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Open Deeply PodcastTrauma Resiliency Skills with Jennifer Burton Flier - Ep 60Part of the intention of Open Deeply podcast is to highlight what can block us from opening deeply into our human potential. A key block is unresolved or ongoing trauma. The year 2025 has been incredibly traumatic for many so we thought it was high time to bring on one of the best trauma experts out there, psychotherapist, Jennifer Burton Flier. Jen has been a wise yoda for countless therapists as they learn to use the Trauma Resiliency Model, but in this episode, we have her all to ourselves. The Trauma Resiliency Model is a somatic psychotherapeutic method to cope and...2025-07-1400 min
Open Deeply PodcastPatriarchy Isn't What You Think with Dr. Kate Balestrieri - Ep 59It could be argued that agents of capitalism have built the patriarchal system as a means to keep both men and women controlled and in line. But what if we broke free? What would happen to sex, love and freedom then? Dr. Kate Balesteri joins us to discuss what patriarchy actually is, how it hurts all genders, and how we (men, women and every gender) can take back our agency while heightening our authenticity and consciousness.
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Wild & SublimeBuilding Stronger Open Relationships with Kate Loree [rebroadcast]Send us a textHow do you work through the bad feelings that can damage good relationships? Polyamorous therapist and author Kate Loree chats with Karen about her comprehensive book “Open Deeply,” about consensual nonmonogamy and deep strategies to regulate you during conflicts.In this episode:Kate Loree - Sex-positive psychotherapistOpen Deeply and other sex-positive book recsOpen Deeply podcast - hosted by Kate Loree and Sunny MegatronI’m looking for…Episodes on specific topicsThis episode’s transcriptBooks on relationships & sexualityA Wild & Sublime giftWant to rev up your relationship and bust out o...2025-03-2142 min
Open Deeply PodcastGlauber Loures De Assis on Ayahuasca and the Santo Daime Church - Ep 58Ayahuasca isn’t right for everyone, but if you have decided to dive down this psychedelic rabbit hole, hopefully you have already discovered the necessity to support, respect, and listen to the indigenous cultures that have had intergenerational relationships with this powerful plant medicine. That necessity is the catalyst for inviting indigenous rights activist and psychedelic leader, Dr. Glauber Loures de Assis, as a guest on this episode of Open Deeply. Glauber is the founder and president of Céu da Divina Estrela, a legal and tax-exempt Santo Daime ayahuasca church in Brazil, a Ph.D. in sociology, and has led...2025-01-061h 09
Open Deeply PodcastCourt Vox - Shadow Work within BDSM, Psychedelics & Somatics - Ep 57We all have a shadow side, that part of us that we tend to disown, but what if we embrace it instead? In this episode, our guest, Court Vox discusses how we can play with our shadow via BDSM, psychedelics and somatic work. Carl Jung originated the concept of the shadow, and states, “Everyone carries a shadow, and the less it is embodied in the individual’s conscious life, the blacker and denser it is. At all counts, it forms an unconscious snag, thwarting our most well-meant intentions.” This quote drives home the importance of discovering what blocks us from consci...2024-11-041h 21
Trauma QueenThe Trauma Within Navigating Sex Positivity, Trauma, and Healing Journeys W/ Kate LoreeDo you have any questions, any comments about the episode? Jimanekia would love to hear from you!Exploring the life and work of a transformative therapist, this narrative unveils the story of Kate Loree, a sex-positive therapist dedicated to helping others find healing and connection. Through her advocacy for marginalized communities, including the kink community, non-monogamous individuals, sex workers, and LGBTQ+ people, Kate brings a compassionate, socially conscious approach to therapy. Her practice integrates a unique blend of social justice, art therapy, trauma work, and psychedelic healing, where tools like ketamine therapy reveal new dimensions of self-discovery...2024-10-311h 06
Open Deeply PodcastJessica Stoya on the Globalization of the Adult Film Industry - Ep 56During a time in which social justice efforts for adult professionals are silenced, we welcome the iconic Jessica Stoya to discuss the globalization of the adult film industry and its impact on adult industry professionals. Along with discussing historical events that have led to changes in the adult industry, we discuss some of the hurdles that adult performers experience in their personal life that put their basic needs for food and shelter in jeopardy. These hurdles exist due to right wing, sex negative influences in our culture and can result in, for example, the performer being “unbanked” meaning that the perf...2024-10-1554 min
Open Deeply PodcastBarbara Carrellas, Portals to Ecstatic Experiences, Ep. 55Please join us for episode fifty-five of Open Deeply as our guest, sex ed icon, Barbara Carrellas joins us to proclaim that ecstasy is everywhere, it has profound gifts to give you, and it’s necessary. The episode is filled with her personal journey with ecstasy along with how and why it became her personal calling, a passion that has spanned decades and has brought ecstatic gifts to all who have attended her trainings or read her books. Sadly, most people don’t even understand what ecstasy is or their view is incredibly limited. The reality is that ecstasy is expa...2024-09-3059 min
Open Deeply PodcastSunny Megatron - Expat in the Azores, Portugal, Ep 54Please join us as Sunny describes what her new life is like an expat in Portugal. In 2023, her family got rid of most of their belongings from a lifetime in the U.S. and moved to the Azores, an archipelago in the mid-Atlantic that is part of Portugal. The islands are characterized by gorgeous, dramatic landscapes, fishing villages, green pastures, and hedgerows of blue hydrangeas. It’s even more breathtaking than it sounds. The islands can be found right between New York and Portugal, about three hours either way. So, in this episode, Sunny tells us about her journey and wh...2024-09-091h 06
Open Deeply PodcastJane Whitlock , A Death Doula on Life's Mystical Final Chapter, Ep 53In this episode, the amazing death doula, Jane Whitlock, joins us. In the U.S., there is so much avoidance of understanding death and preparing for death, but if we lean in to learning and feeling, we can learn so much from dying and the death process including how to live, the mysteries and spiritual aspects of death, and how to die under the best circumstances possible for both us and our loved ones. Jane once said, “In circumstances in which death is not sudden, if we treated death as we treat birth, then death would not be a time of...2024-08-301h 05
Open Deeply PodcastPam Shaffer on ADHD & AuDHD within Relationships - Ep 52Have you noticed lately that everybody feels like they have ADHD? Do you really have it or is it simply all the doom scrolling that has you scattered? Well, today we have a guest that might help you take a step towards having that sorted out. Please welcome, Pam Shaffer, who specializes in ADHD, non-monogamy, and creative practices. She is the founder of Best Self Psych, a group of ENM, kink, and LGBTQ+ affirmative therapists and coaches. As a coach, herself, she offers sessions for high performing neurodivergent individuals who want to have more authentic, fulfilling relationships. In this episode...2024-08-121h 04
Open Deeply PodcastIan Ferguson's Journey: Erotic Blueprint to Prostate Cancer - Ep 51Please join us for episode fifty-one, with Ian Ferguson, expert trainer in the Erotic Blueprint Methodology and co-founder, along with his partner, Jaiya, of the Blueprint Breakthrough, Inc., a company educating clients to use Jaiya’s revolutionary Erotic Blueprint framework. In this episode, Ian tells the story of how the Erotic Blueprints were manifested as a byproduct of some of his and Jaiya’s endeavors to overcome relationship difficulties. He defines the five erotic blueprint types: sexual, kinky, sensual, shapeshifter and energetic. And then he gives examples about how two people who seemingly have non-compatible blueprint types can find ways to c...2024-07-291h 16
Open Deeply PodcastKate Loree's Cancer and Psychedelic Journey - Ep 50Please join us for episode fifty in which Open Deeply’s co-host, who is a psychotherapist and a two-time cancer survivor, discloses the intertwined psychedelic journey and cancer journey that she experienced throughout 2023. The story begins with a psychedelic journey at a retreat center deep in jungles of Costa Rica that changes the trajectory of her life for close to a year. During her last psychedelic experience at the retreat center, her lung area felt like a concrete block. She tried to use all her somatic psychotherapy skills to move it through to no avail. She describes how she finally re...2024-07-0153 min
Open Deeply PodcastNotes of an Aging Pervert with Janet Hardy - Ep 49Please join us for episode 49 of Open Deeply with the legendary, Janet Hardy. Janet is most known for the Ethical Slut, but she is a prolific writer of over a dozen groundbreaking books. In this episode, she reads from her soon to be published book, Notes of an Aging Pervert. This novel is SO kind, vulnerable and honest regarding the uncomfortable subjects of aging and facing mortality. We’re all going to die, but we remain avoidant of the subject. Janet holds our hand and makes thinking about this topic way easier. Here is one excerpt from the book, ““I’ve come...2023-11-061h 06
Open Deeply PodcastPleasure Focused BDSM with Midori - Ep 48Please join us for episode 48 of Open Deeply with the legendary kink expert, Midori, as we explore pleasure within BDSM. We start off the interview discussing her Women’s Dominance Weekend Intensive called Forte Femme in which her teachings go to the core of BDSM and even takes a step beyond kink to include profound truths about human sexuality and power that impact our daily lives. Then Midori goes on to stress the importance of finding out the tells our partner has within a BDSM scene that reveal whether or not they are happy. Our tells in the sub role ar...2023-10-3058 min
American SexFluid Relationships vs. Polyamory with Kate Loree - 212 Ever felt confined by the choice of monogamy or polyamory? What options lie between those two ends of the spectrum? And what happens if what’s right for you changes over time? Sex- positive psychotherapist Kate Loree joins Sunny to talk about navigating and customizing fluid relationship dynamics. Some of what’s covered: The significance of intention in customizable relationships Anxiety & Jealousy in non-monogamy Parenthood & fluid relationships Honesty in relationship dynamics Mindfulness & communication Couple’s privilege Fluid relationships vs relationship anarchy & more...2023-10-291h 21
Open Deeply PodcastPunk Rocking Menopause with Dr. Kelly Casperson - Ep 47In my personal life, my many of my dear friends are sex positive thought leaders. This is a group of incredibly sexy, powerful, sexually embodied humans who identify as women. Despite all of our strength and knowledge, many of us were completely blind-sided by menopause. Here are just a few symptoms: decrease clitoral sensitivity (oh, fuck no), brain fog (not okay), painful sex (not on my watch), rapid weight gain (some gained thirty pounds in a year), decreased libido, and a variety of weird and painful health issues that came on in rapid succession. But you can’t make a gr...2023-10-0254 min
Open Deeply PodcastQueering Psychedelics with Dr. Alex Belser - Ep 46In this episode, Alex Belser, PhD joins us to discuss how psychedelics can help LGBTQIA+ people heal from bigotry and embracing their identity. After seeing him speak on stage at the Denver Psychedelic Science Convention on the topic of Queering Psychedelics, I knew we needed to have him on Open Deeply along with his co-presenter, Justin Natoli, who was our guest on episode 44. So much was discussed in this episode including how psychedelics can potentially help with the coming out process. And we didn’t shy away from the dark history of psychedelics. For instance, did you know that psychedelics ha...2023-09-1150 min
Open Deeply PodcastFluid Relationships: An Alternative to the Mono/ENM Binary with Kate & Sunny - Ep 45In this episode, we explore a mind expanding alternate to the traditional binary of choosing either a monogamous or non-monogamous relationship. Non-monogamy was created in reaction to the confines on monogamy. However, isn't it time to break free from this binary? If either one of these choices works for you, then great! But for many relationships or people a fluid relationship that may shift from monogamy to non-monogamy depending on what suits all partners involved and their changing life circumstances may work better. A fluid relationship is not trapped within the confines of non-monogamy. Instead, a fluid relationship inherently has...2023-08-2853 min
Open Deeply PodcastHow Psychedelics May Shift Polyamory with Justin Natoli - Ep 44In this eye-opening episode, Jason Natoli, JD, LMFT, and founder of the Queer Medicine Community, tells us about his amazing chapter within the book, Queering Psychedelics entitled, “How Psychedelics Can Guide the Transformative Journey of Polyamory”. He discusses how psychedelics can help with three primary struggles within polyamory: shame, past trauma, and difficulty transcending labels. Then, he explains that, based on his research, people who seek out monogamy or non-monogamy, do so to either 1) avoid discomfort and satisfy desires or 2) pursue a transformative journey. And according to Justin, “For those of us who walk the transformative path of polyamory, the Univer...2023-08-1454 min
Daring to Leap: Empowerment & Career Advice for Women: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Growth Mindset, Challenge the Status Quo#31 – How to Unleash Your Inner Creativity with Creative Life Coach Kate Maxwell | Empowerment & Career AdviceAre you ready to unlock your creativity, overcome the fear of imperfection, and integrate more self-expression into your career?In this episode of the Daring to Leap podcast, you'll dive into a fascinating conversation with Kate Maxwell, a certified creative life coach. She shares her inspiring career change from the corporate world to creative coaching and offers invaluable insights on creativity, self-compassion, and embracing the evolution of your ideas.By listening to this episode, you will:Discover how to break free from the fear of imperfection and unlock your creative potential.Learn practical strategies...2023-08-0132 min
Open Deeply PodcastTools for Non-Traditional Relationships with Dedeker Winston - Ep 43In this episode, relationship coach and co-host of the Multiamory podcast, Dedeker Winston joins us to discuss her new book, “Multiamory: Essential Tools for Modern Relationships” that she wrote along with co-authors Jase Lindgren and Emily Sotelo Matlack. Dedeker unpacks some fascinating key concepts in her book, like RADAR check ins and the Triforce of Communication, that will be game changers for your relationships. We also get into vulnerabilities as she explains that writing has been emotionally harder for her than nude modeling and why. Then, we shift gears as she elucidates how the combination of being a digital nomad and...2023-07-3157 min
Open Deeply PodcastGoddess Amina: The Politics of Sex to San Pedro - Ep 42This episode is part two with Goddess Amina (Amina Peterson). In this episode, we talk about everything from the politics of sex to psychedelics. Regarding sexual politics, Amina feels the best was to buck our patriarchal system is by offering and teaching something that is way better than anything patriarchy can ever offer…next level pleasure. With a gleam in her eye, Amina states, “This is how we fight patriarchy, by offering something way juicier, way more whole, way healthier, and way more appealing. Amina questions the hypocrisy in our culture related to sex and points out that, “We can sell a...2023-07-1745 min
Open Deeply PodcastGoddess Amina on Tantra & Somatics - Ep 41In this episode, the Goddess Amina tells us her story from running away at age fourteen to becoming the tantric powerhouse that she is today. She explains the import of somatic healing and expounds on her belief that your orgasm is expansive energy, a way to experience your higher self. And her goal is to guide you home to your body, where your magic lives. She teaches us about energy systems and their cultural appropriation. And she explains how clearing sexual shame, guilt and fear can heal our mind, body and spirit. Please join us for another magical episode of...2023-06-2655 min
American SexMental Health & Polyamory with Kate Loree - 208Sex-positive psychotherapist, Kate Loree joins us to talk about managing mental health within polyamory and consensual non-monogamy -- specifically how mood and personality disorders like anxiety, depression, BPD, NPD, etc., can impact these relationships. According to NAMI one in five American adults experienced mental illness in 2020. When we combine this with consensual non-monogamy (CNM), things can become even more complex. As Kate points out, CNM tends to poke at unresolved attachment injuries more than is typical in monogamous relationships plus polyamory involves more people which means there’s more to navigate. While this conversation is geared toward non-monogamous relationships, the...2023-06-231h 24
Open Deeply PodcastSex & Psychedelics with Dr. Cat Meyer - Ep 40Licensed psychotherapist, Dr. Cat Meyer, joins us to discuss her two areas of expertise, sex and psychedelics, while disclosing much about her own personal sexual journey, such as the time she first discovered her Dominant side while at BDSM party. However, her wild soul was not always so free. Cat’s childhood was mired with an eating disorder and sexual abuse. But quickly, she began to take her body back through yoga, somatic work and reiki in her early 20s. Then while getting her Ph.D., she discovered kink and tantra. Today, she is teaching courses on how all of th...2023-06-1252 min
Open Deeply PodcastOpen Relating in Polyamory with Megan Bhatia - Ep 39In this episode, Megan Bhatia of Amory Podcast joins us to tell us about her two long term loves, husband Marty & partner Kyle. She unpacks the joys and challenges of open relating in polyamory and explains why polyamory is a spiritual journey. Of all the podcasts on non-monogamy, Amory podcast has the strongest heartbeat. It is by far, the most vulnerable. Over the years, Megan and her partners have literally processed through their most difficult poly moments for all to hear on her podcast. So as our guest, we dive into what she has learned over the years on her...2023-05-291h 10
Open Deeply PodcastWhen Kink & Non-monogamous Relationships Turn Toxic with Rachel Krantz - Ep 38Rachel Krantz, the author of Open: An Uncensored Memoir of Love, Liberation, and Non-monogamy joins us as we continue the discussion from the previous episode about grooming in the kink scene. However, in this episode, we broaden the conversation by including non-monogamy and we deepen it by exploring Rachel’s first- hand experience with it. In the past, all three of us, Rachel, Sunny and myself, have been in kink and/or non-monogamous relationships that we came to realize had some toxic patterns of manipulation, grooming, gas lighting, etc. in them. Often such relationships are mixed with amazing highs that ke...2023-05-0842 min
Open Deeply PodcastGrooming in BDSM Relationships with Sunny Megatron - Ep 37Sometimes this podcast is about what BLOCKS us from opening deeply. When I heard Sunny's episode on American Sex about grooming within the kink scene, I knew that I wanted to be sure that Open Deeply listeners heard it as well. So we are reposting it here!. Adult grooming is often misunderstood — from what it looks like, to who is most vulnerable, what types of people groom, and why — most assume it can’t happen to them. The fact is, grooming comes in many forms and can happen in any type of relationship – including BDSM dynamics. And because kink often involves...2023-05-011h 09
Open Deeply PodcastTransition: Sexual Authenticity, Plant Medicine, & Beyond - Ep 36It’s time to transition to season three! In season one, the United States’ climate of suppression, led us to create a podcast designed to amplify voices that are often suppressed. We brought on the most impactful sex positive social justice leaders and icons that we know from many walks of life. Each guest got two episodes. The first is an intimate deep dive in which each guest tells their life story from traumatic struggle to purpose and power. The second episode is even more intimate as we interview guests regarding the previous episode. We were surprised to discover how simi...2023-03-2738 min
Open Deeply PodcastPorn Star Love with Jetsetting Jasmine & King Noire - Ep 35Season two is about love that our culture pushes into the shadows and this episode is about love between two porn performers, Jetsetting Jasmine and King Noire. When we asked other porn performers what couple they felt are the best example of a healthy, amazing love, Jetsetting Jasmine and King Noire were always the reply. So often our culture projects bigoted, two-dimensional stereotypes onto porn performers. In contrast, this episode, which is all about their love, helps to humanize and get closer to the truth. When asked how our culture might love porn performers better, King said, “Just realize that we...2023-03-061h 12
The Erotic PhilosopherOpen Deeply: In Conversation with Kate LoreeToday's guest is Kate Loree, is a sex-positive licensed marriage and family therapist with a specialty in non-monogamous, kink, LGBTQ, and sex worker communities and the author of Open Deeply: A Guide to Building Conscious, Compassionate Open Relationships. She cohosts her own sex-positive podcast, Open Deeply, with Sunny Megatron. In this episode Kate and I dig into the work of intimate relationships and she offers insight into how we can show up better in our relationships. We look at how to manage triggers during communication, what to do when a situation feels dire and hopeless and how...2023-02-011h 01
Open Deeply PodcastNeurodiverse Love & ADHD with Anne Hodder-Shipp - Ep 34Season two is about love that gets pushed into the shadows and this episode is about neurodiverse love, specifically, ADHD, with our guest, Anne Hodder-Shipp. In this episode, we cover the whole range of experiences related to love and ADHD. This scope includes how she was loved as a child, how she fought to get love as a young woman, and how she and her partner, who is also neurodivergent, have learned to have compassion for one another, but also appreciation for their unique cognitive wiring. We explore the challenges that come with this sort of neurodiversity, including getting upset...2023-01-301h 05
Craig & Friends199: Polyamory, Therapy & Swinger Vans (with Kate Loree!)Kate Loree joins me via satellite to talk Kate’s terrific book OPEN DEEPLY, polyamory, swinger culture, psychotherapy, the Feeld app, maintaining and expressing gratitude, mindfulness, positive-affect tolerance, Kate’s personal discovery of non-monogamy, subconscious sabotage, the deleterious effect of dominator culture, ingrained premises and pressures, self-observation and much more.
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Get Naked with Dr. KateNarcissistic Relationship Patterns in Consensual Non-Monogamy with Kate Loree, LMFT, CSTKate Loree, LMFT, is a sex-positive licensed marriage and family therapist with a specialty in non-monogamous, kink, LGBTQ, and sex worker communities and the author of Open Deeply: A Guide to Building Conscious, Compassionate Open Relationships. In addition to her master’s in marriage and family therapy, she also has an MBA and is a registered art therapist (ATR). She is an EDSE-certified sex educator and an EMDR-certified therapist with additional training in the Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM) for the treatment of trauma. She has been practicing psychotherapy since 2003.She cohosts her own sex-positive podcast, Ope...2022-12-2744 minWild & SublimeBuilding stronger open relationships with Kate LoreeSend us a textPolyamorous therapist and author Kate Loree chats with Karen about her new comprehensive book “Open Deeply,” about consensual nonmonogamy, and how to work through the bad feelings that can damage good relationships.In this episode:Kate Loree - Sex-positive psychotherapistOpen Deeply and other sex-positive book recsOpen Deeply podcast - hosted by Kate Loree and Sunny MegatronI’m looking for…Episodes on specific topicsThis episode’s transcriptBooks on relationships & sexualityA Wild & Sublime giftWant to rev up your relationship and bust out of limiting patterns? Host Karen Yates is a...2022-11-1742 min