today's most promising medical breakthroughs: deep brain stimulation The technology invented by psychiatrist Robert G. Heath in the 1950s and '60s has been described as among the...

“Chabon has always been a magical prose stylist, adept at combining the sort of social and emotional detail found in Philip Roth’s Goodbye, Columbus stories with the metaphor-rich descriptions of John Updike and John Irving’s inventive sleight of hand. . . . As in his novels, he shifts...

Have you ever been carried away by a piece of classical music? The sad song of a single violin might make us cry, but the idea of finding out more about classical music can often be intimidating. In this funny, evocative, personal book, Gareth takes us on a journey of musical discovery that...

Some of North Carolina's finest fiction and nonfiction writers come together in Every True Pleasure, including David Sedaris, Kelly Link, Allan Gurganus, Randall Kenan, and more. Within the volume - featuring writers who identify as gay, trans, bisexual, and straight - are stories and essays that view the full spectrum of contemporary life though an LGBTQ lens. These writers, all native or connected to North Carolina, show the multifaceted challenges and joys of LGBTQ life, including young love and gay panic, the minefield of religion, military service, and more.

Tiny Pleasures is a collection of creative non-fiction soundscapes from Leah Crosby's brain.Episodes released mostly monthly.Listen with headphones, in the dark. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Simple pleasures is a weekly podcast about finding the joy in the everyday, and celebrating the moments that make you feel good, however small they are.When I was 25, I became estranged from my family and struggled to cope with the huge loss I was suddenly facing. Finding pockets of joy, now fondly known seven years later as simple pleasures, is what kept me going during the darkest of days. From putting on a fresh pair of socks to cooking the perfect soft-boiled egg. Purposefully seeking out the joy in my life, even if it felt fleeting, helped me find a whole new version of joy that I didn...

Transland is a fiery and revealing memoir that delves into what happens when a non-binary person goes looking for self-worth and a sense of belonging in fetish subculture, only to find that fetish communities come with just as many problematic rules, expectations, and hierarchies as mainstream ones.

Named a Most Anticipated Book by Bustle, Esquire, Nylon, and The Millions “Intimate, thoughtful, and accessible to anyone struggling with the persistent, maddening inequities of contemporary sex.” –Rebecca Traister, New York Times bestselling author of Good and Mad From Teen Vogue sex and...

Condividiamo senza vergognarci… e abbattiamo anche qualche tabù strada facendo! Siamo Beatrice e Celina, due ragazze italiane due amiche che vivono a Lisbona. In diverse occasioni, confrontandoci, ci siamo rese conto che in passato non sempre riuscivamo a condividere certi aspetti della nostra vita con le persone vicine a noi. Qualche esempio? Sesso, masturbazione, relazioni, amicizie, desideri (sessuali e non). Insomma, tutti i nostri (e i vostri) girly pleasures!

Join me twice a month on Wednesdays while we delve into the psychology of unconventional professions, including my own journey as a high-class escort. I'm your host, a globetrotting business graduate, and together we'll explore the complexities of human connection across diverse landscapes. Get ready for captivating stories, thought-provoking discussions, and a fresh perspective on intimacy and autonomy. Let's redefine the art of pleasure and business together.

Food is the primary way andrea bennett connects with the world. They worked in the restaurant industry for a decade, and though they don’t eat much meat and can’t eat gluten, they take as much pleasure in food as Jeffrey Steingarten, Anthony Bourdain, or Guy Fieri. When they want to show someone they care, they cook them a meal. The essays in Hearty offer a snapshot of the North American cultural relationship to food and eating.

*A New York Times Bestseller* The first definitive, unauthorized, behind-the-scenes cultural history of the Bachelor franchise, America’s favorite guilty pleasure. For sixteen years and thirty-six seasons, the Bachelor franchise has been a mainstay in American TV viewers’ lives. Since it...