Girl Boner Radio: True Sex and Relationship Stories

Girl Boner Radio: True Sex and Relationship Stories

A spicy blend of personal stories, in-depth reporting and inspiration! Health and sexuality writer August McLaughlin explores sexual empowerment with a range of guests, including comedians, sex workers, therapists and more. Girl Boner Radio is LGBTQIA-friendly and all genders are welcome!

Episodes

April 24, 2024 29 mins

Dr. Talal Alsaleem is an award-winning infidelity recovery expert who’s on a mission to teach clients and counselors how to use the trauma of affairs to establish, rediscover and maintain healthy relationships. In this bonus for Jennifer’s story (parts one and two), August talks to Dr. Talal. You’ll hear his thoughts about working with Jennifer and Adam, risk factors for cheating and betrayal, pillars for healing after...

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Continuing Jennifer’s story from the last Girl Boner Radio episode, you’ll hear how Adam reacted when she returned from her intensive therapy program, what happened in their relationship post infidelity and how they’ve both found healing. 

 

This episode touches on childhood trauma and abuse. Please take care while listening.

 

ACE childhood trauma quiz

 

Dr. Talal’s books

 

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Jennifer had built a successful career and a happy family life when she became deeply involved in infidelity. While the first affair ended rather quickly, the second led down a path she couldn’t have imagined.

 

This episode touches on childhood trauma, abuse and cheating. Please take care while listening.

 

ACE childhood trauma quiz

 

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What “kind of woman” gets into threesomes and gang bangs? Do “good girls” even grow up to enjoy sex? These questions once lived in Casey Donatello’s mind. Little could she have imagined she'd one day delve into the swinger's community and hotwifing.

Today the sex-positivity advocate is passionate about play she once considered taboo and "dirty." Casey is equally passionate about busting related stereotypes...

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March 6, 2024 31 mins

Pamela Madsen was a happily married mother of two with a successful career when she felt drawn to an erotic experience that made her jaw (and clothes) drop. The experience launched a life-changing journey of sexual exploration that continues today — her “nutrition,” as she calls it. 

Some of the topics you’ll hear about:

Sexological bodywork and massage

Erotic self-pleasure trans ...

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Lala didn’t realize she could experience one orgasm, much less multiple, until she had the “best sex [of her] life” with her now husband – so why aren't serial Os her favorite? Lora found her way to multiple Os using one of the most popular sex toys among women. (The same didn't work for August...) And Yuval and Court are proof that O after O isn’t just a “female experience.”

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For years, Leah Carey felt equal parts shut down and obsessed re: sex. Meanwhile, she chose terrible partners. Then in her 40s, during her final session with a therapist, she revealed a long held sexual secret. 

Leah’s admission marked the start of what would become an across-the-country sexual awakening adventure. She eventually landed on desires that surprised her and began transforming her life into hel...

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January 24, 2024 23 mins

EF Dodd dated a guy from a distance in pre-FaceTime days. Jenay had a relationship that started in Idaho and ended with him overseas. And both women found ways to keep things spicy, challenges and all. (And yes, dirty talk played an important role!)

This episode also features Dr. Megan Fleming’s thoughts for a listener who feels uncomfortable, yet curious, about dirty talk, and August’s favorite tip.

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Women’s sexuality educator Jordan D'Nelle went from not realizing orgasms were a thing or possible with a partner to finding orgasmic bliss in incredible ways and places. Her steamiest experiences taught her a ton about sex, pleasure and her body – lessons she pays forward.

 

Learn more from Jordan: https://jordandnelle.com

 

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Can an orgasm change your life? Is it ever too late to invite a sexual awakening? As a special wrap up to the year, August shares a conversation she had with colleague and friend, Lynn Brown Rosenberg, at the Residence 11 Desire Summit in Los Angeles.

 

Register for Afternoon Delight (with early bird pricing) here!

Order Lynn's memoir, My Sexual Awakening at 70 on Amazon.

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Intimacy coach Lee Noto didn’t realize she’d been longing for surrender until a crush turned into far more. Author Liz Asch fell away from her queer expression, then gradually reclaimed it. And that growth led to more than squirting. Yes, this week’s Girl Boner replay is a juicy one…

 

You’ll also hear about Afternoon Delight – a live, interactive podcast event August is co-hosting with three wonderful col...

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When Jennifer Silva Redmond asked her fiancé, Russel, “What would you do if you could do anything?,” his response and the decision that followed changed the course of their lives. Since then, she’s learned a great deal about intimacy, sex, her body and herself while living and loving at sea.

 

You’ll also learn:

 

How Jennifer’s hippy-like upbringing made bodies okay (at first)

Th...

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Jenay Leger and Court Vox have had different sexual self-discovery journeys with powerful common threads — including an illuminating ho-phase. Learn what their spicy escapades revealed about their desires and kinks, plus tips for making the most of your own sexual exploration. 

 

You'll also learn a simple way to play with power dynamics in a  relationship, how Dominant and Submissive (D&S) experiences can...

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Yuval Mann is an erotic intelligence mentor who helps people use their sexual expression as “a vehicle of individual and collective evolution.” Early on, though, he was barely allowed to interact with girls, much less embrace his sexual desires. His journey from the Israeli army to the global fetish and kink scene taught him about pleasure, intimacy and so much more.

 

You’ll hear about:

 

His...

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Long before Dr. Joy became a groundbreaking relationship expert, she gleaned harmful messages about sëxuality. Her journey into ethical non-monogamy and polyamory shed light on important truths, while invited lesson-rich challenges and benefits she continues to cherish.

 

Today Joy helps others cultivate authentic, pleasure-rich lives and relationships, no matter the style. And her work continues to reveal...

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September 20, 2023 46 mins

Treva Brandon Scharf was in her early 40s when she set her sights on becoming a single mother. Little could she have anticipated what would unfold in her fertility journey, from spicy escapades to frustrating challenges – much less the major love life shift that would follow. 

 

After CK Love learned of a partner’s betrayal, she set out on a journey to connect with her sensual self — something she hadn’t r...

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Alana McKenzie Page was stunned when a surprise, supposed-to-be-sexy date turned out to be...very much not. Krystal Casey realized that the very thing she strove to protect her kids had entered her home. Both women found their way from blindsiding challenges to immense pleasure and fulfillment – in and outside of the bedroom.

 

This episode touches on a few difficult topics, with mentions of abuse, addicti...

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Mariah Freya grew up feeling pretty comfortable about bodies. Then her teens brought rockiness that stood in the way of her sexual empowerment. After years of off-and-on low libido in adulthood, she encountered a workshop that changed…everything.

Mariah's sexual awakening set her on a path of spicy exploration and eventually to co-founding Beducated.

Save 25% at Beducated here.

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Arielle Greenberg realized very early on that her sexuality didn’t match up with the masses. Her story sheds light on what it means to be a fetishist, the erotic potential of roleplaying, what a “stability fetish” involves, myths about kinky folks and more! 

You’ll also hear about Arielle’s new book, Superfreaks: Kink Pleasure and The Pursuit of Happiness

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A seemingly perfect date gone very wrong, powerful sex that involved no nakedness or penetration and a listener question on hands-free orgasms!

 A few things you’ll learn about in the episode:

  • Why we need to take care of ourselves after breakups

  • The importance of feeling, rath...

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