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 184: Afrosexology on Black pleasure, masturbation, & radical twerking
Sex Gets Real 183: Housework & resentment, chronic cheating, & Rare Bird Lit
Sex Gets Real 182: Masochism, virginity, low self-esteem, & permission slips
Sex Gets Real 181: Erotic art and photography with Maggie West
Sex Gets Real 180: Fisting, platonic kink, sex labs & more with Bex Caputo
Sex Gets Real 179: Flogging & spanking, a boot fetish, & porn festivals
Sex Gets Real 178: Yes, I have herpes with Dr. Sheila Loanzon
Sex Gets Real 177: Thriving in sex work with Lola Davina
Sex Gets Real 176: Christopher Zeischegg (Danny Wylde) on writing, monogamy, the future of porn
Sex Gets Real 175: Sensual BDSM porn, inconsistent sex, & inorgasmic partners
Sex Gets Real 174: The Sex Myth with Rachel Hills and Jennie Runk
Sex Gets Real 173: Trans identity, bisexual erasure, & trans porn with Riley J Dennis
Sex Gets Real 172: Cooper Beckett on swinging, desire, & the struggle to orgasm
Sex Gets Real 171: Queer & trans health with Zena Sharman
Sex Gets Real 170: Diary of a Rope Slut with Emily Bingham
Sex Gets Real 169: Cheating & healing, a fetish for fabric, & hating come
Sex Gets Real 168: Porn actress Amarna Miller on ethical porn & polyamory
Sex Gets Real 167: Passion in monogamy, sexual pleasure, & lube
Sex Gets Real 166: Polyamory as real as it gets with Ruby Bouie Johnson
Sex Gets Real 165: HPV, becoming a Domme, & anal pain
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