tl;dr We are talking vaginal discharge, FGM or genital cutting scars, cheating when a partner has Alzheimers, and how to teach your kids the importance of pleasure with food.
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On to the episode!
I Sense You Are Stronger Than Me wrote in asking about vaginal discharge. Occasionally, especially after sex, ISYASTM will have thick, white discharge and they are embarrassed to go to the doctor to get it checked. Is it normal? What is it?
I share a few articles with you about the ways our discharge can change over the month and the impact that condom-less intercourse with a penis can have on vaginal pH and discharge. Links to all the articles mentioned in this episode are at dawnserra.com/ep298.
Next up, North is struggling because they have a lovely partner they've been with a year. Everything is fantastic. The problem? North's partner experienced genital cutting (many people know it as FGM or FGC) and the scars on their partner's genitals trigger a disgust response. North isn't disgusted by their partner, but by the evidence of the violence that was done to them. How can they move past it all?
Donald Alone wrote in concerned that he is cheating. He is in his 80s, and his wife has Alzheimers and is in a memory care facility. Donald recently met a woman who, while married has been left by her husband, and the two of them are hitting it off. They've kissed and they are wondering if what they've done is considered cheating.
Finally, Eating Momma loves the idea of eating for pleasure and wants to help teach her 9-year-old daughter the importance of pleasure around food. How does she do that?
A huge thanks to the Vocal Few for their song in the opening and closing of the episode and to Hemlock for their awesome song "Firelight" which was used in this episode between questions.
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About Dawn Serra:
What if everything you’ve been taught about relationships, about your body, about sex is wrong? My name is Dawn Serra and I dare to ask scary questions that might lead us all towards a deeper, more connected experience of our lives. In addition to being the host of the weekly podcast, Sex Gets Real, the creator of the online conference Explore More, I also work one-on-one with clients who are feeling stuck, confused, or disappointed with the ways they experience desire, love, and confidence. It’s not all work, though. In my spare time, you can find me adventuring with my husband, cuddling my cats as I read a YA novel, or obsessing over MasterChef Australia.
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Episode Transcript
Coming soon! at dawnserra.com/ep298
Sex Gets Real 222: Sarah Thompson on body trust, pleasure, and non-binary identity
Sex Gets Real 221: Andy Izenson on alternative justice, resilient relationships, & masculinity
Sex Gets Real 220: Body trust. Trans sex woes. Self-harm scars.
Sex Gets Real 219: Painful anal, a husband who says she's "too fat", & confronting resentment
Sex Gets Real 218: Tender masculinity, condom expiration dates, & Dommes who receive
Sex Gets Real 217: Nadine Thornhill on saving comprehensive sex education
Sex Gets Real 216: Boring sex, calling masturbation cheating, & stolen sex toys
[REPOST] Sex Gets Real 173: Riley J Dennis on trans identity
[REPOST] Sex Gets Real Episode 177: Lola Davina on thriving in sex work
Sex Gets Real 215: Shadeen Francis on trust, honesty, & cheating
Sex Gets Real 214: Foot fetish, a husband who refuses sex, & tell tale orgasm signs
Sex Gets Real 213: Is porn destroying this relationship? Plus gender roles, sex toys, & NRE.
Sex Gets Real 212: Secret fantasies, hating a partner's body, & virgins
Sex Gets Real 211: Amy Jo Goddard on sex, power, & leadership
Sex Gets Real 210: Jen Cross on healing trauma, dissociation, & the erotic
Sex Gets Real 209: Sexual pain & dissociation, virginity, & sex apps
Sex Gets Real 208: Sexual liberation & intersectional sex ed with Roan Coughtry
Sex Gets Real 207: Sobriety, changing a partner, & fetishizing male virgins
Sex Gets Real 206: Witches, sluts, and feminists with Kristen Sollée
Sex Gets Real 205: The first kid's book featuring sex work, How Mamas Love Their Babies
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