The Birth Hour helps pregnant women achieve an empowering birth experience through sharing authentic birth stories so they are informed going into pregnancy, birth and postpartum. In this podcast, The Birth Hour talks to Tiffany Burke, who became a surrogate for her brother's twin babies. She openly talks about the extensive planning that was involved for the pregnancy, from her husband's initial concern, her overruling excitement, lawyers and contracts, morning sickness and hospitals, from the first IVF treatments to actually giving birth to two baby boys. It's an uplifting and emotional story to hear, that faces up to the realities of pregnancy, surrogacy, family... and unconditional love!
Read MoreMaya Jama hosts this super fun podcast series about work, life, sex, and boobs! Featuring different female celebrity guests in each episode, they talk dating disasters, career advice, and breaking up with friends.
Read MoreThe word love is one of the most complicated words to ever exist, with different meanings to each and every one of us. It is elusive. We learn about it through various platforms and experience it to a variety of degree throughout our lives.In this week's blog we look at the fascinating clip with science journalist Sharon Brock, who looks through the lens of neuroscience to explain the chemicals that are triggered in our brain when we fall in love and how they change over time.
Read MoreMarriage is certainly not for everyone. Yet, for some people finding a soulmate and marrying them always seems to be a life-goal that is expected of you. For some people it’s a life long desire, and we can be driven by that need to find a partner. Certainly, for Tracy McMillan, who opens up with honesty and frankness about her life-story to date, this pressing need to marry someone was there from a young age. However, as Tracy has realised, there is a lot to be said for taking a step back from our pursuit for a partner… first, we need to marry ourselves.
Read MoreAlways enlightening, explorative and very open in the discussions that they bring to light, this podcast series covers all manner of topics related to sex and relationships. In this edition of The Guardian's Close Encounters, journalist Alix Fox goes to visit Kirsty to discuss what it is like to live with a condition called vaginismus.
Read MoreJoin Sam, Bethany and Kathleen - three fun, outgoing and straight-talking best friends - in their free-spirited podcast as they chat about issues light-hearted and deep which affect women every day.
Read MoreFrank and humorous as ever, Alain de Botton explores our approach to sex in today’s society. From what makes us so attracted, psychologically and physically, to certain people, to why we are not all turned on by the same person, keeping that fire burning in a relationship and finding ways to have more sex to cutting back and avoiding ways in which sex can become a distraction.
Read MoreOne of our favourite love and relationship gurus, Matthew Hussey, explores 6 behaviours which he believes put tensions and strains on our relationships...
Read MoreEmpowering, fun, and downright sexy, you can build your confidence and explore exciting new ways to pleasure every part of the body.Promising to help you master over 100 erotic massage techniques, to heighten arousal, enhance sex, and deepen orgasms, this book provides a step-by-step guide to creating the ultimate massage experience.
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In this podcast, Alix Fox digs a little deeper and talks to a couple in a fulfilling polyamorous relationship Michelle and Reuben. Embracing the ideals of polyamory, deriving from the Greek “many loves”, Michelle and Reuben live together, sleep together and date other people together. It’s a refreshingly open and frank discussion, getting to grips with the idea of polyamory and engaging with the stigma, discrepancies and confusion surrounding it.
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