Girl Boner Radio: True Sex and Relationship Stories

Dating, sex and animals - oh my! Comedic author Heidi Mastrogiovanni joins August to explore pros and cons of adding a pet to your relationship and the release of their new books: "Lala Pettibone: Standing Room Only" and "Girl Boner: The Good Girl's Guide to Sexual Empowerment." With the help of Dr. Megan Fleming, they weigh in for a listener whose new dog is making spontaneous sex with her boyfriend difficult. Sign up for Girl Boner extras at augugstmclaughlin.com. Purchase August's new book, "Girl Boner: The Good Girl's Guide to Sexual Empowerment" here: http://bit.ly/GirlBoner

Jimanekia Eborn, an expert in mental health, sex education and sexual trauma support, joins August to explore ways eating disorders and trauma intersect, forgiveness, consent, Me Too and more! Dr. Megan Fleming weighs in for a listener who's boyfriend revealed he was abused as a child. MaryEllen Reider, cofounder of Yarlap, shares facts about kegels, pelvic health and pleasure. Sign up for occasional Girl Boner extras at augustmclaughlin.com.

August is joined by Amberly Rothfield, a 13-year veteran of the phone sex industry, to explore her personal journey, career and more. With Dr. Megan Fleming's help, they weigh in for a listener who's healing from an abusive relationship. Sign up for Girl Boner extras and learn about August's new books at augustmclaughlin.com. (Our apologies for the subtle AC sound off and on through the episode! It was an issue at the studio and won't be a problem again.)

Marni, a dating coach for men, joins August to explore common dating mistakes, communicating in the romance realm and letting a partner down easy. With Dr. Megan Fleming's help, they weigh in for a listener who's falling for an asexual man. Can she make it work without sex? Enter the first ever #GirlBoner sweepstakes at https://woobox.com/qwfryy! Sign up for occasional Girl Boner extras at augustmclaughlin.com.

Kimberly Ann Johnson, sexological bodyworker, birth doula and author focused on postpartum pelvic care. She explains why postpartum is a distinct healing phase and shares invisible physiology of recovery. Conversations cover reclaiming sexuality after childbirth, expanding erotic options beyond penetration, the need for maternal care, and bodywork and somatic practices that support healing.

Kasia Urbaniak, founder and CEO of The Academy who made her living as one of the world's most successful dominatrixes, joins August to explore standing in your power, the role sex and sexuality play in leading an empowered life and more. Learn ways to navigate uncomfortable conversations, the orgasmic potential of difficult emotions and Dr. Megan Fleming's take on preparing a teenager for college dating life. For more Girl Boner fun, sign up for occasional extras at augustmclaughlin.com and pre-order "Girl Boner: The Good Girl's Guide to Sexual Empowerment" on Amazon.

Natasha Chandel of the Kinda Dating podcast joins August to explore unusual places people have sex! With Dr. Megan Fleming's help, they discuss nonconsensual arousal and moving on after experiencing it. Learn more and sign up for occasional extras at augustmclaughlin.com. For more Girl Boner fun, pre-order "Girl Boner: The Good Girl's Guide to Sexual Empowerment" on Amazon.

Actress, producer and trans health advocate Blossom Brown joins August to explore the importance of trans rights within feminism, issues unique to trans women of color, supporting trans men and how appearing on Ellen Degeneres's show and in Caitlyn Jenner's documentary series, I AM CAIT, influenced her life. Dr. Megan Fleming weighs in for a listener who wonders why vibrators don't do much for her. Sign up for occasional Girl Boner extras at augustmclaughlin.com!

August is joined by Stevie Boebi, a YouTuber who specializes in queer sex, to chat about lesbian sex myths, sex toys and jealousy. Dr. Megan Fleming weighs in for a listener who feels uncomfortable with her partner's flirting with others behavior. Sign up for occasional Girl Boner extras at augustmclaughlin.com. Enter The Pleasure Chest's Womanizer 2Go giveaway on Instagram @pleasurecheststores June 16 - 17!

The "mysterious" clitoris, sexual revolutions and more! Joan Price joins August to explore her journey from gynecologist's daughter in the 50s to becoming a celebrated sex educator and finding true love in her golden years. Learn what feminism brought to sexuality, how ageism impacts dating and good news about intimacy later in life. Dr. Megan Fleming, August and Joan weigh in for a listener who wants to know if casual dating makes sense and whether she's approaching it well post-divorce. Sign up for Girl Boner extras at augustmclaughlin.com. While you're there, click BOOKS to preorder "Girl Boner: The Good Girl's Guide to Sexual Empowerment." NOTE: This episode was pre-released last week with glitches, and a few people downloaded it before we noticed and took it down. If you received it twice, this one's the keeper! Email a screenshot of your feed showing both episodes and your snail mail address to august@augustmclaughlin.com and we'll send you a free gift.