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The One PodcastSpeak, Touch, Take: The Art of Asking for What You Want in SexTo have intimacy, we need to talk about intimacy. Join Gina Catherine and special guest Janice Formichella in an erotic and engaging discussion about sex, and communication. Discover how to cultivate a deeper connection with your partner by overcoming the discomfort of discussing sexual topics. Learn practical tips on initiating conversations about desires, kinks, and fantasies, and explore how verbal and non-verbal cues can enhance your intimate experiences.
Whether you're navigating a long-term relationship or exploring new connections, this episode provides valuable insights into understanding your own needs and those of your partner. Embrace the joy of v...2025-03-2749 min
Women Over 70: Aging Reimagined320 Gina Orlando: Sharing My Celebration of Life While I’m Still AliveGina Orlando, age 72, created and was present at her own Celebration of Life in January 2025. Gina has been living with breast cancer for 11 years, the last three years in stage 4. She calls upon her expertise in holistic healing, voracious curiosity, and profound spiritual beliefs to navigate her journey toward end-of-life and ‘going to the light.’ Gina’s abundant intentions for her Celebration of Life: lifting things up for healing—for self, family, community, the world; giving people permission to think differently about their own death, to talk about it, and to plan for it; sharing gifts of love for self and...2025-03-1932 minThe One PodcastChange: The Liminal Space is the Portal to Getting your DesiresWelcome to The One Podcast, where coach and speaker Gina Catherine guides you to live authentically and connect deeply with yourself. This episode explores the journey of self-discovery and transformation, with emphasis on embracing change and releasing past versions of oneself. Gina discusses the importance of feeling deserving, understanding transitions, and trusting your intuition to create a vibrant, joyful life. With motivational insights inspired by proverbs and poetry, listeners are encouraged to take small steps, embrace sensitivity, and find strength in their personal journey.
Discover how to navigate the space between desire and owning your dreams, while...2025-02-2715 minThe One PodcastSpeak Easy: Activate the Energy in Your Throat ChakraWelcome to another inspiring episode of The One Podcast with Gina Catherine, where we delve into the transformative power of the throat chakra. Discover how this vital energy center can enhance your ability to communicate, connect with your authentic self, and bring your creative desires to life.
Join us as we explore the associations of the throat chakra, from its physical components to its vibrant color and element. Learn practical techniques to balance and activate this energy center, like singing, chanting, using mantras, and verbal harmlessness, to unlock your voice and express your truth freely.
...2025-01-2416 minThe One PodcastOvercoming Intimacy BarriersWelcome to this episode of The One Podcast with Gina Catherine.
Gina delves into the obstacles that prevent us from being our true selves, encouraging us to embrace vulnerability with curiosity, compassion, and play.
In this episode, learn the three stages of vulnerability: believing in authentic connection, taking courageous action towards intimacy, and the challenge of maintaining it in our lives. Gina shares personal stories and practical advice, guiding us to overcome our fears and the need for approval, inviting us to fully embrace love and intimacy without fear of rejection.
Join Gina...2025-01-1610 minThe One PodcastBoundaries Need to be Embodied to be Effective. How Do Boundaries Feel in your Body?Welcome to The One Podcast, where host Gina Catherine, a coach, writer, and speaker, guides you on a journey to live from your most vibrant and authentic self. In this episode, explore the intricacies of nurturing loving relationships while maintaining healthy personal boundaries. Through personal anecdotes and insightful examples, Gina emphasizes the importance of self-inquiry, worthiness, and clarity in establishing boundaries that foster closeness rather than distance.
Discover how to differentiate between defense mechanisms and genuine boundaries, and learn the physical sensations associated with honoring or disregarding your limits. Gina shares valuable tips on creating and communicating...2025-01-0318 minThe One PodcastThe Audacity of Men: A Candid and Hilarious Conversation on Male EntitlementJoin us in a captivating episode of The One Podcast where Gina Catherine and podcaster Janice Formichella, the host of 'Sex and the Solo Girl', delve into real-life stories that highlight men's entitlement and how it impacts women's lives. From unexpected texts to surprising audacious acts, these tales are shared candidly, injecting humor and heart.
Together, Gina and Janice share situations that leave women speechless, Does society shape such boldness? With wisdom and wit, they also shed light on the path to self-reflection and personal growth, empowering listeners to stand firm in their boundaries.
Discover...2024-12-201h 11The One PodcastYour Power and Intuition with Hypnotist Désirée EckertWelcome to this enlightening episode of The One Podcast with Gina Catherine, where we explore the depths of living from your authentic self. Join Gina and her guest, Désirée Eckert, a renowned hypnotist and instructor, as they delve into the realms of hypnosis, witchy powers, and self-discovery.
Désirée shares her unique journey from a non-hypnosis world to becoming a leader in the field, revealing how hypnosis can be a powerful tool for personal transformation and overcoming life's challenges. Discover the striking similarities between seemingly different vocations, like tailoring and hypnosis, and how they both...2024-12-0551 minThe One PodcastUnlocking the Power of Your Sacral ChakraWelcome to The One Podcast, where we explore the journey to living your most vibrant and authentic life. Join your host, Gina Catherine, as she invites you to connect deeply with your body, heart, mind, and soul through curiosity, compassion, and play.
Delve into the transformative energy of the sacral chakra, or svadhisthana, an essential energy center that governs pleasure, creativity, and emotional security. Discover how balancing this chakra can enhance your relationships, creativity, and overall well-being.
Gina shares personal anecdotes and offers practical ways to nurture and unclog your sacral energy, including dance, sensual...2024-11-2209 minThe One PodcastDoes Sex Get Better as We Age?Seven Women discuss sex, body image, self love, sensuality, and what it means to lead a "turned on life."
What is the sexiest age? Do we put too much focus on youth when defining sexy?
What can you do if you feel numbed out, or not at the center of your own pleasure? Find answers and inspiration in this episode!
Listen as Gina and six women offer best practices and mindset for an optimal sex life at any age.
Goddess Energy
Pleasure Priestesses
Teachers, Tantra, Healers, Leaders, t...2024-11-1451 minThe One PodcastWhy She Lost; Trump, Harris, and Us.Gina delves into the aftermath of the presidential election, sharing her reflections and emotions in the wake of the results.
Why Trump won. Who are his supporters, most importantly, what your reaction to his win is pointing you towards in your own life.
Gina candidly shares her journey from anger and confusion to self-reflection and hope. Through personal anecdotes and heartfelt messages from family and friends, she explores the deeper needs that arise in challenging times. By examining her own experiences with past relationships, Gina draws parallels to the societal reactions seen in the political are...2024-11-0717 minThe One PodcastSisterhood, Mentorship, Gratitude, and Hero Worship CautionIn. 2018, I entered Layla Martin's Coaching Certification Program and her work impacted my life more than any other single teaching in my lifetime!
This episode dives into the profound impact of mentorship and self-discovery. Gina shares an excerpt from Kate M. Foley's "Five Lectures on Blindness," exploring themes of awakening and gratitude.
In this heartfelt episode, Gina reflects on her transformative journey with mentor Layla Martin. She discusses her experience in Layla's intensive coaching program, blending science and Eastern practices, and how it has reshaped her understanding of love, intimacy, and self-acceptance.
Join...2024-10-3110 minThe One PodcastUnlocking Intimacy: The Power of Conscious Self-PleasureHow you masturbate matters. In this episode, Gina explores the often overlooked power of self-pleasure as a pathway to deeper self-love, intimacy, and empowerment.
Dive into the intentional practice of self-pleasure and discover how it can transform your relationship with your own body and sexuality. Gina poses thought-provoking questions about the way we self-pleasure and how it mirrors our desires in intimate relationships. She challenges listeners to slow down, embrace curiosity, and connect deeply with themselves.
Learn how cultivating a nourishing self-pleasure practice can enhance your sexual experiences with a partner, reduce dependency, and foster g...2024-10-2415 minThe One PodcastNavigating the Birds and Bees: A Modern Approach to Sex EducationWelcome to The One Podcast! This episode delves into the often daunting task of discussing sex with your children, offering a modern approach that emphasizes curiosity, compassion, and play.
Gina discusses the importance of addressing inherited hang-ups about sex and encourages open, shame-free conversations with your children. She highlights the necessity of multiple discussions rather than a single "birds and bees" talk, focusing on empowering children to understand consent, recognize their own sexual orientation, and appreciate the diversity of human bodies and pleasure.
Through practical advice and personal anecdotes, Gina offers tools to help parents...2024-10-1721 minThe One PodcastYour Subconscious is Your Friend!In this episode, Gina explores the powerful role of the subconscious mind and how it influences our behaviors, often without us realizing it.
Discover the transformative power of recognizing and reprogramming subconscious patterns that no longer serve you. Gina shares her personal journey of overcoming habits like drinking, and how pleasure and play can accelerate the process of creating new, healthier behaviors.
Gina delves into common subconscious behaviors that may be holding you back, such as attracting non-committal relationships, overworking, or caring too much about others' opinions. Learn how to identify these patterns and use...2024-10-1119 minThe One PodcastBreakup Advice and Action Steps that Will Heal Your Heart!Celebrate with me! My first guest! I interviewed Janice Formichella, breakup and dating coach extraordinaire!
Janice is the host of two podcasts:
Sex and the Solo Girl
and
Breakups, Broken Hearts, and Moving On
"There are chances in our lives where we really get to show ourselves what we are capable of."
Janice offers up solid advice on getting through breakups to become a more confident, happier you.
Solo Trips, Self Trust, No Contact, and much much more.
Janice has studied the psychology of...2024-10-0339 minThe One PodcastPreventing Emotional BurnoutWelcome to The One Podcast, where Gina Catherine, a coach, writer, and speaker, guides you to live from your most vibrant and authentic self. In this episode, Gina delves into the pervasive issue of emotional burnout, offering insights and practical techniques to prevent it.
Burnout, often misunderstood as inevitable, is explored through its origins and symptoms, including emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a decreased sense of accomplishment. Gina shares personal anecdotes to illustrate how burnout manifests differently for everyone, emphasizing the importance of recognizing its signs early.
Discover transformative strategies to break the burnout cycle, such...2024-09-1924 minThe One Podcast"I'm Sick and Tired of Being Afraid of This." Client Session Addressing Grief.In this episode, a gorgeous and vulnerable share from a model client who volunteering to be coached on The One Podcast.
If you are grieving. If you are curious what coaching might look and sound like for you, tune into this episode.
I guide this woman to imagining what her life might look like if her grief were not so heavy.
If her anger could turn to compassion.
Self forgiveness, and connecting with her grief is a next step, but it starts here, with coaching.
I love her and...2024-08-3033 minThe One PodcastEmbracing Grief: A Journey of Self-Love and HealingWelcome to The One Podcast, your guide to living a vibrant and authentic life. Hosted by Gina Catherine, a coach, writer, and speaker, this episode delves into the profound experience of grief and loss.
Gina shares a deeply personal story of her mother’s final days and the journey through hospice care. She reflects on the raw emotions and the unique process of grieving, offering heartfelt insights and practical advice for those navigating similar paths.
Discover how to connect with your pain in small, intentional moments, the importance of not isolating yourself, and how to bu...2024-08-0814 minThe One PodcastDiscovering Compassionate Centering: A Guided MeditationWelcome to The One Podcast, hosted by Gina Catherine, a coach, writer, and speaker dedicated to helping you connect deeply with your body, heart, mind, and soul through curiosity, compassion, and play. In this episode, Gina explores the overwhelming feelings many are experiencing in today's world and offers a meditative practice to find strength and love at your center.
Gina guides you through a meditation, encouraging you to maintain a straight spine and bring awareness to your natural breath. Throughout the meditation, she invites you to connect with upsetting experiences and practice returning to a centered place...2024-08-0120 minThe One PodcastSeeing Through Different Lenses: Embracing Relationship PerspectivesIn this enlightening episode, we explore a transformative piece of relationship advice: accepting that you and your partner are experiencing your relationship differently. By recognizing that each person brings their unique perspective, shaped by past experiences and individual traits, you can deepen your understanding and connection.
The episode delves into the complexities of shared memories, highlighting how siblings raised in the same environment can have radically different recollections of the same events. This concept extends to romantic relationships, where partners, despite constant communication, still view their shared life through different lenses.
We discuss the importance...2024-07-2512 minThe One PodcastBreaking the Cycle of Dominator CultureIn this thought-provoking episode, we explore the deep-seated human desire for belonging and how it shapes our interactions and self-perception. From sports teams to book clubs, our need to connect drives us to adopt certain roles that grant us entry into various social groups.
We delve into the concept of dominator culture—a societal framework where hierarchies prevail, and someone always has to be on top. Through relatable examples, the episode challenges listeners to recognize and question their contributions to this culture. How often do we compare ourselves to others to feel superior? How does this affect ou...2024-07-1811 minThe One PodcastTransform Your Relationships: 15 Essential Communication TipsWelcome to The One Podcast!
In this episode, Gina shares 15 invaluable tips for improving your communication skills and fostering deeper intimacy in your relationships. From asking if it's a good time to talk about sensitive topics to using the sandwich method for delivering difficult news, Gina covers practical strategies that can make a significant difference in how you connect with others.
Learn how to acknowledge your partner's feelings, use proactive communication, and apply the "when you X, I feel Y" formula to express your emotions more effectively. Discover the importance of nonverbal communication, the power...2024-07-1117 minThe One PodcastFinding Freedom in Relationships: Embrace Your True SelfWelcome to The One Podcast, hosted by Gina Catherine, a coach, writer, and speaker dedicated to helping you live from your most vibrant and authentic self. This episode delves into the feeling of being trapped in relationships and offers insights on how to find freedom by being your true self.
Gina shares her personal journey and expertise in Tantra, Neuroscience, Mindfulness, and Nervous System Regulation to explore why people often feel unfree in romantic relationships. She discusses the importance of knowing yourself, the fear of losing relationships, and the influence of societal norms and media on our...2024-07-0415 minThe One PodcastPhrases, Feelings, and Paradoxes in Love and Spirituality that Beg Defining.Season Two! The world offers us great advice without any practical steps on how to follow the advice.
Have you ever heard a phrase like "Let it Go." and thought "great idea but how do I DO that?"
Some ideas and defining in this episode, as I return with Season Two talking about loving ourselves so that we can have more intimacy and better relationships.
Toxic Positivity
Let it Go
Safe Space
Don't take yourself too seriously.
My take on these popular inner work phrases.2024-06-2717 minThe One PodcastSeason Two! What are we doing here? Here's the Trailer.Welcome to The One Podcast, I am super excited about Season two!
The One Podcast is for anyone wanting to love themselves and others in the maximum amount possible. That’s it. That’s the podcast.
How to get that love when burning hot knives have been plunged into your heart in your past, makes it trickier. The Fear says absolutely not. The Best version of you says hell yeah, let’s love.
Negotiating that, is the podcast.
What is different from season one to season 2?
Season 1 was a dating...2024-06-2502 min
BIRD HUGGERThe Graceful Swallow-Tailed Kite With Gina KentToday our guest is Gina Kent, senior scientist with the Avian Research and Conservation Institute out of Gainesville, Florida. Gina tells us all about the Swallow-Tailed Kite. For more info on the Avian Research and Conservation Institute, go to ARCInst.org. For the ARCI Eyes On Kite program, go to: https://www.arcinst.org/eyes-on-kites. For more info on the Swallow-Tailed Kite go to https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Swallow-tailed_Kite/id#. Join Catherine Greenleaf, a certified wildlife rehabilitator with 20 years of experience rescuing and rehabilitating injured birds, for twice-monthly discussions about restoring native habitat and helping the birds in...2024-04-1125 min
Birth Trauma Stories(formerly The Twinky Chronicles)S.3 E.9 Gina Hunter: PerfusionistAt this point, you're probably asking yourself "Perfusionist? A whata what?" I remember when I first met Gina she told me what she did for a living, I was so confused. Next, I asked her what that was and she explained. She also noticed my sternotomy scar as that is something she sees in her everyday work. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation is a machine cardiothoracic surgeons use when performing surgery. My non-medical explanation is it acts as the heart, lungs, or both either when a person needs heart surgery or (like me) needs time for their heart and lungs to...2023-11-1430 min
What The FertilitySuccess through IVF with Gina VanloenenGina shares her experience of trying to conceive and her ultimate success with IVF after being told her was "a difficult case." Gina's mother had endometriosis and suffered multiple miscarriages which led Gina to search for further answers.2023-05-2246 minThe One PodcastPretty Privilege in Dating and RelationshipsOur culture values beauty. That's a given.
But do good looks make us happier? Is being absolutely gorgeous an advantage or a disadvantage in dating?
What about in relationships? Do you have pretty privilege?
Do you offer pretty people more trust and love,
or less?
Is there a dark side of pretty privilege?
Let's flip this idea of pretty privilege this way and that in this episode.
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'Trigger Warning Talk Podcast'"Holistic First Responders" w/Gina CatherineDESCRIPTION:
In this week's episode (also we celebrate LP's 52nd Born Day), we're delighted to interview the fabulous Gina Catherine. Ms. Catherine studied at the Tantric Institute of Integrated Sexuality and became a certified Sex, Love, and Relationship Coach. She discusses and writes about humans connection to pleasure. Gina highlights her work with Intimacy Coaching, explaining how it's "self awareness, purging old wounds, and making room for limitless pleasure and connection to self and others!"
Gina has overcome a cancer diagnosis, stillbirth, learning new levels of awareness, different modalities, and of course, Metaphysics to help us h...2023-01-271h 01The One PodcastWhen Actions and Words do not MatchWhat if they are just telling me what I want to hear?
This is a big fear for us when dating!
When words are loving but actions lack commitment.
When actions are loving but you never hear what you need to hear.
How do we hold ourselves steady and centered?
How do we trust ourselves to see through the fakes?
How do we date with integrity?
In this short and sweet episode, I talk about when actions and words are mismatched and how we can...2023-01-2613 minThe One PodcastWhat is Bad Sex? Survey says!I recently surveyed lots of people and asked "what does bad sex mean to you?"
The answer was overwhelming similar from men and women.
Gina tells a personal story of bad sex,
Advise on what to do with this common answer of "what is bad sex?"
How to untangle turn on from expectations of sex,
How to get the answer to "Do I want to have sex, right here, right now?"
Is Esther Perel wrong when she advises us to schedule sex?
What is bad...2023-01-2014 minThe One PodcastSelf Love Vows for Deeper Love in RelationshipRituals for Self Love are unheard of in our society!
Celebrate yourself simply because you exist.
You matter, you are wanted, your worthiness for great love is true.
How to get onboard with Self Love sometimes starts with writing your own wedding vows to yourself!
If you want to be loved fiercely and tenderly, you must love yourself fiercely and tenderly.
Dating from Desire will grow your Self Love
in love,
Gina
2023-01-1210 min
Depths of MotherhoodInspiring Creativity and Purpose through Regenerative Education with Gina Tang Ep54Today, we are joined by Gina, a mother, writer, and activist focused on regenerative education and community building.
Gina has a wealth of experience in the world of parenting and education, having helped launch an award-winning integrative wellness center at UCSD and supporting the nature preschool at Mindful Ways Eco-Village in San Jose. She is also the founder of The Regenerative Writing Institute, where she cultivates eco-literacy for people of all ages.
We dive into her incredible project at littleshepherds.earth, here's what we explore:
Transcending from the mainstream education system
The benefits of...2023-01-0759 minThe One PodcastThe Complete Guide to Texting. Stay Calm Amidst Ambiguity and Acronyms!Communicating by text can be tricky and confusing.
The sender is often distracted and without much thought, and the receiver is left to wonder at every line and language.
Or the sender put thought and effort and the receiver just gave the thumbs up!
Unpack your feelings and confusion around texting in this episode of The One Podcast.
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Antics and Advice o...2023-01-0615 minThe One PodcastHow to Break up with, Ditch, Gently Extract Yourself, or Otherwise Leave your Lover.How to end things in romance. Forget ghosting or drama dumps. Be a conscious break up artist!
How to break it off before anything starts.
How to break it off with your FWB situationship.
How to break it off with your life partner.
What to do and not to feel, what questions to ask yourself.
Stay in your truth and power and feel good about the NO.
How can all of this be in one single episode!
If you would like relationship clarity, book a...2022-12-2914 minThe One PodcastTimeline for HealingGetting excited and then burning out is common but preventable!
There is no timeline! You heal at the pace that your heart, your body, your mind and soul can handle.
Using embodiment practices, mindfulness and lots of breath, touch and nurturing, healing happens at your speed.
Learn to read your signals.
Learn to soak in self love before you burn out.
Learn to recognize your own wisdom and stop making yourself wrong.
You get to heal from romantic disappointment.
You get to trust and feel l...2022-12-2314 minThe One PodcastNavigate feeling Lonely, in and out of RelationshipsDo you hate being alone? Do you feel lonely? Is lonliness just part of being single?
How can you navigate being alone and not feeling lonely?
Are you alone and it feels like bliss? Do you understand how lonely and alone feel different?
Lonely is a feeling, not an affliction.
Are creatives more lonely?
Are singles or couples more lonely?
Do you make time to feel lonely, or do you numb out and distract or do anything possible to never feel lonely?
Please vote for...2022-12-1514 minThe One PodcastUnavailable Partners. A Twist!Do you choose emotionally unavailable people?
Do you find yourself in love with people who live on a different continent?
Are married, or have little time and energy for a romantic partner?
How often we use this pattern to beat ourselves up and make ourselves wrong?
But what if this unavailable partner made you right?
What if you could feel good and struggle less in these relationships?
Let me know how wacky this sounds or if the exercise brings you some clarity!
in love,
2022-12-0811 minThe One PodcastDo This One Thing to Bring True Love into Your LifeWe all like to say "They are so in love, I vomit in my mouth a little."
Don't say that!
How to use Pablo Neruda, Rain, Sunshine, and good samaritans as EVIDENCE that love exists exactly as you wish it.
Talk yourself into true love and great sex.
SHOW yourself everywhere, all day, every day that love exists.
It does exist, you exist, and you are love.
Listen for more!
The Pablo Neruda Poem is
“ XII Para Mi Corazon (Your Breast is Enough)"
Rea...2022-12-0212 minThe One PodcastHow to Stop Sabotaging Great Relationships!One of the biggest mistakes I see people make when they do a lot of inner work, is to sabotage the very types of relationships they want.
Because they do not practice having that kind of love.
They do not grieve their single identity, so that they can fully embrace the expansive type of love.
This episode offers tips that can get you through that difficult transition period between having done inner work, and having a great match, and feeling the new relationship dynamic is now what feels comfortable.
Recognize, love...2022-11-1815 min
The Vital GoddessPleasure, Embodied Self Love & The Menopause Adventure With Intimacy Coach Gina CatherineGet ready for a fun and sassy adventure!In this episode I chat with Sex, Love and Intimacy coach Gina Catherine. We wax poetic on the power of pleasure, embodiment, emotional alchemy and so much more.Gina shares my passion for lifelong vitality, pleasure practices, breathwork and how midlife, menopause and beyond can be the adventure of a lifetime. Not only that she's got a huge, radiant heart and a killer sense of humor!Get out your passport, and join us on this super fun & sensually soulful journey into sel...2022-11-0447 min