131: Erotica, Instagram Censorship, + Art as Sexual Medicine with Tales of Lara

The author of the erotic poetry book Tales of Lara + host of the podcast ‘Pussy Church” joins me to share her intimate process in writing erotica, where she’s gotten her inspiration, how she sees her work as a fight against the patriarchal social expectations around sex + dating, as well as, how this practice of erotic writing changed her love life.

If you want to not only be turned on, but given drip worthy reference points of an empowered erotic life, this episode is for you, your best friend + your neighbor...

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL HEAR:

• How art, music, poetry + erotica can validate our complex human experience
• The common segmentation between the “professional woman” + the “erotic woman”
• How erotic artists can protect themselves from unsolicited DMs and d*ck pics
• Lara’s  journey of being an anonymous artist + how that has impacted her love life
• The cultural “rules” around dating + leaning into your inner erotic
• Lara’s inspiration behind beginning to write her erotic stories
• The patriarchal social expectations around sex + dating
• Lara’s BEST advice for others who are writing erotica
• Favorite erotica authors + erotic artists that have inspired Lara + Cat
• Censorship on Instagram + “the rite of initiation”

Lara also answers questions asked by our Instagram audience:

• Favorite/sexiest city to write about, to write in, to put down the pen and just fuck in?
• What’s your favorite movie sex scene?

THE SKINNY ON OUR SEXY GUESTS

Lara is the creator of the online platform 'Tales Of Lara.' She is an erotica writer and host of the podcast 'Pussy Church,' where she interviews guests from sex therapist, erotic artists all the way to professional dominatrixes. Her debut book of erotic poetry and photography was published in 2021 and is available on www.talesoflara.com

Links to social: IG: @talesoflara  ; Book: 'Tales Of Lara' - a collection of erotic poetry and photography, available at www.talesoflara.com ;  'Pussy Church' podcast, available on Spotify and Apple Podcast

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