Curious Fox Podcast

How can we gain deeper understanding and insight into our pleasure? How do we communicate our erotic needs and desires, and our pathways to pleasure to our lovers and partners? Effy and Jacqueline sit down with certified Sex and Relationship Coach Jessie Fresh to discuss the Erotic Blueprints™ and how with a clear understanding of how we are wired, we can get to pleasure mastery.  Want to find out what your Erotic Blueprint ™ is? Take the quiz! https://bit.ly/fresheroticblueprintTo find more about Jessie Fresh you can visit her website at www.jessiefresh.com or follow her on Instagram @jessiefreshthecoach. Support the showConnect with us on IG and more:Curious Fox @wearecuriousfoxesEffy Blue @coacheffyblueJacqueline Misla @jacquelinemisla Email us or send a voice memo: listening@wearecuriousfoxes.comJoin the conversation: fb.com/WeAreCuriousFoxes

How do our early relationships with our parents impact our adult relationships today? How does the way that we relate to one another impact our sexual expression? Effy Blue and Jacqueline Misla sit down with Angie Gunn to discuss what are attachment styles and how we can lean into our relationship with ourselves and others to heal past traumas and develop a sense of safety.Find more about Angie Gunn you can visit her website at connectivetherapycollective.com and follow her on Instagram and Facebook @connectivetherapycollective. Support the showConnect with us on IG and more:Curious Fox @wearecuriousfoxesEffy Blue @coacheffyblueJacqueline Misla @jacquelinemisla Email us or send a voice memo: listening@wearecuriousfoxes.comJoin the conversation: fb.com/WeAreCuriousFoxes

Riddled with shame, secrecy, and stigma, can masturbation be reclaimed as a self-care and self-love experience? Too often a utilitarian act for relaxation or release, masturbation wields the power to connect us with ourselves physically, emotionally, and spiritually.Effy and Jacqueline sit down with Stella Harris to discuss all of the ways in which we can indulge ourselves through self-touch and exploration – from laying in the sun, to massaging oil on our body, to sexual touch.In celebration of Masturbation May and in collaboration with Stella's May 20th workshop, we have partnered with our friends at Dame to bring exploration back into self-care. Visit www.dame.com/curiousfox to enjoy 15% off their amazing products!To learn more about Stella Harris visit www.stellaharris.net or follow @stellaerotica on Twitter or @stellaharriserotica on Instagram. She is offering coaching and classes online, use promo code STAYHOME for 20% coaching!Support the showConnect with us on IG and more:Curious Fox @wearecuriou

Why does it hurt so much to feel lonely? How is it possible for us to feel lonely, even when we are not alone? How can we find our way back to connection with ourselves and others?As social distancing drags on, more people are experiencing loneliness - whether or not they are quarantined with others.In this episode, Effy and Jacqueline take a deep dive into loneliness and speak with loneliness expert, and the author of “Unlonely Planet”, Jillian Richardson about why we experience loneliness, and how we can create a path towards connection - with ourselves and others.To find more about Jillian you can find her at joylist.nyc and on Instagram @joylistnyc and @thatjillian book “unlonely planet” Books recommended on this episode:The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Selfby Alice Millerhttps://amzn.to/3dAWXIR The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Traumaby Bessel van der Kolk M.D.https://amzn.to/2WkHTsYUnlonely Planet: How Healthy Congregations Can Change the Worldby Jil

What does sex look like when you have to stay six feet apart? How can you create intimacy and romance when you are feeling anxious? And how do our pre-COVID ideas about sex manifest during this time of social distancing?Effy and Jacqueline get personal about sex and dating during COVID-19, and how the messages we learned about sex as children can impact how we explore pleasure as adults.Support the showConnect with us on IG and more:Curious Fox @wearecuriousfoxesEffy Blue @coacheffyblueJacqueline Misla @jacquelinemisla Email us or send a voice memo: listening@wearecuriousfoxes.comJoin the conversation: fb.com/WeAreCuriousFoxes

Talking about sex is not always comfortable...particularly in the midst of a pandemic.Effy and Jacqueline speak with Stella Harris, a certified Intimacy Educator and Sex Coach, about how the current pandemic is affecting the way we communicate with our partner(s), how to navigate having difficult conversations, and how to have intimate conversations that may feel uncomfortable.To learn more about Stella Harris visit www.stellaharris.net or follow @stellaerotica on Twitter or @stellaharriserotica on Instagram. She is offering coaching and classes online, and you can use promo code STAYHOME for 20% coaching. Support the showConnect with us on IG and more:Curious Fox @wearecuriousfoxesEffy Blue @coacheffyblueJacqueline Misla @jacquelinemisla Email us or send a voice memo: listening@wearecuriousfoxes.comJoin the conversation: fb.com/WeAreCuriousFoxes

With many of us isolated with or away from our partners, communication can become strained and relationships might be tense.Effy and Jacqueline speak with Dr. Clara Moisello about the fundamentals of non-violent communication, the distinction between needs and strategies, the importance of giving voice to our feelings, and creating room for self-empathy. For more resources about NVC visit: https://www.nycnvc.org/To learn more about Clara visit her website at: https://www.claramoisello.com/Support the showConnect with us on IG and more:Curious Fox @wearecuriousfoxesEffy Blue @coacheffyblueJacqueline Misla @jacquelinemisla Email us or send a voice memo: listening@wearecuriousfoxes.comJoin the conversation: fb.com/WeAreCuriousFoxes

At a time of social distancing and self isolation, connection and dating can feel like a distant memory. But it doesn't have to be that way. In this episode Effy and Jacqueline chat with Steve Dean, a dating and relationship coach, about how to feel connected, keep dating and meeting new people in meaningful ways. To keep up with Steve's latest events: https://getvokl.com/channel/dateworkingTo learn more about Steve visit: http://dateworking.comTo support Steve become a patron: http://patreon.com/stevenmdeanSupport the showConnect with us on IG and more:Curious Fox @wearecuriousfoxesEffy Blue @coacheffyblueJacqueline Misla @jacquelinemisla Email us or send a voice memo: listening@wearecuriousfoxes.comJoin the conversation: fb.com/WeAreCuriousFoxes

Sometimes the hardest part of the conversation about non-monogamy is initiating it. Effy and Jacqueline speak to Karolyn who shares her experience of approaching her husband to discuss what non-monogamy might look like in the context of their existing relationship.Follow Karolyn's blog at: karolynsdiary.wordpress.comSupport the showConnect with us on IG and more:Curious Fox @wearecuriousfoxesEffy Blue @coacheffyblueJacqueline Misla @jacquelinemisla Email us or send a voice memo: listening@wearecuriousfoxes.comJoin the conversation: fb.com/WeAreCuriousFoxes

Are you curious about kink? We have been conditioned to believe that kink can be painful or shameful, as opposed to a playful exploration of toys, power, and sexual expression.Effy and Jacqueline sit down with Midori - author, artist, educator, and “The Supernova of Kink” – to explore BDSM and kinky play. We dispel myths, rethink assumptions, and reintroduce kink as a fun and playful way to curiously engage with your partner(s).Follow Midori on social media for updates: @planetmidoriTo sign up for her weekend workshop on Feminine Dominance, visit www.fortefemme.com Support the showConnect with us on IG and more:Curious Fox @wearecuriousfoxesEffy Blue @coacheffyblueJacqueline Misla @jacquelinemisla Email us or send a voice memo: listening@wearecuriousfoxes.comJoin the conversation: fb.com/WeAreCuriousFoxes

Is your relationship focused on creating, preserving, or preventing? Are you spending more time discussing behaviors or values? If a relationship is not defined by sexual or emotional fidelity, then how is it defined?Effy and Jacqueline explore the difference between rules, agreements, boundaries, and promises - and answer the question “If not fidelity, then what?”Support the showConnect with us on IG and more:Curious Fox @wearecuriousfoxesEffy Blue @coacheffyblueJacqueline Misla @jacquelinemisla Email us or send a voice memo: listening@wearecuriousfoxes.comJoin the conversation: fb.com/WeAreCuriousFoxes

Threesomes are often the first port of exploration for both couples and solo adventurers. But how much of it do you plan and how much of it do you leave to chance? No one ever seems to talk about the uncomfortable parts of setting up a threesome, what makes a threesome good or bad, and what happens afterward.  Effy and Jacqueline invite Taylor to talk about her experience as a unicorn (the majestic creature that joins a couple for a night of wonder and magic) and now her quest for a third to join her and her partner. Support the showConnect with us on IG and more:Curious Fox @wearecuriousfoxesEffy Blue @coacheffyblueJacqueline Misla @jacquelinemisla Email us or send a voice memo: listening@wearecuriousfoxes.comJoin the conversation: fb.com/WeAreCuriousFoxes

This time of year always brings pressure to let go of the old and embrace the new. Faced with a new decade ahead marked as the "decade of transformation," it can feel like a time of grand change. Transforming from one version of ourselves to another. We have decided to take a different approach to this thinking - to challenge the status quo if you will - and are focusing on evolution. While transformation denotes a dramatic change from one thing to another, Effy and Jacqueline discuss how we are focusing on evolution - by stripping away the things that no longer align with our truth. Our relationships will evolve, as will our perspectives, behaviors, style, and way of showing up in the world. And our deep hope is that evolution will turn us more into who we really are, and not transform us into someone else.Support the showConnect with us on IG and more:Curious Fox @wearecuriousfoxesEffy Blue @coacheffyblueJacqueline Misla @jacquelinemisla Email us or send a voice memo: listening@wearecuriousfoxes.c

From gift to family dinners to demands on our time and attention holidays are fraught with opportunities to feel frustrated and grateful. It can be a tender time of year as people gather in groups to celebrate the holidays. Effy and Jacqueline explore the delights and complications nonmonogamy can bring to this time. Effy and Jackie focus on missing the people we love and feeling left out during the holidays as well as discuss what can be done to minimize heartbreak and pain that can come up.Support the showConnect with us on IG and more:Curious Fox @wearecuriousfoxesEffy Blue @coacheffyblueJacqueline Misla @jacquelinemisla Email us or send a voice memo: listening@wearecuriousfoxes.comJoin the conversation: fb.com/WeAreCuriousFoxes

In this penultimate episode of the year, we recap our annual conference Consider This: A Day of Challenging the Status Quo in Love, Sex and Relationships 2019. With speakers and panelists covering topics from living with an incurable STI to the impact of porn in our society to adoption and family, Consider This was bigger and bolder this year. Listen as Effy Blue and Jacqueline Misla take you through a summary of each talk and panel and bring you the insights from the day. You can see the videos from the day on our Patreon: patreon.com/wearecuriousfoxesFollow all of our amazing speakers, panelists, and performers on Instagram:Alexandra Fine - Co-Founder of Dame: @afinehumanAlison Falk - Founder of Women In Tech Pittsburgh and Sex Tech Space: @falkyouAyesha Hussain - Sexuality Activist and Conscious Entrepreneur: @theviolet_bkCassandra Rosebeetle - Burlesque Dancer: @cassandrarosebeetleHila the Killa - Hip Hop & Comedy Performer: @hilathekillaKrystyna Hutchinson - Stand Up Comedian and Writer/ Host of Guys

Figuring out the right relationship design for you and your partner(s) is key to thriving. If that design falls outside the status quo, how do you communicate it to other people in your life? Do you talk about your husband’s boyfriend at work? Do you include your girlfriend in the family christmas card? Do you ask for another plus one for partnered events?Effy and Jacqueline sit down with a live panel to hear their diverse stories and to discuss coming out as non-monogamous.Support the showConnect with us on IG and more:Curious Fox @wearecuriousfoxesEffy Blue @coacheffyblueJacqueline Misla @jacquelinemisla Email us or send a voice memo: listening@wearecuriousfoxes.comJoin the conversation: fb.com/WeAreCuriousFoxes

What is relationship hierarchy?Effy and Jacqueline lead this lively discussion where Foxes shared from the heart as always. Unlike our usual panel discussion, we tried out a different format where we held a discussion group focusing on hierarchy in open and polyamorous relationships. Support the showConnect with us on IG and more:Curious Fox @wearecuriousfoxesEffy Blue @coacheffyblueJacqueline Misla @jacquelinemisla Email us or send a voice memo: listening@wearecuriousfoxes.comJoin the conversation: fb.com/WeAreCuriousFoxes

Who is Curious Fox?Effy and Jacqueline call a family meeting to discuss the vision for Curious Fox and invite you to be a part of the mission. Support the showConnect with us on IG and more:Curious Fox @wearecuriousfoxesEffy Blue @coacheffyblueJacqueline Misla @jacquelinemisla Email us or send a voice memo: listening@wearecuriousfoxes.comJoin the conversation: fb.com/WeAreCuriousFoxes

From budding romantic relationships, to long term partnerships, to connections with metamours and friends; we are interested in how to build and maintain connections that meet our needs, bring us joy, and help us feel seen. Effy and Jacqueline discuss making new connections in the world of polyamory and open relationships when it comes to dating with a brave Fox, Ben, who had a very interesting story to tell.Support the showConnect with us on IG and more:Curious Fox @wearecuriousfoxesEffy Blue @coacheffyblueJacqueline Misla @jacquelinemisla Email us or send a voice memo: listening@wearecuriousfoxes.comJoin the conversation: fb.com/WeAreCuriousFoxes

The first step towards a healthy and thriving relationship of any kind is to know yourself. When people talk about trying to find themselves, have you ever wonder what the hell that means. Or more specifically, how does one go about actually “finding” themselves.From sexual or relational orientation to the way we show and receive love, knowing who we are and how we show up in the world is key to designing relationships we can thrive in. Effy chats with a diverse set of Foxes on this live panel.Support the showConnect with us on IG and more:Curious Fox @wearecuriousfoxesEffy Blue @coacheffyblueJacqueline Misla @jacquelinemisla Email us or send a voice memo: listening@wearecuriousfoxes.comJoin the conversation: fb.com/WeAreCuriousFoxes