About this episode
Sex ed, silliness, and self-love—Amreen Karmali opens up about moving from shame to empowerment and embracing sex as play, connection, and self-love. 📈 STATS | 39 South Asian heterosexual cis female, she/her pronouns, single, founder of The Real Talk Project, former middle school science teacher, based in Los Angeles, into: emotional connection, communication, consent, boundaries, laughter, silliness, play, clitoral stimulation, hand play, safe sex, empowerment, and self-love. ⏰ TIME CODE 00:00 From science teacher to sex educator and starting The Real Talk Project 04:20 Leaving teaching to create more space for pleasure and self-care 05:37 Teaching middle school sex ed: giggles, taboo words, and real talk 08:32 Answering curious questions and breaking myths about sex 09:44 Building communication, consent, and boundary-setting skills 13:31 How sex ed shaped her own pleasure and communication 14:20 From shame to empowerment and quality over quantity 16:49 Emotional connection, domestic violence, and rediscovering joy in sex 19:26 What makes sex good: laughter, slowness, and playfulness 21:45 Kink curiosity, dungeon visits, and rejecting Fifty Shades myths 24:03 Honest orgasm talk: clitoral pleasure, hand techniques, and squirting 26:47 STI testing, sexual boundaries, and safe sex communication 29:29 Cultural conditioning, confidence, and saying no without guilt 31:10 Kicking out pushy partners and choosing safety 32:47 Talking about sex with friends and learning through conversation 34:30 Consent in long-term relationships and why asking is sexy 38:22 Advice to her younger self: self-love as the foundation for pleasure 40:08 Pleasure and joy as revolutionary acts and the power of self-worth 🤩 TOPICS | Anal sex myths, asking for consent, ass play, Bay Area upbringing, BDSM curiosity, blue waffle hoax, body confidence, boundaries in dating, casual hookups, clitoral orgasms, communication skills, condom use, connected sex, consent culture, dating after 30, domestic violence awareness, emotional intimacy, enthusiastic consent, female masturbation, finger play, first time sex stories, Fifty Shades of Grey criticism, gender justice education, getting tested for STIs, giggles in sex ed, hand stimulation, healthy relationships, heteronormative conditioning, honest conversations about sex, kink curiosity, laughter during sex, late bloomer sexuality, Los Angeles educator, masturbation techniques, middle school sex education, microaggressions in classrooms, Muslim household upbringing, one night stands, open sexual communication, orgasmic exploration, personal boundaries, pleasure-focused sex, porn misconceptions, post-divorce dating, respecting limits, safe sex conversations, self-love, sex after shame, sex education reform, sex ed in California schools, sex positivity, sexual assault awareness, sexual empowerment, sexual healing, sexual shame, sexual wellness, shared pleasure, single women and desire, slow sex, squirting experience, STI conversations, student curiosity, teacher stories, teaching about consent, teaching reproductive health, the Real Talk Project, women’s empowerment, women’s pleasure, writing taboo words on the board. 🔗 AMREEN LINKS | The Real Talk Project 🔥 PARTNERS | Make your world a sexier place—get a discount & support the pod! BEDUCATED: Learn how to have great sex | Use the code LOVER for 50% off your yearly membership RUGIET READY: A next-gen prescription to amplify arousal | Use the code LOVER for 15% off FIRMTECH: Performance-enhancing cock rings | Use the code LOVER for 15% off BUTTER WELLNESS: Prioritizing prostate pleasure | Use the code LOVER for 20% off SDC: A place for swingers to connect See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .