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The Maven's Private Diaries

Susan Jarvis, The Maven

Health & Fitness

Frequency: 1 episode/51d. Total Eps: 29

Through sharing stories, knowledge and personal experiences, The Maven leads the listener on an informative, evocative and sometimes hilarious journey towards embracing sexuality and mortality.

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🇬🇧 Great Britain - sexuality
01/01/2026
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Let's Talk About Sex with Nathalie Mills

Season 2023 · Episode 5

Monday, May 22, 2023 • Duration 51:04

Let's Talk About Sex and Consent

The very first time I heard Nathalie Mills speak was when I watched SBS Insight in May 2023 (episode 10). Nathalie was one of the guests talking about sex and consent and I was captivated by her energy and attitude towards sex and sexuality. I give my thanks to the producers of the show who put me in touch with Nathalie because I feel I have met a soul sister.

Nathalie is French-Canadian, grew up in Haiti, was schooled by nuns, and received no sex education. Nathalie works as a nurse and runs her own clinic specialising in lymphodema therapy, Complex Decongestive Therapy and personal coaching. Nathalie has also commenced her journey learning the art of yoni repatterning and I cannot wait to learn more about this from Nathalie.

If you want to connect with Nathalie you can reach out via her website and Facebook.

www.livinginharmonie.com

https://www.facebook.com/livinginharmonie

I hope you enjoy this conversation! Please let me know your thoughts as well as liking and sharing this podcast amongst your network.

With lush regards,

Susan The Maven

e. themaven@thespicyboudoir.com

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Amanda Kate is a Divine, Messy, Human and so are you.

Season 2023 · Episode 4

Monday, May 15, 2023 • Duration 49:25

A warning about today’s conversation: domestic violence and strong language.

Today’s guest is Amanda Kate, a Kinesiologist, Mentor, Mother and more. Author of 'Divine. Messy. Human. A Spiritual Guide to Prioritising Internal Truth over External Influence', Amanda released the book with the information, tips and practices that have helped her move from self-loathing to self-acceptance, self-love and self-empowerment.

A recovering people-pleaser and self-flagellator, she walks the path straddling the Divine and Messy daily. Always growing, developing and learning new ways of being to, hopefully, one day leave the Earth better than she found it.

Amanda Kate helps people to regain their vitality, smashing through their internal glass ceiling and limitations to find new levels of health, vitality and abundance. She also works with business owners to increase their vibration and attract greater wealth and prosperity.

We explore the power of owning that special word C*NT and I offer myself to Amanda to perform publicly a kinesiology reading on me so that others can learn what a session is like.

We also talk about Amanda’s experience with domestic violence. Knowing that this podcast is listened to by people all over the world, If this episode raises any issues for you, please contact a support agency, relative, friend or call your emergency number.

Website: www.amandakate.com.au

Books: www.amandakate.com.au/my-book

Wherever you are in the World, please share, like and review this episode!

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After 500 Vulvas, Ellie Sedgwick is comfortable in your skin

Season 22

Sunday, February 27, 2022 • Duration 24:50

I met Ellie Sedgwick at The Big Boobie Bash hosted by Georgia Lashman aka Confessions of a G Cup on Instagram.

I was quite taken by Ellie's story of vulval dysmorphia which appears to be have been triggered by an ignorant teenage boy at high school when he slipped her a note asking 'Are you an innie or an outtie?'. Since that moment, Ellie felt shame about her vulva and even went to see a plastic surgeon to have it changed. Thankfully, the surgeon had ethical values and talked Ellie around to thinking differently about why she wanted a labioplasty.

Today, Ellie is on a mission to educate all women about their vulva and to embrace the beauty and power of our bodies, just as they are.

Ellie is driving around Australia to photograph 500 vulvas of women from all ages and walks of life. Her plan is to create a coffee table book called 'Flip Through My Flaps' so that women everywhere can see just how varied and beautiful vulvas are.

For more information about Ellie's journey and to perhaps sign up as a vulva model, visit Ellie's website:

https://www.comfortableinmyskin.com.au/

Instagram: @comfortableinmyskin_

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Retirement can and should be the best time of your life!

Season 22 · Episode 1

Monday, January 17, 2022 • Duration 24:03

I am fortunate to cross paths with many different people and with thanks to Instagram, it provides the opportunity to have a peek at someone else's life. I have been following a lifestyle blogger for a couple of years, Jan Wild, who is a co-founder of Retiring Not Shy. I always admired Jan's style and informative posts on the website. I was quite chuffed when she agreed to speak with me!

Our chat covers the essence of retirement, it is the time of your life where you (hopefully) have the freedom to create your own identity and live life on your terms.

We chat about the usual suspects such as fashion sense and menopause but Jan also offers to the listener her hard-won wisdom about making decisions that she regretted and how they became a catalyst for pursuing life as she knows it now.

If you would like more information from Jan, you can visit the website to explore blogs, information about planning, travel, financial and legal tips, relationships, and family (one of the biggest adjustments for all).

www.retiringnotshy.com.au

Instagram: @retiring_not_shy

Facebook: @retiringnotshy

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Midlife Shaming with Tracy Minnoch (Sexy Ageing)

Season 21 · Episode 13

Monday, December 13, 2021 • Duration 29:00

SHOW LESS

Tracy Minnoch-Nuku, is the founder of Sexy Ageing. I asked Tracy to join me in a conversation about midlife shaming because I had never heard of it and was quite shocked to learn that some women are shamed by others for how they choose to manage their menopause journey.

Tracy’s goal is to create a community and information space for women who have questions and can’t find the answers to the effects that hormonal changes have on you. Tracey readily admits that she is NOT a doctor or an expert on hormonal health BUT knows people who are, and she connects people to those resources. Tracy also hosts a podcast of the same name, Sexy Ageing, and speaks with incredibly inspirational women who are experiencing the changes, happy to share, and making their dreams come true into their 50’s and beyond. On the podcast you will find an incredible panel of speakers (me included!), please follow the links below: www.sexyageing.com Instagram: @sexyageing

What is your menopause journey? Are you choosing to ride it out au natural because you don’t know what support is available or you’ve decided to go down the path of HRT? At the time of this podcast, I am not on HRT and only because myself and my GP feel I don’t need it at this stage. I have experienced a stage of intense brain fog where I couldn’t remember things, my concentration was poor and I felt out of kilter. My blood results picked up my thyroid was underactive and I have commenced medication which had an almost instant effect. I continue to monitor my menopause journey and feel fortunate that I have a very supportive and progressive GP (and a wonderful supportive partner). If you’re not feeling supported by your GP, I urge you to speak up to them and if needed, find yourself a new one.

Thanks for tuning in! Please like and share the love.

All the best, Susan, The Maven

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Erotica! The Intertwined Love Trilogy with author, Sandra Carmel

Season 21 · Episode 13

Sunday, December 5, 2021 • Duration 29:33

By day, Sandra Carmel is an Occupational Therapist who specialises in sex and disability and by night, Sandra pens erotica.

I chat with Sandra about why she chooses to write erotica involving characters living with disability. It's not inspo-porn or devotism (people who have a fetish for people with a disability), Sandra's experience is informed by real-life experiences (her husband mobilises using a wheelchair) and is powered by her mission to inject the reality of life with disability into erotica and show the world that people with disability are sexual beings.

Book 2, Game for Intimacy, involves Brody, an online gamer who meets his cyber lover in real life and Sandra weaves his fantasy into real life, throbbing passion oh so artfully! We talk about the complexities of meeting someone for the first time and disclosing your disability, navigating the first kiss and more.

"While playing a sexy virtual reality game, Brody, a mobility-challenged, gamer whiz makes an unlikely connection with Beth, the woman of his dreams. Although way out of his league, she seems to like him—really like him. As they become more intimate, he learns her perfect façade hides demons deeper than his physical insecurities, which puts a huge strain on their relationship. Can he help her break through her defensive walls and create an everlasting love?"

Sandra's next planned works will focus on a man with disability who is into BDSM and is a Dom.

If you would like to read more, follow the links:

Book 1, Last Hope:

https://books2read.com/u/bxavev

Book 2 Game for Intimacy:

https://books2read.com/u/3JZVRJ

Book 3 Dance of Love:

https://books2read.com/u/49nB0w

Maureen Matthews, Retired Purveyor of Pleasure Products

Season 21 · Episode 10

Monday, July 19, 2021 • Duration 40:32

Maureen Matthews is an amazing woman. At the age of 23, Maureen was diagnosed with an illness that would eventually take her vision. This didn't stop her from becoming one of the first changemakers of the adult industry in Australia when she opened a store that focussed on couples and female sexuality. Maureen also went on to write a weekly column for the Sydney Morning Herald called 'About Last Night'.

In my chat with Maureen, we cover many topics such as maintaining communication and passion during a relationship; resources for exploring and developing sexuality and older-age sexuality. It's worth a listen!

For further information regarding sex education please jump to: https://www.thespicyboudoir.com/we-recommend/

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Sandy Lowres, founder of Women Beyond 40 magazine for those that dare!

Season 2021 · Episode 4

Monday, July 12, 2021 • Duration 28:56

You know the old saying 'if you want something done properly do it yourself'? Well, my next guest, Sandy Lowres, took that to the next level. When Sandy couldn't find a woman's magazine that she actually wanted to read she decided to create one and so Women Beyond 40 was born.

"Women Beyond Forty is more than a magazine, more than a Podcast, more than a website. It is a philosophy that all women beyond forty have incredible hard-won wisdom and have much to offer the world. We want to build a community of like-minded women. Women who want to see more empathy and compassion in the world. Women that want to see other women in the sisterhood rise. Women who want to help make the world we live in a better place for future generations. We aim to make this an inclusive and diverse space and in collaborating with a wide range of women – both those who tell their stories and those that share with us through their writing, editing and creative skills – we hope that others will be encouraged to share of themselves too. We acknowledge that without the generosity, support, love and advice of many women, WB40 would not have been launched."

In my chat with Sandy, we talk about the magazine, attitudes towards sex by older women, ageism, owning our sexuality, giving oneself permission to explore sexuality, going to a sex party, getting flogged by fire and more...

Generally, we have a heart-to-heart conversation. We're not solving the problems of the world, but I certainly hope that listening to our conversation inspires you to seek out the Women Beyond 40 magazine and become involved in some way and perhaps even share your story.

In Issue 4, I have shared my personal story of living with an STI and how I felt all of my hopes for the future were crushed. To know more about that, well, you can subscribe to all issues either by a digital download or hard copy (my preference) or purchase issues individually.

https://wb40.com/shop/

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Talking about Menopause: the big dry with Sandy Davies, founder of HappyPause balm

Season 2021 · Episode 3

Monday, March 15, 2021 • Duration 27:59

We are always on the lookout for products that will enhance the lives of our customers and we are excited to discover an Australian-designed, vegan product that can help to ease vaginal and vulval dryness – HappyPause balm, made in tropical Far North Queensland! We are delighted that the founder, Sandy Davies, has selected The Spicy Boudoir as a stockist and advocate for wellness during menopause.

Vaginal atrophy and vaginal dryness, along with the associated discomfort, impacts millions of women. Sometimes the discomfort can be a mild irritating feeling when your skin rubs together; other times it can feel like sandpaper grating. You might only feel occasional discomfort at the start of intercourse or battle recurring UTIs. Vaginal dryness impacts each of us in different ways.

Numbing vaginal itch wipes mask the problem, but when the treatment wears off itching returns with a vengeance even more severe due to skin irritation heightened by harsh ingredients.

HappyPause is gentle and eases discomfort. The blend of the really good stuff, such as ethically sourced Direct Micro Expelled hand-pressed coconut oil, with additional plant-derived natural ingredients to seal in moisture, means that your vulval area is soothed with no preservatives or nasties.

Most products on the market are geared towards lubrication which can lead to having 'goop' in your panties and needing to wear a panty liner. Other products can require a prescription from your GP whereas HappyPause is available easily, over the counter, feels great, and has a lasting effect with no icky residue.

So, find your 'sexy' again and get back to living a lush life! Finding a solution to ease the intimate itch that tags along with menopause could be the break you need to confidently shout “I’ve got this!” to the rest of your menopausal woes.

Ingredients

Certified organic cocos Nucifera, cetyl alcohol, glycerol, no preservatives.

There's more to our beauty than botox and dermal fillers!

Season 20 · Episode 12

Thursday, December 10, 2020 • Duration 39:20

I truly believe that how we feel about ourselves impacts on our sexual confidence and that's why I was very interested in reading Beautiful Unique Faces. I also wanted to understand why women (particularly people in reality TV shows), decide to have their lips and cheeks overdone. I just don't get it! The book does explain this to me and now I feel compassion for those women.

This episode is for everyone and anyone. Particularly those who are considering having cosmetic procedures such as botox and dermal fillers.

I had the good fortune to speak with Anita East, author of Beautiful Unique Faces. Anita is a professional actress turned nurse practitioner in the cosmetic medicine industry. In this episode, we touch on multiple topics that Anita covers in her book.

Oxytocin is troll bait
Strategies to change your mindset and tap into your inner power of practice, Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
Princesses and Queens
The secret knowledge that lives within us, that we can only find when we stop paying attention to external factors.
'Earn the right to sing'
Comparing yourself to others

And you know what? If ever you have doubts about your beauty, read this book. You will then realise that you ARE beautiful.

For further information:

https://anitaeast.com.au/shop/product/beautiful-unique-faces-book

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