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  • From Domination to Partnership - A New Story for Humanity with Dr Riane Eisler

    From Domination to Partnership - A New Story for Humanity with Dr Riane Eisler
    2026/04/27
    Dr Riane Eisler has had a profound impact on my life and it was such an honour to speak with her. Dr Riane is a cultural historian, social systems scientist, futurist and author. She is best known for The Chalice and the Blade and for Sacred Pleasure - a visionary exploration of sex, myth, and the politics of the body that was published 31 years ago and reads as though it were written for this very time.At the heart of our conversation is the framework Dr Riane created - Cultural Transformation Theory, which offers that the more fundamental question beneath all of our political and social categories is this - does a society organise itself around domination, or around partnership? Domination systems rely on rigid gender hierarchies, fear and violence beginning in the family. Partnership systems begin from a different premise entirely - that power can be power with rather than power over, and that caring roles are the foundation of society.We also explore how domination has been woven into our erotic imagination — into myth, religion, fairy tales, and pornography — and what it would mean to find our way back to a sexuality rooted in empathy and connection rather than performance and conquest. As Riane shared - the sexual revolution of the 1960s offered real opening, but a culture without sexual ethics is not liberation.Her depth of knowledge and her unique viewpoint as a true elder, she offers context for the times we are in. That the current regression we’re experiencing, is pushback to all movements that have been challenging domination.In this conversation we explore:Dr Riane's incredible personal story and how her childhood experiences planted the seeds of a lifetime's workCultural Transformation Theory and the partnership and domination lens that cuts through our inherited political categories and connects the dotsHow domination has been woven into our erotic imagination, through myth, religion, fairy tales, and pornography, and what a genuine sexual evolution might look likeThe context for the times we are living in and through the cultural transformation lensThe four cornerstones of cultureThe radical and still-urgent vision of Sacred Pleasure - and why a book published 31 years ago feels more relevant than everThis conversation only scratched the surface of what Dr Riane's work holds - and there is so much more I wanted to explore with her. I really encourage you to read Sacred Pleasure. It is a potent and I feel essential book.Sacred Pleasure is an exploration of how sexuality, the body, and pleasure have been shaped, and distorted, by the shift from partnership to domination cultures. Drawing on archaeology, mythology, religion and history, she traces how what was once considered sacred - the erotic, the feminine, the body's capacity for pleasure and connection, was systematically vilified, controlled, and weaponised as domination systems took hold.She shows how pain, submission, and violence became eroticised through religion, myth, law, and culture, and how this distortion runs through everything from fairy tales to pornography to the way we understand romantic love.The book is visionary, as Dr Riane writes, that reclaiming the erotic and the body as sacred, is not only personally liberating but politically and culturally transformative and how that would shape a genuinely partnership-oriented world.Riane Eisler, JD, PhD(h), is the recipient of many honors, such as the Distinguished Peace Leadership Award earlier given to the Dalai Lama, and internationally known for her groundbreaking contributions as a systems scientist, futurist, and cultural historian. She is author of many books, including The Chalice and the Blade, now in its 57th US printing and 27 foreign editions, The Real Wealth of Nations, hailed by Nobel Peace Laureate Desmond Tutu as "a template for the better world we have been so urgently seeking," and Nurturing Our Humanity, Oxford University Press, 2019, co-authored with Douglas P. Fry.Eisler’s innovative whole-systems research offers new perspectives and practical tools for constructing a less violent, more egalitarian, gender-balanced, and sustainable future. Eisler is President of the Center for Partnership Systems (CPS), which provides practical applications of her work, and Editor in Chief of the online Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies published at the University of Minnesota. She keynotes conferences worldwide, has taught at many universities, has written hundreds of articles and contributions to both scholarly and popular books, pioneered the application of human rights standards to women and children, has addressed the UN General Assembly, and consults to businesses and governments on the partnership model introduced by her work.RESOURCES FROM RIANEWebsite — rianeeisler.comPeace Begins at Home SummitThe Chalice and the Blade — Riane EislerSacred Pleasure — Riane EislerThe Real Wealth of Nations — Riane EislerNurturing Our Humanity — ...
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  • The Peaceful Penis with Graeme Waterfield

    The Peaceful Penis with Graeme Waterfield
    2026/04/13
    What if the way we've been taught to think about the penis - and about penetration, erection, and performance - has been limiting the depth of connection available to us?In this conversation, Sarah Rose Bright is joined by her partner Graeme Waterfield to explore the idea of the ‘peaceful penis’. A concept that challenges everything our culture has told us about how male sexuality should look, feel, and function - and opens the door to a far more pleasurable, and deeply intimate experience of lovemaking.This is a conversation for anyone ready to move beyond performance and into presence, curious about what becomes possible when relaxation, mindfulness, and genuine connection replace pressure, urgency, and goal-oriented sex.Sarah and Graeme speak honestly from their own journey together.In this conversation we explore:- What the peaceful penis actually means - and why it represents a more balanced, connected approach to sexuality- How cultural conditioning has shaped the way we understand erections, penetration, and male sexual performance- Why relaxation during lovemaking creates deeper emotional connection than arousal alone- The difference between a performance-based approach to sex and a presence-based one- Why erections don't need to lead anywhere - and what opens up when that pressure is released- How softness in the body can lead to greater intimacy and pleasure than hardness ever could- The role of emotionality in sex - and how it can create pressure and disconnection without us realising- How to begin reconditioning sexual energy - with curiosity rather than agenda- Practices of gentle touch and conscious presence that cultivate genuine intimacy- Why the journey of conscious sexuality is ongoing, evolving, and infinite- Tools - not rules - for erotic exploration togetherGraeme Waterfield is a men’s coach who guides men into deeper presence, embodiment, and self-awareness. His sexual energy mastery training, blends meditation, Taoist principles, and nervous system awareness to transform sexual energy into love, vitality, and consciousness. Moving away from performance and intensity, his work emphasises relaxation, heart connection, and integrating sexuality into everyday life, helping men deepen intimacy, authenticity, and inner ease.Graeme and Sarah teach The Making Love Retreat®. Together they guide couples into deeper dimensions of intimacy, lovemaking, and conscious connection.RESOURCES FROM GRAEMETo explore Graeme's work in meditation, embodiment and sexual energy mastery for men, including courses, coaching, retreats and teachings, visit: https://www.graemewaterfield.comGraeme’s Sexual Energy Mastery Training for men - a training for men exploring meditation, embodied awareness and the deeper potential of sexual energy as a pathway into embodiment. This course starts April 14th, 2026 (though you can join up to April 21st).You can also find Graeme on Facebook.The Making Love Retreat for Couples, 12th - 18th October, 2026RESOURCES FROM SARAHDEVOTION is a 5-month journey for women to return home to their feminine bodies, awaken their sensuality and reclaim their true power. Starts 7th May 2026ABOUT YOUR HOSTYour podcast host is Sarah Rose Bright. Sarah Rose Bright is a Love, Sex & Intimacy Coach, an authorised teacher of The Making Love Retreats® and a Gene Keys Guide. She guides women and committed couples who feel stuck and unfulfilled in their intimate lives - and know this is the missing piece. Women return home to their body, awaken their sensuality and discover their true power. Couples transform sex into lovemaking, creating an erotic life filled with depth, passion, and love. Find out more: https://sarahrosebright.com/MUSIC: Trust and Surrender by Ayla Schafer. You can explore more of her beautiful music here - https://www.aylaschafer.co.uk/
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    47 分
  • The Dynamics of Giving and Receiving with Betty Martin

    The Dynamics of Giving and Receiving with Betty Martin
    2026/04/06
    The Missing Piece in Your Intimate Life?The Dynamics of Giving and Receiving with Betty Martin - new podcast episode out nowWhat if the missing piece in your intimate life isn't about desire or technique - but about truly knowing what you want, and feeling safe enough to say so?In this episode, Sarah Rose Bright is joined by Betty Martin, creator of the Wheel of Consent — one of the most transformative practices in the field of conscious touch, intimacy, and relating. Simple in its structure and profound in its impact, the Wheel has quietly revolutionised how thousands of people understand the dynamics of giving, receiving, taking, and allowing.This is one of Sarah's favourite practices - both personally and in her work with clients. She has seen again and again how it transforms people's experience of touch, pleasure, and genuine connection. And this conversation is a beautiful introduction to why.Betty shares the story behind the Wheel of Consent and unpacks the subtle — and often hidden — dynamics that shape every experience of touch and intimacy. How we give. How we receive. How rarely we are truly asked what we want. And how transformative it can be when we finally are.Sarah didn't get to half her questions — so watch this space for round two.In this conversation we explore:- The two core questions at the heart of the Wheel of Consent- Why knowing what you want is a skill — and why so many of us were never taught it- Why asking for what you want can feel so vulnerable- How setting clear limits actually creates more generosity and enjoyment- The discomfort so many people feel around receiving — and where it comes from- How slowing down helps you feel what is actually true for you- How exploring what you don't want can clarify what you do- Why the ability to say no builds trust, safety, and deeper connection- How many people have never truly been asked what they want- How transformative it can be to choose — consciously and freely — how you are touchedDr. Betty Martin has had her hands on people professionally for over 40 years (some of it legal and some of it questionable). 30 years of Chiropractic and other modalities, then later, 15 years of Somatic Sex Education and Surrogate Partner Therapy. Also Contact Improv and other kinds of play.She is the developer of the Wheel of Consent, a cutting edge model of receiving and giving, based on touch but amenable to non-touch practices as well. She is the author of The Art of Receiving and Giving: The Wheel of Consent.She loves sharing her experience. She developed a 5 day training in the Wheel of Consent for practitioners, which took her around the world, and then trained others to teach it so she could retire.She currently mentors helping professionals, from psychotherapists to sex workers, and all stripes of hands-on practitioners.RESOURCES FROM BETTYhttps://www.wheelofconsent.orghttps://www.schoolofconsent.org/calendar/https://www.instagram.com/thewheelofconsent/Free gift https://www.wheelofconsent.org/free-chapter-sign-upRESOURCES FROM SARAH DEVOTION is a 5-month journey for women to return home to their feminine bodies, awaken their sensuality and reclaim their true power. Starts 7th May 2026The Making Love Retreat for Couples, 12th - 18th October, 2026ABOUT YOUR HOSTYour podcast host is Sarah Rose Bright. Sarah Rose Bright is a Love, Sex & Intimacy Coach, an authorised teacher of The Making Love Retreats® and a Gene Keys Guide. She guides women and committed couples who feel stuck and unfulfilled in their intimate lives - and know this is the missing piece. Women return home to their body, awaken their sensuality and discover their true power. Couples transform sex into lovemaking, creating an erotic life filled with depth, passion, and love. Find out more: https://sarahrosebright.com/MUSIC: Trust and Surrender by Ayla Schafer. You can explore more of her beautiful music here - https://www.aylaschafer.co.uk/
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  • Slow Sex in a Fast World with Diana Richardson

    Slow Sex in a Fast World with Diana Richardson
    2026/04/03
    For this first guest episode, I am joined by someone whose work I hold in the deepest respect - Diana Richardson, pioneering teacher of slow sex. For over 30 years, Diana has guided more than 15,000 couples in week-long residential retreats in Switzerland - The Making Love Retreat, which Graeme and I now teach.Diana and I explore what happens when we stop approaching sex as something to perform or achieve - and start bringing it into presence, awareness, and genuine connection. So much of what we've inherited about sex is shaped by urgency, peak experiences, and the pressure to get it right. Diana speaks about how this quietly creates insecurity and self-doubt, and what becomes possible when we simply... slow down.This isn't technique. It's a way of coming home to yourself and to each other.We talk about the difference between ‘having sex’ and 'making love’. About how small, subtle shifts create profound change - and why the most important shift is always the connection to yourself first.We also talk about modern life - parenthood, packed schedules, the challenge of staying genuinely connected when everything is pulling at you. Diana shares her beautiful "love keys” - simple, powerful tools for coming back into connection, and the role of kindness, compassion, and generosity in how we meet one another.In this conversation we explore:- Why slowing down opens awareness and deepens intimacy- How cultural conditioning shapes our approach to sex - often through performance and pressure- What becomes possible beyond peak experiences- Why so many people carry insecurity or self-doubt in their sexual experience- The difference between having sex and making love- How small, subtle shifts create profound change- Creating space - internally and relationally, for connection to unfold- Why presence matters more than quantity- Practical guidance for parents navigating intimacy within busy lives- The "love keys" as simple tools for deeper connection- How embodiment supports not just intimacy, but daily life- The power of honest, open communicationDiana has said that so many of the world's difficulties trace back to a lack of understanding about sex — how it shapes our sense of self, our emotions, our relationships. I believe that too.How we relate to love and sex ripples out into everything - our families, our communities, the world we are collectively creating. And right now, in this moment in history, this conversation feels more alive and more needed than ever.RESOURCES FROM DIANADiana Richardson is widely regarded as a leading contemporary authority on human sexuality and conscious intimacy. A bestselling author on Tantra, her work centers on the union of sex and meditation, and on practical ways this sacred connection can transform intimate life.Diana's approach is grounded in a lifelong exploration of sexuality, love, and meditative awareness. She developed Generative Sex, also known as Cool Sex, an evolutionary and sustainable approach to intimacy. This distilled wisdom is shared through her practical Love Keys, presented in her bestselling book, The Heart of Tantric Sex. For over 30 years, Diana has guided more than 15,000 couples in week-long residential retreats in Switzerland, and she is now launching a Rekindle Intimacy online course based on these highly successful retreats.Websites:rekindletantra.comhttp://www.livinglove.comRESOURCES FROM SARAHDEVOTION is a 5-month journey for women to return home to their feminine bodies, awaken their sensuality and reclaim their true power. Starts 7th May 2026The Making Love Retreat for Couples, 12th - 18th October, 2026ABOUT YOUR HOSTYour podcast host is Sarah Rose Bright. Sarah Rose Bright is a Love, Sex & Intimacy Coach, an authorised teacher of The Making Love Retreats® and a Gene Keys Guide. She guides women and committed couples who feel stuck and unfulfilled in their intimate lives - and know this is the missing piece. Women return home to their body, awaken their sensuality and discover their true power. Couples transform sex into lovemaking, creating an erotic life filled with depth, passion, and love. Find out more: https://sarahrosebright.com/MUSIC: Trust and Surrender by Ayla Schafer. You can explore more of her beautiful music here - https://www.aylaschafer.co.uk/
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  • The Evolutionary Power of Love & Sex with Sarah Rose Bright

    The Evolutionary Power of Love & Sex with Sarah Rose Bright
    2026/04/03

    Welcome to Making Love: a podcast with me, Sarah Rose Bright.

    In this episode I share what's been alive for me in this process, why this name and my vision for the podcast, and, what I believe is one of the most important and under explored conversations of our time - how love, sex, and intimacy are evolving.

    Love, sex and intimacy are fundamental to life. They are forces that shape how humanity evolves. Over the past few decades, the architecture of intimate life has shifted dramatically and there are new forces shaping modern intimacy from how we date to social media and AI.

    This podcast asks - what is changing and what is possible? What is breaking through as the old stories break down? What new stories are trying to emerge?

    I begin to explore:

    - Why intimacy and relationships are evolving and what is breaking down and breaking through this at moment in history

    - The significant shifts in how we meet, connect, and live over the past few decades

    - How social media, technology, and AI are reshaping intimacy

    - The transition of sex from procreation to recreation - and what lies beyond both

    - Co-creation as a new model for sexual and relational experience

    - The suppression and distortion of sexuality - and what we are reclaiming

    - Sex as a living practice of growth, healing and awakening

    - The light and beauty of what the erotic can become

    - Why these conversations matter

    RESOURCES FROM SARAH

    DEVOTION is a 5-month journey for women to return home to their feminine bodies, awaken their sensuality and reclaim their true power. Starts 7th May 2026

    The Making Love Retreat for Couples, 12th - 18th October, 2026

    Your podcast host is Sarah Rose Bright. Sarah Rose Bright is a Love, Sex & Intimacy Coach, an authorised teacher of The Making Love Retreats® and a Gene Keys Guide. She guides women and committed couples who feel stuck and unfulfilled in their intimate lives - and know this is the missing piece. Women return home to their body, awaken their sensuality and discover their true power. Couples transform sex into lovemaking, creating an erotic life filled with depth, passion, and love. Find out more: https://sarahrosebright.com/

    MUSIC: Trust and Surrender by Ayla Schafer. You can explore more of her beautiful music here - https://www.aylaschafer.co.uk/
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    14 分
  • How to heal painful sex, numbness, dryness & more with Naomi Harris

    How to heal painful sex, numbness, dryness & more with Naomi Harris
    2024/08/12

    Today I’m delighted to be joined by Naomi Harris who is a sexual pleasure and genital pain specialist.

    With Naomi’s blend of psycho-sexual, de-armouring and over 15 years experience as a naturopath, she offers a grounded and holistic approach to women’s sexual issues. She shares her wealth of wisdom on healing painful sex, numbness, dryness and more.

    Naomi shares:

    • The shocking statistics on the prevalence of women who experience painful sex
    • How to get support with painful sex
    • Why it can take time for women to reach out for support
    • Why it is important to keep a symptoms diary
    • Questions to ask yourself if you are experiencing painful sex
    • Some of the many reasons you might be experiencing pain with sex
    • How you can heal painful sex
    • Why you might experience numbness or dryness and how to start to heal
    • Why your dryness might be caused by dehydration
    • Why Naomi doesn’t like vibrators and the key thing to overcome when you stop using them
    • Simple practices for self healing

    Naomi Harris is a sexual pleasure and genital pain specialist. She supports women to heal their pelvic and sexual numbness, lack of libido and orgasm, pain and discomfort, so that they can live a turned on life full of pleasure, passion and epic sex.

    With over 15 years experience as a naturopath, she incorporates psycho-sexual understandings, as well as de-armouring and other therapies to a whole person approach to healing.

    She works online and in person with women around the world, who are managing a wide range of pelvic and sexual health situations and conditions

    RESOURCES FROM NAOMI

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    ABOUT YOUR HOST

    Your podcast host is Sarah Rose Bright. Sarah is an Intimacy and Sex Coach who helps women & couples to truly enjoy sex and pleasure and create/deepen intimate relationships that are passionate, happy and healthy so that they can feel good about who they are.
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  • Creating a culture of care in sexuality workshops with Catherine Hale

    Creating a culture of care in sexuality workshops with Catherine Hale
    2024/07/15

    Catherine Hale is a pioneer in creating workshop and event spaces with care and safety at the core. She calls this ‘a culture of care’.

    The sexuality workshop scene is evolving with ongoing revelations of unethical, unprofessional and often dangerous practice. Shining a light on bad practice is essential, and so is defining and promoting best practice.

    We had this conversation to explore how the sexuality workshop scene has changed over the years, the risks of intense, cathartic processes, why safety in the nervous system allows you to go deeper, the importance of integration and how to choose the right facilitator for you and much more.

    Catherine shares:

    • How the sexuality workshop scene has changed
    • The difference between the gentle and the intense, cathartic approaches to sexual healing in sexuality workshops
    • The importance of safety within sexuality workshops
    • How workshop spaces can re traumatise people
    • The difference between hyper and hypo sexuality and how this plays out in workshop settings
    • Why the most sparkly shiny looking workshops may not offer the deepest healing and transformation
    • How high intensity workshops match our societal conditioning around sexuality
    • What a culture of care is and what that looks like in a workshop setting
    • The importance of integration
    • How creating safety in the nervous system creates a base for deeper erotic exploration and lasting transformation
    • How to establish if a facilitator or a training is right for you
    • How a regulated nervous system supports you to be with uncertainty

    Catherine is a qualified trauma coach, sexological bodyworker, and postmenopausal woman who understands what it takes to heal and grow from the inside out. Her trauma-informed perspective focuses on reducing the harm of internalised capitalism in our bodies and businesses, recognising the need for radical rest in business, and unlocking the power of post-traumatic growth.

    RESOURCES FROM CATHERINE

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    Anchored in Regulation

    Field Facilitation where Catherine will be teaching Culture of Care trauma informed certified Training

    Emergent Eros

    Culture of Care consulting

    Red Flags in Workshops is an additional resource developed by Wilrieke Sophia. Their website contains free materials to understand power dynamics that may be at play, and how to reach out for support if you experience harm.

    RESOURCES FROM SARAH

    For a FREE e-book, How Relaxed Love Making Can Transform Your Sex Life, visit Sarah’s website to sign up her newsletter

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    44 分
  • The courageous path of love and truth with Tanmayo Lawson

    The courageous path of love and truth with Tanmayo Lawson
    2024/07/01

    I love this conversation with the wonderful Tanmayo Lawson who shares her deep wisdom with sprinkles of humour, from her 40 year journey of self enquiry and study and her 20 years with the Gene Keys.

    We explored love and intimacy, how your conditioning affects you, the places people get stuck in relating, how to relate with vulnerability, why love and truth are paths of courage, the journey of getting to know who you truly are and so much more!

    Tanmayo shares:

    • What the Gene Keys are
    • What the Venus Sequence is
    • How you develop your belief systems and conditioning
    • How your conditioning affects your relating
    • Why love is a path of courage
    • Why personal growth can be unsettling for those around us
    • The difference between pro-peace and anti-war
    • How your breath can be your best friend
    • Her definition of what truth is
    • The difference between analysis and contemplation
    • How to shift from being stuck in the story to feeling sensation in the body
    • Why it’s important to talk from ‘I’
    • How we have no control over the outcome
    • The power of the gentle approach to sexual healing
    • How sex can permeate the day
    • How increasing sensitivity opens you up to the ecstatic and subtle realms
    • How getting to know your self is the path to intimacy

    Tanmayo Lawson is an international speaker & presenter with over 30 years experience in the field of wellness, self inquiry and transpersonal study.

    As the creator/founder of “Facial Harmony” Tanmayo has travelled the planet promoting and sharing this gentle and powerfully transformative treatment.

    Tanmayo has also been deeply involved with Gene Keys and Human Design since 2004 and share her wisdom and understanding of this potent body of work

    In 1998 Tanmayo attended Satori in Pune India, fell in love with the process and now facilitates Satori & the 3 day Awareness Intensive around the world.

    RESOURCES FROM TANMAYO

    IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO EXPLORE THE GENE KEYS:

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    New to the Gene Keys - a free, short introductory course

    The Activation sequence (the 1st Gene Keys sequence, discovering your genius)

    The Venus sequence (the 2nd Gene Keys sequence, opening your heart)

    The Pearl sequence (the 3rd Gene Keys sequence, unlocking prosperity)

    RESOURCES FROM SARAH

    For a FREE e-book, How Relaxed Love Making Can Transform Your Sex Life, visit Sarah’s website to sign up her newsletter

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    1 時間 13 分