Velvet's Edge with Kelly Henderson

Kelly and Chip welcome author of This Is So Awkward and host of Spilling the Pubertea, Vanessa Kroll Bennett, to talk about how to have the tough conversations with our youth about their bodies and sex. According to Vanessa, the conversation starts way earlier than you would think. She gives tips and examples on practice convos and also discusses what our current systems miss when it comes to sex education. Vanessa also leads workshops with pre-teens and teens educating them on their bodies, sex and more. Socials: @vanessakrollbennett  Book: This Is So Awkward  Podcast: Spilling the Pubertea    Follow Kelly: @velvetsedge  Follow Chip: @chipdorsch Email: theedge@velvetsedge.com  Follow Velvet's Edge on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/velvetsedge/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kelly answers a listener voicemail about how to get over a breakup- specifically the middle part: after you have warm all your friends out talking about it, but maybe you aren’t quite over it yet. She gives 5 tips of things that have worked in her life to rebuild after a breakup and also explains the one narrative shift that has changed her entire outlook on relationships.    Socials: @velvetsedge Email: kelly@velvetsedge.com  Leave a Voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/VelvetsEdgeVoicemail?fbclid=PAAaaQ6VBJph-IRR1EnmYxAmD3hTVH5Q_e4XxgH9TsdleD7WJu6GAuqpEtQwQ_aem_AXgsmzk1ISFBXYFIj7AUIGjLCbyiRXFfJNrzew2C12Tg1OVsAfJGyJNrAlIdy9j2SF4Follow Velvet's Edge on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/velvetsedge/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chip and Kelly discuss the pros and cons of period sex, normalizing the taboo topic, and share personal experiences and feelings towards engaging in sexual activities during menstruation. They explore men's reactions, physiological aspects, and the importance of communication and respect in intimate moments.

Dating coach Lily Womble challenges Valentine's Day norms, promotes self-compassion and celebrates self-love. She advocates for joyful relationships, empowerment in dating, and gratitude to attract positive outcomes. Lily's 'Thank You More Please' approach revolutionizes dating with feminist advice and belief in possibilities.

Description: Kelly and Chip discuss the ways they believe our culture misses when it comes to sex, sex education and the positives of a happy sex life. They also ask listeners what sex topics they would like discussed this month. Leave them a voicemail below!  Leave Us a Voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/VelvetsEdgeVoicemail Email: theedge@velvetsedge.com  Follow Kelly: @velvetsedge  Follow Chip: @chipdorschFollow Velvet's Edge on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/velvetsedge/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kelly speaks to Master Astrologer, Marvin Wilkerson, about the Aquarius New Moon and what that means for your month of love. Marv gives tips on how to work with this energy and how to look at your relationships differently. Hint: they are all here to teach us something.  Get a relationship or love reading based on your chart:  Website: astromarv.com Email: marvin@astromarv.comFollow Velvet's Edge on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/velvetsedge/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kelly and Chip drop some exciting news on listeners!  Follow Kelly: @velvetsedge  Follow Chip: @chipdorsch Email: theedge@velvetsedge.com  Follow Velvet's Edge on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/velvetsedge/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kelly welcomes Dr. Chiti Parikh, one of the leading integrative medicine physicians in the country and the founder of Integrative Health & Wellbeing at Weill Cornell Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Parikh's first book, Intentional Health: Detoxify, Nourish and Rejuvenate Your Body into Balance is a comprehensive roadmap that empowers individuals to take charge of their health through five thousand years of science, combining ancient wisdom with cutting-edge science. She gives Kelly massive insight on simple ways to set intentions with your body that don't rely on fad diets, deprivation or thowing another pill at the problem. Dr. Parikh addresses: -getting in tune with your circadian rhythm -why digestion and gut health are actually the most important-getting to the root cause-the power of positivity and how emotions impact our health (it's all connected)-28 day reset -20 minute Daily Health Ritual  She is full of insight, but puts it all in easily digestible (pun intended) terms for the listeners to get their year started off right!  Book: Intention Health: Detoxify, Nourish, and Rejuvenate Your Body Into Balance  Website:intentionalhealth.io Socials: @chiti_parikhFollow Velvet's Edge on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/velvetsedge/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kelly recently discovered that she and Chip share a lot of the same energy in their astrological chart, so the duo welcomes Master Astrologer, Marvin Wilkerson, to help them compare notes on how that energy manifests in each of their lives. Marv explains why pop culture’s version of astrology based on just your sun sign is an inaccurate representation of who you actually are. The topic of astrology and why we are all here leads to a spiritual discussion and a lot of laughs as well.    To book a reading with Marv: Marvin@astromarv.com Astromarv.com    Follow Kelly: @velvetsedge  Follow Chip: @chipdorsch Email: theedge@velvetsedge.com  Follow Velvet's Edge on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/velvetsedge/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kelly talks about a recent experience she had seeing an energy healer that got her thinking about our societies fear of working on the insides. She talks about what helps her overcome this fear and find things that actually help her feel better and process pain. If you are lost, lonely or feeling really low- you are not alone and there is a way to peace that’s really not so scary after all.Email: kelly@velvetsedge.comFollow Velvet's Edge on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/velvetsedge/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.