Sex Is Medicine REBOOT

Sex Is Medicine REBOOT

Sex Is Medicine REBOOT ~ The Podcast for Sexual Rebels and Spiritual Warriors! Emotionally honest, raunchy, and REAL, Sex Is Medicine is the go-to podcast for sexual rebels and spiritual warriors. Devi Ward Erickson and Alaina Salks serve up Holistic Sex Education with SPICE. Drawing from over 27 years of combined expertise in holistic sexual wellness, Vajrayana Tantra, Tibetan Medicine, and somatic science, Alaina and Devi deliver your weekly dose of sexual wellness through a social justice and anti-racist lens, generously sprinkled with F-bombs. With a focus on the transformative and healing aspects of human sexuality, Alaina and Devi are committed to busting myths and breaking down systems that keep you disconnected from your true sexual potential, while also providing education and resources to help you claim your birthright to embodied bliss. Because Pleasure IS Medicine, Education is Healing, and the Truth is Liberating.

Episodes

December 18, 2025 81 mins
​In this LAST Sex Is Medicine episode of 2025, we revisit a Tantra Talks episode from Spring 2025...

And, this time, strive to set the record straight by offering authentic, lineage-based guidance on the most proper, respectful, and effective ways to engage with this medicine from the plant world.

Tune in to learn about how to properly and respectfully engage with Grandmother Ayahuasca.
Whether you’re curious, cautious, or committed, ...
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How should we react when a partner is unable to maintain an erection?

This episode of Sex Is Medicine answers listeners' questions about:
  • Navigating psychosomatic ED as a couple
  • The impact of aging on sex and the best remedies for addressing vaginal dryness, thinning tissues, and low libido
  • Are Throatgasms a thing?
  • How to find your pelvic floor muscles
  • The use of fantasy to recover from porn addiction
Sit back, relax, and enjoy t...
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It's not often we get the opportunity to speak to living legends!  

Join us for a conversation about Reproductive Justice with Loretta J Ross and Marlene Gerber -two prominent leaders in the social justice movement.

ABORTION AND REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE: An Essential Guide for Resistance, by Marlene Gerber Fried and Loretta J. Ross, emphasizes that the right to have and raise children is as essential for reproductive choice as the right ...
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Beyond The Clitoris: A Dissertation On Female Pleasure Zones

There is a concerning phenomenon in the field of sexology involving the emergence of a nearly militant insistence that the clitoris is the ONLY source of female orgasm.

This viewpoint not only dismisses the lived experiences of millions of women but is also simply anatomically incorrect.

While the clitoris and its surrounding structures are indeed extraordinary, they are not...
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This is a true story of coercion, manipulation, and abuse….

What happens when sexual healers engage in acts of sexual harm? 

Who can you turn to when an organization's leadership lacks a genuine interest in accountability?

In this episode of Sex Is Medicine, Devi speaks with ISTA survivor advocate, Cara Cordoni, to explore how "sex-positive, trauma-informed" communities can sometimes function as high-control groups that cause harm to ...
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Would you like to master the art of separating your orgasm from your ejaculation?

Would you like to become a multi-orgasmic man, but don't know where to begin?

Are you looking for guidance about how to practice semen retention and non-ejaculatory orgasms safely, but don't know who to trust?

What would it be worth to you to have access to over 27 years of combined expertise in the art, practice, and skill of safe and effective semen re...
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The topic of polyamory seems to be everywhere these days. From articles in The Atlantic
describing it as the ruling class's latest fad, to the controversy surrounding Aubrey Marcus and “radical monogamy” (essentially polygamy), polyamory is highly present in the media right now.

But is polyamory really a new trend? Is it even new at all? Or is it a way of relating that predates colonialism and recalls a time when humans were less iso...
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Is it possible for women to have orgasms from breast and/or nipple stimulation?

The short answer is yes! And here's why...

Studies have determined that there is, in fact, a neural link between the nipple and the clitoris. Stimulation of the nipples activates the same sensory area of the brain associated with the genitals.

Stimulation of the nipples activates:
Your Brain -Stimulating the nipples activates both the chest area and the gen...
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Erospirituality: Ancestral Remembering for Embodied Liberation with Mx. Lena Queen

Join Devi and Alaina for a deeply regenerative conversation about Erotic Liberation through Erospirituality with licensed, integrative somatic sex therapist, Mx.Lena Queen

In this episode of Sex Is Medicine, learn about:
  • The Indigenous Roots of Erospirituality  
  • Erotic Liberation as a radical, embodied state of being 
  • Erotic intelligence as a path to ...
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October 16, 2025 61 mins
Your cervix is PORTAL into ENLIGHTENMENT!
 
In Tantric Buddhism, the cervix is the bottom end of the Uma Channel (aka Shushumna Nadi, aka Central Channel).

In the genital reflexology system associated with Taoist sexual teachings, the cervix is the “heart point,” and stimulation of this zone can catalyze deep emotional release and opening.

Your cervix is one of the few organs of the body to boast triple innervation, with the hypogastri...
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Premature ejaculation (PE) is a sexual issue that affects approximately 1 in 3 men aged 18 to 59 in North America. It occurs when ejaculation happens sooner than desired during sexual activity. PE is considered the most common sexual disorder among men and can lead to depression, low self-confidence, erectile dysfunction, and relationship problems.

Conventional definitions describe premature ejaculation as a sexual dysfunction chara...
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October 2, 2025 72 mins
Did you know that men and (PWP) are capable of experiencing over 11 different types of 0rg4sm? 

That's right—there are more than 11 unique forms of 0rg4smic ple4sure available to you through g3nital stimulation!

Unfortunately, most men typically only experience one or two types of 0rg4sm, leaving a vast world of pl34sure unexplored.

In this episode of Sx Is Medicine, Devi and Alaina break down the more than 11 different 0rg4sms that m...
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September 25, 2025 59 mins
In this episode, Alaina and Devi draw on their combined 27 years of expertise to answer a very common question: "Is it normal not to feel him inside you?”


While it's true that many, many women and V-owners experience a lack of genital sensation, this doesn’t mean it's normal. Common? Yes. Normal? Not at all! 

Unfortunately, in the quest to boost body positivity, creators can sometimes unintentionally overlook sharing valuable insight...
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September 18, 2025 58 mins
Welcome back to Sex Is Medicine, your number #1 resource for holistic sex education. In this episode, Alaina and Devi draw on their combined 27 years of expertise to answer a listener's question: "Can you practice tantra as a same-sex couple?" 
The answer is "Of course!", and here are a few things to consider:

  1. It's essential to distinguish between authentic, lineage-based Tantra (real Tantra) and Neo-Tantra. Authentic, lineage-ba...
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***TRIGGER Warning - This episode addresses psychological abuse and manipulation from the perspective of survivors. Both Devi and Alaina are survivors of narcissistic abuse and are committed to exposing abusive dynamics within organizations. 

This episode intends to expose the overt, intentional lies told by Nicole Daedone about the origins of Orgasmic Meditation (OM). Devi and Alaina have been aware of these lies since 2013. Watchi...
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September 4, 2025 80 mins
It's back! 
Sex Is Medicine PODCAST -  your number one resource for Holistic Sex Education- is back!

Sex Is Medicine is serving up sex-ed info rooted in 27 years of combined expertise! Alaina Salks and Devi Ward Erickson share the most cutting-edge and accurate information to answer your questions about holistic sexual wellness, helping you integrate body, mind, spirit, and sex.
Brand-new episodes of Sex Is Medicine drop every Thursda...
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Join Devi Ward Erickson and her panel of certified Experts for the final episode of 2021!
Devi and her crew answer listeners questions about:
* Keeping and maintaining and erection with new partners
* How to find time to practice Tantra
* The reality of wet dreams
* Why Gspot vibrators are a SCAM
Join us for the last episode of the season and make sure to subscribe to Sex Is Medicine in iTunes, Spotify, and Youtube

Thank you for listening...
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There are many articles written about “toxic masculinity”, but how does “healthy masculinity” show up? And in a culture rooted in largely toxic values with very little pleasure and connection-based sex education available, how do cisgender men learn how to be healthy, loving, compassionate, and EMPOWERED Men?


Join Devi Ward Erickson and Certified Sex Educator, Kristopher Lovestone as they discuss his new book Conscious C*ck: The Emp...
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October 15, 2021 50 mins
How do you integrate the practice of Tantra without absorbing potentially harmful cis-heteronormative narratives?
This episode is for radical anti-assimilationists, those who want to get past the trauma stories of linen pants, and those who know enlightenment doesn't happen by turning a blind eye to pain, suffering, and the oppressed.
Join Devi Ward Erickson and her guest TK as they discuss Queering Tantra and what that looks like.



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How does one go from being a Catholic Nun to a sexually empowered Tantrika? In this episode of Sex Is Medicine, Devi speaks with Certified Sexologist and Certified Authentic Tantra Practitioner, Laurie McCraken about her extraordinary journey from Catholic Nun, to Body Sex Practitioner, to Tibetan 5 Element Tantric Healer.
This episode is a MUST for those starting their journey of sexual healing and wanting inspiration, direction, a...
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