91 episodes
Permission for Pleasure Cindy Scharkey
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5.0 • 76 Ratings
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A podcast to educate and equip women with the information and confidence they need to express, experience and enjoy their sexuality. Cindy Scharkey RN, BSN, brings her 35+ years of experience as a healthcare professional to open the doors to healthy conversations about sex. This is a community where you can listen and learn to give yourself permission for pleasure. Visit www.cindyscharkey.com for education blogs and newsletter.
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Turn Up the Volume on Your Sex Life
Scientists have found that sexual noises go hand in hand with enhanced pleasure. Whether you hum, purr or moan - giving voice to what your body is feeling may make sex better. Bonus- it also serves as non-verbal communication and positive reinforcement to your partner!
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Masturbation - Let's dig in
People m********e for all kinds of reasons including pleasure, exploration, sleep and pain relief. For women who have never experienced orgasm, self-pleasure is the most scientifically supported sex therapy technique to learn the stimulation needed to climax. August McLaughlin, a journalist, author and host/producer of Girl Boner Radio, joins me to share her insights, and personal journey with masturbation. We discuss some practices and tips, as well as debunk a few common myths around solo sex.
August McLaughlin is a journalist, author and host/producer of Girl Boner Radio. Her acclaimed Girl Boner book is currently in its second printing.
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More on these topics:
Orgasm is a Big Brain Event with Dr. Nan Wise
The Pleasure Crisis and Why Good Sex Matters with Dr. Nan Wise
Exploring Your Perspective of Pleasure
10 Ways to be Sexual Without Masturbating
Untangling Sexual Shame
Learning to Listen to Your Body
Natural Health Benefits of Orgasm
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Tips From My Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist
All about the pelvic floor! Alexa Charbonneau, PT, DPT of Sarton Physical Therapy, joins me to offer her top tips and education for all ages and stages. Do you cough, laugh, sneeze and wet your pants? Do you have pain with sex? Do you have chronic prostatitis? While many of these might be common issues, they are not normal! The good news is there is physical therapy specifically for your pelvic floor. It may hold the solution you’ve been looking for.
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More on these topics:
Pelvic Floor and Painful Sex
Painful sex
Stretched out vaginas and other myths with Heather Jeffcoat
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Doggy Style, Kivin Method and Why Do I Bleed After Sex
In this quickie episode I’ll introduce you to the Kivin Method or oral for her – sideways. Hear a how-to guide and why you might want to try it. I'll also answer a few community questions including 'How can I make doggy style more intimate?' and 'Why do I bleed after sex?' Ten minutes of good education for good sex!
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More on these topics:
Oral Sex for Women
Guide to Lube
Positions with Props
The clitoris has a hood
The clitoris
Why female arousal takes more than 5 minutes
Trying something new
Talking with a provider about sex
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Sexuality With a Philosophical Lens
My guest found that her college students had very little understanding of their own bodies and how to navigate sex in a healthy way. Professor Gwendolyn Dolske Ph.D. teaches Philosophy at Cal Poly Pomona. One of her classes, Current Debates in Sexuality, gives her a unique perspective on what young adults are asking about when it comes to sex and relationships. We discuss topics such as consent, current dating culture, and the high alert status women must negotiate to feel safe in the world.
Learn more about Prof Dolske and Good is in the Details
Learn more on these topics:
Why Sex Ed Really Matters
Girls and Sex/Boys and Sex, by Peggy Orenstein
The Growing Mental Health Crisis of Our Girls
Understanding Consent and Unlearning Body Shame
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Erectile Dissatisfaction vs Erectile Dysfunction
People sometimes assume the source of erectile changes in men as they age is a condition called - erectile dysfunction or ED. This is not always the case. In this episode I am discussing some of the normal sexual changes men may experience in midlife and beyond. Listen to learn about normal changes in erections, sexual functioning, and desire for men.
More on these topics
Erectile changes vs. erectile dissatisfaction blog
Cam Fraser: Can Men Be Multi-Orgasmic
Scheduling Sex video blog
Three tips for boosting your arousal
Talking about sexual health with your medical provider
Medication and your sex life
The different ways to experience desire
Partner desire discrepancies
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Customer Reviews
Cindy Scharkey is the new and improved Carrie Bradshaw
I recently started to rewatch Sex and City. This is my personal opinion: It was a MA show that attempted to address sexuality from a woman’s point of view and convey that women too sought out sex for pleasure and were worthy of pleasure. While it radicalized our society, there was a crucial thing absent from the show that did not permit women to truly embrace that pleasure was “ok”: true emotional depth. From my perspective, Cindy is the new Carrie because she explore pretty much everything once portrayed in the show. However, Permission for Pleasure is a classier and more intellectual approach to these topics. Her podcast, IG post and news letter have the validation and emotional depth that women need to embrace that pleasure is good and that pleasure is DEFINITELY not bad! Her show removes the stigma/label of “normal” and explores everything with the notion that it could or could not apply to her audience. And for me the biggest difference and major improvement is that I imagine many of us women felt guilt watching a show like Sex and the City but listening to Cindy will actually help you shed all those extra pounds of shame and guilt that are hindering your sexual life! Listen to her podcast and read her newsletter and post with the curiosity you had if you ever watched a show like Sex and the City or with an open mind to see, feel and hear that Cindy is advocating for women and our need to be liberated for a society that attempts to controlled or eradicate the notion that it is healthy for women to seek pleasure and be sexual people!
The sister you never had…
Listening to Cindy is like have that wiser, big sister you never had— the one who knows more about sex than you do… the one who cheers you to go out and get the pleasure and healthy relationship that you deserve. She’s encouraging, thoughtful and seriously knowledgable… all while being loving and encouraging and funny too. I highly recommend!!!
Perfect Title
Literally an invitation and push to get to the root of resistance to pleasure for me. Coming from purity culture and religious conservatism I repressed sexuality. Grateful for Cindy’s presence not only in the podcasts but the way she shows up in the world to invite us to pleasure! Go ‘head Cindy!!!!
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