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Sex Gets Real 246: Supporting an asexual teen, healing from trauma, & #SurvivingRKelly

Time for your emails! Heidi wrote in with some thanks. I hope it’s clear that what I share on this podcast is an invitation, not a prescription. Take what works and leave the rest. Amanda the Ace Mom wrote in because her son came out to her as asexual on Christmas Day. How can she […]

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  • Dawn
  • January 13, 2019

Sex Gets Real 245: ALOK on body hair, art, friendship, legacy, & the violence of gender

If you’re looking for support around healing your relationship with your body, deepening your relationship with a partner, unpacking your desire, and finding more pleasure, I’d love to work one-on-one with you. Learn more at dawnserra.com. ALOK is here. It’s time to question everything. ALOK is someone I’ve long admired and learned so much from. […]

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  • Dawn
  • January 6, 2019

Sex Gets Real 244: End of year giveaway, crossdressing neighbors, & dating a sister

 HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! This episode drops New Year’s Eve Eve 2018, so just 2 days until 2019 begins to unfold. I went through all of my emails, social media comments, and shares, and found the five most commented on episodes of 2018. They were: 5. Cavanaugh Quick on Episode 197 4. Ev’Yan Whitney on Episode […]

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  • Dawn
  • December 30, 2018

Sex Gets Real 243: Chronic pain, erotophobia, and community only spaces with Cameron Glover

If you’re looking for support around healing your relationship with your body, deepening your relationship with a partner, unpacking your desire, and finding more pleasure, I’d love to work one-on-one with you. Learn more at dawnserra.com. Chronic pain, erotophobia, non-romantic love, and community-only spaces Andrew Gurza was kind enough to connect Cameron Glover and I […]

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  • Dawn
  • December 23, 2018

Sex Gets Real 242: Rejecting romance, feeling sad about desire, poetry

What a great week of listener questions! I can’t wait to dive into these with you. But first, the episode ends with a beautiful fat acceptance poem by Angela Braxton-Johnson, who I met at the Body Trust Provider retreat a few months ago. Angela generously agreed to read her poem for the show and to […]

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  • Dawn
  • December 16, 2018

Sex Gets Real 241: Andrew Gurza returns to talk disability, toys, & his mom

Welcome back, Andrew Gurza! When Andrew reached out to me asking to come back on the show, I immediately said yes. We always have so much fun chatting, AND I was delighted that it was an excuse to get to see his new documentary, Picture This. You can see it, too, for free here. Andrew […]

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  • Dawn
  • December 10, 2018

Sex Gets Real 240a: EMERGENCY – Facebook, Instagram, and Tumblr changes

Sign-up to stay in touch with the show if we get banned from social media and iTunes. Sex Gets Real Book List: http://dawnserra.com/books/ Explore More Summit: http://exploremoresummit.com Enter the holiday giveaway for a hand-written Merry Clitmas card: http://sexgetsreal.com/holiday/ Sweeping bans to social media means no more sex education. A number of sex educators have already had content […]

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  • Dawn
  • December 7, 2018

Sex Gets Real 240: Unprotected sex with herpes, long distance love, & coming out

It’s me, my anxiety, and your emails. This week’s selection includes advice on coming out, BDSM research, long distance love, and unprotected sex and herpes. At the top of the episode, I mentioned Ella Dawson’s new piece, “In Case I Am Ever Murdered By a Man” and you can check it out here. Later in […]

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  • Dawn
  • December 2, 2018

Sex Gets Real 239: Virginity, exploring non-binary gender, & being a cis man

It’s you, me, and your emails. We’re tackling gender, virginity, & being a man. First up, I came across this super helpful article in The Advocate titled “15 Signs You’re a Gay Misogynist”. Misogyny in gay men’s spaces is rampant, so if you’re a gay dude, you might want to check out this list and […]

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  • Dawn
  • November 25, 2018

Sex Gets Real 238: Birth, postpartum, and your inner jaguar

If you’ve been thinking about working with a coach around your desire, relationship, body, or shame, I am now accepting new clients and my rates are increasing January 2019. Learn more at dawnserra.com/work-with-me. The Fourth Trimester with Kimberly Ann Johnson Kimberly Ann Johnson is here this week to talk about birth injury and birth trauma, […]

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  • Dawn
  • November 18, 2018

Sex Gets Real 237: Not coming out, asexual questions, & frustrated sex

Frustration, fear, and feeling stuck? Your questions, answered. I’m at the Rehoboth Beach Film Festival, which means it’s time for listener questions! But first, if you’re curious about coaching support, head to dawnserra.com – I have a few spots left before the end of the year. girl out wrote in because her girlfriend hasn’t been […]

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  • Dawn
  • November 11, 2018

Sex Gets Real 236: Queer Kid Stuff

If you’ve been thinking about working with a coach around your desire, relationship, body, or shame, I am now accepting new clients and my rates are increasing January 2019. Learn more at dawnserra.com/work-with-me. Talk to kids about gender, sexuality, and social justice with Lindsay Amer You’ve probably seen the viral videos of Lindsay Amer’s Queer […]

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  • Dawn
  • November 4, 2018

Sex Gets Real 235: Healing, resilience, & pleasure with Staci Haines

If you’ve been thinking about working with a coach around your desire, relationship, body, or shame, I am now accepting new clients and my rates are increasing January 2019. Learn more at dawnserra.com/work-with-me. Healing, survival, resilience, and how pleasure heals with Staci Haines Every once in a while, I have a conversation that brings things […]

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  • Dawn
  • October 28, 2018

Sex Gets Real 234: Feelings, emotional labor, and empathy with Kate Kenfield

If you’ve been thinking about working with a coach around your desire, relationship, body, or shame, I am now accepting new clients and my rates are increasing January 2019. Learn more at dawnserra.com/work-with-me. Why story hijacking and advice are rarely what the people we love need. Kate Kenfield is back and setting a new record […]

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  • Dawn
  • October 21, 2018

Sex Gets Real 233: Jes Baker on fat bodies, sex, intimacy, & PCOS

Jes Baker on Mormonism, sex, changing bodies, and saying “fuck it”. If I had to point to a single person who caused my entire life to pivot and open up, it would be Jes Baker. She is the reason I even started questioning the stories I’d been given about my body. It was her blog, […]

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  • Dawn
  • October 14, 2018