The Ecology of Intimacy podcast: Sex, love & relationships in motherhood

Movement as Medicine: Exploring Pelvic Health and Empowerment with Pilates Expert Bec Forde

Join me as I sit down with the most amazing Pilates Instructor Bec Forde. With over 25 years of teaching experience and a background as a professional dancer, Bec shares her journey into Pilates, the deeper benefits of the practice that you may not be aware of, and her mission to foster a community where women feel confident in their bodies and trust their innate wisdom.
Bec shares her holistic approach to Pilates and teaching, viewing the body as a beautiful organism and advocating for seven intertwined pillars of health:
Movement,
Creativity,
Relationships and Connection,
Sleep,
Nutrition,
Mindfulness,
Environment.
Our conversations explores pelvic floor health, aging gracefully, and the emotional and mental aspects of increasing your physical strength. Bec's dedication to helping others move freely and fully in all aspects of life shines through in this gorgeous conversation.
If you've ever pee-d your pants a bit when you sneezed, or struggled to feel like your body was your own after birthing your babies, then this conversation is for you. Enjoy. 
 
GUEST LINKS:
Website: https://www.dragonflypilates.com.au/
Blog: https://www.thevibrancysociety.com/
Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/exploring-creativity-threads-bones/id1776771078
 
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•Website: vilates.com
•Rebirth 1:1 coaching: https://www.vilates.com/the-rebirth-intimate-coaching
•Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vilates_/
•Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3fs2KlkHNzICKAg2crZSMB
•Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ecology-of-intimacy-podcast/id1772602980

Juggling Intimacy and Motherhood: Reclaiming your Body, Pleasure, and Intimate Relationship with Heike Khemka

Join me in this raw and heartfelt conversation with my dear friend and colleague, Heike Khemka, an Intimacy and Relationship Coach. Together we explore deep truths about pleasure, sexuality, and motherhood. Heike shares her own personal journey from disconnection and lack of pleasure after birthing her children to being able to fully reclaim her pleasure, all while navigating relationship challenges and motherhood.
 
Our discussion acknowledges the necessity of embracing our emotions instead of suppressing or controlling them, how we can begin to create safety in intimacy, and the importance of vulnerability and speaking your truth. We talk about the challenges women face in reconnecting with their bodies, how to balance motherhood and pleasure, and the transformative power of goal-less intimacy.
 
If you’ve ever felt like you’ve lost that spark, lost your desire for intimacy, and wonder if you’ll ever find a way back to your body and feeling pleasure again, then this very special conversation is for you.
 
 
GUEST LINKS:
Website: https://www.heikekhemka.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/heike_khemka/
 
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•Website: vilates.com
•Rebirth 1:1 coaching: https://www.vilates.com/the-rebirth-intimate-coaching
•Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vilates_/
•Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3fs2KlkHNzICKAg2crZSMB
•Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ecology-of-intimacy-podcast/id1772602980

Breaking Generational Cycles: Having The Talk with Your Kids, Somatic Healing, and Sexual Empowerment with Nicole Rangel

In this episode, I have a heartfelt conversation with guest Nicole Rangel, a Somatic Love and Intimacy Coach, who helps women break free from generational cycles of shame around sex, and who guides mothers in having the talk with their kids in ways that feel safe, empowering, and protective.
Join us as we dive into somatic healing, personal transformation, and the importance of open dialogues on sex, pleasure, and consent.
Nicole shares her journey of overcoming societal conditioning and trauma through somatic work, and provides insights into educating children about healthy sexuality, while at the same time offering mothers a pathway to re-writing their own sexual stories and integrating trauma. 
I'm so passionate about how this episode emphasizes the protective power of informed sexual education and the transformative impact of embracing pleasure and body autonomy. 
Enjoy. 
 
GUEST LINKS:
 
Instagram: @lifepluslovecoach
Website: https://https://www.lifepluslove.com/
Course: Prepare Yourself for The Talk - https://www.lifepluslove.com/prepare-for-sex-talk
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•Website: vilates.com
•Instagram: @vilates_
•Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3fs2KlkHNzICKAg2crZSMB
•Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ecology-of-intimacy-podcast/id1772602980

The Pleasure Prescription: A Guide to Restoring Your Energy

Join me in this deeply personal and transformative episode, where we explore the power of pleasure as a regenerative resource for your health, wellbeing, and joy. We'll explore how many of us are conditioned to give to others first, often at the cost of our own needs, and how this depletion can lead to exhaustion, stress, and disconnection.
If you’ve been feeling depleted, overwhelmed, or lacking in pleasure in your life, this episode is for you.  
In this episode I share:
How pleasure is a regenerative resource that can nourish your body, mind, and spirit.
The cultural conditioning that leads us to neglect our own needs.
The concept of “micro moments” and how they accumulate to enhance your overall health.
How pleasure begets more pleasure and how to start practicing it every day.
The three core systems that drive our nervous system and wellbeing.
How self-care is sacred, not selfish, and how to start prioritizing your pleasure.
===•Website: www.vilates.com
•Rebirth 1:1 coaching: https://www.vilates.com/the-rebirth-intimate-coaching
•Instagram: @vilates_
•Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3fs2KlkHNzICKAg2crZSMB
•Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ecology-of-intimacy-podcast/id1772602980
 

Balancing Burnout, Career, and Intimacy, with Maude a Burnout Prevention and Leadership Coach for Women

Are you feeling like you're managing everyone else's wellbeing and have no time for your own? 
In this special episode of the Ecology of Intimacy, I'm speaking with the wonderful Maude Burger-Smith, a Burnout Prevention and Leadership Coach for women, and oh my goodness do we have a conversation for you! 
Join us as we talk about navigating burnout, perimenopause, maintaining intimate relationships, and juggling our career. 
Maude shares her journey and her incredible expertise on:
How women can recognize and prevent burnout,
The importance of setting boundaries and interrogating our inherited patterns of overwork,
Self-care and finding micro moments of pleasure.
Together we explore the vast landscape of how societal expectations and the high-performance culture and standards of constant achievement have impacted women’s mental, physical, and emotional health as well as our intimate lives.
Maude offers her practical strategies for cultivating intimacy and creating sustainable self-care practices, so you can recognise and recover from burnout, over-giving, and come home to your body and health in a way that allows you to flourish. 
 
 
GUEST LINKS:
Website: https://www.coachingwithmaude.com/ 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maude-burger-smith/
Leadership program: https://www.coachingwithmaude.com/expand-leadership-programme
Work 1:1 with Maude: https://www.coachingwithmaude.com/exhale-1-on-1-coaching
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•Website: vilates.com
•Rebirth 1:1 coaching: https://www.vilates.com/the-rebirth-intimate-coaching
•Instagram: @vilates_
•Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3fs2KlkHNzICKAg2crZSMB
•Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ecology-of-intimacy-podcast/id1772602980

Vulnerability, Sex, and Intimacy with Annette Baulch

In this episode, I sit down with Annette Baulch, a Sex, Love, and Relationship Empowerment Coach who's been working with women and couples worldwide since 2006.
 
Annette discusses her journey from being a nurse to becoming a Relationship Empowerment Coach, emphasising the importance of self-love and embodied intimacy in relationships.
 
She shares insights on the differences in the sexual and emotional needs between men and women, highlighting how essential it is to keep communication open both with our partners and in ourselves through paying attention to our bodies and honouring our truth.
 
Annette also touches on the impact of social conditioning on women's sexuality and offers practical advice on connecting with yourself and deepening into intimate relationships.
 
Our conversation dives into the powerful role that vulnerability, self-care, and genuine connection play in creating intimacy that truly fulfils our needs.
 
For anyone looking to deepen their intimacy and relationships, this conversation is for you.
 
GUEST LINKS:
Website: https://annettebaulch.com/
Facebook: Annette Baulch
Book: ‘Coming Together: Solving the Mystery of Intimate Sex and Relationship’
 
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•Website: vilates.com
•Instagram: @vilates_
•Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3fs2KlkHNzICKAg2crZSMB
•Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ecology-of-intimacy-podcast/id1772602980

How to Unleash Your Creative Power with Jordana Devi

In this episode I'm speaking with special guest Jordana Devi, Founder of the House of Femtopia, a groundbreaking brand that approaches the world from a new perspective: what if the feminine wound never existed? What if women were holy again? What if the future was already here? Jordana's work is for women ready to move beyond therapy and healing into activations and embodying their future selves.
 
Join me in this juicy conversation as we deep dive into:
 
The link between birth and unblocking creativity.
Jordana’s transformative journey from conscious parenting to empowerment and creative breakthroughs.
How we can move beyond continuous healing into finding and pursuing our life’s work and purpose.
The historical disempowerment of women, and the importance of rewriting empowering myths.
 
This episode is a beautiful exploration of unleashing your creative potential and how motherhood can be a portal into unlocking your imagination, self-love, and unbounded creativity.
 
GUEST LINKS:
Instagram: @houseoffemtopia
Facebook: Jordana Devi
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•Website: vilates.com
•Instagram: @vilates_
•Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3fs2KlkHNzICKAg2crZSMB
•Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ecology-of-intimacy-podcast/id1772602980

Embracing Neurodiversity and Authentic Motherhood with Lauren Scott

In this episode I sit down with Mental Health Therapist, Lauren Scott, and discuss themes of self-intimacy, the cost of authenticity, and how Neurodiversity intersects with how we heal, experience joy, and navigate motherhood. 
 
Lauren shares her personal journey to becoming a therapist and how she realised that by integrating the power of nature into her practice, through Eco-therapy, she was able to create deeply transformative healing experiences for her clients. We discuss Lauren's personal and professional experiences with Neurodiversity, and some of the challenges faced by women and why there are so many of us going through late diagnoses.
 
In this beautifully rich conversation, Lauren emphasises the importance of creating supportive ecosystems for yourself and she offers practical self-care tips for mothers navigating Neurodiversity in a loud Neurotypical world. 
For anyone navigating Neurodiversity and motherhood, this conversation is for you. 
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GUEST LINKS:
 
Instagram: @laurenhscott
Substack: https://laurenhscott.substack.com/
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•Website: vilates.com
•Instagram: @vilates_
•Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3fs2KlkHNzICKAg2crZSMB
•Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ecology-of-intimacy-podcast/id1772602980
 

Conversations on Perimenopausal Motherhood, Preteens Approaching Menstruation, Fertility, and Empowerment with Tori Milner

In this episode, we welcome Tori Milner, a women's empowerment coach, teen mentor, and menstrual cycle guide dedicated to helping women and teens live harmoniously with their bodies and cycles.
Tori’s personal journey towards understanding the science of fertility, menstruation, and embodied connection to living cyclically.
How we can educate and support our teens on fertility awareness and entering their cycles while also navigating perimenopause as mothers
The need for open and vulnerable conversations about the significant rites of passage that women experience.
As mothers, how we can keep strengthening the connection with our teens and support each other through change.
Join us for an insightful conversation on reclaiming and celebrating the wisdom of our bodies.
 
You can connect more with Tori's work here: 
https://torimilnercoaching.com/
https://www.bloomingwomen.org/
https://www.instagram.com/tori_milner/
 
Tori's new course: Blooming Women: is a 5 week online immersion for Mothers and Daughters to step into a world of women's wisdom, learning all the science and spirituality around puberty, menstruation and fertility.  https://www.bloomingwomen.org/
 
Retreat: Tori also runs an incredible 4 day Mother-daughter retreat in the south west of France - September 2025

Desire: How to Clarify What You Truly Want.

In this episode, we explore why it's so challenging to get what you really want and how to find clarity when it comes to some of your deepest desires.