Girl Boner Radio: True Sex and Relationship Stories

Mona Darling takes August and Girl Boner listeners on a quickie tour of Sub Rosa, Oregon's only female-run fetish space, which offers kink education, BDSM coaching, sexual empowerment retreats, boudoir photography, intimate play parties, and more. Learn more at subrosapdx.com or augustmclaughlin.com/blog.

August is joined by Becky Heintz, Paul Heintz and Shleigh Pasini, the collective force behind Show Your Courage to explore their mission to support sexual assault survivors: To remind survivors of sexual assault that they are not alone, they have support and they are believed. Dr. Megan Fleming weighs in for a listener who feels ready to date and have sex again after assault and wants to know how to navigate potential triggers. Learn more at augustmclaughlin.com, showyourcourage.com and greatlifegreatsex.com.

In this Girl Boner quickie episode, August shares her (not-so-popular) thoughts on Gary Chapman's "The 5 Love Languages." Can they really enhance dating and relationships? Sign up for occasional email extras at augustmclaughlin.com or girlboner.org.

What does chocolate cake have to do with porn consumption? Is the clitoris in the Bible? Can you embrace Christian faith and sex-positivity at the same time? Bestselling author Nadia Bolz-Weber and actress Amy Brenneman join August to explore healing from sexual shame, talking to kids about sex, positive versus negative first sexual experiences and Nadia's groundbreaking new book, Shameless: A Sexual Reformation. Learn more and sign up for occasional Girl Boner extras at girlboner.org. Get a free gift from Dr. Megan at greatlifegreatsex.com.

August introduces her new Girl Boner Quickies series with tips for hotter sex that lasts only minutes, yet still brings plentiful benefits. Sign up for occasional extras by email at augustmclaughlin.com or girlboner.org.

Vanessa McGrady joins August to explore her journey to becoming a parent, the adoption process and her new release, "Rock Need River: A Memoir of a Very Open Adoption." She also shares thoughts on her decision to write the book and what it was like narrating the audiobook version. Dr. Megan Fleming weighs in for a listener who hasn't desired sex since having a baby three years ago. Learn more and sign up for occasional Girl Boner extras at augustmclaughlin.com.

Sex therapist Vanessa Marin joins August to explore common orgasm myths, ways to experience your first orgasm and how to infuse your sex life with more fun and pleasure. August also shares highlights from her chat with researcher Nicole Prause, PhD, about her research on female sexual arousal, sex toys and orgasm. Dr. Megan Fleming invites listeners to a fun, free online event! Learn more and sign up for occasional Girl Boner extras by email at augustmclaughlin.com/blog.

Dr. Lauren, psychologist and author of Lesbian Love Addiction, joins August to explore her personal experience with love addiction, anxious versus avoidant attachment styles and ways homophobia can impact healing. With Dr. Megan Fleming's help, they weigh in for a listener who's struggling to vocalize her sexual desires. Sign up for occasional Girl Boner extras at augustmclaughlin.com. Register for A League of Extraordinary Couples for FREE at https://amyelizabethgordon.com/a-league-of-extraordinary-couples-drmeganfleming

Linda Kay Klein, author of "Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free," joins August to discuss evangelical Christianity's purity culture, long-term effects of its messages (such as women are "stumbling blocks" and responsible for men's sexual urges) and what healing can look like and bring. August and Dr. Megan Fleming weigh in for a listener who grew up Catholic and learning that masturbation is a sin. Can he move past the shame and feel happier in his otherwise sexless marriage? Sign up for occasional Girl Boner extras by email at augustmclaughlin.com. For the follow up blog with links mentioned in this episode, visit augustmclaughlin.com/blog.

Lora Dicarlo won the CES Innovation Award for Osé, a hands-free sex toy for vulva owners that stimulates the clitoris and G-spot at the same time. But then, the award was rescinded. August interviews the company's CEO, Lora Haddock, and its marketing director, Sarah Brown, about the toy, blended orgasms and their desire to raise awareness around gender bias in tech. The pair also wants to encourage people who long for something that doesn't exist to take the leap and create it. Dr. Megan Fleming introduces an exciting new class she's put together for Girl Boner listeners! Sign up for occasional Girl Boner extras at augustmclaughlin.com.