

Girl Boner Radio: True Sex and Relationship Stories
August McLaughlin
A spicy blend of personal stories, in-depth reporting and inspiration! Journalist August McLaughlin explores sexual empowerment and pleasure, featuring a range of voices.
Girl Boner Radio is LGBTQIA+ friendly and all genders are welcome! girlboner.org
Girl Boner Radio is LGBTQIA+ friendly and all genders are welcome! girlboner.org
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Jun 24, 2020 • 25min
"Yikes" Birth Control Stories
Meet Hayley, Natalie and Meagan, three women who had nightmarish birth control experiences we can all learn from. They spoke with August about the pill, IUDs, mental health and sexual side effects of hormonal birth control methods and more. Dr. Megan Fleming weighs in for a listener who fears her chronic pain, that interferes with sex, will damage future relationships. https://www.plannedparenthood.org/online-tools/what-right-birth-control-me https://greatlifegreatsex.com/pleasure/ http://girlboner.org

Jun 17, 2020 • 48min
Sexual Healing and Stronger Orgasms
Laura Zam, author of THE PLEASURE PLAN, joins August to explore her sexual healing journey, her experience in Betty Dodson's group masturbation/vulva exploration class and ways to attract stronger orgasms - or your very first! Dr. Megan Fleming shares thoughts on emotional aspects of orgasm difficulties. More about Laura: http://laurazam.com Shop with Pride: https://thepleasurechest.com (free shipping in June!) Free challenge: https://greatlifegreatsex.com/pleasure/ More Girl Boner fun: http://girlboner.org

Jun 10, 2020 • 50min
Boxing, Stripping, Empowerment
August shares highlights from her "Fight Like a Girl" interview with filmmaker Jill Morley, including ways boxing helped her manage childhood trauma. Then they reconnect to explore sexual self-discovery, unlearning damaging messages, supporting people of color and more. Dr. Megan Fleming weighs in for a listener who wants to feel more connected to her body and her boners. 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice: https://bit.ly/3hfgDED Box with Jill: http://www.jillmorley.com/flag-boxing/ Shop with Pride: https://thepleasurechest.com (free shipping in June!) Sex drive article: https://bit.ly/2XzbkrP Free challenge: https://greatlifegreatsex.com/pleasure/ More: http://girlboner.org

Jun 4, 2020 • 28min
Black Lives Matter
August talks about anti-racism and shares artist A'Driane Nieves' thoughts from 2014 on raising black sons and #BlackLivesMatter. Dr. Megan discusses talking to kids about racism. Amber B Coleman sings part of "Blackness." Through 6/5:15% of thepleasurechest.com sales will be donated to Black Visions Collective. http://www.addyeb.com https://www.instagram.com/iamamberbcoleman Learn, donate, register to vote:https://blacklivesmatter.com https://www.vote.org Teaching kids about racism: https://bit.ly/2XqMcUh http://www.raceconscious.org/ https://mattdelapena.com/books/last-stop-on-market-street/

May 27, 2020 • 50min
Adult Star Sarah Vandella
Where is she now? August shares the best parts of her chat with adult star and sex worker Sarah Vandella from Oct. 2014. Then she catches up with Sarah to find out how she's doing personally, professionally and amid the pandemic. Dr. Megan Fleming weighs in for a listener who wants to do away with their small penis fetish. https://onlyfans.com/sarahvandella Twitter: @MsSarahVandala IG: @theonlySarahVandela_ https://greatlifegreatsex.com/pleasure Free challenge https://augustmclaughlin.com/ Nominate past guests!

May 21, 2020 • 28min
Healing from Toxic Relationships
Lauren Colletti, author of Trauma, Tears & Triumph, shares her story of sexual self-discovery, healing from sexual assault and narcissist abuse and ways yoga can enhance our sex lives. Dr. Megan Fleming weighs in for a listener whose boyfriend lies compulsively. https://www.laurencolletti.com/ https://amzn.to/2Z8euEl Lauren's poetry! https://greatlifegreatsex.com/pleasure Free 9-day challenge https://augustmclaughlin.com/ Sign up for monthly extras!

May 14, 2020 • 34min
Masturbation's Creepy History + Orgasmic Yoga Tips
In honor of National Masturbation Month, August delves into solo play's complicated history then shares a throwback interview with Dr. Martha Tara Lee about orgasmic yoga: how it changed her life and ways to benefit. Dr. Megan weighs in for a listener who wonders if it's okay to fantasize about friends while masturbating. https://www.eroscoaching.com https://www.facebook.com/groups/oyoga/ https://www.instagram.com/pleasurecheststores/ - support sex educators! https://thepleasurechest.com - coupon: PleasureME http://greatlifegreatsex.com/pleasure/ - FREE challenge http://girlboner.org

May 7, 2020 • 34min
Sex and Anorexia, Self-Care, Fat-Shaming
Your body is rad! And if you're struggling, we see you. August reads from her Girl Boner book and chats with Robyn Goldberg, RDN. Chaya Milchtein of Mechanic Shop Femme reads from her essay, "Are You Worried About Getting Fat Like Me?" Dr. Megan Fleming shares a pleasure exercise. https://mechanicshopfemme.com/worried-about-getting-fat-like-me/ www.askaboutfood.com https://greatlifegreatsex.com/pleasure/ https://girlboner.org/books IG: @GirlBonerMedia @mechanicshopfemme @robyngoldbergrdn @dr.megan.fleming

Apr 29, 2020 • 1h
Rock Your Mojo + G-Spot Bliss
Deborah Kagan joins August to explore her sexual self-discovery journey, ways to "rock your mojo" (life force or sexual energy) and receive pleasure and how finding her G-spot changed her life. Dr. Megan Fleming weighs in for a listener who misses G-spot play now that penetration feels triggering. Rock Your Mojo Live: https://rockyourmojolive.com Pleasure challenge: https://greatlifegreatsex.com/pleasure "Pay what you can afford" therapy: https://jamiladawson.com More Girl Boner fun: https://girlboner.org/

Apr 23, 2020 • 38min
Pleasure and the Pandemic
Gratitude, orgasms, self-care! Dr. Megan Fleming joins August to explore the importance of pleasure in difficult times, simple ways to cultivate it and ways to manage COVID-19 related challenges, such as missing physical touch and domestic violence concerns. Domestic Violence Hotline: https://www.thehotline.org/help/ Pleasure challenge: https://greatlifegreatsex.com/pleasure Building Your Sensual Life: https://greatlifegreatsex.com/sensual Transcripts + more: https://girlboner.org/blog


