F*ck Yeah

We've hit the midway point of Season 21! Robin and Sarah catch up on YOUR questions and with each other. From our fave outfits and ADHD survival tools to must-follow TikTok creators and the parenting tips we've learned Linda Belcher (Bob's Burgers) we have a good old fashioned bitch sesh. Don't miss out on an epic feminist Hyena rant and the ways this season is teaching us to slowing down, notice and invite more pleasure in.

JP Craft Captain, illustrator, puppeteer, art director, professional crafter and reverend, joins Sarah and Robin to talk all things queer weddings - what makes for an awesome wedding, and the life affirming power of a couple coming together and sharing their love with their loved ones through ceremony. JP has officiated dozens of queer weddings, art weddings, funky weddings, and sees it as her service to the community. JP has witnessed countless nuptials, and in some cases the dissolution of those partnerships. JP has also gone through a painful rebirth through her own divorce. We talk about the deeply destabilizing effects of divorce and how to overcome the feelings of shame or isolation that often accompany it and JP's journey of a daily art practice that got her out of her darkest days. Of course, we love on CraftNight, which is held every Wednesday night at the iconic Silverlake bar, Akbar. We also, somehow, talk a lot about underwear! Stick around until the end for a segment on the history of women's underwear, or the lack thereof as it turns out. Bonus: If you’ve attended CraftNight at Akbar over the years you can nerd out on a quick, sweet history of the iconic happening.Find JP's amazing works of illustration and other art projects at julianaparr.com or find JP on IG @jparr.Find us on TT & IG @fuckyeahpod, or email us at fyeahpod@gmail.com.

Sex Therapist, relationship coach, and educator Dr. Shannon Chavez joins the pod to share about current relationship trends (we're headed in a good direction, y'all!), how to differentiate what you should bring up with your partner versus the stuff that's "yours" to work out, and some delicious tips for prioritizing your sexuality and pleasure. We also get into the differences between therapy and coaching and ask some questions about our own relationships. Shannon is a ray of light that is infectious and this conversation is not only insightful and informative, it is FUN! At the end of the episode Sarah and Robin walk through Bryon Katie's 4 questions, known as "The Work," in response to one of Robin's limiting beliefs. Shannon Chavez Qureshi, PsyD, CST is a nationally recognized expert, therapist, and educator specializing in “all things sexuality.” She is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist in California (PSY26924) with a private practice in Beverly Hills, California (SHAPE Center) where she works with individuals and couples (of all genders and orientations) to address sexual concerns and build sexual awareness through therapy, coaching, and education. You can learn more about how to work with Dr. Shannon at her site https://drshannonchavez.com/Sarah mentions a study about the wok place disparities between moms and dads in this episode. Here’s an article highlighting the findings…Motherhood Penalty vs. Fatherhood Bonus Article

Dr. Vanessa Carlisle, co-host and producer of Body Politics: Sex, Love and Liberation on KPFK 90.7FM, is a multidisciplinary somatic practitioner, writer, death doula, and advocate. Vanessa shares their journey with somatic self-support practices and gives listeners an exercise for connecting with and staying in your body. Vanessa brings a grounded gentleness to their work. Rather than joy seeking and searching for the next peak experience, Vanessa’s approach integrates simple pleasures for a more embodied experience and open presence, even in the darkest moments of fear and grief. Vanessa’s philosophical orientation towards community care and transformative healing is powerful. In our conversation, we not only discover the interesting links between Vanessa’s self defense work, sex work, and death doula services we also get the honor of experiencing Vanessa’s healing presence firsthand. Join us!Vanessa's work combats stigma and improves conditions for queer and sex working communities, including trauma-supportive self-defense classes, sex worker advocacy, and culturally attuned death care. Learn more at www.vanessacarlisle.comTwitter @VCarlisleIG @vanessacarlisleFind us on IG & TT @fuckyeahpod

This week we continue our conversation with queer doula, Ryan, founder of World of Difference Doula. We get deeper into the nuances of adoption as a for profit industry and the impacts on adoptees and birthing parents. Ryan shares more about their family constellation and the struggles and triumphs of their personal adoption journey as birthing parent, a trans gender birthing parent and a full spectrum doula supporting birthing parents who are separating from their children. Sarah and Robin also close out Pride month with some fun, queer facts about the animal kingdom and the science that proves queerness is in fact natural. The recent “You’re Wrong About” podcast episode titled Lesbian Seagulls is to thank for this side bar!You can find Ryan at www.worldofdifferencedoula.comYou can find us on IG and TT @fuckyeahpod or email us at fyeahpod@gmail.comCheck out the YWA episode, Lesbian Seagulls, wherever you get your podcasts or HERE

Ryan DiMartino, founder of World of Difference Doula, joins Robin and Sarah to share their birthing and adoption journey. We covered so much ground in our conversation with Ryan that we have broken it into two parts. In today’s episode, we dive into Ryan’s pregnancy, after doctors told them testosterone would cause them to become infertile. Ryan’s experience navigating the health care system as a 21 year old, trans pregnant person speaks volumes about the disparity in care and systematic scrutiny folks receive based on their perceived identity. Ryan’s birthing experience, their subsequent surrogacy, and their role in an open adoption with their children have given them an uniquely insightful perspective on adoption, reproductive care, and the like. Sarah and Robin also share about their own, much different, birthing stories.Join us next week to hear more about the adoption industry and the experience of birthing parents and adopted children in that system. Find Ryan at worldofdifferencedoula.comFind us on IG & TT @fuckyeahpod or online at fuckyeahpod.com. Email us at fyeahpod@gmail.com

Dr. Lucie Fielding joins us again! This episode is like a warm embrace. Lucie shares ways to soften, offer yourself compassion, and navigate collective trauma. Lucie takes Sarah through a de-armoring exercise for listening to and allying with your body’s protective responses. Lucie’s wealth of knowledge and generosity shines through (as well as her new love of latex)! Sarah tells Robin about the human giver syndrome at the end of the episode and shares a passage from Emily and Amelia Nagoski’s book Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle. Additional resources and practitioners shared in this episode include: Gayle Rubin’s essay Thinking Sex, Amber Hollibaugh, Douglas Crimp’s essay How to be Promiscuous in a Pandemic, Kati Spiterothe, and Vanessa Carlisle’s radio show on KPFK, BODY POLITICS.

Multi-disciplined artist and advocate Sydney Rogers has been performing as Miss Barbie Q for over three decades. From drag queen story to social justice drag, Sydney has coined their work “artivism.” They share with Robin and Sarah how their daily work as a clinical social worker in training and advocate for trans employment rights and leadership development intersects with their stage persona and how they weave the two worlds together. Sydney speaks to carrying the responsibility of being the first Black trans person to break into many spaces and the self care practices that sustain them. Our expansive conversation touches on fashion, the power of performance, book bans, navigating fear, how to be an trans ally in this moment and so much more.You can support MissBarbieQ directly thru venmo: MissBarbieQLA. Make sure to also catch Miss Barbie Q at their monthly residency at Melody Wine Bar or online at https://www.missbarbieq.com/We hope you’ll find us on TT and IG @fuckyeahpod or email us at fyeahpod@gmail.com.

In this epic episode, Sarah and Robin are joined by Benjamin Violet, the creative mastermind behind Pelvis Wrestley and Gender Fluesday on TikTok (a series Robin and Sarah are absolutely obsessed with). Our delightful conversation covers home school vibes as a turn on, the rom com sections of the Bible, gender musings, queer pop-infused Country, coalition building, surviving the hateful laws in Texas, and Benjamin’s prolific art practices. Benjamin breaks down fashion, feminism and the duality of the identities we inhabit with precision, wit and empathy in equal parts. It is a conversation not to be missed!At the end of the episode, Robin introduces Sarah to kinky drones/droning.Listen to Pelvis Wrestley’s new album Vortexas Vorever on Bandcamp.https://pelviswrestley.bandcamp.com/album/vortexas-voreverPelvis Wrestley's Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@pelviswrestley?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pcLearn more about Drones https://www.dailydot.com/irl/dronification-kink/Episode art photo by Jackson Montgomert Schwartz @jxnartFind us @fuckyeahpod on IG & TT or email us directly at fyeahpod@gmail.com

Robin and Sarah kick off season 2 with a round of updates both global and personal. Sarah shares her recent experience moving off the mompound and Robin shares about receiving an adhd diagnosis at 43. They learn about each other's moon astrology (thanks to Sarah Faith Gottesdiener's Moonbeaming class) and share what's ahead in season 2. The season wraps up with an ode to Masturbation May when Sarah tests Robin's knowledge of the health benefits of self pleasure.We'd love to hear from you! You can email us at fyeahpod@gmail.com or find us on IG & TT @fuckyeahpod.