Mating and Relating
Where curiosity meets conversation! Mating and Relating is bringing the real, the taboo and the relatable to the table in love, sex and relationships!
I’m Bri and my mission for the M&R Podcast is to be a safe space to explore the nuances of relationships and sex. We are connective beings meant to nourish and embrace our erotic nature with ourselves and with others. Whether platonic, romantic, monogamy, multi-gamy or somewhere in between, we all desire to live and feel fully expressed, safely loved and well f*cked; specifically in the ways that nurture and expand our individual versions of self and intimacy.
Each week I’ll aim to normalize the convo and refine the stigmas around sex and love through candid chats, personal experiences, educated segments and empowering tidbits to show you just how relatable your desires and situations actually are!
Invite your friends, your partner, your mother or your platonic lovers and join the convo everyone is begging to have more of!
Episodes
33 episodes
The Pleasure Highway: Clearing Mental Traffic for Arousal and Desire
The brain is our biggest sex organ, with areas like the anterior cingulate cortex and genital sensory cortex activating during both physical stimulation and erotic thoughts. Understanding how to seduce the mind creates a foundation for profound...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 12
•
10:22
Listen to Porn: Audio Erotica is the Future of Pleasure Media
Audio erotica offers a revolutionary approach to pleasure by harnessing the power of imagination and creating safe, consent-driven spaces for exploring desires and fantasies without judgment or performance pressure.• Audio engages our b...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 11
•
25:36
What If Orgasm Wasn't The Goal and You Didn't Need to Perform For Pleasure?
We explore the transformative power of goalless pleasure and how removing performance pressure can deepen intimacy with ourselves and our partners. By reframing sex as "a place we go" rather than something we do, we open ourselves to greater pr...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 10
•
18:52
Reclaiming Love and Commitment Through Divorce, Grief and Cultural Conditioning with Vasavi Kumar
Vasavi Kumar, personal coach and business mentor, opens up for the first time about her desire to be married again after divorce and navigating the cultural stigma that surrounds it.• Giving voice to desires we've been downplaying ...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 9
•
51:56
Are You Loving or Loathing Your Partner? The Silent Signals of Relationship Breakdown
The Four Horsemen of relationship doom—criticism, contempt, defensiveness, and stonewalling—can predict relationship failure when they become dominant patterns between partners. We explore these destructive behaviors and why contempt may be the...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 8
•
20:22
How Religion, Trauma, and Bipolar Disorder Shaped My Sexuality with Brittney Smith
Brittany Smith shares her journey from religious sexual repression to self-acceptance and healthy relationships, offering powerful insights on reclaiming pleasure after trauma.• Growing up in a Texas church where sexuality was only disc...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 7
•
40:06
How We Talk About Our Partners When They're Not Around
We explore the delicate balance of discussing relationship issues with friends versus keeping conflicts within the partnership. Our conversation unpacks when seeking outside perspective is helpful and when it undermines the relationship.
•
Season 1
•
Episode 6
•
37:28
6 Powerful Lessons To Transform Your Approach To Love and Connection
Drawing from my Human Design as a 1-3 mental projector, I share six powerful relationship lessons that have transformed how I show up in partnership and for myself in ways that feel most nourishing and authentic.• The autonomy of your r...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 5
•
12:22
Coffee In The Morning: The Illusion of One Person Being Everything
We explore the modern expectation for our romantic partners to fulfill multiple roles – from lover and confidant to therapist and best friend – and how this pressure affects relationships in detrimental ways.• Examining how we now rely ...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 4
•
43:07
Practice Makes Partnership: Five C's Of Love
A candid revelation over sushi sparked this exploration into what makes relationships thrive beyond the superficial. When a friend struggling with dating in his thirties called my marriage "perfect," I couldn't help but laugh—what he saw as per...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 3
•
17:25
Coffee In The Morning: What Is Sex & What Do We Really Want From Each Other In Bed?
Talking about sex can be intimidating, but it's essential for creating a fulfilling sexual relationship. We unpack how to communicate about sex effectively while navigating the complex interplay between desire, pleasure, and intimacy.• ...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 2
•
1:06:25
The Masturbation Blueprint: How Solo Sex Enhances Your Life and Relationships
Have you ever wondered if your solo pleasure practice is normal, healthy, or even allowed? You're not alone. The stigma surrounding masturbation has created generations of adults who harbor unnecessary guilt about this completely natural human ...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 1
•
20:34
Welcome to Mating and Relating!
We're creating a curious, cozy corner of the internet where we can explore the beautiful complexities of intimacy, love, and erotic connection together. Each week, we normalize conversations around pleasure, deconstruct stigmas surrounding sex,...
•
Season 1
•
1:15
Stop Faking Orgasms, Discover Your Pleasure & Create New Habits for Sexual Wellness
I have been a part of the population of vulva owners who have betryed their sexual satisfaction. I have been one of those vulva owners who has dismissed my pleasure, who has silenced my desires, who has fantasized my way to climax and faked org...
•
Episode 12
•
24:25
Own Your Sexy & Show Up As Your Most Authentic Self!
You want to feel sexy? You want to learn how to take charge of your life and show up as your most authentic self? This episode has your name written all over it! -- Short and simple, you have everything you need to show up as the goddess you ar...
•
Episode 11
•
15:06
Dating Yourself, Sex Energy & 2.5 Years Of Abstinence w/ Tara Alice
Have you been going through a season of singleness or an extended period without sex? My guest host this week, Tara Alice, is diving into the struggles, lessons and clarity that has come from her 2 year season of singleness and 2.5 year abstine...
•
Episode 10
•
1:05:34
Power Exchange, BDSM & 50 Shades of Grey w/ Dr. Harmony Hunt
What is POWER? How do you utilize it to level up yourself and your relationships? Dr. Harmony Hunt, Doctor of Physical Therapy and Power Exchange Coach joins me this week to demystify how we view POWER and shed light on the way it impa...
•
Episode 9
•
1:01:59
Improve Sexual Intimacy & Become Sexually Satisfied w/ Your Partner In 4 Easy Steps
It's story time y'all! I made someone uncomfortable, but what's new? Sexual dissatisfaction is one of the most common things people come to me about. It breaks my heart knowing that there are so many couples whose sexual nee...
•
Episode 8
•
21:27
Sugar Daddies, Sugar Lifestyle, Ethical Non-Monogamy & Sexual Liberation w/ Sugar Baby, Ellie Rae
Being a Sugar Baby is one of the many taboo facets of this world that exists, but let’s recognize that it is also very much in demand. A recent statistic from one of the top sugar baby sites, Seeking Arrangements, shows that there are aro...
•
Episode 7
•
1:02:25
Heart-Centered Healing for the Masculine w/ Men’s Intimacy Initiatress Allison Cruz
Attention All Penis Owners! This yummy and juicy convo with Men's Intimacy Coach, Allison Cruz, will have you ready to let down your guards, dearmore your hearts and come back home to your body and love your cocks in the most heart-centered way...
•
Episode 6
•
1:00:39
Embracing Your Sexuality and Prioritizing Your Sexual Pleasure
Embracing your sexuality is the greatest gift you could give yourself. Showing up in this world in your power, that which sexual energy is inarguably attached too, is one of the greatest feelings. Because you get to come home to yourself in the...
•
Episode 5
•
19:52
How Sex-Ed Informs Sexual Experiences, Sexual Self-Acceptance, Breath Work & Body Gratitude w/ Haley Navarro
Guest Host, Haley Navarro, joins me this week on Sexy, Soulful, Confidence.We discuss:Her becoming a breath work facilitator & it's healing and wellness benefits.Her lack of sex education & how that shaped her sexu...
•
Episode 4
•
45:21
Updates & Happy International Masturbation Day!
There have been a few changes happening with the podcast, my social media & my life in general. I didn't want to keep y'all in the dark any longer. We've got a New Name, New Look, New Collaborations & Semi-New Content...
•
Episode 3
•
33:08