In a world where the role of men has been misunderstood, misconstrued, and forgotten, the need for conscious, intentional men is vital more than ever. And Kristopher Lovestone, certified sex educator and author of Conscious Cock: The Empowered Sexuality Manual For Men, is here to do just that. After surviving six divorces during his childhood, Kristopher went on to rewrite the rules of the relationship game so that people can actually win. He and Áine break down what it truly means to be a conscious man in today’s culture, why there’s so much societal shame around pleasure, and he shares the meaning behind the name Conscious Cock. Plus, he shares some advice for men seeking meaningful, conscious relationships in their own lives.

Áine gets real and vulnerable in this solo episode as she shares her personal experience on her plant medicine journey. It all started with setting a simple intention for her New Year, and she ended up at an ayahuasca retreat, confronting childhood trauma, and coming out the other side reborn and renewed. Listen as she shares about embracing freedom with her intentions, creating space for awareness and authenticity, and how the power of plants has created renewal within her.

No matter what your relationship type is, monogamous, polyamorous, and everything in-between, today’s episode is for you! Coach, retreat facilitator, and host of the Open Late podcast, Jessica Esfandiary joins Áine to share her journey from being a self-proclaimed “serial monogamist”, to living a fulfilled life within a non-monogamous relationship. Her and Áine lament their lack of quality sex education growing up, discuss how to look back on sexual experiences through the lens of consent, and Jessica shares how she’s currently curating brave spaces for others to own their power and awaken to their most expansive selves.

Today on Sexualchemy, Áine is joined by 5-time Emmy Award-winning journalist and host of the Consenting Adults podcast, Leyna Nguyen! Leyna went from a successful career in traditional TV journalism to having a personal and professional wreckoning that led her to quit that job and starting a podcast about sexuality. Learn how she made that life-changing decision, what she’s learned from interviewing people from all over the relationship container spectrum, and why people have called her an advocate for cucks.

Kink is a multifaceted, complex part of many people’s sexual journeys, and Nookie is no stranger to that journey. Hedonistic, dominant, cuckoldress and pimptress, Nookie joins Áine today on the show to dive deep into her experience dabbling in all sorts of relationship containers, and the lessons she’s learned along the way. Listen to how growing up with sexually open parents molded her beliefs, the successes (and failures) she’s had with polyamory, and how she’s now using her experiences to educate others along their journey.

Looking for a space you can talk openly about sex? Well, there’s an app for that. Today on Sexualchemy, Áine is joined by Caleth Jones, creator of MŌN, a new “sex positive social audio” app. When it comes to sex education and community, MŌN is changing the game. Learn what inspired Caleth to create this app, and how it’s already making waves in the sex positive community.

Today on the show, Áine is joined by Philippe Lewis, joined by Philippe Lewis, a producer and organizer for ISTA events, and creator of Exquisite Dark Love. Philippe is here to share his experiences creating play parties that are safe, consensual, and deeper than just physical intimacy. He touches on how his childhood molded him, why burning man was a life changer, and how he mixes art with sexuality. Plus, he and Áine dive into the societal binaries behind gender and how they’re working through balancing the divine feminine and masculine in their own lives.

Relationships come in so many different manifestations, and today on Sexualchemy, Áine dives deep and explores a total power exchange dynamic. She’s joined by Saffer Master, one half of the Kinky Cocktail Hour podcast. The two explore the cultural shame surrounding kink, how consent plays a major role in the conversation, and what his current relationship dynamic looks like. Plus, Saffer shares what his experience was like growing up amidst apartheid and a religiously and sexually conservative world.

Today on Sexualchemy, Áine is joined by Jewels, the multi-faceted fitness model and author of the raw memoir “The Making of a Woman ”. Jewels shares her story from childhood trauma to now being 14 years sober and liberated in her full sexual expression as a femdom. She’s escaped what could’ve been a life full of shame and fear, and fought her way to being free and creating safe spaces for the people around her, and shares her wisdom on finding your true self.

Today on this solo episode, Áine recounts her experience with diving head first into a sexual shamanic training. She shares how she first stumbled onto the world of sexual shamanism, and why she felt the call of source leading her to dip her toes into that world. The experience led her to uncover some truths about her need for a masculine and feminine balance, and how she’s putting that into practice now.