Sexploration with Monika

You Can Have a Conscious, Sexy Threesome By Embracing the Awkward - ft. Reid Mihalko of ReidAboutSex.com   Monica hosts sex educator Reid Mihalko in a tree house outside Portland, Oregon, to discuss how to make threesomes conscious, less awkward, and more fun. Reid shares key principles from his "Negotiating Successful Threesomes" class, including defining what "success" means, deciding whether to play with people you know or strangers, and seeking partners who have already had successful threesomes. They emphasize expanding what counts as sex, going slow, and reducing pressure by "putting more crayons in the crayon box." Reid explains safer-sex communication, testing, and harm-reduction strategies, and offers his Embrace the Awkward Formula for starting when things get quiet. They also cover check-ins/timeouts, handling jealousy or feeling left out, not forcing sex, and damage control when a threesome goes sideways, plus where to find Reid's resources and calendar.   Links:   The Embrace The Awkward Formula - https://ReidAboutSex.com/awkward   The Safer Sex Elevator Speech — https://ReidAboutSex.com/elevator   Reid's Online Store for Negotiating Successful Threesomes + MORE sex geeky classes! - https://ReidAboutSex.com/kajabi-store   Reid's calendar — https://ReidAboutSex.com/calendar   00:00 Welcome and Guests 02:10 Why Threesomes Feel Awkward 04:41 Defining Threesome Success 06:34 Known vs Strangers 07:29 Find Experienced Partners 08:06 Poly vs Swinging Needs 13:07 Expand What Counts 15:50 Safer Sex Talk 17:23 Starting the Action 18:05 Embrace the Awkward 18:56 Trigger Phrase Setup 19:19 Make a Clear Ask 20:40 Melt List Ideas 22:09 Help Them Start 23:21 Speed Orgy Story 24:39 Check Ins and Timeouts 26:42 Pivot When Off 28:53 Feeling Left Out 30:17 Jealousy and Performance 31:45 Mediocre Is Fine 32:56 Damage Control Steps 35:45 Wrap Up and Projects

 Monika Interviews Dixie De La Tour of Bawdy Storytelling Get ready for a night of provocative storytelling, unapologetic truth, and boundary-pushing honesty! In this episode, Monika sits down with Dixie De La Tour, the dynamic force behind Bawdy Storytelling, to talk about the upcoming live show on Friday, July 18th at 8:00 PM at the Verdi Club in San Francisco's Potrero Hill neighborhood. They dive into the life and legacy of Dossie Easton, co-author of groundbreaking books like The Ethical Slut, Radical Ecstasy, The Topping Book, and The Bottoming Book. Dixie shares how a life-changing LSD trip became a turning point for Easton—one that would influence generations of thinkers, lovers, and radicals in the world of sex-positivity, kink, and ethical non-monogamy. This conversation is not just about storytelling—it's about transformation, legacy, and the power of telling the truth out loud.  Don't miss the Bawdy Storytelling show—Friday, July 18th at 8:00 PM  Verdi Club, Potrero Hill, San Francisco Real People. Real Stories. Real Sexy.

Sexploration With Monika Interviews, "Shameless" Heather Atlas about Somatica, Non-Violent Communication (NVC), your inner family, and how to go from trauma to healing with modalities like core erotic themes and feeling states. NVC is a powerful communication framework. It's designed to foster empathy, understanding, and connection—especially in emotionally charged situations. You can find more information about heather Atles at her website: https://www.heatheratles.com/ Subjects: Deshamification     Deshamification means removing or lessening the shame by     acknowledging it and moving forward.     Taking the air out of the balloon. Kink Non-normative ideas Sex Disability Neurons that fire together wire together. Processing disappointment Polycules Relationship repair skills Not making each other wrong      

- Drag Queen Joan Jett Blakk (Terreance Smith) campaigns for Mayor and President of the United States. - Pioneered efforts in human and women's rights. - Rocky Horror Picture Show'esque campaign chants - Activism-inspired play starring Tarell Alvin McCraney at Steppenwolf's award-winning theater production.   Recorded at Edge Studios online in San Francisco

Sexploration with Monika, guest Neo-Tantric Sex Educator Amara Karuna, with Token Straight Guy: Dylan who is a professional nurse at Kaiser. We talk about pleasure, orgasm , female ejaculation & cervical orgasm. Many People Don't Know About The Diffrent Kinds Of Orgasms & In Addtion To The Clitoral Orgasm You Can Have An Ejaculitive Or Gushing G-Spot Orgam & Even A Cervical Orgasm! The Taoists Call The Cervical Orgasm The Shower Of Stars. We Learn About How The Unconscious Patterns  We May Have Picked Up In Childhood Like Not Breathing, Being Quiet & Not Moving Can Interfere Not Only With Your Sexual Pleasure But Even With The Small Joys That We Experience Every Day, Like Eating, Listening To Music Or Watching A Sunset. How We Can Be More Present In Each Moment & How To Find The Pleasure Of Being, Even When It Is A Small Daily Task. We Talk About Different Reward Chemicals Like Dopamine, Serotonin, Oxytocin & Other Neurotransmitters & Endorphins. 

Did you know that it was illegal to even dance in the Middle East? Perhaps you have heard that people in the Middle East are not allowed to wear Western clothing but did you know it was illegal for them to dance? You'll find a discussion of the joys & challenges of middle eastern feminisists. There are #dancelifefreedom #womenlifefreedom and because it is illegal for anyone to dance or celebrate life we will have to do it for them on our social media platforms like Instagram, Twitch, etc., so feel free to upload a video of yourself and your family dancing for the women and men and children in the Middle East who cannot! Shiva J has enjoyed the freedom of moving to the United States and is now an artist celebrating sensuality, beauty, and erotic play for couples and others. You can learn more at her website: Home - Art by Shiva shiiiiva (@shiva.jafarzadeh) • Instagram photos and videos Profile – Shiva Jafarzadeh – IRANIAN AMERICAN WOMEN FOUNDATION (iawfoundation.org)

You can learn more about the first lady of the world Elenor Roosevelt and her intimate stolen moments on the campaign trail and in the White House. Playright Terry Baum introduces us to Lorena Hickock, the highest paid female journalist of her day, who coresponded with Elenor in hundreds of secret love letters. Find out where you can explore the romance and love that lasted for many years.

Sexploration With Monika invites San Francisco Mime Troupe's Marie Cartier to Edge Studios in downtown San Francisco. Token Straight Guy Paul Brumbaugh joins in on the fun. Recorded Live 7-21-2023 These mimes will not stay silent in Dolores Park and lots of Bay area Parks, even as far away as Cotati! San Francisco native Marie Cartier is also a social worker and brings her unique voice to social justice issues like homelessness and depression that we all have faced, especially during the pandemic. She tells her story about writing Hobos in Space, a radio play produced online when we couldn't go outside. You can see Marie and many of her castmates as the summer goes by in Berkeley, Glen Park, and in lots of other areas, and on Labor Day, they will be back at Dolores Park! Mimes speak for social justice in San Francisco's Dolores Park and many other Bay Area parks, and you can find out more with Sexploration with Monika's interview with Marie Cartier!    

Are you feeling the chill of winter? As the rains give way to the flowers of May and/or March let's enjoy the present moment and hear what Scrumbly Koldewyn, DJ Dan Karkoska, and the rest of the Cockettes have in store for you! It may just raise your freak flag! Sex educator and musical theater geek Monika Thomas and Paul Brumbaugh from the Edge of Insanity enjoy a live performance where Scrumbly Koldewyn searches for the perfect banana for you and me and everybody else. "As the chilly winter gives way to spring, there is a feeling in the air, a need for rebirth and everything it takes to get there–fauna blooming, bunnies and chickies being born and giant phallic objects rising into the air needing to be worshiped. The legendary Cockettes give the Rites of Spring their own unique twist as original Cockette Scrumbly Koldewyn brings you Res-Erection, a colorful musical revue featuring new songs and classic Cockettes numbers inspired by the changing season, bunnies, love and lust. Prepare for a night of Cockettes musical mayhem featuring Aaren Smith, Birdie Bob Watt, Bonni Suval, Carl Linkhart, Christian Heppinstall, Kitten on the Keys, Matt Bratko, Noah Haydon, Steven Satyricon, Jordan "Sunshine" Bontrager and more. Cockettes Res-Erection will be such an amazing Spring Awakening, it may even raise the dead!"

  Nude Noir a sexy party coming up October 14th and 15th at at a gorgeous venue the Speakeasy in North Beach ofSan Francisco Sexploration with Monika talks with Britt about .female sexual empowerment, desire, sensuality, personal exploration, the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system, tantra, BDSM, and The libertine history of San we discuss the safe and consensual exploration of darkness, shibari rope bondage, and finding your authentic thrills.