Sex, Drugs, & Soul

Kristin Birdwell
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Welcome to Sex, Drugs, & Soul, where the sacred gets spicy, the growth gets real, and the self-discovery comes with a side of mischief. I’m Kristin Birdwell, author, host, & playful professional line-blurrer between the profane and the profound. On this podcast, we break the rules, shed the shame, and get intimate through vulnerable conversations, sensual explorations, aaaand the occasional existential crisis.  I bring raw stories, deep wisdom, and unfiltered conversations with fellow seekers, sensual enthusiasts, experts, and pleasure revolutionaries. We’re talking sexuality, self-expression, psychedelics, spirituality, and all the beautifully messy things that make us human. If you’re ready to rewrite your story, drop the ‘shoulds,’ and live a life that turns you on… join me for a fun ride of inspiration and reclamation.  IG: @kristinbirdwell_ | kristinbirdwell.com YT: @SexDrugsSoul

  1. Jun 3

    114. The Truth About Ayahuasca Nobody's Telling You | Francesca Barone

    On this pod, I chat with Francesca Barone for one of the most unexpectedly grounding conversations around psychedelics and healing. Francesca runs a retreat center (Anam Cara) with Shipibo healers from the Amazon and describes a way of sitting with ayahuasca that feels like a warm, peaceful journey. We unpack:  Francesca’s journey from addiction & autoimmune illness into plant medicine work  What ayahuasca actually is without the spiritual fluff How modern psychedelic culture sometimes creates more dysregulation instead of healing  Poorly held ceremonies & psychedelic trauma  Why nervous system regulation matters before the ceremony  The role embodiment plays in healing  How women disconnect from intuition  The difference between performing spirituality vs. embodying truth  Integration after ceremonies & why support matters  The exhaustion of hiding parts of ourselves Timestamps 00:00: The intuitive nudge that started it all 11:29: Embodiment before ceremony 26:00: Psychedelic trauma  31:55: Fear of Ayahuasca 44:06: Integration: what it is, what it isn’t, and why community is everything 50:29: Listening to your intuition 53:35: Showing up in the mess: feminine connection, authenticity, and blocked intimacy 58:49: Embodying the full range of femininity Connect with Francesca: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/followyour_bliss_ https://www.instagram.com/anamcararetreats/ https://www.anamcarahealingretreats.com/ Support the show Connect with Kristin: Website Instagram YouTube Kristin’s Best-Selling Book: Sex, Drugs, & Soul (Amazon) Spotify Audiobook Subscribe to the Pod: YouTube Spotify Apple Peptides: https://elliemd.com/kristinbirdwell Microdose 🍄 https://myfeelium.co/ password: opensesame Code: kristin20 for 20% off WAANDS – 10% off pleasure goodies Code: SEXDRUGSSOUL Support the Pod: Venmo: @hillbilly-healer PayPal: @KristinBirdwellLLC CashApp: $KristinBirdwell

    1h 2m

  2. May 20

    113. Sober Sex, Psychedelics, & Finding Bliss in the Ordinary | Amy Edwards

    Amy Edwards and I start this episode discussing the most Austin way possible to meet someone… at a p***y casting workshop. 😂  But from there, we dive DEEP into sobriety, psychedelics, emotional availability, intimacy, dopamine, performance, reinvention, and what it means to feel alive without constantly chasing the next high. Amy opens up about cheating in past marriages, seeking validation through sex and alcohol, exploring polyamory, healing through psychedelics, and ultimately discovering that what she truly wanted wasn't more experiences… it was deeper intimacy. We also talk: sober sex & intimacy: the terror, the awkwardness, & the beautydopamine depletion & alcohol women reinventing themselves later in life learning to trust yourself finding bliss in ordinary moments growth through discomfort psychedelics: 5-MeO DMT & ayahuasca social media visibility + hate comments It's funny. It's real. It may lovingly call out the thing you've been calling a spiritual practice when it's actually just avoidance. 🎧Press play. By the end of this convo, Amy and I were high on life... no substances required.   Timestamps: 00:00: Our p***y casting workshop meet cute 04:00: Sex as validation: decades of performing without knowing it 07:00: The Molly night that changed everything (& why she chose intimacy over polyamory) 15:00: Four years sober: the dopamine truth nobody tells you 22:00: Sober sex and the first play party nervous breakdown 38:00: Psychedelics, mescaline in Guatemala, and integration that takes months 41:00: Losing her literal voice during divorce... and healing it 45:00: Showing up on Instagram: the viral pile-on, the wardrobe room, the commitment anyway 55:00: Treat life as an experiment Connect with Amy: Sign up for her newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/amyedwards/sign-up-to-amys-newsletter https://amyedwards.info/ Website: www.amyedwards.com Fight for Her https://www.fightfortheforgotten.org/fight-for-her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realamyedwards TikTok:⁠⁠⁠   https://www.tiktok.com/@themagicbabe YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/theamyedwardsshow The Amy Edwards Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5SdojmuUpXfksyQD8gbXJm?si=ad0825df9ac84f55 Support the show Connect with Kristin: Website Instagram YouTube Kristin’s Best-Selling Book: Sex, Drugs, & Soul (Amazon) Spotify Audiobook Subscribe to the Pod: YouTube Spotify Apple Peptides: https://elliemd.com/kristinbirdwell Microdose 🍄 https://myfeelium.co/ password: opensesame Code: kristin20 for 20% off WAANDS – 10% off pleasure goodies Code: SEXDRUGSSOUL Support the Pod: Venmo: @hillbilly-healer PayPal: @KristinBirdwellLLC CashApp: $KristinBirdwell

    59 min

  3. May 5

    112. He Was Arrested One Block From Where I Lived | Ashley Spence on Surviving Assault, Faith, & DNA Justice

    Ashley Spence is the founder of the DNA Justice Project, the author of Silent Witness: How DNA Uncovered the Truth and Empowered my Healing, and a survivor whose story I won't spoil here because it deserves to be heard in her own voice. What I will say: this is a conversation about what it takes to come back home to your body, your voice, and your faith after something tries to take all three.  If this topic feels close to home, take care of yourself as you listen. Connect with Ashley: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashleyespence/ DNA Justice Project: https://www.dnajusticeproject.org/ Connect with Kristin: Website Instagram YouTube Kristin’s Best-Selling Book: Sex, Drugs, & Soul (Amazon) Spotify Audiobook Subscribe to the Pod: YouTube Spotify Apple Peptides: https://elliemd.com/kristinbirdwell Microdose 🍄 https://myfeelium.co/ password: opensesame Code: kristin20 for 20% off WAANDS – 10% off pleasure goodies Code: SEXDRUGSSOUL Support the Pod: Venmo: @hillbilly-healer PayPal: @KristinBirdwellLLC CashApp: $KristinBirdwell

    1 hr

  4. Apr 21

    111. A Sex Dungeon, Peptides, & Reclaiming Intimacy After Miscarriage & Motherhood | Alexa Bowditch

    Alexa Bowditch gets into what happens to a relationship when life hits hard... loss, motherhood, hormone imbalances, and identity shifts. We talk about: • navigating grief and miscarriage inside a marriage • what “don't leave the table” really means in long-term relationships • how postpartum hormones impact libido, mood, and connection • rebuilding intimacy after a baby when you don’t feel like yourself • scheduling sex (and yes, building a sex dungeon 👀) • GLP-1 microdosing, metabolic health, and hormone regulation • PT-141 and the truth about low libido in women • the connection between hormones, the nervous system, and desire This isn’t surface-level relationship advice. It's real-life... what happens when you're exhausted, grieving, touched out, dealing with hormonal shifts, and still want to stay connected to your partner? We also get into the uncomfortable truth that some relationship problems are actually biological, not just emotional or mental. If you're navigating postpartum changes, low libido, hormone imbalance, or trying to rebuild intimacy in your relationship… press play. Timestamps: 02:56 Grief, Loss, and New Beginnings 05:52 The Journey of Motherhood 08:56 Reclaiming Identity and Intimacy 11:46 Building Supportive Relationships 14:55 Finding Ease in Life 18:06 Creating Space for Intimacy 21:01 The Role of Community in Healing 24:03 Embracing the Complexity of Womanhood 26:46 The Importance of Self-Care and Reclamation 36:00 Creating a Space for Intimacy 42:00 Exploring Microdosing and Hormonal Health 46:13 Understanding Peptides and Their Benefits 57:54 Navigating Relationships and Personal Growth Connect with Alexa: https://www.instagram.com/alexabowditch https://linktr.ee/alexabowditch Support the show Connect with Kristin: Website Instagram YouTube Kristin’s Best-Selling Book: Sex, Drugs, & Soul (Amazon) Spotify Audiobook Subscribe to the Pod: YouTube Spotify Apple Peptides: https://elliemd.com/kristinbirdwell Microdose 🍄 https://myfeelium.co/ password: opensesame Code: kristin20 for 20% off WAANDS – 10% off pleasure goodies Code: SEXDRUGSSOUL Support the Pod: Venmo: @hillbilly-healer PayPal: @KristinBirdwellLLC CashApp: $KristinBirdwell

    1h 12m

  5. Apr 7

    110. Shibari Unraveled | Rina Trevi on Roleplay, Power, & Erotic Healing

    "It's the difference between fast food and a more refined meal. You can have a kinky fantasy and just scratch the itch. Or you can bring inquiry, intentionality, and start seeing many layers." Rina on tantric vs. conventional bdsm What if bondage isn't about pain, punishment, or being "bad," but about devotion, safety, and coming home to yourself? Shibari artist and ritualist Rina Trevi joins to chat rope, tantra, regulated danger, shadow play, and why chosen vulnerability hits differently than forced vulnerability. We get into:  - Why Shibari can be deeply healing  - The difference between kink and conscious power exchange  - Trauma, surrender, & somatic memory  - How erotic play can free you from victimhood  - Connection without scripts, goals, or performance  - Cervical orgasms, tears, & divine union This one is spiritual, sensual, & psychological...buckle up, buttercup. Timestamps: 01:05 – What is Shibari, really? Origins, shame, & vulnerability 03:45 – Choosing vulnerability vs being forced into it 06:30 – Surrender, trauma, & the body's response to restraint 09:40 – Childhood wounds, safety, & somatic memory 12:10 – When Shibari becomes healing (and when it doesn't) 15:00 – Fast food sex vs sacred meal 18:10 – Where kinks come from (trauma, archetypes, & mystery) 21:30 – Playing with shadow, power, & taboo safely 25:40 – Regulated danger & why extremes feel intimate 28:55 – How to explore fantasies with a partner (without shock) 31:00 – Aftercare, integration, & altered states 33:30 – Vipassana, cocooning, & spiritual restraint 36:00 – Tantra vs goal-oriented sex 39:30 – Devotion, presence, & erotic creativity 42:30 – Cervical orgasms, tears, & divine union 45:00 – Lightning round: truth & devotion 46:20 – Rina's books: Shibari as a Ritual & Freedom Bound Connect with Rina: https://www.instagram.com/rina_trevi https://www.vulnerabilitycoaching.com/about Support the show Connect with Kristin: Website Instagram YouTube Kristin’s Best-Selling Book: Sex, Drugs, & Soul (Amazon) Spotify Audiobook Subscribe to the Pod: YouTube Spotify Apple Peptides: https://elliemd.com/kristinbirdwell Microdose 🍄 https://myfeelium.co/ password: opensesame Code: kristin20 for 20% off WAANDS – 10% off pleasure goodies Code: SEXDRUGSSOUL Support the Pod: Venmo: @hillbilly-healer PayPal: @KristinBirdwellLLC CashApp: $KristinBirdwell

    50 min

  6. Mar 24

    109. Why Do You Keep Attracting Emotionally Unavailable Partners? | Genell Gorman

    Your childhood doesn’t disappear when you start dating...it gets activated. In this episode of Sex, Drugs, & Soul, I am joined by attachment and relational healing coach Genell Gorman for a candid, unscripted conversation focused on mother wounds, father wounds, attachment styles, CPTSD, and how early emotional experiences shape adult relationships. Together, we explore...  • The “oh sh*t” moment when you realize your dating patterns mirror childhood wounds  • How emotionally unavailable parents create anxious, avoidant, or disorganized attachment styles  • Trauma bonding vs. genuine chemistry  • Why chaos can be mistaken for love and how to break that cycle  • Healing without becoming emotionally armored or hyper-independent  • Whether you need to “heal first” or if heal occurs through relationships  • Reparenting, nervous system regulation, and reclaiming your personal power This episode is for anyone navigating dating, intimacy, or healing, who is tired of repeating the same story and ready to choose love from a place regulation rather than longing. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro & grounding 02:20 The “oh sh*t” moment — childhood shaping adult love 05:50 Father wounds & emotionally unavailable partners 09:40 Loss, abandonment, & nervous system imprinting 13:20 Trauma bonding &  attraction to unavailable partners 17:30 CPTSD, codependency, & self-abandonment 22:00 Anxious vs. avoidant dynamics 27:30 Isolation, hyper-independence, & fears of intimacy 32:00 Chemistry vs slow-burn safety 36:00 Chaos does not equal love 41:00 Cutting off parents vs. establishing boundaries & compassion 47:30 Inner child healing & reparenting 51:30 Can relationships heal us? 55:00 Final reflections & encouragement Connect with Genell: https://www.genellgorman.com/ https://www.instagram.com/genell.gorman/ Support the show Connect with Kristin: Website Instagram YouTube Kristin’s Best-Selling Book: Sex, Drugs, & Soul (Amazon) Spotify Audiobook Subscribe to the Pod: YouTube Spotify Apple Peptides: https://elliemd.com/kristinbirdwell Microdose 🍄 https://myfeelium.co/ password: opensesame Code: kristin20 for 20% off WAANDS – 10% off pleasure goodies Code: SEXDRUGSSOUL Support the Pod: Venmo: @hillbilly-healer PayPal: @KristinBirdwellLLC CashApp: $KristinBirdwell

    1h 1m

  7. Feb 17 ·  Bonus

    BONUS: What is a Play Party? And Why the Power Lives in the Asking | Dennis Hull

    “Real power is speaking your desire without being attached to the outcome.” What if the real power isn’t getting what you want but having the courage to ask for it? In this episode, Dennis Hull joins to talk about sovereignty, desire, boundaries, rejection, and why attachment to outcome quietly runs so many of our lives. We unpack the philosophy behind tantra play spaces, the difference between safety and sovereignty, and why real community can’t be built online alone. This is a conversation about pleasure without performance, asking without expectation, and learning how to stay present even when you hear no. Messy. Honest. Deeply human. Connect with Dennis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsdennishull/ Website: https://www.dennishull.com/ Support the show Connect with Kristin: Website Instagram YouTube Kristin’s Best-Selling Book: Sex, Drugs, & Soul (Amazon) Spotify Audiobook Subscribe to the Pod: YouTube Spotify Apple Peptides: https://elliemd.com/kristinbirdwell Microdose 🍄 https://myfeelium.co/ password: opensesame Code: kristin20 for 20% off WAANDS – 10% off pleasure goodies Code: SEXDRUGSSOUL Support the Pod: Venmo: @hillbilly-healer PayPal: @KristinBirdwellLLC CashApp: $KristinBirdwell

    58 min

  8. Feb 10

    107. When Survival Is No Longer the Only Goal | Will Rezin on Trauma, Attachment, & The Body

    "Trauma is not what happens to us, but what we hold inside in the absence of an empathetic witness. The salvation, then, is to be found in the body..." What if trauma isn’t something to heal or release but something that formed intelligently in response to life? In this episode, I sit down with Will Rezin of Trauma & Somatics for a deep, grounding conversation on trauma, attachment, procrastination, nervous system regulation, and why so many of us never actually feel completion, only “what’s next?” This episode isn’t about fixing yourself. It’s about understanding how you formed and what becomes possible when survival isn’t the only goal anymore. 🎧 Timestamps: 00:00 – Intro & why this conversation matters 02:00 – What trauma actually is (and isn’t) 08:45 – Outcomes, productivity, & pressure to perform 12:30 – Why completion never lands 15:40 – Attachment styles in the body 19:30 – Anxious vs avoidant vs disorganized  24:20 – Earned secure & nervous system repatterning 28:40 – Story follows state 31:00 – Why “safe space” language can backfire 40:20 – Boundaries as skills, not traits 44:00 – Dogs, co-regulation, & Boudreaux  49:30 – Trauma & Somatics trainings  Free Anthony de Mello Lecture: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pttMPB1EPdXjIkj3q-ZQ6GCuOQfhGa5k/view The next cohort of Attachment & Somatics begins on Feb 13th, 2026, with the first class scheduled for Feb 16th.  The next cohort of Trauma & Somatics begins May 2026. 🌐 Connect with Will: https://traumaandsomatics.com https://www.instagram.com/willrezin https://www.instagram.com/traumaandsomatics https://substack.com/@traumaandsomatics https://traumaandsomatics.com/the-somara-collective/ (Membership) Support the show Connect with Kristin: Website Instagram YouTube Kristin’s Best-Selling Book: Sex, Drugs, & Soul (Amazon) Spotify Audiobook Subscribe to the Pod: YouTube Spotify Apple Peptides: https://elliemd.com/kristinbirdwell Microdose 🍄 https://myfeelium.co/ password: opensesame Code: kristin20 for 20% off WAANDS – 10% off pleasure goodies Code: SEXDRUGSSOUL Support the Pod: Venmo: @hillbilly-healer PayPal: @KristinBirdwellLLC CashApp: $KristinBirdwell

    56 min
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Welcome to Sex, Drugs, & Soul, where the sacred gets spicy, the growth gets real, and the self-discovery comes with a side of mischief. I’m Kristin Birdwell, author, host, & playful professional line-blurrer between the profane and the profound. On this podcast, we break the rules, shed the shame, and get intimate through vulnerable conversations, sensual explorations, aaaand the occasional existential crisis.  I bring raw stories, deep wisdom, and unfiltered conversations with fellow seekers, sensual enthusiasts, experts, and pleasure revolutionaries. We’re talking sexuality, self-expression, psychedelics, spirituality, and all the beautifully messy things that make us human. If you’re ready to rewrite your story, drop the ‘shoulds,’ and live a life that turns you on… join me for a fun ride of inspiration and reclamation.  IG: @kristinbirdwell_ | kristinbirdwell.com YT: @SexDrugsSoul

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  • Creator
    Kristin Birdwell
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    114
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Sex, Drugs, & Soul
  • Show Website
    Sex, Drugs, & Soul

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