Pleasure

Pleasure impacts so many areas of our lives, yet there’s so much shame about the things that bring us pleasure. In this episode, Ruby unpacks the act of experiencing pleasure, but also the many things, societal and internal, that get in the way, as well as thinking about how our relationship to pleasure can evolve and change throughout our lives. They talk to Emily Nagoski about what pleasure actually is and the things that might prevent us accessing it, as well as exploring the ways that different people have connected with their own pleasure. Full transcript available here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TfKP9vwOVLSyLDe3s3Ugi3jQvgfRk3_K/view?usp=sharing CREDITS: Host: Ruby Rare Producer, Editor and Sound Design: Bea Duncan Executive Producer: Hana Walker-Brown Production Assistants: Rory Boyle and Mars West Social Assets: /Forward Slash This is a Broccoli Production RESOURCES: Brook The UK's leading provider of sexual health and wellbeing for young people under 25 Service directory: https://www.brook.org.uk/find-a-service/ Website: https://www.brook.org.uk The National Domestic Abuse Helpline, run by Refuge Free and confidential helpline. Phone: 0808 2000 247 (24 hours a day) Galop Hate crime, domestic abuse and sexual violence support service for LGBT+ people Helpline: 0800 999 5428 (Monday-Friday, 10am-5pm / Wednesday & Thursday, 10am-8pm) Website: http://www.galop.org.uk LINKS & FURTHER READING: Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski https://www.waterstones.com/book/come-as-you-are/dr-emily-nagoski/9781925228014 Self Esteem Prioritise Pleasure https://www.musicglue.com/self-esteem/products/prioritise-pleasure-standard-cd-2 Kenny Ethan Jones https://www.instagram.com/kennyethanjones/?hl=en Eliza https://www.youtube.com/c/DisabledEliza A Curious History of Sex by Dr Kate Lister https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50773748-a-curious-history-of-sex Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices