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Ignite Intimacy

by Laura Aiisha

Hey Listener! Welcome to the Ignite Intimacy Podcast--One Woman's journey to discovering love. I'm your host, Laura Aiisha. Join me weekly to tackle topics like developing deeper intimacy, matching romantic relationships to your desires, embracing your confidence, empowering communication and navigating seasons of singleness. Get ready to awaken a deep sense of love, intimacy and sexual freedom by igniting yourself, weekly, with me.In each episode you'll find:*Practical ways to open your heart*Inspiration to be BOLD*Honest experiences from my journey to love*Experts you can trust to guide your path

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Episodes

  1. Intimacy Ignited: YOU are THE ONE - Final Episode with Laura Aiisha + Stephanie Carlin

    After 121 episodes and 3 years since launching and producing the Ignite Intimacy Podcast I have chosen to pause the podcast indefinitely. It's a choice I've been avoiding until I realized, it's ok. Release FOMO, let it go, discover what else is ready for my love and attention. This has been quite…

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  2. The Vulnerable Path to Love + Relationships with Dorota Stanczyk and Esmond Baring

    The path to long term romantic partnerships has been something that's baffled me through the years. I'm fascinated hearing stories of how two people come together and ultimately choose each other. Join coaches, entrepreneurs and speakers, Dorota Stanczyk and Esmond Baring and I as we discover the...

  3. Fierce Intimacy, Toxic Masculinity + Taking it Slow with Terry Real

    Wowzas!!! This episode is AWESOME! Terry Real is a fantastic, brilliant and super special human being. His energy and light are so enjoyable, present and powerful. This conversation is so organic, flowing, fun.. And, I hope this energy transfers to you as you listen. Terry is sharing some SERIOUS...

  4. Cuckolding, Women's Sexual Health + Birth Control with Erica Force

    Erica Force is on a mission to create more sexual freedom and empowerment for the world. I'm sure glad she exists! Her Instagram feed (see link below her bio) is filled with short and sweet messages of self love, empowerment and sexual freedom. Join Erica and I as we have an in-depth conversation...

  5. Being Disruptive, Keeping Your Butt Clean + Embracing Vulnerability with Miki Agrawal

    Miki Agrawal is someone I've had my eyes on for a while. She is a bold, brilliant and powerful woman. And she's a twin!! She and her sistar, Radha, launched the innovative period underwear brand 'Thinx' turning a multi billion dollar industry on its head. I've been both intrigued and inspired by...

  6. Heartbreak, Sexual Liberation and Self Love with Lauren Leonardi

    I was in my favorite mezcaleria in San Miguel de Allende recently when my friend said, 'You need to meet my friend, Lauren. She wrote a book about Sex and love and your podcast is about sex and love. You two should do something together!' And, the rest is herstory ;) Lauren and I hit it off...

  7. Blended Orgasms, Sex Tech + Femmepreneurs with Lora Haddock

    I learned about Lora Haddock after attending the CES trade show in Las Vegas this past January. Lora is part of a movement of brilliant, bold and creative women launching business in the Sex Tech and sex toy space with a focus on woman's pleasure, gender equity and entrepreneurship. When I heard...

  8. The Sacred Waters, Sexuality + Liquid Exchange with Dakota Chanel

    I was introduced to Dakota Chanel through Damiana Rahshelle after a serendipitous meeting in Los Angeles. Dakota is deeply connected to the sacred waters of our planet and those of our inner bodies. Dakota has been on a journey of healing sexual wounding, spending time in celibacy, and now...

  9. Self Care = Blissful Intimacy with Laura Aiisha

    I'll always remember when I was broken to the core, at the very beginning of a long healing journey to mend a shattered heart and soul, and my twin sis and I got into a massive fight outside of her little home in Haiku, Maui. She said, 'You have to love yourself, Laura!' I had no idea what she...

  10. Healing Body Shame, Pleasure + Worthiness with Craig Cullinane

    Craig Cullinane has been on a powerful journey of healing shame in his own life while also providing access to that healing for students of the New Body Electric School. This episode flowed so beautifully and is filled with discovery, connection and bravery. Craig and I offer a simple yet…

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  11. Breaking Social Norms, Owning Your Sexual Power + Zero Waste with Corinne Loperfido

    Corinne Loperfido is one of a kind in every sense. I remember first meeting her in a loft building in downtown Los Angeles where she was living at the time. When I walked into her place it was like the most beautiful explosion of creative expression, color, sound, sensuality, bold imagery, pussy...

  12. Women's Sexual Health + Tackling Taboos with Estrella Jaramillo

    I recently met Estrella Jaramillo at a conference for health and technology companies and was immediately taken by her energy and presence. Estrella has been focusing for the last several years on building and creating tools and services to support women to deal with the anxiety and stress…

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  13. Safer Sex with Lauren Weiniger

    Lauren Weiniger is a powerful lady who knows a thing or two about entrepreneurship, investing, startups and technology. The idea for Lauren's latest company is out to disrupt the STI screening space giving anyone access to testing and sharing their results with chosen partners, empowering us to…

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  14. SXSW :: Making Disclosure Sexy

    Wow Ignite Intimacy Community!!! What an honor and amazing experience it was to record this episode LIVE from the SXSW stage in Austin TX this weekend!! Tune in for an open, transparent, empowering conversation about sexual health, STD testing, receding a positive STI diagnosis and how to take…

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  15. 107 :: Addiction + The Six Principles of Sexual Heath with Doug Braun-Harvey

    I had the pleasure of seeing Doug Braun-Harvey speak at Esther Perel's event in NYC last November. His energy, authenticity and approach to sexual health lit something up inside of me. Because of our upcoming podcast recording at SXSW focusing on Making Disclosure Sexy I knew I wanted to feature...

  16. 106 :: The Space Between Us + Practicing Connection with Paul Browde

    Paul Browde is a brilliant, beautiful and loving human being. I had the pleasure of witnessing Paul demonstrate a connection practice he uses with his couple clients at Esther Perel's event in NYC last November. Paul blew me away with his energy, authenticity, generosity and grace. This man has a...

  17. 105 :: Self Love, Pleasure + Turning ON Your Magnetism with Damiana Rahshelle

    Damiana Rahshelle and I met as I was standing outside of Christina Weber's (Episode 65) annual fundraising event Feminine Weapon. I was immediately taken by her gorgeous energy, open heart and the love pouring out of her. We discussed self-love, the power of releasing, turning on our sensual…

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  18. 104 :: Dating Yourself, Relational Contracts + Rewriting Love Codes with Sara Yardeni

    Sara Yardeni has been traveling the globe exploring and experiencing ancient spiritual traditions. Mediation has become a gateway for her to deeper self love and acceptance, rewriting subconscious codes in order to attract more of what she desires and the power of self love. When she spoke with…

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  19. 103 :: The Many Faces of Valentine's Day with Megan 'Z' Zimring, Oren Harris, Dr. Cat Meyer

    I've had a mixed relationship to Valentine's Day through the years. When I was younger I remember the cards and classroom parties, and also the anxiety of whether the boy I liked would give me a card or show some sort of interest towards me on this special day of love. As I grew up and became an...

  20. 102 :: Mismatched Desire + Sexless Relationships with Stephanie Zuber

    I met Stephanie Zuber at an Esther Perel event in NYC in November. The focus was the Masculinity Paradox, and the day was filled with powerful conversations about men, masculinity, sexuality, romance and more. Intrigued by the work Stephanie is doing supporting couples and individuals in Ithaca…

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  21. 101 :: Attracting Emotionally Unavailable People + What To Do About It with Dr. Anna Yusim

    Dr. Anna Yusim is a powerhouse. She's brilliant, intuitive, insightful and passionate. Having traveled and worked all over the world, Anna was a lot like me in that we both had a habit of attracting emotionally unavailable men. When we met at Esther Perel's event in NYC last November we knew a...

  22. 100 :: Two Women on Dating, Attachment + Self Compassion with Megan Bruneau

    Episode 100 baby!! YES!! A special guest for our special Episode, Megan Bruneau is just the type of lady I love. A brilliant, powerful, beautiful and loving woman with a no BS attitude who's running her own coaching and speaking business here in NYC. Megan has taken all of her life experience,...

  23. 99 :: Pleasure, Dating + Linguistics with Dr. Sara Nasserzadeh

    I first discovered Dr. Sara Nasserzadeh at an Esther Perel event in NYC. She was one of the featured experts at Esther's event focused on the Masculinity Paradox. At first sight I was taken by this powerful, confident, brilliant woman so fluidly talking about sex, the body, orgasm and relating in...

  24. 98 :: Sexual Dynamics in the Workplace with Anita Teresa

    Anita Teresa began exploring sex and education in the medical space after realizing that healthcare professionals were missing core pieces of sex education in their day to day work. After running a very successful and in demand Sex and Medicine Summit Anita pivoted her work to focus on sex…

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  25. 97 :: An Episode for Men and Those Confused By Them with Robert Kandell

    Robert Kandell (previously featured on EP 72 of Ignite Intimacy) has been on a journey from the corporate world to entrepreneurship having built an international 8-figure business based on relationships, intimacy and sex before launching a coaching practice and now authoring his revolutionary new...

  26. 96 :: Engineering for Intimacy with Janet Lieberman

    Janet Lieberman is a woman after my own heart! After earning a Mechanical Engineering degree from MIT and working with various companies in the consumer product space she began to wonder why the same level of care and design didn't go into sex toys. Through the grapevine she heard about Alexandra...

  27. 95 :: Nudity, Desire + Possibility with Matthew Ayriss

    After spending almost two decades in long-term relationships, Matthew Ayriss is on a journey home to himself. A year into his marriage he realized something wasn't quite right. And, the career he excelled in producing music videos for artists like Beyonce and Jay Z was feeding the machine he had...

  28. 94 :: Romantic Relationships By Design with Effy Blue

    Effy Blue is a worldwide adventurer and relationship explorer. After 10 years globetrotting she ended up in NYC where she was embraced by the Sex Positive community and introduced to the world of open relationships and polyamory. Here experience has been unique to say the least. From all of the...

  29. 93 :: Sex Toys, Redefining Climax + Enhanced Intimacy with Alexandra Fine

    Entrepreneur and Co-founder of Dame Productions, Alexandra Fine has always been comfortable with her sexuality. As a curiously adventurous girl, she recounts a story about her First grade teachers reaction when she shared about an adventure she went on as a young girl with her Aunt to a drag show...

  30. 92 :: Cycles + Sex with Lauren Bille

    Lauren Bille is a powerful, gentle, fiery, dynamic, beautiful and true soul. She is on a mission to transform the current societal, racial and gender based paradigms here on planet earth and I am sooo grateful she's stepped up to the plate. Lauren and I have distinct similarities in our life...

  31. 91 :: Dating For Global Nomads with Nikki Faye The Wanderer

    Nikki Faye left her corporate job 3 years ago and took a leap of faith to gain more freedom and adventure in her life. 3 years and 30 countries later, Nikki Faye and I connect from Nairobi, Kenya to Brooklyn, NY to dive into what it's like to date around the world as a global nomad! Join global...

  32. 90 :: Living Unleashed with Coach Yari

    Coach Yari is a ball of delicious, creative energy. Her presence literally makes me feel ignited and energized!! Yari takes us on a journey through her life where a focus on creating the perfect exterior eventually led Yari to clean up the mental, emotional and physical weight she was carrying…

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  33. 89 :: Treat Your Vagina Better Than Your Face with Meika Hollender of Sustain!

    Meika Hollender had an itch to launch a business. When her Father came to her with the idea of starting an all natural condom company it peaked her interest. The company, Sustain, now has a variety of all natural, organic and ethically made products in the sexual health and period space so that...

  34. 88 :: Dating, Your Value + 30-Day Breakup Rule with Miriam Moufide

    This is NOT your ordinary dating conversation!! Get ready for some FIYAH and POWERS through this conversation!! You'll have this one on repeat… Miriam Moufide and I have been friends for over 15 years. And, we've been through it all together. Miriam is one of the most brilliant, powerful, loving...

  35. 87 :: My Little Yoni, Self Lovership + Sexual Sovereignty with Ariel White

    Ariel White is a brilliant, powerful and creative woman who founded My Little Yoni, a cute, lovable and huggable Vagina inspired doll reminding women (and others) to connect with the unique, creative and expressive power of the Vagina! When we met, Ariel was surrounded by her 'My Little Yoni'…

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  36. 86 :: Masculinity, Spaces for Men + Powerfully Vulnerable with Jason Rosario

    Jason Rosario is a man on a mission to create safe spaces for men of color, and a framework for what healthy masculinity looks like. After a successful career in finance Jason launched The Lives of Men (TLoM) to highlight and empower men of color, their interests, experiences and lifestyles. Join...

  37. 85 :: Purity Culture, Sexual Shame + Breaking Free Together with Linda Kay Klein

    Linda Kay Klein has spent the last 12 years connecting with and sharing stories of trauma around sex, sexuality, and shame with other girls and women who've experienced similar things stemming from the Purity Culture of the Evangelical Church. Through these interviews Linda realized she was not...

  38. 84 :: Matchmakers, Online Dating + Attracting Love with Carmelia Ray

    Carmelia Ray has been supporting people like you and me with dating advice since the early 90's. This woman knows her stuff!! Now a Matchmaker extraordinaire, Carmelia shares decades worth of insights, tips and tools with us to navigate the world of online dating, love, romance and partnership....

  39. 83:: Am I Ready for Love? With Andrew Barrett

    Andrew Barrett has been on a soul journey and exploration through meditation for many years. This journey led him to Los Angeles where he's launched a series called Dating + Meditating focusing on a variety of different topics that I'd venture to say interest most of us. Tune in for this deep,...

  40. 82 :: The Body, Jealousy and Playfulness with Dr. Cat Meyer

    Dr. Cat Meyer is a powerful, sensual and magnetic woman. She knows how to pull you in with the silky, deep tone of her voice and the playfulness and authenticity that comes through every syllable. Join Dr. Cat and I as we explore topics like embodiment, jealousy, attachment, and playfulness that...

  41. 81 :: Living with Herpes, Disclosure + Something Positive with Courtney Brame

    Courtney Brame was diagnosed with Herpes over 7 years ago. Instead of letting it get him down he chose to create a platform for people living with positive STI results to share their stories as a way to support and empower themselves and others. Join Courtney and I as we have an open flowing...

  42. 80 :: The Power of Touch + Professional Cuddling with Christina Hepburn

    I love cuddling!! It's one of my favorite things to do with people I dig.. ya dig?! So you are definitely going to want to listen to this episode with professional cuddler Christina Hepburn and I as we dive deep into the world of professional cuddling. Christina and I discuss our touch-starved...

  43. 79 :: Orgasmic Meditation, Pleasure + Climax with Marga Berlinski

    Marga Berlinski was searching for a way to feel connected to her own pleasure, vulnerability and desire. After a chance meeting with a woman from the OneTaste community Marga went on an exploration to stretch beyond the edges of her own comfort to discover pleasure on her terms. Join Marga and I…

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  44. 78 :: Haptic Body + Vocal Expression + Healing Trauma with Megwyn White

    Megwyn White is a brilliant, creative, powerful woman. She experienced sexual abuse as a child, and as a result discovered a deep connection to creative expression, her voice, movement and acting to channel trauma. On her soul's adventure through creative expression, ancient cultures, the…

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  45. 77 :: Sex Ed with GlamourPuss, M.D. Miss Olivia Richman!

    I met Olivia Richman in a 7 month leadership training program that we're both in at the moment her in NYC. This woman is a powerhouse. She is so bright, full of light and brings power, strength, confidence and humor to her YouTube channel GlamourPuss, M.D. to share Sex Ed with teens and adults....

  46. 76 :: Healing Heartbreak + Role Play + Emotional Clearing with Suki Sohn

    Suki Sohn is an author and coach who went from a corporate career in finance, and two intense heartbreaks to emotional healing, full self expression and a life filled with love, family, connection and beauty. Join us as we have a real deal conversation about the power of heartbreak to crack us…

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  47. 76 :: Healing Heartbreak + Role Play + Emotional Clearing with Suki Sohn

    Suki Sohn is an author and coach who went from a corporate career in finance, and two intense heartbreaks to emotional healing, full self expression and a life filled with love, family, connection and beauty. Join us as we have a real deal conversation about the power of heartbreak to crack us…

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  48. 75 :: A Conversation About Boundaries + Female Anatomy + Erotic Encounters with Sheri Winston

    Sheri Winston is a Goddess Powerhouse. Her journey as a midwife led her to develop and teach some of the most powerful and groundbreaking work on the exploration of the female anatomy and female sexual pleasure. This conversation is a deep dive into the power of setting boundaries. Sheri shares...

  49. 74 :: Sexual Trauma, Spirituality + the Decolonization of Bodies with Rachel Halder

    Giving a heads up that this is a more intense conversation on sexual trauma and the decolonization of bodies. If you've recently experienced or are working through past trauma you may want to check with your support system (therapist, doctor, coach, mentor) before listening to this episode.…

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  50. 73 :: Guy-Q + Dating + Choosing the Right Mate with Kongit Farrell

    Kongit Farrell is a Goddess Powerhouse, no two ways about it (just take a look at her bio!!) She's been taking a stand to empower her clients and community to form and sustain healthy, empowered relationships with ourselves and each other. On this episode Kongit and I go deep into clarifying the...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Hey Listener! Welcome to the Ignite Intimacy Podcast--One Woman's journey to discovering love. I'm your host, Laura Aiisha. Join me weekly to tackle topics like developing deeper intimacy, matching romantic relationships to your desires, embracing your confidence, empowering communication and navigating seasons of singleness. Get ready to awaken a deep sense of love, intimacy and sexual freedom by igniting yourself, weekly, with me.In each episode you'll find:*Practical ways to open your heart*Inspiration to be BOLD*Honest experiences from my journey to love*Experts you can trust to guide your path

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