The Joy of (Sober) Sex with Tawny Lara

When writer and podcaster Tawny Lara quit drinking ... she also quit faking orgasms! In this episode, which was recorded live at the alcohol-free Getaway bar in Brooklyn, she talks to Ruby about all the ways getting sober impacts our dating life and intimate relationships.

Topics covered include:

-Sex as a performance - and how alcohol enables this.

-The positive influence of feminist porn.

-Being honest and vulnerable about what you want, in and out of the bedroom.

-Drinking as a way to mask body image issues.

-Taking the guilt out of pleasure.

-Self-pleasure as a practice of self-acceptance.

-The things we don’t get taught in sex ed ...

-Crying as an emotional orgasm.

Tawny Lara is the co-host of the Recovery Rocks podcast. You can discover more about her work HERE and follow her on Twitter and Instagram.

This episode is supported by Seedlip, the world's first non-alcoholic spirit. Learn more at Seedlipdrinks.com/us and  @seedlipsocial.