<script data-pm-proxy="intercept"></script><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Authentic Sex with Juliet Allen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unfiltered, unapologetic, unforgettable - Juliet Allen delivers modern sex ed through private podcast episodes, sensual storytelling, erotic aliveness, and raw personal truth. This is your front-row seat to her most intimate work and latest offerings.]]></description><link>https://julietallen.substack.com</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WsR3!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc74f7f65-3e19-414f-b024-ac28cbefa48c_1280x1280.png</url><title>Authentic Sex with Juliet Allen</title><link>https://julietallen.substack.com</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 04:09:59 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="/__u/julietallen.substack.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Juliet Allen]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[info@juliet-allen.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[info@juliet-allen.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Juliet Allen]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Juliet Allen]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[info@juliet-allen.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[info@juliet-allen.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Juliet Allen]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[The Invisible Things That Kill Your Desire]]></title><description><![CDATA[If your libido is low, you're not broken, and you're not a failure. It's just information. This episode is all about the invisible things quietly killing your desire and what to do about it.]]></description><link>https://julietallen.substack.com/p/invisible-things-kill-your-desire</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://julietallen.substack.com/p/invisible-things-kill-your-desire</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Juliet Allen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 02:16:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d4a4ce99-d78f-478a-a75f-2b84cb5589c2_920x482.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, I&#8217;m talking about something I spend a lot of time on with my one-on-one clients and get asked about constantly in my DMs: the invisible things that kill your desire. Not just libido,&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[6 Things Related to Sex That Are Worth the Money]]></title><description><![CDATA[You can&#8217;t buy a great sex life. But these things are worth the investment.]]></description><link>https://julietallen.substack.com/p/6-things-related-to-sex-that-are</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://julietallen.substack.com/p/6-things-related-to-sex-that-are</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Juliet Allen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:05:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sXpi!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffd42168a-d4ae-47cb-9899-1c032b1ef8c1_3527x1921.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m actually quite particular about what I spend money on. I&#8217;d much rather own fewer things that I genuinely love, invest in experiences that enrich my life, and pay for quality where I think it really matters.</p><p><strong>And sex is no different.</strong></p><p>You absolutely do not need an expensive lifestyle to have an incredible sex life. Some of the best things for intimacy are completely free: presence, time, communication, touch, curiosity.</p><p>But after 15 years working as a sexologist - and 44 years being a woman - there are a few things related to sex that I genuinely think are worth spending money on.</p><p>Here are mine.</p><h3>1. Anything you want</h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sXpi!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffd42168a-d4ae-47cb-9899-1c032b1ef8c1_3527x1921.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sXpi!, /__u/julietallen.substack.com/w_424, /__u/julietallen.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/julietallen.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/julietallen.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/julietallen.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffd42168a-d4ae-47cb-9899-1c032b1ef8c1_3527x1921.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sXpi!, /__u/julietallen.substack.com/w_848, /__u/julietallen.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/julietallen.substack.com/f_webp, 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questioning whether you <em>should</em> want it.</p><p>I think we could all benefit from becoming a little more honest about our desires - sexually and otherwise.</p><h3>2. 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It&#8217;s where we sleep, rest, cuddle, talk, make love, reconnect and sometimes have the conversations that change everything.</p><p>I want my bedroom to feel like a sanctuary and my bed to feel beautiful against my skin. Good linen gets softer with age, lasts for years and makes the everyday ritual of getting into bed feel a little more luxurious.</p><h3>3. Premium lube</h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!372O!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff06c99b7-b7fe-43e5-a1cc-4eb1f2c35e44_4933x6098.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!372O!, /__u/julietallen.substack.com/w_424, /__u/julietallen.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/julietallen.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/julietallen.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/julietallen.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff06c99b7-b7fe-43e5-a1cc-4eb1f2c35e44_4933x6098.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!372O!, /__u/julietallen.substack.com/w_848, /__u/julietallen.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/julietallen.substack.com/f_webp, 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/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!372O!, /__u/julietallen.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/julietallen.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/julietallen.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/julietallen.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/julietallen.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff06c99b7-b7fe-43e5-a1cc-4eb1f2c35e44_4933x6098.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 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shape the way we love, communicate, trust, receive pleasure and navigate intimacy.</p><p>I&#8217;m a huge believer in investing in good therapy - individually and as a couple - <em>before</em> your relationship is falling apart.</p><p>There is enormous value in understanding yourself better. <a href="https://www.juliet-allen.com/mentoring">Book a session with me here.</a></p><h3>6. <a href="https://www.juliet-allen.com/shop">The Juliet Pleasure Wand&#8482;</a></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Eb7e!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F46a0257d-f447-43ae-8f95-272087b36a61_5047x5863.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Eb7e!, /__u/julietallen.substack.com/w_424, 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I&#8217;ve moved through these seasons at very different stages of my life, and each one has taught me something new about intimacy, identity, pleasure and what it means to be a woman and a mother.</p><p>Over the years on the <a href="https://www.juliet-allen.com/podcast-authentic-sex">Authentic Sex podcast</a>, I&#8217;ve shared many of my own experiences alongside conversations with incredible guests about conception, pregnancy, birth, postpartum, libido, sex and motherhood. I&#8217;ve gathered 15 of these episodes here in one place for you to explore wherever you are on your own journey.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://julietallen.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/julietallen.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h3>Here&#8217;s 15 episodes to enjoy:</h3><p><em><strong><a href="https://www.juliet-allen.com/podcasts/podcast-058-sex-pregnancy-birth-and-beyond">Podcast Episode 58: Sex, Pregnancy, Birth &amp; Beyond</a></strong></em></p><p>Spotify: </p><iframe class="spotify-wrap podcast" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6765630000ba8abfd9d16d68110e17c8d3a672&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Sex, Pregnancy, Birth &amp; Beyond&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Juliet Allen | 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As both a sexologist and a mother to three children aged 20, 5 and 3, I&#8217;ve experienced these conversations across very different stages of childhood. Professionally, I&#8217;ve spent years supporting thousands of parents to navigate this part of parenting with more confidence, honesty and ease.</p><p>What I&#8217;ve learnt is that &#8220;the sex talk&#8221; isn&#8217;t one big conversation. It&#8217;s hundreds of small, age-appropriate moments that build trust over time. When we create a home where bodies, consent, relationships and sexuality can be spoken about openly, we give our children one of the greatest gifts possible: the confidence to come to us with their questions, their experiences and their challenges. Below, I&#8217;ve shared seven podcast episodes that will help you approach these conversations with more confidence, clarity and compassion, no matter how old your children are.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://julietallen.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/julietallen.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h4><strong>Here&#8217;s 7 episodes to get you started:</strong></h4><ol><li><p><a href="https://www.juliet-allen.com/podcasts/how-to-talk-to-kids-about-sex">How To Talk To Kids About Sex</a></p></li></ol><iframe class="spotify-wrap podcast" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6765630000ba8a37cf13c9c32f6b5725bc9056&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;How To Talk To Kids About Sex&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Juliet Allen | Sexologist&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Episode&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/episode/7iqAOJjgKiYoXVQlTSHQP0&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/7iqAOJjgKiYoXVQlTSHQP0" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><ol start="2"><li><p><a href="https://www.juliet-allen.com/podcasts/025-5-things-i-wish-i-was-taught-in-high-school-sex-ed">5 Things I Wish I Was Taught In High School Sex Ed</a></p><iframe class="spotify-wrap podcast" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6765630000ba8afdcdeefa041927b98df8d090&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;5 Things I Wish I Learnt In High School Sex Ed&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Juliet Allen | Sexologist&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Episode&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/episode/3SfL53SjD6xx7YsD7FyQPg&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/3SfL53SjD6xx7YsD7FyQPg" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe></li><li><p><a href="https://www.juliet-allen.com/podcasts/podcast-054-how-to-talk-to-kids-about-periods-amp-masturbation">How To Talk To Kids About Periods &amp; Masturbation</a> (sorry, I can&#8217;t find this episode on Spotify, but you can listen on my website <strong><a href="https://www.juliet-allen.com/podcasts/podcast-054-how-to-talk-to-kids-about-periods-amp-masturbation">here</a></strong>).</p></li></ol><ol start="4"><li><p><a href="https://www.juliet-allen.com/podcasts/92-raising-sex-positive-kids-with-winter-jade-icely">Raising Sex Positive Kids with Winter Jade Icely</a></p><iframe class="spotify-wrap podcast" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6765630000ba8a7655845d1c931d1084a2957e&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Raising Sex Positive Kids with Winter Jade Icely&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Juliet Allen | Sexologist&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Episode&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/episode/6cklgSEcU45NArEMbLsCeb&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/6cklgSEcU45NArEMbLsCeb" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe></li><li><p><a href="https://www.juliet-allen.com/podcasts/94-a-teenagers-guide-to-sex">A Teenager&#8217;s Guide To Sex</a></p></li></ol><iframe class="spotify-wrap podcast" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6765630000ba8a7655845d1c931d1084a2957e&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A Teenager's Guide To Sex&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Juliet Allen | Sexologist&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Episode&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/episode/3IhVirF3IXIgvY1veJFh7q&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/3IhVirF3IXIgvY1veJFh7q" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" loading="lazy" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><ol start="6"><li><p><a href="https://www.juliet-allen.com/podcasts/exploring-self-pleasure-tantra-parenting-and-sex-w/-juliet-as-a-guest-on-sol-cleanse-podcast">Exploring Self-Pleasure, Tantra, Parenting and Sex w/ Juliet as a guest on Sol Cleanse Podcas</a>t</p></li></ol><iframe class="spotify-wrap podcast" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6765630000ba8a7655845d1c931d1084a2957e&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Exploring Self-Pleasure, Tantra, Parenting and Sex w/ Juliet as a guest on Sol Cleanse Podcast&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Juliet Allen | Sexologist&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Episode&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/episode/1WcpIa26zbVuiOdLRkmvUT&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/1WcpIa26zbVuiOdLRkmvUT" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" loading="lazy" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><ol start="7"><li><p>Beyond the Bump: Talking to our kids about sex with sexologist Juliet Allen</p></li></ol><iframe class="spotify-wrap podcast" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6765630000ba8a78f41538f6b0359b8432ccff&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Talking to our kids about sex - with sexologist Juliet Allen&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Sophie Pearce &amp; 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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[10 Podcast Episodes for Better Sex, Relationships and Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[A curated collection of my favourite podcast episodes]]></description><link>https://julietallen.substack.com/p/10-podcast-episodes-for-better-sex</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://julietallen.substack.com/p/10-podcast-episodes-for-better-sex</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Juliet Allen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:05:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8e735bd1-648e-4be4-8e82-bebeb33e9932_736x944.webp" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Over the past 9 years, I&#8217;ve had the privilege of sitting down with some of the world&#8217;s leading experts, researchers, authors, therapists and teachers to have honest conversations about sex, relationships, health, love, spirituality and what it truly means to live a deeply connected life.</p><p>The <a href="https://www.juliet-allen.com/podcast-authentic-sex">Authentic Sex Podcast</a> now has more than 200 episodes, which is amazing, but it can also make it hard to know where to begin! So I&#8217;ve done the hard work for you.</p><p>Below are 10 episodes I come back to time and time again. Some have completely changed the way I think. Others have deeply influenced my work as a sexologist, mentor and educator. And all of them have something powerful to offer, whether you&#8217;re wanting to improve your sex life, strengthen your relationships, better understand yourself or simply feel more alive.</p><p>Think of this as your starting point! Once you&#8217;ve worked your way through these 10, I invite you to explore the full library of 200+ episodes using the link below. And if <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1Z5EGne4q8M7GpSYmcYktu?si=2e399e4e6a3d42a6">Spotify</a> isn&#8217;t your thing, you&#8217;ll also find every episode on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/authentic-sex-with-juliet-allen/id1246009609">Apple Podcasts</a>.</p><p>Happy listening! &#10084;&#65039;</p><p><strong>P.S.</strong> If you find yourself wanting more, I also release exclusive private podcast episodes every week for the women inside my <a href="https://www.juliet-allen.com/sexlife">SexLife&#8482; membership</a> and for my <a href="/__u/julietallen.substack.com/s/the-private-podcast">paid Substack</a> subscribers. These episodes are more personal and often include the teachings, reflections and behind-the-scenes conversations that I don&#8217;t share publicly. If you&#8217;re ready to keep learning, growing and deepening alongside me each week, I&#8217;d love to welcome you inside!</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://julietallen.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/julietallen.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h4>Here&#8217;s 10 episodes to get you started:</h4><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/0R2DWxnitCWkDPRSey1lwA?si=e-Hh6lGdQm6XkIXAtESdsQ">The Sacred Slut</a> (this was the first ever episode I recorded back in 2017!)</p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/34CzeNEZQuJrwv1eugqpyn?si=tEVbu7cxQZimrJqtnSIh-g">Understanding Men &amp; The Secrets of a Happy Marriage </a> with Alison Armstrong</p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/5tMIW71v9Fx6BaSYGAyD6O?si=T-ZQicKNRo-knz0f0cV5Pw">What Men Crave </a> with John Wineland</p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/44ZaxRQrwxpb7rbzPaNjcf?si=avjIEXGoQy6Yybd5a5aRRg">Secrets of Great Sex and Deep Pleasure</a> </p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Iz9qmYTEgEArRg0RVukuq?si=-ONZDOI6SXOufZqZPdDrbQ">Conversations About All-Things Anal, Anal Orgasms, Heartbreak and Breakups</a> with Winter Jade Icely</p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Dkzxa5UTn7WWs38wsKCXG?si=g-WmrT7WRguckajuzffRFA">Cock Shame, Sexual Shadow &amp; Leaky Sexual Energy</a> with Nick Perry</p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/3oqzdVIgXg2kjNjK0uflnQ?si=Aenam7orSeun3k4R0pFXLw">Female Ejaculation &amp; Orgasmic Alchemy</a> with Stephanie Phillips</p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/1O6YPeKUIPUK4AgPNfLHqP?si=V7jeP6QQRh-8i1sX6lg9dQ">Open Relationships &amp; Group Sex</a> with Stephanie Curtis</p><p><a 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8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>People often ask me what destroys relationships. They&#8217;re expecting me to say affairs, or poor communication, or children, or mismatched libidos - and sure, those things can create real challenges. But after more than 14 years working as a sexologist and relationship coach, the biggest mistake is way simpler than any of that: <strong><mark data-color="#f4cccc" style="background-color: rgb(244, 204, 204); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">people stop investing in their relationship.</mark></strong></p><p>We live in a world that constantly encourages us to improve ourselves. We invest in our careers, we hire business coaches, we go to the gym, we listen to health podcasts, read books about money, spend thousands of dollars renovating our homes. <strong><mark data-color="#f4cccc" style="background-color: rgb(244, 204, 204); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">And yet the relationship we say is one of the most important parts of our life often gets whatever energy is left over at the end of the day.</mark></strong></p><p>And often, we assume love will carry us. But it won&#8217;t. <strong><mark data-color="#f4cccc" style="background-color: rgb(244, 204, 204); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Love is the foundation - but it isn&#8217;t the whole house.</mark></strong><mark data-color="#f4cccc" style="background-color: rgb(244, 204, 204); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </mark>A thriving relationship requires attention, skill, curiosity and devotion. <strong>That&#8217;s why I highly recommend couples to stop doing these six things:</strong></p><h4><strong>Stop putting your relationship last.</strong> </h4><p>Your children matter. Your career matters. Your friendships matter. But if your relationship is always at the bottom of the list, don&#8217;t be surprised when the connection starts to fade. Relationships don&#8217;t thrive on leftovers. Full stop.</p><h4><strong>Stop waiting until something feels broken.</strong> </h4><p>Most couples seek help when they're barely having sex, constantly arguing, or one person is already halfway out the door. But a musician doesn't wait until they've forgotten how to play before they pick up the instrument again. They practise consistently and master it, even when nothing feels urgent - because that's what keeps mastery alive. Your relationship deserves the same devotion!</p><h4><strong>Stop expecting sexual chemistry to maintain itself.</strong> </h4><p>One of the biggest myths we&#8217;ve been sold is that chemistry either exists or it doesn&#8217;t. I don&#8217;t believe that&#8217;s true. Attraction is something you create - through presence, through play, through novelty, through curiosity. It isn&#8217;t passive.</p><h4><strong>Stop having the same conversations. </strong>&#129393;</h4><p>Many couples spend years discussing logistics: who&#8217;s picking up the kids, what&#8217;s for dinner, have you paid the electricity bill. Important conversations, yes - but they&#8217;re not the conversations that create intimacy. Talk about your fantasies, your fears, your dreams, the version of yourselves you&#8217;re both becoming. That&#8217;s where relationships become alive again.</p><h4><strong>Stop expecting your partner to read your mind.</strong></h4><p>They&#8217;re your partner, not your psychic. One of the sexiest skills you can develop is learning to clearly communicate what you desire - not through criticism, not through hints, but through honesty.</p><h4><strong>Stop thinking love is enough.</strong></h4><p>Love matters deeply, but so does communication, emotional maturity, self-awareness, erotic intelligence, and the willingness to keep learning. Long-term love isn&#8217;t sustained by feelings alone. It&#8217;s sustained by the choices you make every day.</p><p>Which brings me to one final point: <strong><mark data-color="#f4cccc" style="background-color: rgb(244, 204, 204); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">please stop hoping your sex life will magically get better. It won&#8217;t. Not because anything is wrong with you, but because great sex, like anything worthwhile, is a craft.</mark></strong> You learn it. You practise it. You devote yourself to it. The couples with the deepest intimacy aren&#8217;t necessarily the most compatible. They&#8217;re the ones who never stop learning each other.</p><p>If you&#8217;re reading this thinking, <em><strong><mark data-color="#fff2cc" style="background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I want more than &#8220;fine.&#8221; I want a relationship that feels deeply connected, playful and alive</mark></strong></em> - then I think you&#8217;ll love the <strong>Sexual Artistry 2.0 Masterclass</strong>, <strong><a href="https://www.juliet-allen.com/sexlife">available inside SexLife&#8482;</a>.</strong> This isn&#8217;t about learning a few new techniques. It&#8217;s about becoming the kind of lover who knows how to create extraordinary experiences, year after year. Because your relationship deserves more than hope. It deserves your devotion.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!21Pg!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc7203360-0f9c-4514-99b6-aaf970c0741a_5520x3105.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!21Pg!, /__u/julietallen.substack.com/w_424, /__u/julietallen.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/julietallen.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/julietallen.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/julietallen.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc7203360-0f9c-4514-99b6-aaf970c0741a_5520x3105.png 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!21Pg!, /__u/julietallen.substack.com/w_848, /__u/julietallen.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/julietallen.substack.com/f_webp, 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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Loved Her. But Something Was Missing. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[my body knew something was wrong]]></description><link>https://julietallen.substack.com/p/i-loved-her-but-something-was-missing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://julietallen.substack.com/p/i-loved-her-but-something-was-missing</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Juliet Allen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 22:51:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/418bc648-cebc-43a8-a450-9b55015bc0d9_5472x3648.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There was a woman I loved once.</p><p>We started out as besties and soon fell in love. It was the kind of love that builds a whole life around it - we shared similar values, we laughed constantly, which has always mattered to me. We moved in together, adopted a dog, parented my daughter together, and started planning a family of our own. She was charismatic, generous and intelligent.</p><p>And for a long time, I told myself that was enough.</p><p>But if I&#8217;m honest - something always felt like it was missing. Right from the start.</p><p>At the time, I explained it away. <em>I miss men,</em> I told myself. And there was truth in that - my erotic attraction, as the years unfolded, kept turning back toward men. But three years into the relationship, I could see a second truth I wasn&#8217;t ready for at the beginning. The way we had sex wasn&#8217;t actually so different from every relationship before hers. It was goal-oriented. Touch always had a destination. Pleasure had an objective. Orgasm sat at the centre of everything, whether either of us admitted it or not.</p><p>And honestly, I didn&#8217;t know there was another way to do sex. I hadn&#8217;t experienced Tantra yet. I&#8217;d rarely experienced conscious lovemaking - never slowed down long enough to discover that intimacy could be an exploration instead of a finish line. Back then I believed great sex was something <a href="/__u/julietallen.substack.com/p/naturally-good-in-bed-isnt-a-real?r=1vdprm">you either had or you didn&#8217;t</a>. You found the chemistry, or you spent your life accepting that something would always be a little missing.</p><p>I could not have been more wrong.</p><p>Years later, when the relationship was at its end and in turmoil, <a href="/__u/julietallen.substack.com/p/what-the-f-is-tantric-living?r=1vdprm">I found Tantra</a> - and it cracked my understanding of intimacy wide open. It was an absolute life-saver and BLEW MY MIND. It was like a doorway opened that I hadn&#8217;t known was there. And everything I found on the other side of it eventually became the Sexual Artistry framework I now teach. Not because Tantra promised longer orgasms, or wilder sex, or some new trick to add to the list, but because it taught me to <a href="/__u/julietallen.substack.com/p/lets-talk-about-tantric-sex-hint?r=1vdprm">relate to pleasure entirely differently</a>.</p><p>Instead of <em>how do we get somewhere</em> - I started asking <em>how deeply can I feel this moment.</em> Instead of chasing climax, I became fascinated with presence. Instead of performing, I got curious about sensation. Instead of engineering an outcome, I learned how to build an experience and a ritual.</p><p>Here&#8217;s the unexpected part: the moment I stopped making orgasm the goal, pleasure got infinitely bigger. Not because every encounter became flawless - it didn&#8217;t, and it still isn&#8217;t. But because I stopped rating intimacy on how it ended. I started rating it on how alive I felt while I was inside it. That one shift rearranged everything downstream of it - how I kissed, how I touched, how I asked for what I wanted, and how I received what was offered. How I made love, full stop.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://julietallen.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/julietallen.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p>And after over a decade working with thousands of women, I&#8217;ve noticed something most people never say out loud: they don&#8217;t actually need more confidence in bed. They need an entirely different framework. They&#8217;ve learned the positions, <a href="/__u/julietallen.substack.com/p/the-ritual-of-self-pleasure-and-how?r=1vdprm">bought the toys</a>, gone looking for chemistry like it&#8217;s a thing you either stumble into or you don&#8217;t. Waited for passion to strike them, unannounced, like a weather system. But almost no one has ever been taught how to become an extraordinary lover - not through performance, not through technique alone, but through presence, through devotion, through the willingness to treat intimacy as an art form you can actually study, the way you&#8217;d study an instrument, or a language, or a craft.</p><p>Looking back, I don&#8217;t think the thing missing from that relationship was love. We had plenty of that. It was artistry. 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Wand&#8482;&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.juliet-allen.com/shop"><span>Shop The Juliet Pleasure Wand&#8482;</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[I cried in my car after this workshop. (I thought I knew what intimacy was, I didn't)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The invitation I almost said no to &#128527;]]></description><link>https://julietallen.substack.com/p/i-cried-in-my-car-after-this-workshop</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://julietallen.substack.com/p/i-cried-in-my-car-after-this-workshop</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Juliet Allen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:08:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/973483e8-7fe0-4971-9e9c-c9faf912c0f4_696x424.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Before I discovered Tantra, I thought I knew what intimacy was. I&#8217;d had fun, flirty lovers. Some sweet, kind ones too. Sex that was good enough - sometimes great.</p><p>But looking back, most of it fell into what I now call <em><a href="/__u/julietallen.substack.com/p/the-psychology-behind-feeling-disconnected">takeaway sex</a>. </em>Tasty. Fast. Hot. Gone as quickly as it came. </p><p>There was pleasure&#8230; but not depth. Connection&#8230; but not true intimacy. Touch&#8230; but not devotion.</p><p>Truth is, I didn&#8217;t know there was anything else on the menu. I genuinely thought that was just what sex was. &#128563;</p><p>Then I landed in a room where the rules were different.</p><p>No one was rushing. No one was performing. There was slowness, stillness, presence - and this terrifying invitation to be <em>seen</em>. Like, really seen. Through the breath. Through the eyes. Through the vulnerable, unguarded space of the heart.</p><p>It cracked me open. Truly.</p><p>I remember leaving that first Tantra workshop and sitting in my car for what felt like hours. Crying. Laughing. Feeling more alive - and more <em>me</em> - than I had in years. Because I had finally tasted something real and something true. Something I&#8217;d been aching for without even knowing it.</p><p><strong>That&#8217;s what <a href="/__u/julietallen.substack.com/p/lets-talk-about-tantric-sex-hint?r=1vdprm">Tantra</a> gave me.</strong> Not a new technique. A new relationship to intimacy itself.</p><p>And it&#8217;s exactly why I started studying it and then teaching it.</p><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Y1KM!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F60274c8c-9dea-46e8-9d10-b3f892d13b34_5760x3240.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Y1KM!, /__u/julietallen.substack.com/w_424, /__u/julietallen.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/julietallen.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/julietallen.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/julietallen.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F60274c8c-9dea-46e8-9d10-b3f892d13b34_5760x3240.png 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Y1KM!, 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8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Here&#8217;s what I want you to sit with: if your sex life has felt like takeaway food - satisfying in the moment, but left you feeling a bit yuck/discontent - that&#8217;s not because something&#8217;s wrong with you. It&#8217;s because nobody ever showed you the other *gourmet* menu exists.</p><p>Most of us were taught sex as performance. Fast, goal-oriented, slightly disconnected from the body even while we&#8217;re using it. We get good at the choreography without ever learning the <em>presence</em> and the <em>ART.</em></p><p>But presence, depth and true TURN-ON is learnable. It&#8217;s the kind of intimacy that touches your heart and soul, and not just your skin - the kind that makes you cry in your car afterward because you finally felt something <em>real</em> (that&#8217;s not reserved for spiritually gifted people or Tantra teachers). It&#8217;s a practice. One I get to teach!</p><p>This is exactly what I built <strong>Sexual Artistry 2.0</strong> to hold space for.</p><p>It&#8217;s a 90-minute masterclass where I take you through the foundations of erotic intelligence, presence, worship, and embodied connection - the same territory that cracked me open all those years ago, distilled into something you can start practicing immediately. Whether you&#8217;re single or partnered, whether your sex life already feels good and you&#8217;re craving <em>ecstatic</em>, or whether it&#8217;s felt flat for a while now - this is your invitation to taste something deeper.</p><p><span>The Sexual Artistry 2.0 Masterclass is available inside </span><a href="https://www.juliet-allen.com/sexlife">SexLife&#8482;</a><span>.</span></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.juliet-allen.com/sexlife&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;JOIN SEXLIFE&#8482;&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.juliet-allen.com/sexlife"><span>JOIN SEXLIFE&#8482;</span></a></p><p>Juliet xo</p><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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(And Why You're Probably Doing It Wrong)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great sex is artistry - a skill, a presence, a practice. You weren't born "naturally good" or "naturally vanilla." This episode unpacks my four pillars of sexual artistry.]]></description><link>https://julietallen.substack.com/p/wtf-is-sexual-artistry</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://julietallen.substack.com/p/wtf-is-sexual-artistry</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Juliet Allen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 23:01:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/203510144/0c656ee4dd5113736e763905417e91e1.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There was a point in my life where I thought great sex was just something you either had or you didn&#8217;t. You were born wildly sexual or born pretty vanilla, and that was it. In my opinion, that&#8217;s a complete lie. The truth is, most people are practicing the same three moves on repeat and calling it a sex life. Sex isn&#8217;t something you&#8217;re born naturally good at. It&#8217;s a skill, it&#8217;s presence, it&#8217;s a choice, and it&#8217;s something we work on, the same way a musician masters their instrument.</p><p>In this episode, I&#8217;m breaking down the four pillars of sexual artistry - inner work, presence, devotion, and creativity - and giving you a taste of the five sexual archetypes I work with, including each one&#8217;s gift and its shadow. Because knowing your archetype is step one, but what you do with it is the part that actually changes your sex life.</p><p>This episode is just a taster of what I teach inside Sexual Artistry 2.0, a 90-minute masterclass designed to help you transform your sex life from routine to alive, magnetic, and unforgettable. Whether you&#8217;re single or partnered, whether your sex life is already good and you want it ecstatic, or whether it&#8217;s felt stuck for a while now, this masterclass will show you how to take sex from something you do to something you <em>embody</em>.</p><p>The Sexual Artistry 2.0 Masterclass is available inside <a href="https://www.juliet-allen.com/sexlife">SexLife&#8482;</a>.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://julietallen.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/julietallen.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A client said to me last week: <em>&#8220;I want a better sex life. I just don&#8217;t have the time.&#8221; </em></p><p>Same week, she continued training for a half marathon, restructured her team in her business, and started researching an itinerary for her trip to Europe in November.</p><p>Here&#8217;s the confronting truth about this situation (that I see TIME AND TIME AGAIN):</p><p><strong><mark data-color="#fce5cd" style="background-color: rgb(252, 229, 205); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We prioritise what we believe matters.</mark></strong></p><p>If you desire deep intimacy, fulfilling sex and a relationship that continues to evolve, your erotic life deserves your attention too.</p><p>Great sex isn&#8217;t something that simply happens to a lucky few. It&#8217;s a practice, an art and a craft. Just as you wouldn&#8217;t expect to become an exceptional musician, chef, business owner or athlete without learning and practising, why would your sex life be any different?</p><p>Honestly, I wouldn&#8217;t be the lover I am today if I hadn&#8217;t consistently committed to learning and growing in this area, as a woman. And throughout my life and career, the most connected lovers I&#8217;ve met are devoted students of intimacy and sex. They stay curious, they communicate, they devote themselves to learning, an they practise. They continue to refine the way they love, touch and connect.</p><p>Your sexuality is one of the most powerful parts of being human. It holds the key to so much magic and fun! It influences your confidence, creativity, vitality, relationships and sense of aliveness.</p><p>So perhaps the question isn&#8217;t whether you have time to prioritise your sex life.</p><p>Perhaps the question is:</p><p><em><strong>What becomes possible when you do?</strong></em></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bkIL!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa2bff18c-3f65-4622-b7a8-b79302fccfa1_5760x3240.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bkIL!, /__u/julietallen.substack.com/w_424, /__u/julietallen.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/julietallen.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/julietallen.substack.com/q_auto:good, 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Not because I found some magic trick. Because of hundreds of small, unsexy, daily choices that compound over time. I used to think feeling good in your body was about restriction, about doing more, about chasing some ideal. It's not. It's about getting ruthless with what you let in - what you eat, who you spend time with, what you tolerate, what you scroll. I'm 44 and I love my body, love my life, love who I've become. Here's 40 of the things that got me here. Take what you love, leave the rest.</p><h4><strong>HEALTH &#127819;</strong></h4><ol><li><p>Eat well &amp; eat fresh. Full stop.</p></li><li><p>Eat organic. The shit they spray on fruit and veggies is poison.</p></li><li><p>Get regular therapy. Even if you love your life. Get regular therapy.</p></li><li><p>Reset your body with my Body Cleanse - 10 days, full reset. You can find the BC guide inside <a href="https://www.juliet-allen.com/sexlife">SexLife&#8482;</a></p></li><li><p>Stop eating white refined sugar. It&#8217;s crack, it&#8217;s addictive, and it&#8217;s fucking you up.</p></li><li><p>Stop drinking alcohol. It&#8217;s poison. You don&#8217;t need it to feel alive or have fun. Trust me - I haven&#8217;t drunk in 20+ years and I&#8217;ve had a life full of pleasure and fun.</p></li><li><p>Walk 8k steps a day. No excuses.</p></li><li><p>Find exercise you love. Do it often. But don&#8217;t over-exercise.</p></li><li><p>Get your teeth checked and cleaned every 6 months. Mouth hygiene matters.</p></li><li><p>Get daily sun on your skin.</p></li><li><p>Drink filtered water. If you&#8217;re not using a water filter, you ARE the water filter.</p></li><li><p>Make rest a priority. Tired and busy isn&#8217;t sexy.</p></li><li><p>The best body scrub is sand at the beach. Go. Pick up handfuls of sand, scrub your entire body, wash it off in the ocean. Lay in the sun.</p></li><li><p>Eat collagen and <a href="https://superfeast.com/?rfsn=5560083.ef9564&amp;utm_source=refersion&amp;utm_medium=affiliate&amp;utm_campaign=5560083.ef9564">tremella</a> every day.</p></li><li><p>Eat quality animal protein and fats. No doubt I&#8217;ll get slammed for this, but switching from being vego 10 years ago changed my health in the best possible way.</p></li><li><p>Work with a <a href="https://www.solhouse.studio/pages/naturopathy">naturopath</a>. Natural practitioners trump GPs any day.</p></li><li><p>Stay away from most things the government suggests for your health. I feel strongly about this and I&#8217;m not up for debating it in comments, so please don&#8217;t start. &#128129;&#127995;&#8205;&#9792;&#65039;</p></li></ol><h4><strong>BEAUTY &#129694;</strong></h4><ol start="18"><li><p>Stop buying into the beauty industry&#8217;s bullshit lies about &#8220;anti-ageing.&#8221; You&#8217;re allowed to age. Age naturally and gracefully. Ageing brings wisdom and life experience. Wisdom is sexy.</p></li><li><p>Ditch all your shit skincare and makeup loaded with toxic ingredients. Choose natural skincare that nourishes you. People ask me why my skin glows. It glows because I don&#8217;t load it with toxins. Less is more.</p></li><li><p>Make vitality your priority. A vital woman is a sexy woman.</p></li><li><p>Wear hot lingerie every day. Doesn&#8217;t need to be lacy and uncomfortable &#8212; can be sexy, cute, and functional.</p></li><li><p>Sleep naked.</p></li><li><p>Don&#8217;t over-wash your hair. I wash mine max 1-2x a week and use minimal product.</p></li><li><p>Do not use synthetic perfume. It&#8217;s full of poison. If you want scent, use quality essential oils.</p></li></ol><h4><strong>ENVIRONMENT &amp; PEOPLE </strong>&#10024;</h4><ol start="25"><li><p>You&#8217;re a product of your environment. Live somewhere that inspires you.</p></li><li><p>Ditch friends who don&#8217;t lift you up and make you feel alive. Doesn&#8217;t matter how long you&#8217;ve known them - if you don&#8217;t enjoy their company, you owe them nothing.</p></li><li><p>Start saying no way more often. No, no, no.</p></li><li><p>Declutter your home. Let go of old memories and old stuff. Clutter isn&#8217;t sexy.</p></li></ol><h4><strong>TECH &amp; BOUNDARIES </strong>&#128187;</h4><ol start="29"><li><p>Take your work emails off your phone. Less distraction. Work emails on your phone are a killer.</p></li><li><p>Turn off unnecessary notifications on your phone.</p></li><li><p>Clean out your inbox. Unsubscribe from anything that isn&#8217;t strictly necessary. Get it down to zero.</p></li><li><p>Do not sleep with your phone in your bedroom. Put it on silent. Do not scroll in bed. Full stop. Bed is for sleep and s*x.</p></li><li><p>Unfollow anyone in your feed who doesn&#8217;t inspire you. Follow max 100 people on IG.</p></li></ol><h4><strong>SEX </strong>&#128293;</h4><ol start="34"><li><p>Do not tolerate anything sexually. If you&#8217;re tolerating, it&#8217;s a no deal.</p></li><li><p>If your partner isn&#8217;t choosing you with two feet in, you deserve better. Move on.</p></li><li><p>Make way more eye contact during sex.</p></li><li><p>Take the goal of orgasm out of the equation. Trust me - it&#8217;s a game changer.</p></li><li><p>Quality over quantity. Always.</p></li><li><p>Educate yourself about sex. Join my private membership for women, <a href="https://www.juliet-allen.com/sexlife">SexLife&#8482;</a>, and dive into the teachings.</p></li><li><p>Feel it all. Great sex brings up every emotion - you&#8217;ve got to allow yourself to feel it all and choose to be with lovers who can meet you there &#10084;&#65039;</p></li></ol><p>I could legit write another 40 tips but I&#8217;ll leave it at that! It&#8217;s the little daily habits that all add up. 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You're just untrained.)]]></description><link>https://julietallen.substack.com/p/naturally-good-in-bed-isnt-a-real</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://julietallen.substack.com/p/naturally-good-in-bed-isnt-a-real</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Juliet Allen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:01:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PcXQ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb774e267-4db2-4a4a-ab1d-c90ecae68b3d_2561x1698.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We&#8217;ve been sold a lie about sex.</p><p>The lie says some people are just &#8220;naturally good at it.&#8221; That great lovers are born, not made. That if your sex life feels average, boring, routine, or disconnected, it must mean something&#8217;s wrong with you - wrong chemistry, wrong circumstances, wrong person, wrong relationship&#8230;</p><p>I want to dismantle that lie right now.</p><p>Sex is not a talent we are born with. It&#8217;s a skill. And skills are built - not bestowed.</p><p>Think about anything else you&#8217;ve ever gotten good at in life. Cooking. Dancing. Playing an instrument. Did you sit down and nail it on the first go? Absolutely not. You practiced and you paid attention. You applied yourself. You noticed what worked and what didn&#8217;t. You got curious instead of perfectionistic. And slowly, your body learned something your mind couldn&#8217;t have shortcutted its way to.</p><p>Sex works exactly the same way. The difference is, almost nobody tells you that. We&#8217;re taught sex is supposed to be instinctual - that good lovers just <em>know</em>. So when it doesn&#8217;t feel ecstatic, when you fumble for words to describe what you want, when you go through the motions in bed instead of feeling present in your body, you often conclude you&#8217;re the problem.</p><p>You&#8217;re not. You were just never taught the skill.</p><p><strong>Here&#8217;s what mastery actually requires:</strong></p><p><em><strong>Body awareness</strong>.</em> You can&#8217;t communicate desire you haven&#8217;t located in yourself first. Most of us are so disconnected from our own pleasure that we&#8217;re trying to direct a partner toward a destination we&#8217;ve never visited ourselves.</p><p><em><strong>Presence</strong>.</em> Great sex isn&#8217;t about technique alone - it&#8217;s about <em>being there</em>. Fully in your body, out of your head, being aware of sensation instead of performance-reviewing yourself in real time.</p><p><em><strong>Communication.</strong></em> Desire that goes unspoken usually goes unmet. The couples and individuals with the most epic sex lives aren&#8217;t the ones with the &#8220;best&#8221; bodies or the most experience - they&#8217;re the ones who&#8217;ve learned to name what they want without shame.</p><p><em><strong>Worship.</strong></em> This is the piece almost nobody talks about: the art of genuinely adoring a body and soul - your lover&#8217;s, or your own - rather than just using it to &#8216;get off&#8217;. When touch becomes reverence instead of routine, everything changes and sex goes from &#8216;good&#8217; to &#8216;ecstatic. &#128293;</p><p>None of this is talent. It&#8217;s craft. And like any craft, it can be learned, practiced, and refined - at any age, in any relationship status, regardless of how your sex life has felt up until now.</p><p>This is exactly what I built <strong>Sexual Artistry 2.0</strong> to teach.</p><p>It&#8217;s a 90-minute masterclass available <strong><a href="https://www.juliet-allen.com/sexlife">inside SexLife&#8482;</a></strong> where I walk you through the actual skills - body awareness, presence, communication, the practice of worship, and how to spark and sustain desire - whether you&#8217;re single or partnered, whether your sex life is already good and you want it ecstatic, or whether it&#8217;s felt stuck for a while now. You just need to be curious about what becomes possible when you stop waiting to be &#8220;naturally good&#8221; and start practicing the art instead.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.juliet-allen.com/sexlife&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;JOIN SEXLIFE&#8482;&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.juliet-allen.com/sexlife"><span>JOIN SEXLIFE&#8482;</span></a></p><p>Juliet xo</p><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PcXQ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb774e267-4db2-4a4a-ab1d-c90ecae68b3d_2561x1698.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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One with goals, a destination, and done. Slow sex is a completely different paradigm. This episode dives into what happens when you slow down.]]></description><link>https://julietallen.substack.com/p/slow-sex-will-ruin-you-best-way</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://julietallen.substack.com/p/slow-sex-will-ruin-you-best-way</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Juliet Allen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 23:01:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5cca4fd0-1056-439b-9e2a-5a9bbd2699b5_920x482.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Most of us learned sex through performance. It&#8217;s a goal-oriented script, and we&#8217;ve internalised it so deeply we don&#8217;t even know we&#8217;re following it. We just are. And inside that script, sex becomes a &#8230;</p>
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Home alone with no particular reason and no dramatic buildup. I just walked to my bedside drawer, looked at everything in it, and knew.</p><p><mark data-color="#fce5cd" style="background-color: rgb(252, 229, 205); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Something had to change.</mark></p><p>I&#8217;m a sexologist. A drawer full of vibrators was basically a professional requirement - or so I&#8217;d told myself. I loved pleasure and loved exploring my sexuality. I thought I was doing everything right!</p><p>But for a while, something had been nagging at me. I could orgasm quickly, efficiently even. Get the job done and move on. But afterwards I&#8217;d lie there feeling strangely empty. Like I&#8217;d eaten fast food when I was craving a gourmet meal.</p><p>I wasn&#8217;t broken and I wasn&#8217;t depressed. I just wasn&#8217;t <em>arriving</em> anywhere that felt truly amazing. All the stimulation, all the intensity - and I was somehow feeling <em>less</em> connected to my body than ever. Less present and less me. Which was a red flag I couldn&#8217;t ignore.</p><p>So I binned them. All of them. And in that slightly ridiculous (I definitely doubted myself in the moment), slightly liberating moment of standing over the big bin out on the street, holding a pile of vibrators, something in me exhaled and I felt free.</p><p>What followed was an exploration into a completely different relationship with my own body. Slower, quieter and more intentional than ever. No rushing toward an outcome, no chasing a particular sensation to &#8216;finish&#8217;. Just&#8230; feeling. Genuinely feeling it all. I finally felt like I&#8217;d arrived home in my body.</p><p>And that&#8217;s when <a href="https://www.juliet-allen.com/shop">crystal wands</a> entered my life. And the experience was nothing like what I&#8217;d had before. More intense emotionally and physically&#8230;more <em>real</em> and authentic. The weight, the temperature, the stillness the crystals invited was next level. I finally stopped trying to get somewhere and started actually being somewhere. Honestly, it&#8217;s hard to explain, but I felt more complete as a woman.</p><p>And let&#8217;s be honest, I was at the beginning of my career and had already spent two years teaching women about pleasure. And I had been skipping the very thing I preached - the slowness, the softness, the staying with sensation!</p><p>That realisation became the seed of <a href="https://www.juliet-allen.com/shop">The Juliet Pleasure Wand&#8482;</a> Collection.</p><p>Not because women need another s*x toy. But because so many of us are longing for what I was longing for - <mark data-color="#fce5cd" style="background-color: rgb(252, 229, 205); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">to actually </mark><em><mark data-color="#fce5cd" style="background-color: rgb(252, 229, 205); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">feel</mark></em><mark data-color="#fce5cd" style="background-color: rgb(252, 229, 205); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> ourselves again</mark>. To make pleasure something we&#8217;re inside of, not just something we&#8217;re chasing.</p><p>These wands were created from that personal reckoning. From a Tuesday alone at home, a bin full of vibrators, and the quiet knowing that more was available to me.</p><p>It is to you too.</p><div><hr></div><h4>Ready to stop rushing and start feeling? 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