This interview is so timely, especially as most of us in Australia/NZ are in lockdown and the impact of these lockdowns are having on our mental health, bringing about a sense of fear and anxiety around the globe.Today’s guest doesn’t need much of an introduction as I am sure most of you will remember Seb as one of the favourite contestants from the Australian TV reality show - Married at First Sight, AKA MAFS. For those who are not familiar with MAFS, its a show following couples in this crazy experiment as they meet for the first time on their wedding day. This episode is not focusing on Seb’s experience with MAFS or relationships, but rather discussing a topic that we are both incredibly passionate and vocal about, that topic being Mental Health Awareness. I have been following Seb’s journey for over a year and what inspired me to reach out, was how raw, honest and open he is with his own personal obstacles and set backs, which has allowed the public to witness him in his vulnerability, which is not an easy thing for a man. We cover a lot in this episode. Seb talks openly of his low points in life,  his fears and anxieties. He shares that he spent most of his life living in his head, which caused him to suffer self worth issues. Seb talks about his self care tips and resources, which helps him manage his anxiety, CBD oil being a contributor to managing this so he&apos;s a huge advocate CBD oil.  One of his key resources, is a mindfulness and fitness program he has created, to nurture people on their journey to wellness - this is so good!Whether you are challenged in your relationship, struggling with self worth issues or feeling depressed or anxious, this episode is a beautiful reminder that connection - whether its connecting with people OR back to yourself with movement and fitness, is a great resource to reconnect back to self love. You can connect with Seb at:https://www.sebastianguilhaus.com.auhttps://www.instagram.com/seb.guilhaus/Here are several organisations that provide support and education for people with mental illness and their families and carers throughout Australia.Some of the main groups are listed below.Beyond Blue aims to increase awareness of depression and anxiety and reduce stigma. Call 1300 22 4636, 24 hours/7 days a week, chat online or email.Blue Knot Foundation Helpline is the National Centre of Excellence for Complex Trauma. It provides support, education and resources for the families and communities of adult survivors of childhood trauma and abuse. Call 1300 657 380, Monday – Sunday between 9am – 5pm AEST or via email helpline@blueknot.org.au.Butterfly Foundation&apos;s National Helpline is a free, confidential service that provides information, counselling and treatment referral for people with eating disorders, and body image and related issues. Call 1800 33 4673, 8am-midnight AEST / 7 days a week, chat online or email.Lifeline provides 24-hour crisis counselling, support groups and suicide prevention services. Call 13 11 14, text on 0477 13 11 14 (12pm to midnight AEST) or chat online.MensLine Australia is a professional telephone and online counselling service offering support to Australian men. Call 1300 78 99 78, 24 hours/7 days a week, chat online or organise a video chat.MindSpot is a free telephone and online service for people with anxiety, stress, low mood or depression. It provides online assessment and treatment for anxiety and depression. MindSpot is not an emergency or instant response service. Call 1800 61 44 34.

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Sebastian Guilhaus - Mental Health Awareness

It was such a pleasure to connect with today’s guest, Freya. She came highly recommended by one of my dear friends Jenna, another great recommendation - thank you!This episode is one for anyone who would like to regain trust in their body or understand how to create safety and healthy boundaries plus so much more! I also get pretty personal on this episode, sharing my own emotional trauma that I experienced in my past relationship as well as my childhood trauma and what helped me come into self love and compassion.Freya is a trauma informed Coach and is incredibly passionate about human freedom and working with women so they can be trauma informed and live life feeling empowered, sexier and experience pleasure.  Going from being so open and connected to the magic of life to freeze and closing down was devastating but Freya shares very openly about her trauma journey and how this led her to being of service.You are going to love this interview. I resonated so much to what Freya shares, especially speaking about people chasing these peak state experiences. How common for people to seek high explosive state experiences then totally crash afterwards and how this is being glamorised in the spiritual community and transformational world  - this is so good! Freya talks about the different traumas one can hold - this is so good!  Freya offers great tools and resources that will help you support your nervous system.Pleasure After Trauma, a 10 week online course for women who are looking to regain pleasure, power and openness. She talks about what this course will address, especially understanding why you may freeze, shut down or become numb and how you can open again  with a lot of trust and safety. Its about pleasure, self worth, boundaries, forgiveness and self trust. You can connect with Freya at:https://www.fiercemystic.com/https://www.instagram.com/freyavajra/Pleasure After Trauma:https://www.fiercemystic.com/event/pleasure-after-trauma/

Freya Vajra - Pleasure After Trauma

This episode is  worth the wait folks!I am really excited to bring you Jaguar, a man that came highly recommended to me and after this interview, you will understand why. This conversation is a reminder that everything exists within, if only we get out of our way. The body is the subconscious mind and Jag frees people from the tight constraints causing suffering, bringing the unconscious into conscious so we can create space and freedom within.Jag is a man who helps and supports people who are suffering trauma, particularly sexual trauma. He helps people identify their core trauma/s and break the patterns that hold them back, by dissolving the energy which has been trapped. He helps people to love themselves by removing whats in their way - the self doubt, self hatred and victimisation so people can realise the true essence of what they are, which is LOVE and love is acceptance.After retreating into what was a deep path of soul searching, Jaguar decided to change his environment and moved to a farm in the mountains in New Zealand. During this time he decided to take a new path and explore becoming a therapist to help people work through the very thing he had walked himself. Jag discovered  at the root core of everything that guided his repetitive patterns, his behaviours, sabotage, a deep lack of fulfilment, and everything that was keeping him stuck, was a core wounding of emotional trauma. Jag keeps things very reals and offers some great insights, advice and understanding of physics and vibration especially around the experiences we keep attracting again and again until we break the pattern AND how we you can do this. Taking full responsibilities for your feelings you become powerful in every situation. So many great tools he uses to address trauma and release trapped emotions and energy, which he shares in this interview. Powerful interview with this beautiful man.You can connect with Jag at:www.instagram.com/purejaguar/www.jaguarheart.coFor further information about working with, you can connect with me at:connect@sharonhoffman.com.auwww.instagram.com/sharon.hoffman_sensuality/

Jaguar Heart - The Holistic Therapist - Trauma

I am really excited to introduce my friend Tash, also known as Dr Tharshini. Tash is a traditional Chinese Medicine Doctor, a Global Energetic Specialist, Womb Medicine Teacher and the founder of Fertile Seeds of Life.  In this interview, Tash openly shares how she lived life feeling unworthy and disempowered because of her sexual abuse and trauma. However, through her own womb healing journey and spiritual awakening, she stepped into her feminine power to help others feel empowered and has healed many women with their suffering.  During her spiritual awakening, she was downloaded the gift of seeing light codes and DNA activation - this is so fascinating. Tash has a deep passion in educating women and teens, on the knowledge of the womb, through the menstrual cycle. Her love in this field to support our young girls, has now led her to work with an orphanage, creating a 6-month program to teach our young girls about womanhood, this is amazing. Why her 6 week Womb Wisdom and Menstrual Cycle Masterclass program is a gift for women of all ages, helping women to bridge western, eastern and energy medicine together.I adore this woman and I am so grateful for her passion for life and being the divine channel of love, for the creation of a new awakened and healthy generation of children. To connect with Tash: https://www.fertileseedsoflife.com.auinfo@fertileseedsoflife.comhttps://www.instagram.com/dr_tharshini/https://www.facebook.com/drtharshini/

Dr. Tharshini Nirmalarajah - Womb Consciousness

Today’s guest is the vibrant and inspiring Emma Goldie, who I was introduced to last year. Emma is a Meditation, Mindset and Lifestyle Mentor, working with busy professionals to reset, restore, activate and become aligned to their soul purpose through polarity balancing, meditation and lifestyle navigation. Emma’s mission is to help people navigate the easiest path toward harmony and alignment, without having to change everything, meditate for hours a day or throw relationships off balance. Emma talks about her 5 day reset mindset exploration series, where you will discover bio hacks to overcome interrupting mental and emotional patterns. She teaches people simple meditation hacks and techniques so they can life life in flow state in only 10 minutes each day. The 5 day reset mindset teaches you to make peace with the past and release blame of self and others and stepping into a new space with clarity. Connecting with yourself and life with conviction and courage! Emma talks about energy, something I am personally working with at the moment. How important it is to get the energy moving before you meditation and why this is effective and how you can do this. We both share some personal stories about our spiritual journey, the suffering and feeling of loneliness one can feel when you go on this path. How things can manifest in your body if you are not listening to the clear messages or signs to step onto your path of purpose or if you are out of alignment. This is where Emma comes into play as your lifestyle mentor or coach.  She supports you to clear the way and set your mind free!You can connect with Emma at:https://emmagoldie.comhttps://www.facebook.com/emma.goldie.77https://www.instagram.com/emmagoldiecoach/

Emma Goldie - Reset your Mindset

If you are curious and fascinated by the intrinsic beauty of Shibari, then you are going to love this interview with my dear friends, Avalon & Jenna. Shibari, also referred to as Japanese Rope Bondage, is a unique, intimate & sensual art form that originated in Japan. It was originally developed as a form of capture, torture or presentation of prisoners by the Samurai but it has developed over time into a seductive and sensual rope craft. Shibari is about the intimate connection with the rigger and receiver - which Avalon explains in our conversation.Seduced by the sensual skill and artistic expression of Shibari, Avalon has developed his own distinctive style of tying and he gets to share this on stage, with his beautiful partner, Jenna. When you see these two performing, they take you on a magical journey and you witness the art of surrendering.Shibari literally translates to “to tie” or “to bind,” and it involved trying intricate and beautiful knots and patterns used to restrain and give sensation to the body. In this interview, Avalon & Jenna cover all the curiosity or misconceptions associated with Shibari. Avalon talks through the history, why people are drawn to this Japanese rope bondage and the importance of trust in your rigger and the power of surrendering to rope.Avalon & Jenna are all about spreading their rope love within the community by holding events, workshops and one-one sessions.  Jenna talks about her latest project that is about to be launched. You can connect with Avalon & Jenna at:www.instagram.com/123avalon/ww.instagram.com/switched_jenna_/www.facebook.com/123avalon

Avalon & Jenna : Shibari - The Art of Surrendering

Todays guest is the beautiful Chad Charles. I had the pleasure of working with Chad a few months ago. He held a sacred online breath-work session, after I had undertaken a deep journey with 5-MeO-DMT, also referred to as Toad or Buffo. This style of medicine is being touted as a healing modality for people who suffer trauma, depression or PTSD. I read somewhere that 5-MeO-DMT profoundly changed Mike Tyson’s life and he&apos;s never been the same. I can relate to this as my journey with this medicine has impacted me so much that I was able to heal a lot of past trauma and anxiety issues. Chad talks so eloquently of the curiosity that people have with 5-MeO-DMT and why its so effective and different to plant medicine. He brings so much into light and shares why people are gravitating towards this medicine but warning people to be more discerning, ensuring they do their research and inform themselves with the practitioners who offer this medicine. Chad immerses himself in the world of therapy, whether its psychedelic and somatic or neo-shamanism. He leans into non-dual teachings, transpersonal psychology, body-based therapeutic approaches, and mindfulness practices to bring about a holistic approach to the body and the mind. He leads people to trust in the wisdom of their breath or body so that can surrender into what is, whether is erotic body work or a breah-work session. This interview is a goodie, so many great nuggets and insights that will no doubt have you wanting to explore more deeply the power of breath-work & 5-MeO-DMT.You can connect with Chad at:www.chadcharles.net/home/(password for pages = joy)www.instagram.com/chad.charles.breathwork/Info on 5-MeO-DMT:www.theconclave.info/

Chad Charles - Medicine of Breath & 5-MeO-DMT

Today I get to introduce one of my sponsors - Passionfruits. I refer Passionfruits as a one stop pleasure shop. From their elegant lingerie to the kink or bondage merchandise, sex toys and various pleasure workshops - you will soon understand why Passionfruits is not just your average sex shop. The sensuality boutique offers a luxurious range of products to enhance sexuality within a beautiful and positive environment.Michelle Temminghoff, the gorgeous founder of Passionfruits talks about the history of her business and why she is so passionate to ensure her customers get to experience and explore pleasure with a capital P. She created a store leaving people feeling delicious, inspired and confident within themselves. Michelle also holds events and has people delivering workshops such as the ‘dominatrix’ workshop and there is also a new offering - Virtual Passionfruit Parties, where you can learn all about their favourite products and get all their top tips. Each party lasts for 90 minutes. You will learn everything you ever wanted to know about adding to and improving your sexual game - this is brilliant.Michelle is offering 10% of any purchase online - using the code ‘SHARON’.https://www.passionfruitshop.com.auhttps://www.instagram.com/passionfruitshop/

Passionfruits - Sensuality & Pleasure Store

How can couples come out of an intimacy rut and bring the sexy back??A lot of couples are struggling with intimacy during lockdown OR if you are in a long term relationship, you may feel stagnant or disconnected with one another. Today’s guest is with the very sensual Elisa. Elisa is a sacred sexual shamanic and sexual practitioner who is devoted and passionate in helping men, women and couples to feel more confident in their sexuality and expand their pleasure potential. This is such a delicious and beautiful conversation that will inspire couples to get curious, out of their comfort zone and help you connect on a more soulful level with one another. We cover a lot in this conversation. Elisa offers so many effective and simple ways that will help you to connect to your body, pleasure and each other in a new & exciting way. She shares how to bring the spontaneity back into your relationship. What do men desire from their partner AND what women desire from their man? This is such a goodie - so insightful! Why are couples unhappy in the bedroomHow do you keep the passion alive in long term relationshipsGreat tools and tips to help couples to reconnect & feel more pleasureTips to feel safeThe concept of polarityHow to explore soulful sexHow can men drop the performance expectationsHow to being more spark and magic into your intimacyHow can women empower themselves by speaking their desire How to empower and keep yourself juicy!How to seduce your partnerKeep your sexuality active - know your bodyYou are going to love Elisa and all her words of wisdom and tips she offers.You can connect with her at:https://elisacaro.comhttps://www.instagram.com/elisa__caro/

Elisa Caro - How to Keep Sex & Intimacy Alive

This is a powerful conversation that will no doubt have you rethink the term ‘toxic masculinity’ or the meaning of a &apos;real man&apos;. I have been following Tyran&apos;s work for a while and he recently grabbed my attention with a few controversial posts that resonated with me SO of course I had to get him on the show. Tyran is many things but to me, he is a man who is shameless in his authentic expression. He is sexy, passionate, raw, honest, triggering, vulnerable, strong and penetrates life with his energy. You won&apos;t find him hiding in the shadows, he is quite the opposite. He stands out and up for what he believes in. Tyran is not afraid to use his voice and speaking his truth is very much a big part of his personality - as you will find out in this very raw and honest conversation.  Tryan’s journey is to understand the truth of himself - dissolving many layers of his identity of what a man is. You will find out why he gets so worked up and annoyed with the term toxic masculinity or awakened man - this was a big take away for me! We cover the controversial posts he shared on social media and he clarifies what he really meant by ‘men get raped too’. Why are most men boys in the bedroom?? This is juicy and Tyran talks of how boys are not initiated or educated to healthy sexuality,  instead turning to porn, which is desensitising them. We cover so much in this conversation -boundaries, consent, shame blaming, self love practices, healthy sexuality,  plant medicine and why people should invests in a coach or a mentor.A big part of the journey OR the work is about reconnecting to your sexual expression and heart. Let go and surrender to how you can penetrate life with your sexual energy - your life force. You can connect with Tyran at:https://www.tyranmowbray.comhttps://www.instagram.com/tyran.mowbray/

Tyran Mowbray - How to Penetrate Life

Today’s guest is with the very sensual, modern day Tantrika and spiritual seeker, Laura Deva. Laura is dedicated to the path of embodiment and believes that through accepting all of yourself you can let go of shame and embrace your full pleasure. One of the biggest pleasures in life is the pleasure of food and how we feed our body and soul. I am really excited about today’s conversation because its a topic that many of us secretly suffer from or experience at some stage in our life.... that is our relationship with food and eating disorders. Its the hard truth that many of us ignore or do not talk openly about because of the deep shame that is associate to this. There are so many collective conditionings around food and so many mix messages. We are constantly told what we should be eating and what we shouldn’t be putting in our mouth - it can be so dam confusing and if you are like me and have tried it all, going vegan, paleo or keto, you probably have come to the conclusion that it can become consuming, self destructive and it can create an addictive behaviour.Laura shares of her journey and relationship to food and why fasting has been incredibly healing for her to truly come back to self love - bringing so much awareness to whats underneath to our choice to eat or not to eat. We ARE what we eat so not being aware of our eating patterns is not being aware of ourselves. She shares that most of our eating patterns are emotional and fasting allows you to connect to your body in a very deep and profound way, trusting to the body wisdom.  “I EAT LOVE” is a program for anyone that is willing to bring awareness and love to their eating patterns. The intention to this program Laura has created is not to follow any diets or instructions given by her, but to find your own by collectively bringing more awareness in your choices of eating or not eating.This is such a great conversation, making peace with your relationship shame to your eating patterns or beliefs. Such a great reminder to check in with yourself and the wisdom of our body. You can connect with Laura at:https://www.instagram.com/laura_deva_love/Laura&apos;s I EAT LOVE online/program for August/August:https://www.facebook.com/events/280192966619552

Laura Deva - I Eat Love ♡

“WHY would a woman pay for $ex when she can get it for free?” The business of pleasure is changing, with more women splashing out on $exual services AND I found out why...... I have the pleasure to interview Australia’s favorite & leading male escort. This is such a juicy interview and Jake was more than ready to go straight to the depth of his work and remove any stigma or shame that is attached to what he does. Yes, he totally owns what he does and is proud that he is helping women to feel more confident, desired and empowered. We cover so much in this interview. All the questions you have ever wanted to ask or thought about but never been in a position to ask - don't worry ladies, I have it covered. You are you going love Jake and understand why be is so desired by many woman. What I love about him the most, apart from his striking good looks and fricken hot accent, is his down to earth personality and his tenderness. He is man who's mission is to make every women feel special and worthy. He is a true professional and his integrity and values towards women and the industry is super important and it definitely comes across in our conversation.How did he find himself in this industryWhat makes an escort successful Who is cut out for this workHow do you get aroused if you are not feeling the chemistry/attraction with your clientWhy women engage in his servicesWhat type of women are his clientsThe type of services he offersBeing creative while in lockdownSome of the weirdest requests from clients (this is good!!)Does he date women while in this jobClient/escort connectionWhat happens when his clients become attachedAND SO MUCH MORE!You can connect with Jake:https://www.jake-ryan.comhttps://www.instagram.com/jakeryandaddy/https://www.facebook.com/jakeryanlife

Jake Ryan - Secrets of a Male Escort

After years of internal numbness, Bonnie took herself on a journey of discovering the magic of her yoni. This journey has led her to be of service to many women worldwide. Bonnie is an intimacy educator, somatic sexologist, bliss seeker, speaker & writer. She is also the founder of a women’s pelvic wellness modality, called 'Yoni Mapping Therapy'. If you are not familiar with the term yoni, it is the Indian word for vagina. Bonnie is a woman who is obsessed with the power of pleasure and inspired to teach other women how they can connect to their pleasure potential. An expert in the field of women’s pelvic bodywork, Bonnie has been featured in the US Sexual Health Magazine, Australian Yoga Journal, Elephant Journal and other publications as well as summits.Bonnie developed ‘The Bliss Method’, a six month intensive training in her method of Yoni Mapping Therapy, so she has a number of amazing women from all over the world who are fully certified Yoni Mapping Therapists! How cool is that! Bonnie shares why its so important for women to connect to their pleasure and finding this in your every day life AND it doesn’t have to be sexual. She teaches women to finding pleasure through the simplicity of life - being conscious to how you move through life and connect to yourself, which then leads to the connection to your sexual pleasure.We cover a lot in this interview, so much valuable advice and Bonnie also recommends the best pleasure toys for women and why.  I loved hearing her view about the yoni and vagus nerve connection. The vagus nerve runs the whole length of our spine and ends in the cervix so it plays a key role in the experiencing of pleasure. She talks about how consciously connecting to our vagina, women begin to honour their body and able to set clear body-boundaries - this is such reminder for women who have difficulty using their voice or speaking their truth. You can connect with Bonnie at:https://bonniebliss.cohttps://www.instagram.com/bonniebliss.co/

Bonnie Bliss - Reclaim Your Pleasure / Pelvic Wellness

Today’s conversation is a topic I have wanted to cover for a long time, especially as I support men with their journey into self love and sexuality. Well, I finally found the right person to discuss all things related to porn and sex addiction. Today I have the pleasure to speak to Craig Perra, a man who is transforming the lives of men struggling with sex and porn addiction through The Mindful Habit® System, a program created by Craig.Craig openly shares of his background, how he used porn and other sexual behaviors to escape, numb, and cope. Despite these problems, he managed to create a very successful career in business and law. But, he had a secret and this secret was destroying his life because he was so consumed with sex. He hit rock bottom and in this rock bottom, he made the decision to turn his life around.Craig is incredibly passionate about his work and knowing that he has created a program that works. He is giving back the lives to men who have tried everything, empowering them to break free of compulsive sexual behaviour.  He speaks about habits and this being a big part to recovery. His habits, that he used to define as being a disease, Craig learnt they was serving a purpose. All those bad habits were meeting his needs in his life. What he teaches men to do, is meeting their needs in a healthy and constructive way - the system he has created.So many great takeaways, you are going to love Craig! He truly in an inspiration.Craig offers plenty of free resources so check him out!You can connect with Craig at:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themindfulhabitsystemYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/themindfulhabitTwitter: https://twitter.com/themindfulhabitInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/coach_craiglyleITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sex-afflictions-porn-addictions/id556373664?mt=2

Craig Perra - Overcoming Porn & Sex Addiction

Today&apos;s episode is one you definitely don&apos;t want to ignore!I invited back to the show, two of my friends and men that I respect and regard, especially with the work they do in the community. What I love most about these men, is they keep things very real and relatable. They openly discuss all things men related but also offering some encouragement to other men to get off their seat and step into their truth.This is the 3rd time Dan has been on the show. Dan, AKA The Spiritual Tradie has always been a great supporter of my work and always a hit with my listeners because of his background and openly being vulnerable with sharing of his suffering, living a destructive life to finding inner peace through the lends of meditation. Luke came onto the show a few months ago with his divine counterpart, Heidi and they shared of their sacred union. They share of their hardship and and healing journey they went on individually before their sacred union was orchestrated from the universe.This interview is not only entertaining but its very heart felt and a beautiful conversation with men who openly share some of their fears, resistance and impact of not living in their truth and sugar coating reality until they got real with themselves. They talk about what practices and tool helped them overcome some major heart breaking obstacles and how to support yourself when you are going through this transition. If you wanted to connect with -Daniel Tucker:https://www.instagram.com/spiritual_tradie/https://www.danieltuckermeditation.comLuke Balcke:https://www.instagram.com/lukebalcke/https://www.lukebalcke.com

Daniel Tucker & Luke Balcke - Truth into Light

Do you want to experience the most delicious way of living life? To embody and own your sexuality and feel empowered to step into your magic? If that is a hell YES, then this show is for you. I am committed to my personal journey of healing past trauma and connecting to myself on a deep level, through sensuality - offering freedom and self expression. This show is dedicated to empowering humans to move out of their vulnerability shame, ignite self expression, self love & step into freedom. I interview a number of inspiring local and global leaders within the community, to discuss topics that could be considered taboo or people are not openly willing to talk about. These topics include sex, love, relationships, spirituality & mindfulness.

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