Breaking Sexual Stigma: How to Build Real Authenticity and Self-Love | Sarah Hughes

On this episode of the Journey to Purpose Podcast, Sarah Hughes — host of the podcast "Sex and Bacon" — opens up about her journey toward sexual authenticity, challenging stigma, and creating safe spaces for honest conversations about sex and self-love.Sarah shares the story of how "Sex and Bacon" began as a haven for women to discuss sexuality without shame or embarrassment, and how it grew into something far larger. She speaks frankly about her own experiences — including time working as a stripper — and what those experiences taught her about her own values, relationships, and identity. The conversation explores the societal stigma still attached to sex work, why teaching children healthy, shame-free attitudes about sexuality matters, and what it truly means to live with personal freedom and authentic self-expression.Key Topics• The birth of "Sex and Bacon": why Sarah created a safe space for women to talk about sexuality — and how the platform evolved• Sex, stigma, and society: confronting the shame and judgment still attached to conversations about sex and sex work• Sarah's personal journey: how her experiences as a stripper shaped her understanding of sexuality, autonomy, and self-worth• Raising sexually healthy children: the case for open, honest, age-appropriate conversations about sex from an early age• Authenticity and personal freedom: what it means to shed societal expectations and live life on your own termsAbout Sarah HughesSarah Hughes is the host of the podcast "Sex and Bacon," a platform dedicated to open, honest, and shame-free conversations about sexuality and personal freedom. Drawing on her own unconventional life experiences, Sarah advocates for sexual health education, destigmatisation of sex work, and the kind of radical self-acceptance that allows people to live fully and authentically.Journey to Purpose Podcast | sexual authenticity | Sarah Hughes | Sex and Bacon podcast | sexual health | destigmatising sex | sex work | self-love | personal freedom | raising sexually healthy children | shame-free sexuality🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/...📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/phil...🌐 Website: https://philippabagley.com/Journey to Purpose is a personal transformation podcast featuring real conversations about mindset, trauma recovery, self-worth, spiritual awakening, resilience, and finding your life’s purpose. New episodes every week. 🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Of0Na1qWovS8Aw2X2FU8M 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philippa.bagley/ 🌐 Website: https://philippabagley.com/ Subscribe and leave a review — it helps others find the show.About your hostPippa Bagley is a clinical hypnotherapist specialising in burnout and sleep, and the host of Journey to Purpose. Based in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, she is passionate about helping people reconnect with what truly matters — and build lives and careers that feel genuinely sustainable. Pippa is also studying for an MSc in the Neuroscience and Psychology of Mental Health at King’s College London. Find out more at philippabagley.com