Sexual Healing is the pathway to greater pleasure, intimacy, and wholeness.
Who needs sexual healing? Anyone who has ever experienced rejection, trauma, body shame, infidelity, functional issues, addiction, libido mismatch, or too much stress. In other words, everyone! In each episode, we share concise wisdom from a leading healing and/or pleasure expert. You’ll also learn from individuals who’ve bravely overcome their own bedroom challenges.
Hosted by Laura Zam, a relationship coach, sexuality educator, and author of the bestselling memoir The Pleasure Plan.
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My guest this week on Sexual Healing Central is Carrie Jeroslow an international bestselling author, coach and intuitive. Carrie teaches us how to have a conscious
relationship—that is, a relationship where all parties grow into their best selves.
For a video excerpt, tune into my https://youtu.be/0lEZG17chIk (YouTube channel).
And here’s how you can connect with Carrie Jeroslow
http://www.carriejeroslow.com (Website)
https://www.facebook.com/CarrieJeroslowAuthorCoachIntuitive (Facebook)
https://www.instagram.com/carrie_jeroslow_author_coach/ (Instagram)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/carrie-jeroslow/ (LinkedIn)
https://linktr.ee/carriejeroslow (Linktree)
A little more about Carrie Jeroslow
Carrie Jeroslow, helps people heal from heartbreak by sharing the secrets to finding and maintaining empowering, conscious relationships. She has previously worked as a Commercial Casting Director, an Artistic Director for the International show Blue Man Group and a massage therapist, and has owned a combination vineyard and winery in Yadkin Valley, NC. The one constant in her life has been her own path of self-evolution.
She has been featured in https://thriveglobal.com/stories/1862511/ (Thrive Global), https://journalnow.com/from-heartbreak-to-soulmate-author-and-relationship-coach-shares-life-lessons-in-new-book/article_6cca9da3-a128-53d9-97c8-8074d978693c.html (Winston Salem Journal,) https://www.forsythwoman.com/how-to-have-an-empowering-valentines-day-even-if-you-are-single/ (Forsyth Woman), and https://www.tujawellness.com/conscious-relationship-essential-truths/ (Tuja Wellness) and has been interviewed by https://youtu.be/-cvUug3EHHM (Marianne Williamson), https://youtu.be/mJJDPG_Rep8 (Go All In TV), https://www.thelisttv.com/the-list/3-steps-to-finding-lasting-love-after-covid-6-30-21/ (The ListTV), and many others to discuss the concepts around Conscious Relationships, as well as the steps in her first book, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B089N5Z4QK (Why Do They Always Break Up with Me?) She gets an abundance of joy from working with clients through her intuitive readings, healings, and coaching. It is a passion of hers to assist people on their path of spiritual awakening. Her second book, https://www.amazon.com/New-Paradigm-Education-Generations-Change-makers-ebook/dp/B09HCQSKGL/ref=sr_1_1?crid=YIIAVVM6RE9A&dchild=1&keywords=a+new+paradigm+of+education&qid=1634842031&sr=8-1&asin=B09HCQSKGL&revisionId=81f56fa2&format=1&depth=2 (A New Paradigm of Education), co-authored with 7 other international educators and parents was released in October 2021 and is a #1 Amazon best-seller in 7 countries.
She has been seen numerous times on the https://www.wxii12.com/article/elkin-based-relationship-and-intuitive-coach-beat-holiday-burnout/38514675 (CW), https://www.wcnc.com/article/entertainment/television/charlotte-today/winter-wines-to-sip-on/275-49f51ad3-59dd-4cba-86f2-5901ea1e8ec3 (NBC), and https://video.pbsnc.org/video/tis-the-season-ota5gu/ (PBS).
In her spare time, she enjoys yoga, hiking, and music. She lives with her supportive husband and 2 children in the foothills of North Carolina, USA.
Free Gift from Carrie Jeroslow: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kQCBaaIPGlbYOne_mp-6YzrYaR3oSFAG/view?usp=sharing (A guide to developing a maintainable, practical DAILY self-care practice)
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HOW TO HEAL THRU WRITING PROMPTS
Episode 19
Friday, December 10, 2021 • Duration 39:59
My guest this week on Sexual Healing Central is Leslie Pietrzyk - author of a stunning new short-story collection, ADMIT THIS TO NO ONE. We talk about writing prompts as a way 2 heal—from what ails us or holds us back!
For a video excerpt, tune into my https://youtu.be/tbrGjjpeT2A (YouTube channel).
And here’s how you can connect with Leslie Pietrzyk
https://www.facebook.com/leslie.pietrzyk (Facebook)
https://twitter.com/lesliepwriter (Twitter)
https://www.instagram.com/lesliepwriter/?hl=en (Instagram)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/leslie-pietrzyk-14691b51/ (LinkedIn)
A little more about Leslie Pietrzyk
Leslie Pietrzyk’s collection of DC stories, ADMIT THIS TO NO ONE (Unnamed Press,
November 2021) was called “insidery, insightful, and deftly executed” by Washingtonian
magazine. She’s the author of three novels, including Silver Girl, published by
Unnamed Press in 2018. Her first collection of short stories, This Angel on My
Chest, won the 2015 Drue Heinz Literature Prize and was published by University
of Pittsburgh Press. Short fiction and essays have appeared in Ploughshares,
Story Magazine, Southern Review, The Gettysburg Review, The Iowa Review,
Washingtonian, The Sun, The Washington Post Magazine, and others. Awards
include a Pushcart Prize in 2020 and the 2020 Creative Arts Prize from the
Polish American Historical Association. Organizations awarding fellowships
include the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, the Sewanee Writers’ Conference,
the Hermitage Artist Retreat, Virginia Center for the Arts, the Hambidge
Center, and Hawthornden International Retreat at Hawthornden Castle in
Scotland.
Buy Leslie’s stunning
short-story collction here:
https://bookshop.org/books/admit-this-to-no-one-collected-stories/9781951213411 (https://bookshop.org/books/admit-this-to-no-one-collected-stories/9781951213411)
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9. Kara Hololik: Healing From Vestibulodynia: One Woman's Journey
Episode 9
Friday, April 16, 2021 • Duration 29:10
My guest on Sexual Healing Central today is Kara Hoholik. Kara is the founder of Social for Good, a content marketing agency that supports entrepreneurs, small businesses, and nonprofits. Kara is offering ANOTHER kind of social good. She’s talking about her personal experience dealing with—and overcoming—vestibulodynia, a kind of pelvic pain condition that can lead to painful sex. This episode is helpful for anyone with a pelvic pain condition, which often involves lots of doctors and ignorant advice. Sometimes, we need to take our healing into our own hands. Link in my bio will take you to this latest episode.
Give a Listen:
00:54 – Intro
02:23 – Kara’s story
07:29 – What Kara tried
10:22 – Info on hormonal birth control
20:29 – What is vulvodynia exactly?
23:21 – What does sexual healing mean to you?
25:39 – Advice for those experiencing painful sex (whatever the cause)
Here’s how you can connect with Kara Hoholik:
https://socialforgood.co/ (Website)
https://www.instagram.com/socialforgood.co/ (Instagram)
https://www.facebook.com/socialforgoodco (Facebook)
A little more about Kara:
Kara Hoholik helps social impact business leaders create compelling content to build community around their work. As the founder of Social for Good, a content marketing agency that supports entrepreneurs, small businesses, and nonprofits, she works to amplify positive messaging, connect others online, and spark belief in a vision for a better future through content writing, design, marketing, and social media. From stay-at-home mom to CEO, Kara works on issues of a global scale while chasing her kids around the yard. Her work has been published in Harness, she was recently featured in Authority, and she has contributed to The New York Times.
8. Pamela Aubrey: How to Use Energy Healing for Sexual Trauma
Episode 8
Friday, April 9, 2021 • Duration 25:04
My guest on Sexual Healing Central this week is Pamela Aubrey. Pamela is an author, podcaster, and energy healer. She’s also a regular contributor to Thrive Global. Her mission is helping individuals upgrade to their best life by sharing stories of success and victory. She also supports non-profit organizations for children by donating her services and helps raise awareness for domestic violence. In this episode, Pam teaches us some energy healing techniques we can use to heal/manage sexual trauma, as well as all kinds of difficult past experiences.
Give a Listen:
00:51– Intro
01:38 – What is EFT (tapping energy work)?
03:51 – How did you get into this kind of work?
07:00 – What kind of clients come to you?
11:30 – What does sexual healing mean to you?
16:30 – Tips
Here’s how you can connect with Pamela Aubrey:
http://www.pamelaaubrey.com/ (Website)
https://www.instagram.com/realpamelaaubrey/ (Instagram)
https://www.facebook.com/pbaubrey/ (Facebook)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamaubrey/ (LinkedIn)
7. Ben Rousseau: How to Create Healing and Sensuous Environments in our Homes
Episode 7
Tuesday, March 30, 2021 • Duration 29:54
This week I’m talking to Ben Rousseau. Ben is a British artist and designer now based in Manhattan Beach, California. Ben creates high tech homes, luxury interior products and modern artworks that harness a passion for digital lighting and technology. Ben talked to us about making a nurturing, healing, and romantic environment in our own homes—with what we might already have! I was so blessed to have a professional opinion on creating these spaces. Have a listen!
Give a Listen:
00:00 – Intro
11:45 – How did you get into design (growing up in England)
12:41 – What does sexual healing mean to you?
15:51 – Three tips on creating healing and sensuous environment
Here’s how you can connect with Ben Rousseau:
https://www.benrousseau.com/ (Website)
https://www.instagram.com/benrousseau/ (Instagram)
https://twitter.com/rousseaudesign (Twitter)
https://www.facebook.com/BenRousseauDesign (Facebook)
6. Rachel Kramer Bussel: How to Use Erotica for Pleasure and Healing
Season 1 · Episode 6
Wednesday, March 17, 2021 • Duration 41:31
This episode features Rachel Kramer Bussel, who is the editor of the Best Women's Erotica of the Year series, including the latest, which is Volume 6. Women’s erotica can be so useful to connecting and reconnecting us to our sensual selves. Often we need something…interesting…to help us with that connection. Let Rachel Kramer Bussel give you so much more information about this medium and its uses.
Give a Listen:
0:00 – Intro
07:00 – How did you get into editing/writing erotica?
10:00 – What makes a good erotic story?
16:39 – What does sexual healing mean to you?
23:28 – How to find female-centric erotica on the internet?
30:15 – How to use erotica for pleasure and healing (3 tips)
Here’s how you can connect with Rachel:
Rachel Kramer Bussel
https://rachelkramerbussel.com/ (https://rachelkramerbussel.com/)
https://twitter.com/raquelita (https://twitter.com/raquelita)
https://www.instagram.com/rachelkramerbussel/ (https://www.instagram.com/rachelkramerbussel/)
https://www.facebook.com/rachelkramerbusselauthor (https://www.facebook.com/rachelkramerbusselauthor)
Best Women's Erotica of the Year series
https://www.bweoftheyear.com/ (https://www.bweoftheyear.com/)
https://twitter.com/bweoftheyear (https://twitter.com/bweoftheyear)
https://www.instagram.com/bestwomenserotica/ (https://www.instagram.com/bestwomenserotica/)
https://www.facebook.com/bweoftheyear (https://www.facebook.com/bweoftheyear)
A bit more about Rachel:
Rachel Kramer Bussel (http://rachelkramerbussel.com/ (rachelkramerbussel.com)) is the editor of over 70 erotica anthologies, including Come Again: Sex Toy Erotica, The Big Book of Orgasms, Going Down and the Best Women's Erotica of the Year series. Her erotic stories have been published in over 100 anthologies, including Best American Erotica 2004 and 2006 edited by Susie Bright and Succulent: Chocolate Flava II and Purple Panties edited by Zane. Rachel writes widely about sex, dating, books, culture and herself. She teaches erotic writing workshops around the world and online, and consults about erotica and nonfiction sex writing via EroticaWriting101.com.
5. Abby Maslin: How to Brave Intimacy After Tragedy, Trauma or Change
Season 1 · Episode 5
Sunday, March 14, 2021 • Duration 28:10
My guest this week on Sexual Healing Central is Abby Maslin, who is the author of the esteemed memoir https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/loveyouhard/ (#LoveYouHard). Abby’s beautiful husband, and the father of her 2 year-old little boy, went to a baseball game one night and never came home. Eventually, she learned her husband had been brutally attacked, sustaining traumatic brain injury. He could no longer walk, or even speak. In my interview with her, Abby shares so much wisdom and hope for individuals, couples, and families dealing with difficult circumstances. How can we find our way back to connection and healthy intimacy with our partners? How can we keep our vibrant selves alive during these trials? Is there a key to all resilience?
Give a Listen:
00:42 – Intro
01:42 – Story of attack
04:16 – How are things now?
10:16 – What does sexual healing mean to you?
17:56 – Tips for braving intimacy after tragedy, trauma or change
Here’s how you can connect with Abby Maslinhttps://www.abbymaslin.com/ (Website)
https://instagram.com/abby_maslin (Instagram)
https://twitter.com/abby_maslin (Twitter)
https://facebook.com/loveforthemaslins (Facebook)
https://bookshop.org/books/love-you-hard-a-memoir-of-marriage-brain-injury-and-reinventing-love/9781524743314 (Love You Hard buy link)
Additional resources recommended by Abbyhttps://bookshop.org/books/mating-in-captivity-unlocking-erotic-intelligence/9780060753641 (Mating in Captivity) by Esther Perel
https://bookshop.org/books/the-body-keeps-the-score-brain-mind-and-body-in-the-healing-of-trauma/9780143127741 (The Body Keeps the Score) by Bessel van der Kolk
4. Liz Lehman, MD: What are the Best Candles to Use in the Bedroom?
Season 1 · Episode 4
Sunday, March 14, 2021 • Duration 22:48
In this episode, Laura talks with Liz Lehman, MD, who is founder and CEO of Aluminate Life, a company that makes candles and other home fragrance products. Laura discovered these candles accidentally, and talks about how they don’t give her headaches, and other allergic reactions, like almost every other candle she’s tried. The fact that Liz is a doctor, very committed to health, might have something to do with that. Liz wants you to create a sanctuary out of your home—especially the bedroom. Let her tell you how to make that happen. If candles are OK for your sinuses, they can really transform a room—and a mood. Ya know?
Disclaimer: Although Dr. Lehman is a licensed physician, she is not your personal physician. No information on Sexual Healing Central is meant to be concrete medical advice. Please discuss any options you may discover here with your own doctor.
Give a Listen:
00:16 – Intro
02:00 – How a doctor got started making candles
04:41 – What kind of candles and scents are great for sexual healing, specifically?
06:55 – How to use scent in the bedroom if you are afraid of getting triggered
08:38 – Why candles can be allergenic
13:00 – How much these candles cost (hint: very affordable)–
14:57 – Tips for Using Candles in the Bedroom
Here’s how you can connect with Liz Lehman and Aluminate Life
https://aluminatelife.com (https://aluminatelife.com)
https://www.instagram.com/aluminateliferx/ (https://www.instagram.com/aluminateliferx/)
https://www.facebook.com/AluminateLifeRx (https://www.facebook.com/AluminateLifeRx)
Resource link:
I highly recommend the book, https://www.miguelruiz.com/the-four-agreements (The Four Agreements) by Don Miguel Ruiz. It is a book for self-transformation and reflection that resonates with me and brings a balance and happiness to my way of living.
3. Tara Scott MD: What Hormones are Safe to Take After Menopause?
Season 1 · Episode 3
Wednesday, February 17, 2021 • Duration 24:24
In this episode of Sexual Healing Central, Laura Zam welcomes Tara Scott, MD, Revitalize Medical Group, Chief Medical Officer and Founder of Revitalize Medical Group in Akron, Ohio. Dr. Scott, is an integrative gynecologist known the “The Hormone Guru,” For women and vulva owners approaching and landing in menopause (moving beyond too), there is also incredible confusion about hormone replacement therapy (HRT). In this episode, tries to clear this up, including: risks and benefits; history of HRT and HRT options.
Disclaimer: Although Dr. Scott is a licensed physician, she is not in a position here to give specific medical recommendations. No information on Sexual Healing Central is meant to be concrete medical advice. Please discuss any options you may discover here with your own doctor.
Give a Listen:00:19 – Intro
00:50 – Risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy
03:02 – Women’s Health Initiative study
05:17 – Conclusions of Women’s Health Initiative study
06:30 – Further studies
07:12 – Is there a risk of breast cancer?
09:22 – What is transdermal estrogen?
10:52 – What is DHEA?
12:00 – What is genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM), formerly known as “atrophy”?
14:06 – Does DHEA protect against heart disease and bone loss?
15:10 – Hormone tips
Here’s how you can connect with Dr. Scott:https://revitalizemed.com/ (Website)
https://www.instagram.com/revitalizemed/ (Instagram)
https://www.twitter.com/tdscottmd (Twitter)
https://www.facebook.com/revitalizemed (Facebook)
2. Susan Shapiro: How to Forgive Your Partner--and Anyone
Season 1 · Episode 2
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 • Duration 25:58
In this episode of Sexual Healing Central, Laura Zam welcomes New York Times bestselling author, Susan Shapiro, who recently published a book called THE FORGIVENESS TOUR: HOW TO FIND THE PERFECT APOLOGY. In this brilliant book—filled with the author’s poignant quest for an apology as well as the lives of people who’ve forgiven after manslaughter, genocide, and other unspeakable offenses—we learn about how to live in peace with ourselves and others. Susan Shapiro, who’s been happily married for decades, also offers tips for healthy relationships. Anyone who’s been in relationship knows how important apology is in the house!
Give a Listen:00:40 – Intro
01:37 – Why write about a book about forgiveness (her story)
03:35 – Other harrowing forgiveness stories in book
05:32 – How she chose these stories
07:05 – What she learned about forgiveness researching/writing this book
11:17 – Forgiving her dad
13:55 – Forgiving an abuser (sexual assault, genocide, etc.)
17:29 – How reparations work, and how they can help
20:10 – Relationship tips: forgiveness, etc.
Here’s how you can connect with Susan ShapiroFYI: Sue has written tons of excellent books, and she’s also a writing teacher/mentor. In fact, she is the reason I was able to publish in high profile outlets and get my own book deal!
https://www.susanshapiro.net/ (Website )
https://www.instagram.com/profsue123/ (Instagram)
https://www.twitter.com/susanshapironet (Twitter)
https://www.facebook.com/susanshapironet (Facebook)
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