Love and Sex Unfiltered

Saying goodbye is never easy, but this comes from a place of love. So, in this episode Sonya says her goodbye to her amazing listeners for personal reasons. She values you so much, she wanted to say this personally.

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Moreover, she talks about burnout in this episode. Sonya emphasizes on people knowing what burnout is but not doing anything about it. She also gave tips on how to spot burnout and what you can do about it....

Do you even remember the first time you ever saw porn? When that happened, were you embarrassed about watching it? In this episode, Sonya and Ophelia tell us why porn shouldn’t be much of a taboo. Instead, it can be educational material.

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We all know that when we were growing up, most of us were scared or embarrassed to even talk about porn and how we like it in the bedroom. Because of this lack of knowledge, there are ...

Do you have moments wherein you worry too much about everything and anything? That might not be a simple worry, it might be anxiety. If you are experiencing that, this episode is perfect for you.

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In this episode, Sonya and Ophelia talk about anxiety. They discuss how it affects their daily lives and how they cope up with it. They may have different ways of coping up, but they agree on one thing- compromise.

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Let's be real, faith and sexuality often do not go well. In most religions, we are taught that there is a correct way of living and anything other than that will result in eternal damnation.

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In this episode, Sonya talks about her journey towards exploring and understanding sexuality and balancing faith. It is not an easy thing to do and she talks about how there is no one way to do it. We are all affected differently b...

Sonya and her best friend Ophelia are joined by their guest Isiah McKimmie, a couples therapist and sexologist in Australia who helps couples create a more harmonious relationship and aids women in feeling more confident about their bodies.

This episode empowers women to give themselves permission to explore and love their own bodies and discover what is pleasurable to them so that they could communicate these to their partners.

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Self-care is often neglected due to a woman’s busy schedule at work, as a wife and as a mother. In this episode, Sonya and her guest Kandice Crow discuss the importance of self-care and how it affects a woman’s confidence, body image and sex life. They talk through simple self care habits such as getting botox, taking care of one’s skin, getting a massage, plus delve into topics like what it means to be “over touched” and how much ...

Sonya and her best friend Ophelia chat with Jens Petter, one of the creators of the Handy, a high-tech sex toy for men. This episode unlocks the stigma and taboos of male masturbation, and how sex toys like the Handy, a smart handjob machine, could be healthy tools for men to explore their bodies, feel more confident in their sexuality and even enhance a couple’s sex life.

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Learn more about the Handy on https://www.theh...

Sonya and her best friend Ophelia interview Erika on today’s episode. Erika is a confidence and sex coach who has been featured in Cosmopolitan and is making waves in the online world. She teaches how to gain confidence inside AND outside of the bedroom. ----more----This conversation gets heated, they talk about things most people don’t want to talk about and teach you that pleasure is not, and should not only be experienced in the...

Sonya, her husband Erik, their son Gavin who is 15 years old, and family friend Andrew talk about what it is like to grow up around parents who talk about sex openly. ----more----

Growing up in a home where sex was taboo the only place to learn was through porn, friends or experience. Sonya hopes through this episode to give you the courage and or permission to have the sex talk with your teens and make it something that they are c...

Joining Sonya on the podcast today is her husband Erik, and their friend Andrew. Andrew is 25 years old and is currently dating. He went 2 years single and not dating trying to find himself.----more----

In this episode, they discuss the polarities of "finding yourself" while single and how that looks differently while married at a younger age. ----more----

Erik, Sonya's husband was raised in a cult (Jehovah's witnesses) and when an...

Coping with the loss of someone you love so dearly is one of life’s biggest challenges. In this episode, Sonya will share with you her journey of losing multiple pregnancies and how guilt enveloped her. This episode is very emotional and personal, but something Sonya feels needs to be talked about more, because it is ok not to be ok. ----more----

Why do we need to take time to grieve? Why do we need to acknowledge that grieving is ...

Sonya's first solo episode is one you are not going to want to miss she opens up and shares vulnerably about her life. 

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She met her husband when she was 16 and discusses her upbringing, as well as how she envisioned her marriage in the first few years of her relationship with her now-husband how their life played out (having a baby at 18 years old), and ultimately the reason why she became a love and sex therapist.

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Sonya with her friends Ophelia, Wendy & Michelle discuss having their needs met within their relationships.

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Are you and your partner both getting what you need from the relationship? Why do we need to love ourselves first? What are our needs? Why do we need to understand our needs and our partners to have a happy marriage? Tune in to hear the answers and how before we dive into some key emotional needs in our relations...

There is no greater feeling in this world that is fulfilling than to love and be loved. 

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In this episode, join Sonya and her best friend Ophelia with Guests Michelle and Wendy as they tackle the most exciting and pleasurable experience for men and women during their happiest hours. Meet Michelle and Wendy together as they share with you their stories of love, relationship, and sex. Love, as intriguing as it is still, w...

Sonya and her best friend Ophelia talk about one of their favorite topics: Conflict. Conflict can and is very healthy and constructive in a marriage. Unfortunately, many couples have no tools on how to address conflict and it ends with no resolution. Using the methods that Sonya discusses in this episode can show you how to address conflict in your relationship and change the way you communicate. 

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Sonya and her best friend Ophelia discuss sexual expectations and what it is like if your partner has different needs than you. Have you ever thought: my husband wants more sex than I am giving him? What do I do when the expectation of how sex should be in the relationship is not being met? Well, then you are going to want to listen to this episode! 

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There’s a lot of orgasm shaming. Like, “Did you have an orgasm” or “T...

Are you having the same typical Tuesday sex? 85% of women have an orgasm 15 minutes into some sort of manipulation of their genital or erogenous zones. You need to look at your body as something that is deserving of being explored and deserving of pleasure. Do you want to learn some Unidentified erogenous zones you may not have thought of? Make sure to listen!

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Book mentioned: Magnificent Sex: Lessons from Extraordinary...

Sonya and her best friend Ophelia discuss turning towards your partner and how you can communicate your needs with your partner in a way that they will be able to understand and listen. When you understand what is happening in your partner’s inner world and you are tuned into each other it will be easier to communicate your needs. Sonya gives many tips and tools on how you can work with your partner to feel understood and connected...