Talking Sex with aSweatLife's Resident Sexual Health Writer Ashley Martens

Content warning: we talk about sex on this episode.So recently, we started to notice Ashley Martens - a health and wellness writer who lends her pen to aSweatLife as well as Women’s Health, Red Book and Delish - covering more of what we'd call "saucy content."It started after some jerk ghosted her. By the way, human adults, don't ghost each other. Have a tough convo and move on. K? And as she pitched article after article that touched on sexual health, we were loving the angles she was exploring. Never before had we seen the word "orgasm" on the site so much. And as she digs into sexual health more and more, we wanted to know what she'd learned.And I think it's important in adulthood to re-educate ourselves. Sex ed focused on reproduction and diseases at best, and at worst, it completely demonized the act. Bad sex ed leaves kids with more questions and no one to ask about them besides the internet or other equally confused teens.But when you think of all of the things that come with sex, like relationships, boundaries, consent, pleasure, and - sure, if you choose - babies, there’s so much to learn.So join us as we work through our comfort levels in discussing sex, dating, the $13 billion dollar US sex toy industry, and anything else that comes up.Resources: Ashley Martens on aSweatLifeAshley Martens on InstagramHow to Maintain Your Mental Health While Online DatingSo, You Haven’t Had Sex For… Awhile. Here’s How to Approach Your (Second) First TimeThe Benefits of Female MasturbationAn Open Letter to the Man Who Jilted MeThe Benefits of Sleeping NakedAll of the different types of orgasmsThe best sexual positions for your lifestyleHow to have multiple OrgasmsKelly's resource, The What’s Happening with my Body bookKelly's resource, Big Mouth the TV ShowAshley’s source for sex toy industry Jeana's resource, Come as You Are the bookAshley's current fitness obsession, The Rehab Lab Jeana's current puppy necessity, The Roodie