More Than Sex and Secrets
by Dr. Lisha Antiqua
More Than Sex & Secrets with Dr. Lisha Antiqua is a powerful healing space for survivors of sexual trauma, abuse, and trafficking. Each episode dives into intimacy, secrecy, power, and pleasure—exploring how trauma distorts your connection to self—and how we reclaim your body, voice, and creative energy. You’ll get transformative tools, honest conversation, and holistic practices to dismantle shame, embody sovereignty, and manifest your next level. Subscribe now and begin your reclamation journey.Learn more about Your Own University and the host at YourOwnUniversity.com
Episodes
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Is it consent If they say nothing at all? The Hidden Betrayal of Half-Truths, Cheating & Sexual Deception
What if the person you trusted never gave you the truth you needed to make an informed decision about your own body, relationship, or sexual intimacy? Is withholding the truth a form of lying? Is hiding multiple sexual partners a betrayal of consent? And when someone deliberately omits…
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Healing Childhood Sexual Abuse & Ritual Abuse: What Most Therapists Miss About Trauma Recovery
What if the reason you've struggled to heal from childhood sexual abuse isn't a lack of effort, but an incomplete understanding of how deeply trauma affects your identity, body, emotions, relationships, and sense of safety? In this episode of More Than Sex and Secrets, Dr. Lisha Antiqua sits down...
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I Am Jane Doe: What Happens After Rape and How Survivors Reclaim Their Lives
I Am Jane Doe is a movement: The Cornell 7, Sexual Assault Trauma, and the Fight to Be Heard What happens when surviving sexual assault is only the beginning of the fight? The Cornell 7 case and the growing #IAmJaneDoe movement have brought national attention to sexual violence, consent,...
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Survivors & the Legal System: What You Need to Know Before You Speak Up
What happens when a survivor decides, “I’m ready to do something about what happened to me”? Where do you start? What should you know before entering the legal system, especially when trauma, family, children, custody, or years of silence are part of the story? This week on More Than Sex and...
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Ready to Reinvent Yourself? Let Go of Who You Were and Choose Who You Become
In this episode, you are my bestie, and we are having a chat. I just turned on the mic and shared that I have been going through a rebirth, and my business has too. We talk about how many versions of yourself are you still trying to keep alive because you worked so hard to become them? This week…
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Men Have Pain Histories Too: Male Trauma, Emotional Intimacy & Why Men Need Other Men
What happens when a man wants closeness, love, and intimacy, but has never learned how to safely open up? In this episode of More Than Sex and Secrets, Dr. Lisha Antiqua sits down with men’s embodiment coach and group facilitator Jason Lange for an important conversation about male trauma,...
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What Is Virginity? The Hymen Myth, Sexual Shame and Reclaiming Your Body After Abuse
What is virginity, and why has society tied it to purity, innocence, and a person’s value? In this episode of More Than Sex and Secrets, Dr. Lisha Antiqua challenges the hymen myth, virginity culture, sexual shame, and the belief that consensual sex or sexual abuse changes your worth. If your…
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Coming Out at 40: Dissociation, Sexuality & Finally Coming Home to Your Body |
What happens when you reach 40 and realize part of your identity has been waiting for you to acknowledge it? In this deeply personal episode of More Than Sex and Secrets, Dr. Lisha Antiqua sits down with Sarah Rutledge Fischer for an open conversation about dissociation from the body, sexuality,...
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Are They Demons, Trauma or Psychosis? What Happens When You Don't Feel Like Yourself
Have you ever thought, “Something took over,” “I wasn't myself,” or “Where did THAT reaction come from?” In this provocative episode of More Than Sex and Secrets, Dr. Lisha Antiqua explores the intersection of demons, trauma responses, dissociation, psychosis, spiritual experiences, and the…
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45 minutes to more safety, visibility and success - A LIVE BRAIN System Session
This show is a complete experience you can do again and again. My guest this week is amazing: Louise Swartswalter, who generously walks us through a complete BRAIN system session. I have never had a guest totally open up her heart and method to share a transformation live. I have listened a few...
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Identity vs. Personality: The Difference That Will Change Your Life
What if the life you're living isn't being created by your personality... but by the identity you've been carrying since childhood? In this eye-opening episode of More Than Sex and Secrets, Dr. Lisha Antiqua explores one of the most powerful concepts in personal transformation: identity shifting....
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Reclaim Your Radiance: Chakra Healing, Joy & Living in Alignment
What if your joy has never been lost, only buried beneath stress, trauma, and the expectations of everyone else? In this uplifting episode of More Than Sex and Secrets, Dr. Lisha Antiqua welcomes Marla Sacks for a heart-centered conversation about chakra alignment, energy healing, self-discovery,...
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A download from a Qveen Herby concert for you, to remember you!
This episode is a download in itself. Let me know in the comments or via email what you learned about yourself through it ([email protected]). Last Friday I went to a fun concert, and during it the whole audience leveled up. In this episode, you will level up, know yourself, feel more…
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From Life Lessons to Life's Work: Creating an Authentic Brand
What if your greatest struggles, lessons, and healing journey were actually the foundation of your most authentic brand? In this inspiring episode of More Than Sex and Secrets, Dr. Lisha Antiqua sits down with branding expert Angel Dash to explore how our life experiences shape our voice…
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Freedom Isn't a Holiday: Escaping Survival Mode and Reclaiming Your Life
This week, millions of people in the US will celebrate freedom with fireworks, family gatherings, and flags waving in the summer sky. But what if you're safe... and still don't feel free? What if survival didn't end when the trauma ended? In this heartfelt Fourth of July episode, Dr. Lisha…
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CPTSD Doesn't Have to Define Your Success
This week's conversation is one of the most honest we've had on More Than Sex and Secrets. Dr. Lisha Antiqua sits down with entrepreneur, podcast host, and business mentor Tiffany Carter of ProjectME with Tiffany to talk openly about something many successful women quietly carry—Complex PTSD...
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We are healing the wrong way.
In this soul-provoking episode of More Than Sex and Secrets, Dr. Lisha Antiqua explores what it truly means to reclaim the throne of your own life. Drawing inspiration from the ancient Gospel of Thomas, soul psychology, and decades of working with survivors, Lisha challenges the beliefs that keep...
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The world WOULD NOT be a better place without you.
This week's episode is an inspiring interview about overcoming, self-acceptance, and so much more with our guest Christopher Carazas, author of Now That I am Still Here, who touches on hard topics, like suicide ideation, autism, and personal awareness. Christopher is an autistic survivor of...
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Stop thinking and Start Orgasming...it's your pleasure
This week on More Than Sex and Secrets, Dr. Lisha Antiqua and another sexual pleasure coach and creator of the Bonk Better Method, Melanie Bonk, are sharing how to reconnect to the presence of pleasure. Melanie Bonk has 27 years of lived partnership and nearly three decades devoted to relational...
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Why ADULT - Childhood Sexual Abuse survivors are the forgotten and misdiagnosed.
In this deeply personal and powerful episode of More Than Sex and Secrets, Dr. Lisha Antiqua speaks directly to adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse and adult sexual trauma about why she refuses to stay silent about the lifelong impact abuse has on the body, mind, identity, relationships,...
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How Women Reclaim Pleasure, Desire & Safety After Trauma
In this deeply honest and intimate episode of More Than Sex and Secrets, I sit down with Dr. Saida Désilets, an international teacher of embodied feminine wisdom, desire, and sensual healing, to explore what happens when a woman no longer feels safe with her own desire... and how she comes home…
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What Non-Consensual Sex Does to the Body, Brain, and Nervous System, and Why Safe, Chosen Intimacy Can Help Us Heal
Become an insider at YOU - Join our Unstoppable Confidence community - Soul Express UC What does childhood sexual abuse, coercion, and non-consensual sex actually do to the body, brain, hormones, and nervous system, and why do so many survivors struggle with desire, intimacy, trust, pleasure, and...
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Corporate Harassment, Body Shaming & Burnout: Why High-Achieving Women Are Breaking
What happens when a woman looks successful on paper… but inside she’s exhausted, anxious, hypervigilant, and quietly questioning her worth? In this powerful episode of More Than Sex and Secrets, Dr. Lisha Antiqua sits down with Jackie Roby, international speaker, executive leadership advisor,...
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Not All Healing Means Sharing: When and How to Tell Your Story as a Survivor
Not all healing means telling your story—and not every survivor is meant to share everything publicly. In this powerful episode of More Than Sex and Secrets, Dr. Lisha Antiqua breaks down one of the most misunderstood truths in trauma recovery: you don’t have to prove your pain was “bad enough”…
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Hate Journaling? This Might Change Your Mind (Real Talk + A New Approach)
In this episode, I sit down with the powerful voice behind Sovereign and Sage - Tina Djuretic. to talk about her new book, the deeper truth of personal transformation, and why writing a book is like journaling on steroids—raw, revealing, and life-changing. She speaks boldly about being raised in…
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62 Million Views: The Hidden Network Teaching Men to Drug & Violate Women—What Every Woman Needs to Know
This isn’t happening in dark alleys…It’s happening inside relationships—and it’s being taught online. In this urgent and deeply important episode of More Than Sex and Secrets, Dr. Lisha Antiqua breaks down a shocking global investigation exposing online communities where men share strategies for...
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You Were Meant for MORE: Breaking Generational Patterns, Guilt & Playing Small
This week on More Than Sex and Secrets, we sit down with transformational powerhouse Denise Frenette. Transformational Life Coach, Spiritual Synergist, intuitive guide, and author of MORE… Because It’s Time—for a deeply activating conversation about breaking generational patterns, releasing…
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Reclaiming Who You Are: Identity Recreation, Healing & Whole Life Alignment
What if the life you’re living is based on an identity you created just to survive? In this powerful episode of More Than Sex and Secrets, Dr. Lisha Antiqua sits down with Kartine Horn of Whole of Life Coaching to explore the transformative process of identity recreation after burnout and life...
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Triple A for your life, when you feel stuck this is your key to freedom
I have talked to so many people who feel stuck, trapped, and lost amid everything happening in the world. Some things we can't change ourselves, but we can keep moving without pushing or forcing. This episode is dedicated to you - especially if you’ve been feeling stuck in life, even though…
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Quantum Jumping: Why Everything Feels Like It’s Falling Apart
In this powerful episode of More Than Sex and Secrets, Dr. Lisha Antiqua sits down with Milissa Claire for a rich conversation about what really happens when you’re on the edge of a quantum leap in your life. If you’ve been feeling challenged, stretched, uncertain, or like everything is falling...
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Why Trauma Healing Still Isn’t Working for So Many Women
In this powerful episode of More Than Sex and Secrets, Dr. Lisha Antiqua unpacks what trauma really is, why so many women stay stuck in survival mode, and why mainstream healing methods often do not fully work on their own. From therapy and somatic practices to spiritual retreats and mindset…
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Awaken Your Calling: A Soul Purpose Guided Journey
What if your soul already knows exactly why you are here? In this special episode of More Than Sex and Secrets, Dr. Lisha Antiqua guides you through a powerful Soul Purpose Journey designed to help you reconnect with your deepest calling, release old limitations, and remember the unique purpose...
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For Women growing beyond survival mode and into their sovereignty..
Mrs. Dent is a licensed mental health therapist, EMDR clinician, transformational coach, and TEDx speaker known for her direct, compassionate approach to healing. She helps people break patterns, process trauma, and step into the most authentic version of themselves. As the creator of the ABC...
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Remember when you couldn't talk about it, AT ALL? Let's talk about it cause we finally can.
I remember a time when you could not talk about sex, sexual abuse, or anything close to trafficking and the horrors of what happens. But today we can, and that is why it is so important to know the power of telling your story. Your history may be rapped in shame and embarrassment, but that was so…
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From Overgiving to Soul-Sourced Power: Leadership, Identity & Inner Alchemy
In this transformative episode of More Than Sex and Secrets, Dr. Lisha Antiqua sits down with Rosaly Didonna, Soul-Aligned Leadership Coach and founder of The Purifying Place, to explore what it truly means to lead from your soul — not from performance, pressure, or people-pleasing. Together, we...
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Beyond Survival: Reclaiming Your Financial Power
What if healing from abuse also meant healing your relationship with money? In this powerful episode of More Than Sex and Secrets, Dr. Lisha Antiqua sits down with Nancy Griffin, CFP, EPC — Founder of Women, Worth & Wellness® — to talk about reclaiming financial authority after trauma. We explore...
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Don't let abuse, ruin another day - this is what no one is telling you.
What if healing goes beyond the body and mind—and into the energy that holds your life story? In this episode, we explore the etheric field—the subtle biofield that surrounds and informs your nervous system, emotions, identity, and sense of safety. Learn how trauma, stress, and life experiences...
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Don't believe everything you hear - About Yourself...
Amy Pease is an inspiration for overcoming. She is the inspiration behind the podcast - Passion from Pain, through which I got the pleasure of meeting her. Amy PeaseSpeaker | Podcaster | Life Coach | Founder of Passion From PainHelping Survivors of Toxicity Reclaim Power, Purpose, & Mental…
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What if pleasure wasn’t something to earn; but something you were born worthy of?
This week, we dive fork-first into the delicious world of sensual nourishment with bestselling author Amy Reiley. From Chile Aphrodisia to Romancing the Stove and her Amazon #1 hit Eat Cake Naked, Amy shows us how food can be the first step to reclaiming worthiness, pleasure, and intimacy — one...
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Hey survivor, Would $750,000 change your life?
Would $750,000 benefit your life? In this episode, I am going to give it back to you!! For most trauma survivors, the real cost of healing is invisible. It hides inside therapy sessions, self-help programs, retreats, medications, burnout, and lost income. When you add it all up, research shows…
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True healing is a choice not a story.
This episode has a trigger warning of hope. When healing is no longer a review session between you and a therapist or a journal, it becomes a choice. This week's guest, Bambi Makowski, is a three-time published author. She has been on many podcasts and is no stranger to sharing her story and her...
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You can't heal from abuse if you keep focusing on it
In this bold and compassionate episode of More Than Sex and Secrets, Dr. Lisha Antiqua unpacks a powerful truth: You can’t fully heal from childhood sexual abuse if you keep reliving it emotionally, mentally, or spiritually. While awareness is essential, fixating on the trauma keeps survivors...
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You’re Not Unmotivated — You’re Unregulated: How Stress Steals Strength, Confidence, and Results
If you’ve ever felt unmotivated to work out, inconsistent at the gym, or frustrated that eating right and weight training aren’t giving you the results they used to, this episode will change how you see fitness forever. In this powerful conversation, Dr. Lisha Antiqua joins Jaime to explore the...
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How to reprogram your body to thrive after surviving abuse
It is season 4 and this season is going to be FABULOUS! Thank you so much for listening, supporting and sharing this little podcast talking about all the things we are not allowed to talk about. Like healing, surviving and overcoming abuse, reprogramming your body, mind to thrive and not sugar...
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The Final Sheading of the 2025 skin - Healing Beyond Bypassing
As we close out 2025, this powerful episode of More Than Sex and Secrets invites you to reflect on your healing journey, not just the parts that feel good, but the ones you’ve been avoiding. Next year, 2026, we will be focusing on your worth, worthiness, and value - a topic that no one talks…
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The power of healing, miracles, music, and overcoming.
The final show in season 3 - THE PATH TO HEALING!! This show is a perfect conclusion of the series on what it means to be healed. And an introduction to our season 4 theme, worthiness. Just one day after the passing of her soulmate, Debrah Weed, blessed us with this interview. It is real, raw…
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The Part of You That Went Missing: Understanding Soul Fragmentation After Trauma
Have you ever felt like parts of you disappeared after trauma? In this powerful episode of the More Than Sex and Secrets Podcast, Dr. Lisha Antiqua dives deep into the science and soul of soul fragmentation, trauma recovery, and how time, space, and identity can fracture after overwhelming...
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Taking Back Your Power: Healers, Dependency & Divine Authority with Kerry Doran
In this potent episode of More Than Sex and Secrets, Dr. Lisha Antiqua sits down with energy mentor and fellow BLYSS session leader Kerry Doran for a grounded and honest conversation on spiritual sovereignty. We explore how so many of us—especially sensitive, empathic, and trauma-affected souls;...
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The Wound They Left Behind: Healing Abandonment & Self-Betrayal
In this powerful episode of More Than Sex and Secrets, Dr. Lisha Antiqua unpacks the deep emotional imprint left by abandonment wounds — especially when you don’t understand why they left, or were taught to "just be strong" and never show your pain. If you've ever been told not to cry, to suck it...
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No More Repeating the Past: How She Healed & Helped Others Do the Same
In this powerful episode of More Than Sex and Secrets, Dr. Lisha Antiqua sits down with holistic coach Reese, who shares her raw and transformational journey from surviving childhood abuse and navigating the world of sex work—including working as a dominatrix—to healing unhealable diagnoses and...
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More Than Sex & Secrets with Dr. Lisha Antiqua is a powerful healing space for survivors of sexual trauma, abuse, and trafficking. Each episode dives into intimacy, secrecy, power, and pleasure—exploring how trauma distorts your connection to self—and how we reclaim your body, voice, and creative energy. You’ll get transformative tools, honest conversation, and holistic practices to dismantle shame, embody sovereignty, and manifest your next level. Subscribe now and begin your reclamation journey.Learn more about Your Own University and the host at YourOwnUniversity.com
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