Hearts and Other Sex Parts

Hearts and Other Sex Parts

Hearts & Other Sex Parts is a podcast hosted out of Portland, Oregon by Keely C. Helmick, Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) specializing in relationship counseling, sexuality and gender and Stella Harris, sex coach, author and sex educator. Both of the hosts identify as queer, cis-women, and will dedicate themselves to ensuring that the podcast is inclusive and a safer space for all members of the LGBTQ community, people of color, all genders and gender non-conforming individuals, differently abled people, and all relationship types. Each episode will typically feature expert guests, authors, counselors, artists, and influencers of the community to provide a platform for listeners to hear shared experiences and knowledge on topics that are potentially uncomfortable for mainstream media (especially as it relates to S E X). Your hosts encourage you to stay open and remember Self Love is the Best Love. https://www.gofundme.com/35umtu8t

Episodes

Every Body is a Good Body with Elle Chase

September 2, 2019 • 32 mins
In this episode Keely and Stella interview Elle Chase, the author of Curvy Girl Sex 101: Body Positive Positions to Empower your Sex Life.
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Getting strange with Mistress Natasha

July 25, 2019 • 69 mins
This episode is an interview with Natasha Strange, BDSM educator, coach and co-owner of Sub Rosa- a boutique fetish space in Portland Oregon. Natasha sits with Keely and Stella to talk about common myths about kink and BDSM, pop culture representation of kink work and social media censorship.
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Sex, Gender and Spirituality with Jaiden Love

June 15, 2019 • 63 mins
It's the Hearts and Other Sex Parts relaunch! After some time on hiatus they are back with a new host Stella Harris! This episode begins with introductions and some background information on Keely and Stella. The second part of the episode is an interview with Jaiden Love. Jaiden is here to "bring more love into the world by teaching the essentials of gender identity and support".
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Sexy talk- untangling communication with author Stella Harris

March 8, 2019 • 27 mins
In this episode Keely talks to Stella Harris about her new book Tongue-Tied, Untangling Communication in Sex, Kink and Relationships. Stella Harris is an author, speaker, sex educator and BDSM instructor in Portland OR.
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Navigating Valentines Day- with Gina Senarighi

February 4, 2019 • 19 mins
In this episode Keely speaks with Gina Senarighi of Uncommon Love. Gina is a sexuality educator, relationship coach and retired couples counselor and sex therapist in Portland Oregon.
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Staying Sexually Connected Through the Holidays - with Alana Ogilvie

December 5, 2018 • 16 mins
Quickie on the Couch #1 - Keely sits with Alana Ogilvie, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and owner of Portland Sex Therapy, to discuss how to maintain the sexual connection with our partners through the stressful holiday season.
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No Cuts To Care - Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon

September 11, 2018 • 44 mins
In this episode, Keely and Jae interview Emily McLain, the new Executive Director for Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon (PPAO) and Laurel Swerdlow, the Advocacy Director, about the various services that Planned Parenthood provides to the community, as well as, the federal and state initiatives to defund Planned Parenthood and specific healthcare services. This episode is a crash course in the current political climate around w...
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Cuddle Up to Me (Professional Cuddling Services) - with Kira Cuddles

April 30, 2018 • 36 mins
In this episode Keely and Jae visit Cuddle Up To Me, the professional platonic cuddling organization here in Portland, OR, to interview certified Master Cuddler, Kira Cuddles. Kira discusses the research behind the importance of touch and effects of touch deprivation, as well as the amount of touch across various cultures in the world and how it correlates to greater quality of life and overall happiness. In the latter half of the ...
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SPEEC Out For Sexual Empowerment - with Angie Gunn and Mychel Estevez

March 16, 2018 • 37 mins
Our first 2018 episode is with Angie Gunn, the board chair of SPEEC, which is the Sex Positive Education and Event Center here in Portland, Oregon. Angie is an AASECT certified sex therapist and an advocate for inclusive, sexual empowerment and sexual expression. Also joining the discussion is Mychel Estevez, another SPEEC board member who brings years of experience as an instructor in gender studies and inequality. Mychel has wo...
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Oxytocin Chasers - with Jesse Remer (Henderson)

November 15, 2017 • 45 mins
Keely and Jae visit the Mother Tree Center to meet with Jesse Remer, co-founder of Mother Tree Doula Services, one of the leading doula organizations in Portland, Oregon. In this episode, Jesse explains how birth doulas can provide support for everything from unmedicated births to cesarean births to postpartum recovery and breast/chest feeding support. Jesse is also a sex positive doula trainer and teaches childbirth classes! Liste...
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Race and Relationships - with Sajani Patel

October 16, 2017 • 29 mins
Keely and Jae sit with Sajani Patel, a Therapist, Licensed Professional Counselor, and racial equity activist and educator in Portland, Oregon to discuss race and relationships. Sajani is experienced in counseling interracial couples and this discussion on race and relationships will tackle some of the hard topics that come up, from microaggressions to power dynamics and white privilege.
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Revealing Identities - with Madison Young

August 31, 2017 • 39 mins
In this episode Keely and Jae meet with Madison Young just prior to her debut theater piece Reveal All Fear Nothing: A Journey in Sex, Love, Porn, and Feminism! Joining the discussion are her Director, Sofia Lapalia and Assistant Director, Sura Hertzberg. Madison is a prominent figure in feminist pornography, an award-winning performance artist, activist, educator, and erotic filmmaker. This conversation gives a voice to sex worker...
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No Walk of Shame - with Eva Blake

July 18, 2017 • 42 mins
Keely and Jae sit with the Maven of Sexual Satisfaction, Eva Blake, at her Desire Studio in Portland, Oregon to discuss her work as a Somatic Sex Educator. In this episode, Eva explains how she helps people to eradicate the internalized shame that many of us experience as a result of living in a culture that shames sexuality and degrades people for their erotic choices and desires. Eva further discusses how her work with the body -...
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Sluttery - with Janet Hardy

June 16, 2017 • 42 mins
In this episode Keely and Jae go down to Eugene, Oregon to interview Janet Hardy, co-author The Ethical Slut: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships & Other Adventures. Many aspects of the book, especially around communication with your partners, working through jealousy, and embracing your sexuality, etc. is guidance that can applied to anyone trying to maintain a healthy, sustainable relationship. This year marks the ...
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"Greening" Your Sex Life - with Kim Marks

May 16, 2017 • 27 mins
The “Green” movement is taking over the nation. We now try to read ingredient labels and look for organic logos on our food products, but are we doing the same when we shop for sex products? Keely and Jae go down to Eugene, Oregon to interview Kim Marks in her Pleasure Shop, As You Like It. Kim is the founding owner of the Shop and the As You Like It body product line. In this episode Kim uses her 20+ years of experience in environ...
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Interrupting the Binary - with Stace Parlen

April 15, 2017 • 43 mins
In this episode Keely and Jae interview Stace Parlen, LGBTQ counselor and trans activist, about the history behind the medicalization of trans bodies and how the gender binary system was created. Stace explains how this medicalization has had an impact on the current socio-political climate today around transgender and non-binary individuals. The goal of the Interrupting the Binary series is to discuss how we can help shift the fra...
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More than a MILF - with Sarah J. Swofford

March 15, 2017 • 53 mins
More than a MILF. Keely and Jae explore the mind of sex educator and writer, Sarah J. Swofford, as they flip through her book, From Ouch to Ahhh… The new mom’s guide to sex after baby. She discusses the sexual ups and downs of new parents, especially birth mothers, by drawing on interviews with moms of young children, women’s sexual health research, and her own personal experience as a mother of two. Sarah also tackles the “why” b...
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