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Making Love: A Podcast with Sarah Rose Bright

Making Love: A Podcast with Sarah Rose Bright

By: Sarah Rose Bright
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 Making Love: A Podcast with Sarah Rose Bright is a podcast exploring the evolution of love, sex, relationships, and life - and the future we are co-creating. Through intimate and soulful conversations, I speak with love revolutionaries and pioneering voices - from grassroots visionaries to global leaders - who are reimagining how we connect, how we love, and how we live. Music: Trust and Surrender by Ayla Schafer. You can explore more of her beautiful music here - https://www.aylaschafer.co.uk/.2026 Sarah Rose Bright Hygiene & Healthy Living Relationships Social Sciences
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  • Sex, Men and Menopause with Graeme Waterfield

    Sex, Men and Menopause with Graeme Waterfield
    May 4 2026
    In this honest and intimate conversation, Sarah Rose Bright and Graeme Waterfield explore one of the least talked about dimensions of menopause: what it means for sex, intimacy, and the relationship between partners navigating this transition together.Sarah shares her own experience — the physical changes, the grief, the pain during sex, and the depth of intimacy that has emerged through it all. Graeme offers a rare male perspective: what it has asked of him, what was challenging, and what he has learned about presence, self-love, and how to truly support a partner through one of the most significant transitions of her life.This is a conversation for couples who want to meet this chapter with curiosity and love. And for anyone who senses that sex and intimacy - can deepen through menopause.In this conversation we explore:- Why menopause is an initiation — and what that reframe opens up- Sarah's personal journey through menopause and what has shifted- The male perspective on menopause — what it asks of male partners and where men can struggle- Why self-love is essential for men during their partner's menopause journey- The difference between presence and sensitivity in lovemaking- Why women may experience grief and sadness during menopause — and how this surfaces in intimate moments- The importance of checking in, communicating, and truly listening rather than moving into fix-it mode- How men can begin to transform their relationship with their own sexual energy- Mindful practices that transform the experience of intimacy during and beyond menopause- Why curiosity and love are the most powerful guides in navigating sexual relationships through significant life transitions- How lubrication, sensitivity, and conscious touch can enhance pleasure and connection- Why the journey of intimacy matters as much as — if not more than — the destinationBooks mentioned in this podcast:Second Spring by Kate CoddringtonTantric Sex for Men by Diana and Micheal RichardsonSlow Sex for Men by Diana and Micheal RichardsonMulti Orgasmic Man by Mantack ChiaGraeme Waterfield is a men’s coach who guides men into deeper presence, embodiment, and self-awareness. His sexual energy mastery training, blends meditation, Taoist principles, and nervous system awareness to transform sexual energy into love, vitality, and consciousness. Moving away from performance and intensity, his work emphasises relaxation, heart connection, and integrating sexuality into everyday life, helping men deepen intimacy, authenticity, and inner ease.Graeme and Sarah teach The Making Love Retreat® Together they guide couples into deeper dimensions of intimacy, lovemaking, and conscious connection.RESOURCES FROM GRAEMETo explore Graeme's work in meditation, embodiment and sexual energy mastery for men, including courses, coaching, retreats and teachings, visit: https://www.graemewaterfield.comGraeme’s Sexual Energy Mastery Training for men - a training for men exploring meditation, embodied awareness and the deeper potential of sexual energy as a pathway into embodiment.You can also find Graeme on Facebook:The Making Love Retreat for Couples, 12th - 18th October, 2026RESOURCES FROM SARAHDEVOTION is a 5-month journey for women to return home to their feminine bodies, awaken their sensuality and reclaim their true power. Starts 7th May 2026ABOUT YOUR HOSTYour podcast host is Sarah Rose Bright. Sarah Rose Bright is a Love, Sex & Intimacy Coach, an authorised teacher of The Making Love Retreats® and a Gene Keys Guide. She guides women and committed couples who feel stuck and unfulfilled in their intimate lives - and know this is the missing piece. Women return home to their body, awaken their sensuality and discover their true power. Couples transform sex into lovemaking, creating an erotic life filled with depth, passion, and love. Find out more: https://sarahrosebright.com/MUSIC: Trust and Surrender by Ayla Schafer. You can explore more of her beautiful music here - https://www.aylaschafer.co.uk/
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    55 mins
  • From Domination to Partnership - A New Story for Humanity with Dr Riane Eisler

    From Domination to Partnership - A New Story for Humanity with Dr Riane Eisler
    Apr 27 2026
    Dr Riane Eisler has had a profound impact on my life and it was such an honour to speak with her. Dr Riane is a cultural historian, social systems scientist, futurist and author. She is best known for The Chalice and the Blade and for Sacred Pleasure - a visionary exploration of sex, myth, and the politics of the body that was published 31 years ago and reads as though it were written for this very time.At the heart of our conversation is the framework Dr Riane created - Cultural Transformation Theory, which offers that the more fundamental question beneath all of our political and social categories is this - does a society organise itself around domination, or around partnership? Domination systems rely on rigid gender hierarchies, fear and violence beginning in the family. Partnership systems begin from a different premise entirely - that power can be power with rather than power over, and that caring roles are the foundation of society.We also explore how domination has been woven into our erotic imagination — into myth, religion, fairy tales, and pornography — and what it would mean to find our way back to a sexuality rooted in empathy and connection rather than performance and conquest. As Riane shared - the sexual revolution of the 1960s offered real opening, but a culture without sexual ethics is not liberation.Her depth of knowledge and her unique viewpoint as a true elder, she offers context for the times we are in. That the current regression we’re experiencing, is pushback to all movements that have been challenging domination.In this conversation we explore:Dr Riane's incredible personal story and how her childhood experiences planted the seeds of a lifetime's workCultural Transformation Theory and the partnership and domination lens that cuts through our inherited political categories and connects the dotsHow domination has been woven into our erotic imagination, through myth, religion, fairy tales, and pornography, and what a genuine sexual evolution might look likeThe context for the times we are living in and through the cultural transformation lensThe four cornerstones of cultureThe radical and still-urgent vision of Sacred Pleasure - and why a book published 31 years ago feels more relevant than everThis conversation only scratched the surface of what Dr Riane's work holds - and there is so much more I wanted to explore with her. I really encourage you to read Sacred Pleasure. It is a potent and I feel essential book.Sacred Pleasure is an exploration of how sexuality, the body, and pleasure have been shaped, and distorted, by the shift from partnership to domination cultures. Drawing on archaeology, mythology, religion and history, she traces how what was once considered sacred - the erotic, the feminine, the body's capacity for pleasure and connection, was systematically vilified, controlled, and weaponised as domination systems took hold.She shows how pain, submission, and violence became eroticised through religion, myth, law, and culture, and how this distortion runs through everything from fairy tales to pornography to the way we understand romantic love.The book is visionary, as Dr Riane writes, that reclaiming the erotic and the body as sacred, is not only personally liberating but politically and culturally transformative and how that would shape a genuinely partnership-oriented world.Riane Eisler, JD, PhD(h), is the recipient of many honors, such as the Distinguished Peace Leadership Award earlier given to the Dalai Lama, and internationally known for her groundbreaking contributions as a systems scientist, futurist, and cultural historian. She is author of many books, including The Chalice and the Blade, now in its 57th US printing and 27 foreign editions, The Real Wealth of Nations, hailed by Nobel Peace Laureate Desmond Tutu as "a template for the better world we have been so urgently seeking," and Nurturing Our Humanity, Oxford University Press, 2019, co-authored with Douglas P. Fry.Eisler’s innovative whole-systems research offers new perspectives and practical tools for constructing a less violent, more egalitarian, gender-balanced, and sustainable future. Eisler is President of the Center for Partnership Systems (CPS), which provides practical applications of her work, and Editor in Chief of the online Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies published at the University of Minnesota. She keynotes conferences worldwide, has taught at many universities, has written hundreds of articles and contributions to both scholarly and popular books, pioneered the application of human rights standards to women and children, has addressed the UN General Assembly, and consults to businesses and governments on the partnership model introduced by her work.RESOURCES FROM RIANEWebsite — rianeeisler.comPeace Begins at Home SummitThe Chalice and the Blade — Riane EislerSacred Pleasure — Riane EislerThe Real Wealth of Nations — Riane EislerNurturing Our Humanity — ...
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    54 mins
  • The Peaceful Penis with Graeme Waterfield

    The Peaceful Penis with Graeme Waterfield
    Apr 13 2026
    What if the way we've been taught to think about the penis - and about penetration, erection, and performance - has been limiting the depth of connection available to us?In this conversation, Sarah Rose Bright is joined by her partner Graeme Waterfield to explore the idea of the ‘peaceful penis’. A concept that challenges everything our culture has told us about how male sexuality should look, feel, and function - and opens the door to a far more pleasurable, and deeply intimate experience of lovemaking.This is a conversation for anyone ready to move beyond performance and into presence, curious about what becomes possible when relaxation, mindfulness, and genuine connection replace pressure, urgency, and goal-oriented sex.Sarah and Graeme speak honestly from their own journey together.In this conversation we explore:- What the peaceful penis actually means - and why it represents a more balanced, connected approach to sexuality- How cultural conditioning has shaped the way we understand erections, penetration, and male sexual performance- Why relaxation during lovemaking creates deeper emotional connection than arousal alone- The difference between a performance-based approach to sex and a presence-based one- Why erections don't need to lead anywhere - and what opens up when that pressure is released- How softness in the body can lead to greater intimacy and pleasure than hardness ever could- The role of emotionality in sex - and how it can create pressure and disconnection without us realising- How to begin reconditioning sexual energy - with curiosity rather than agenda- Practices of gentle touch and conscious presence that cultivate genuine intimacy- Why the journey of conscious sexuality is ongoing, evolving, and infinite- Tools - not rules - for erotic exploration togetherGraeme Waterfield is a men’s coach who guides men into deeper presence, embodiment, and self-awareness. His sexual energy mastery training, blends meditation, Taoist principles, and nervous system awareness to transform sexual energy into love, vitality, and consciousness. Moving away from performance and intensity, his work emphasises relaxation, heart connection, and integrating sexuality into everyday life, helping men deepen intimacy, authenticity, and inner ease.Graeme and Sarah teach The Making Love Retreat®. Together they guide couples into deeper dimensions of intimacy, lovemaking, and conscious connection.RESOURCES FROM GRAEMETo explore Graeme's work in meditation, embodiment and sexual energy mastery for men, including courses, coaching, retreats and teachings, visit: https://www.graemewaterfield.comGraeme’s Sexual Energy Mastery Training for men - a training for men exploring meditation, embodied awareness and the deeper potential of sexual energy as a pathway into embodiment. This course starts April 14th, 2026 (though you can join up to April 21st).You can also find Graeme on Facebook.The Making Love Retreat for Couples, 12th - 18th October, 2026RESOURCES FROM SARAHDEVOTION is a 5-month journey for women to return home to their feminine bodies, awaken their sensuality and reclaim their true power. Starts 7th May 2026ABOUT YOUR HOSTYour podcast host is Sarah Rose Bright. Sarah Rose Bright is a Love, Sex & Intimacy Coach, an authorised teacher of The Making Love Retreats® and a Gene Keys Guide. She guides women and committed couples who feel stuck and unfulfilled in their intimate lives - and know this is the missing piece. Women return home to their body, awaken their sensuality and discover their true power. Couples transform sex into lovemaking, creating an erotic life filled with depth, passion, and love. Find out more: https://sarahrosebright.com/MUSIC: Trust and Surrender by Ayla Schafer. You can explore more of her beautiful music here - https://www.aylaschafer.co.uk/
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    47 mins
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