Curious Fox Podcast

Given the current state of affairs, how do we manage anxiety so it doesn't trigger our attachment struggles?In this episode, Effy and Jacqueline talk about how our anxieties about the election, COVID, and subsequent worries can trigger our attachment systems and impact our relationships; how we can cultivate a sense of safety, self, an joy so we can show up for our relationships and our partners. 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

If change is the only constant, how can we be prepared for it in our relationships and in our lives? In this episode, Effy and Jacqueline talk about all the ways change can be experienced, managed and felt that aligns with our thriving state; frameworks to think about change, and what gets in the way of smooth transitions. This episode also sees the inauguration of a new segment we are calling The Soap Box where Effy and Jackie have a bit of a rant about topics that make them mad.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

Can a caretaking dynamic and the erotic exist in the same place within a relationship? How can you be caring without slipping into co-dependency? In this episode, Effy Blue and Jacqueline Misla talk about how leaning into caretaking in relationships can erode both a sense of self and eroticism within relationships and what people can do to disrupt old patterns. 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

Can you reconcile your faith with your sexual expression? Can your spirituality be an inspiration for celebrating your body and pleasure? In this episode, Effy Blue and Jacqueline Misla talk with De-Andrea Blaylock-Johnson about the ways in which spirituality has been separated from sexuality and how you can be a person of faith while celebrating your sexual expression. To find more about De-Andrea Blaylock-Johnson follow her on Instagram @sankofasex and check out her website sankofasextherapy.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

Can you reconcile your sex-negative culture and your sexual expression? What does it take to get to your pleasure and your body? How do you do discover the parts of your body that arouse you?In this episode, Effy Blue and Jacqueline Misla chat with queer, Latinx sex educator Jocelyn Silva about reconciling culture, religion, and sexuality; getting to know yourself and your body, and discovering the erogenous zones beyond what's between our legs. To find more about Jocelyn Silva follow her on Instagram @sexcoachjocelyn and check out her website jocelynsilva.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

Can you heal trauma through storytelling? Can your biggest fears be your hottest fantasies? What can you women learn from having sex with another woman? In this episode, Effy and Jacqueline chat with Krystyna Hutchison about fighting slut-shaming and healing trauma through storytelling; embracing fears through exploring kink; and encouraging all women to consensually experiment with other women. To find more about Krystyna Hutchison follow her on Instagram @krystynahutchSupport 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 does it mean to be a highly sensitive person or an empath and how does it affect the way we show up in our sexual expression?Being highly sensitive can be a blessing and a curse - especially when it comes to sex and sensuality. You can be aroused by a look from across the room or shut down by breath on your skin.  In this episode, Effy sat down with certified Sex and Relationship Coach Jessie Fresh to discuss how to make sure you tap into the superpowers of high sensitivity and avoid the shadow side so you experience your full potential of ecstasy.  To find out more about Jessie Fresh you can visit her website at www.jessiefresh.com or follow her on Instagram @jessiefresh. 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

Open relationships have a unique set of challenges and it’s often hard to know how to resolve them as open relationships have no specific roadmap. In this episode, Effy and Jacqueline explore some of the common #PolyProblems that people face and share insights, tips, and personal stories for how folks have navigated through those challenges. Listen in as they explore common misconceptions that we have to unlearn in order to successfully practice non-monogamy for the long-term, as well as answers to some of the most asked questions.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

We are told that communication is the most important skill to have within a relationship, however, we are never given a script or tips for how to have important or difficult conversations with our partner(s).  On this episode Effy and Jaqueline talk with Shanae "HonestlyNae" Adams about the three conversations that everyone needs more practice with: vetting a person to see if the two of you are compatible, checking in with a partner to discuss how you are both feeling about the relationship, and navigating through a split with integrity and care.To find more about Shanae and her work visit her website honestlynae.com, on IG at @honestlynae, and on YouTube Honest Sex with HonestlyNae.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

Are you curious about non-monogamy? Did you give it a go thinking it would be fun or freeing, but instead it stirred up questions, fears, frustrations, or heartbreak? You are not alone.In this two-part series dedicated to consensual non-monogamy 101. In Part 1, Effy and Jacqueline share their personal relationship stories of heartache, discovery, and joy. They explore lessons learned (often the hard way) and how they practice non-monogamy now.In Part 2, Effy and Jacqueline explore three common misconceptions that we have to unlearn in order to successfully practice non-monogamy, as well as answers to the four most asked questions about #polyproblems that most everyone faces.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

Are you curious about non-monogamy? Did you give it a go thinking it would be fun or freeing, but instead it stirred up questions, fears, frustrations, or heartbreak? You are not alone.In this two-part series dedicated to consensual non-monogamy 101. In Part 1, Effy and Jacqueline share their personal relationship stories of heartache, discovery, and joy. They explore lessons learned (often the hard way) and how they practice non-monogamy now.In Part 2, Effy and Jacqueline explore three common misconceptions that we have to unlearn in order to successfully practice non-monogamy, as well as answers to the four most asked questions about #polyproblems that most everyone faces.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

Our emotions provide insight into what we want to experience in pleasure. If we are tapped into these emotional clues, we can amplify our connection as well as our erotic experience. On this episode Effy and Jacqueline talk to Shadeen Francis about how our emotional intelligence leads us to our erotic wisdom. And how erotic wisdom guides us into our fully embodied pleasure. Listen in to this exploration of what prompts us to feel awake, charged, sexually alive. To find more about Shadeen Francis and her work visit her website www.shadeenfrancis.com and on Instagram @shadeenfrancis. 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

All mental health providers are not equal. That doesn't mean good or bad, but simply different training, specialties, and personalities. In this episode, Effy Blue and Jacqueline Misla sit down with Dr. Thomas Whitfield to discuss the best way to find a therapist for your sexual and mental health needs. They explore everything from key phrases to google, the distinction between the types of therapies, and some controversial therapeutic methods for addressing sexual trauma. To find more about Thomas Whitfield and his work visit his website www.SexEdByThomas.com and on IG and Twitter @twhitfieldphd.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

Religion can be a source of strength, community, meaning and purpose for some people while it can be a tool for oppression, control and exclusion for others - especially around sex and relationships. For those who grow up with or around ultra-religious families and communities, it can be hard to tell dogma apart from facts as they embark on a journey of self-discovery and expression.In this episode, Effy and Jacqueline talk with Marie D'Elephant about life after religion; figuring out what happens when what you are told God wants for you is different than what you want for yourself; finding the strength to forge your own path, your own expression and design relationships without pious prescriptions.To find out more about Marie D'Elephant check out her website mariedelephant.com, for Marie's podcast everyonesautonomous.com and her activism photography markeiphoto.com. Support the showConnect with us on IG and more:Curious Fox @wearecuriousfoxesEffy Blue @coacheffyblueJacqueline Misla @jacqueline

As COVID-19 begins to surge in states like Texas, Florida, California, and Arizona - it is becoming increasingly clear that our lives will not be returning to the way it was any time soon...if at all. This reality has meant that everyone from business owners to parents to partners to those who live alone have had to strategize around how they will survive and thrive in the coming months. Effy And Jacqueline chat with Steve Dean about how to establish a QuaranTEAM to support us through the next phases of this pandemic by using principles from entrepreneurship and polyamory. To learn more about Steve Dean, check out his website dateworking.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

Globally, we are confronting oppressive systems of race, class, gender-identity, and sexual orientation. As we fight in the streets and in our minds to overcome these archaic systems, how can challenge the oppressive narratives that we have been prescribed around love, sex, and relationships?Angie Gunn returns to the Curious Podcast and joins Effy and Jacqueline for a conversation on oppression, power, and the relationship prescriptions that limit our options and our opportunities to thrive. To 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

What would it be like if you were fully present for the grief in your body? What if you didn’t push it away and promise to come back later? What if you actually sat with it, witnessed it, and invited it to be present - or even expand? What would it be like if you brought pleasure to be with your pain?  Effy and Jacqueline sit down with sacred intimate and Tantra teacher Adam Bee about accessing the pain and grief that is stored in our body, and how to connect with your body in order to find healing.To find more about Adam Bee, his work, and his upcoming events at adambee.com, on Instagram @adambeenyc, and on Facebook at facebook.com/adambeenyc. 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 porn art or a menace to society? What's feminist porn? How can we be a responsible porn consumer?Effy and Jacqueline catch up with feminist porn producer, actor and author Madison Young to chat about her journey to being one of the most recognised porn actors in the country; what makes porn art; how to be a responsible porn consumer; and her new show Submission Possible where she exopler sexuality of cities around the world.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 are the first steps when exploring non-traditional relationship structures? How can we design a relationship that meets our needs and desires?Effy and Jacqueline discuss the importance of strengthening the relationship we have with ourselves while considering non-monogamy and how we can better communicate our vision, reflect on the past, and design our future.For tools to help you reflect on your own needs, desires, and opening up process join us in the Virtual Curiosity Salon on June 24th at 8 PM ET!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

We are taking a pause from our usual programming to join the country and the world in exclaiming that Black lives not only matter - that the Black community deserves to feel safe, valued, and free from the violence and systemic barriers that have held them back for centuries. We are highlighting educators, facilitators, speakers and thought leaders of color in our field through our social media channels. We urge you to follow them and listen, read and watch with an open mind, an open heart and genuine curiosity. 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