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Jimanekia Eborn is a trauma specialist, sexuality educator, survivor advocate, co-owner of Cintima, and founder of the nonprofit Tending the Garden, originally from Riverside, California where she actually DID received sex education multiple times growing up… but was any of it good? Absolutely not.
In this episode we talk about grief, trauma work, modern dating struggles, sex education failures, intimacy coordination, professional wrestling (yes, I mean that), mental health, and why community and safe spaces are essential for connection and pleasure.
Catch Jimanekia and I reading Reddit stories and join the afterparty over on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/cw/birdsandbeesdontfck
Bonus stories found exclusively on Patreon:
- STORY 1: AITA for cancelling mother's day celebration that I arranged for my wife after hearing what she told my son?
- STORY 2: AIO if I end my relationship because my bf kisses and tells me he loves me before leaving for work in the morning?
Where to find Jimanekia:
Instagram: @jimanekia
Cintima Training: https://cintima.co
Nonprofit: https://tendingthegarden.love
Where to find Arielle:
Insta: @ariellezadok // @birdsandbeesdontfck
TikTok: @birdsandbeesdontfck
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/birdsandbeesdontfck
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Episode Cheat Sheet & Index:
00:09 Intro
02:30 Imposter syndrome and starting the podcast
05:00 Jimanekia's work in professional wrestling mental health
08:30 Losing her father and navigating grief
10:20 The power of laughter during difficult moments
12:10 Community, connection, and safe spaces during the pandemic
15:15 Dating apps and the loss of real connection
17:45 Nervous systems, safety, and intimacy
20:00 Protecting your peace and sexual boundaries
21:40 Working in sex education and consent culture
23:00 Growing up in Riverside, California
23:50 Early sex education experiences
25:30 Sneaking HBO and learning from Real Sex and Loveline
29:00 Why representation in sex education matters
31:20 Finding community in the sex industry
33:30 Boundaries and accountability in sexuality spaces
36:00 How Jimanekia got into intimacy coordination training
40:30 Building Cintima and training intimacy coordinators
44:00 Working across trauma care, media, and sexuality education
47:00 Play parties, consent culture, and power dynamics
49:30 Weird and wonderful jobs in the sexuality industry
51:00 Learning about sex through books and curiosity
54:00 Balancing multiple careers in sexuality work
58:30 Why asking for help matters
