EPISODE · Mar 4, 2026 · 21 MIN
It Is Good To Want
from Life Turned On: Stories of Sexual Self-Discovery in Midlife & Beyond · host Shauna Stewart
In this episode, we explore the kind of wanting many women have been quietly trained out of — not achievement or performance, but honest, embodied desire. The kind that feels vulnerable to admit.We talk about “desire smuggling,” the subtle ways we hide what we want to avoid rejection, and how naming our desires builds self-trust, intimacy, and aliveness — even when the answer is no.Your wanting isn’t selfish or dramatic. It’s information. It’s integrity. It’s the doorway back to feeling turned on by your life.To Learn More About the Receive Retreat CLICK HERE.@[email protected] the show
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In this episode, we explore the kind of wanting many women have been quietly trained out of — not achievement or performance, but honest, embodied desire. The kind that feels vulnerable to admit. We talk about “desire smuggling,” the subtle ways we hide what we want to avoid rejection, and how naming our desires builds self-trust, intimacy, and aliveness — even when the answer is no. Your wanting isn’t selfish or dramatic. It’s information. It’s integrity. It’s the doorway back to feeling tur...
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