Permission for Pleasure
Cindy ScharkeyA podcast to educate and equip women with the information and confidence they need to express, experience and enjoy their sexuality. Cindy Scharkey RN, BSN, brings her 35+ years of experience as a healthcare professional to open the doors to healthy conversations about sex. This is a community where you can listen and learn to give yourself permission for pleasure. Visit www.cindyscharkey.com for ... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 142 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Health & FitnessSociety & CultureSexualityRelationships | |||
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Vanessa Carlisle, PhD, MFA joins me to talk about their book co-authored with Stephanie Covington called: Awaken Your Sexuality: A Guide to Connection and Intimacy after Addiction and Trauma. We discuss the prevalence and normalization of substances ... more
Did you know it’s possible to have more than one orgasm in a single sexual session? In this episode we discuss how women can experience multiple orgasms including techniques to explore for wave after wave of pleasure.
Visit our episode sponsor Uberl... more
Have you ever been curious about kink? If so, this is the perfect conversation for you! Certified Sex and Relationships Psychotherapist, Sex Educator, and Author Gigi Engle joins me to offer a guide to exploring kink and erotic sensation. We discuss ... more
Listen in for the five questions to answer with a partner for greater pleasure and discovery. Sexual communication is your key to unlocking boredom, assumptions and resentment in the bedroom. Lean into your curiosity with these questions and discover... more
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I want to tell you how much I
have enjoyed your book and the encouragement to receive “permission” for all the topics you address in your book. Wow…I have a whole new perspective and all Thanks to YOU.
Well done and great book! Love your podcasts too👍👏👏thank you for educating us and showing us it’s OKAY to talk about these things!! Thank you!!!
Apple Podcasts5A big fan of yours!
United Statesa year ago - Did it!
This saved my marriage
Apple Podcasts5HampRepperUnited Statesa year ago - Cindy Scharkey is the new and improved Carrie Bradshaw
I wish I could continue to review and give this podcast endless 5 stars! I have recently learned to be as brave as Cindy and bring certain topics up among friends and this is what I learned thanks to this podcast:
- You are most likely not alone in many of your challenges
- Never assume no one needs education
- Never assume it is too late to educate and change someone’s quality of their sexual life.
If you listen to Cindy and she changed your life, share her podcast, pay it forward, you will ... more
Apple Podcasts5JCBT86United States2 years ago - Cindy Scharkey is the new and improved Carrie Bradshaw
I recently started to rewatch Sex and City. This is my personal opinion: It was a MA show that attempted to address sexuality from a woman’s point of view and convey that women too sought out sex for pleasure and were worthy of pleasure. While it radicalized our society, there was a crucial thing absent from the show that did not permit women to truly embrace that pleasure was “ok”: true emotional depth. From my perspective, Cindy is the new Carrie because she explore pretty much everything once... more
Apple Podcasts5JCBT86United States2 years ago - The sister you never had…
Listening to Cindy is like have that wiser, big sister you never had— the one who knows more about sex than you do… the one who cheers you to go out and get the pleasure and healthy relationship that you deserve. She’s encouraging, thoughtful and seriously knowledgable… all while being loving and encouraging and funny too. I highly recommend!!!
Apple Podcasts5DBM31United States2 years ago
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Apple Podcasts | #225 |  United Kingdom/Health & Fitness/Sexuality |
Apple Podcasts | #119 |  Netherlands/Health & Fitness/Sexuality |
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A show focused on empowering women to understand and pursue sexual health, pleasure, and intimate connection. Episodes consistently explore topics like orgasm psychology, kink, long-term relationship intimacy, postpartum sexuality, and practical communication tactics for partners. The host invites clinicians, sex educators, and authors to demystify sexuality with empathy, research-backed guidance, and actionable tips, often weaving in conversations about consent, embodiment, and trauma-informed approaches. Notably, the program emphasizes normalizing conversations about pleasure, invites curiosity, and uses practical formats (couples' questions, games, and expert how-tos) to help listeners apply concepts in real life.
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1. The Ultimate Intimacy Podcast
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4. The Intimate Marriage Podcast, with Intimacy Coach Alexandra Stockwell, MD
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How many episodes of Permission for Pleasure are there?
Permission for Pleasure launched 5 years ago and published 142 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.
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Recent guests on Permission for Pleasure include:
1. Gigi Engle
2. Dr. Holly Richmond
3. Chala Hunter
4. Susan McCandless
5. Dr. Jessica Vernon
6. Erica Smith
7. Cindy Scharkey
8. Dr. Erica Marchand
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