Sensual Self (formerly The Sexually Liberated Woman) is a podcast that invites you to luxuriate in the pleasures of your body. Hosted by sexuality doula® Ev’Yan Whitney, you’ll be guided to slow down, tune in, heal, and feel the sensations and pleasures of your sensual body. Sensual Self explores the nuances of sensuality at the intersection of identity, sexuality, embodiment, and healing, and features conversations and practices to help you connect with your sensual self. Check out the guid ...
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What does it mean to heal yourself? In this one, Ev’Yan speaks with author Alex Elle about the many layers, pains, and joys of being on a self-healing journey, in celebration of Alex’s new and bestselling book, How We Heal. Alex speaks about what it means to center joy and pleasure within our healing journeys, how to feel the frustration and anger …
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73. Moments of Sensuality
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37:40A trip down a sensual memory lane. In this one, Ev'Yan talks about some of their favorite moments of sensuality in 2022—from things that gave them gender euphoria to experiences that inspired full-body pleasure. Also, a little birthday celebration for something special. For transcripts, show notes, and links to previous episodes, click here. Get th…
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72. Refusing Compulsory Sexuality
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1:05:12Are you trying to be someone you're sexually not? In this one, Ev'Yan speaks with asexual storyteller and author of 'Refusing Compulsory Sexuality: A Black Asexual Lens on Our Sex-Obsessed Culture' Sherronda J Brown about the ways compulsory sexuality has shaped and harmed our sexualities. Sherronda talks about how compulsory sexuality shows up in …
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71. A Consensual Relationship with Your Body
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1:14:36Are you in a consensual relationship with your body? In this one, Ev'Yan speaks with Jonathan Mead, a body relationship and movement coach (and also Ev'Yan's partner) about what it means to be in a trusting, respectful relationship with your body. They discuss how fitness culture has helped create toxicity between ourselves and our body's messages,…
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70. Give Your Inner (or Actual) Child a Sex Positive Talk
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1:09:50How has your experience of your sexual self been shaped by what you grew up understanding (or not) about sex? In this one, Ev’Yan speaks with Melissa Carnagey (she/they) about what it means + how to raise sex positive kids. Melissa speaks about why “age appropriate” sex ed might not be as useful as you think and what to do instead, why this work is…
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69. Slow Pleasure
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1:04:06Do you microdose your pleasure? In this one, Ev’Yan speaks to Euphemia Russell (they/them) about the practice of slow pleasure—which is also the title of their bestselling book. They talk about how to create sustainable pleasure practices, the inseparable link between pleasure and somatics, and what pleasure really means outside of narratives of sh…
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Join host Ev'Yan Whitney for a new season filled with thoughtful conversations about sexuality, embodiment, identity, and pleasure. New episodes of Sensual Self start next week! Subscribe and follow so you don't miss anything. For more about Ev'Yan and their work, go to evyanwhitney.com/about For show notes, transcripts, and resources, or to catch …
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68. Who Is Wellness For?
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1:03:33What does the word “wellness” even mean anymore? In this one, Ev'Yan speaks to poet, artist, and author, Fariha Roisin, about self-care, collective healing, wellness culture, and this question, "Who is wellness for?"—also the title of Fariha's soon-to-be-released book. Fariha shines light on the “wellness industrial complex” and how consumerism and…
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67. Sensual Sex Ed
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1:04:43What if you’d been taught about sensuality as a child? How different would your relationship to your body and sex be today? In this one, Ev’Yan speaks to sexologist and comprehensive sex educator, Goody Howard, about the importance of sex education, one that includes sensuality, body literacy, and human variance equity during a time when all of tho…
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66. How to Be A Sensual Man
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1:03:22Sensuality is not just for women and femmes. Men and masc folks are sensual too. In this one, Ev'Yan speaks with artist, writer, and dancer Maceo Paisley about the many things that keep men from accessing and embracing their sensual selves. They also talk about using dance as a way to connect to the body; how Maceo defines sensuality for himself; t…
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65. To Be Young, Black, and Asexual
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1:04:20A deeper dive into the ace experience with asexual activist + educator, Yasmin Benoit. In this one, Ev’Yan speaks to Yasmin about her work as an asexual educator and experience as a Black ace person. Yasmin talks about the racism she faces within majority white asexual spaces. She also unpacks what acephobia is and offers advice to those who are ne…
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64. Feed Your Erotic Imagination (sponsored by Dipsea)
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28:49How do feed your erotic imagination, especially when we’re living in such unsensual times? In this one, Ev’Yan’s in the studio solo to give some tips and tell some stories about how to nourish the sexual part of your sensuality. Ev’Yan talks about visual porn (and why they stopped watching it), their quest to "up their sexual context", and how she’…
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63. Sensual As A Mother
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1:00:08How do you balance your sensual self with being a parent? And what would you teach your kids about sensuality and sexual agency? In this one, Ev'Yan speaks with sexologist and educator, Shan Boodram, about what it's like for her to maintain her sensuality/sexuality as she is a parent for the first time. Shan talks about all the things she hopes to …
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62. Reflections & Feelings About 2021
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31:07Ev'Yan's in a reflective mood as the year comes to a close and in this surprise bonus episode, she sits down to process some of the highs, the lows, the feelings, and the pleasures they experienced in 2021. Quick links: Get the Review, Reflect, Release 2021 workbook Explore your pleasure in 2022 with Dame. Get 10% with the code EVYAN10. For transcr…
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61. How to Reclaim Your Sensual Self (Live)
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1:17:26How do you reclaim your sensuality? Ev’Yan and a few special guests answer this and other body-minded questions during a live event that happened a few weeks back called “Reclaim Your Sensual Self”. During this event, Ev’Yan was in conversation with Brianne Patrice, Jimanekia Eborn, and Shadeen Francis, and they each speak about their unique and pe…
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60. "My Sensual Self is My Own"
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1:10:39It’s finally here! Ev’Yan’s guided journal, Sensual Self, is out in stores today and to celebrate, they get interviewed by their partner, Jonathan, about their sensuality. Ev’Yan talks about her journey of sensual awareness, the mundane chores she transforms into sensual practices, and how she stays in union with herself. Also in this episode: men'…
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59. Decolonize Your Gender
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1:18:59What assumptions do you make about your gender? In this one, Ev’Yan speaks to Dayna Lynn Nuckolls (The People’s Oracle) about what it looks like to decolonize gender and why we probably need to decolonize ours. They both speak about the binary and how harmful our gendered ideas of masculinity and femininity are, how language and labels flatten us, …
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58. How to Breathe Sensually
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1:16:21Are you breathing? What happens when you bring intention to your breathing? It becomes a tool of liberation and healing. In this episode, Ev’Yan speaks with Siedeh Foxie—breathwork facilitator and intuitive guide—about the simple power of the breath and how to breathe in ways to connect you to your sensual body. Siedeh goes into depth about what br…
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57. Intergenerational Pleasure
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1:00:02Prioritizing our pleasure to heal and liberate our ancestors. In this one, Ev’Yan speaks with Juju Bae—a medium and Hoodoo practitioner—about intergenerational pleasure and what it looks like to honor the pleasure practices of our ancestors. Juju talks about the audacity of Black joy, ancestral reverence, sex magic, and cultivating your intuition a…
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Oh hi! Ev'Yan's in your feed today to drop some quick + exciting announcements—on the theme of sensuality, of course. For a transcript of this bonus episode, go to evyanwhitney.com/transcriptions Sign up for the Sensual Self book club Join the Sensual Selfie Challenge @sensualselfiechallenge @evyan.whitney If you haven't already, please rate and re…
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56. I'm Asexual, Not Broken
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1:03:32What if it was okay that you don't want to have sex? In this one, Ev'Yan speaks with Angela Chen (author of Ace) about asexuality and ace liberation. Angela debunks a lot of myths about asexuality and educates us on how nuanced the Ace spectrum is. She talks about the fluidity of desire and how we don’t need to pathologize those who don’t have much…
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55. The Sensuality of Solitude
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1:11:44When was the last time you were intentional about your solitude? In this one, Ev'Yan speaks with Jordi—artist, storyteller, facilitator, author—about what it looks like to intentionally carve out time to be alone, and what you can find when you create space to be quiet and listen to yourself. They speak about moon cycles, boundaries within technolo…
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54. Pleasure Is the Point
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1:10:12You are responsible for your pleasure, so what are you doing with it? In this one, Ev'Yan speaks with the brilliant adrienne maree brown about pleasure—the practice of it and why we must engage in the radical act of pursuing it. They talk about adrienne’s book Pleasure Activism, the importance of feeling yourself and your body, and how to create mo…
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53. Hello, Sensual Self! Hello, My New Book!
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22:44It's finally here! In this one, Ev'Yan talks about why she created Sensual Self—both this "new" podcast and the book that inspired it. Sensual Self is now available for preorder! Click here to reserve your copy. For transcripts, show notes, and links to previous episodes, click here. Credits: Host - Ev'Yan Whitney; producer - Tribble; music: Melodi…
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Luxuriate in the pleasures of your body. Sensual Self (formerly The Sexually Liberated Woman) is a "new" podcast from Sexuality Doula® Ev’Yan Whitney where you’ll be guided to slow down, tune in, heal, and feel so that you can fully experience your sensual self. This "new" podcast begins next week, August 24. Subscribe to stay connected and go to e…
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