In this episode of Everyday Intimacy, host Angela sits down with Dr. Veda to explore sexual vitality, desire, and the many factors that shape how connected we feel to ourselves and our bodies.

Dr. Veda shares her perspective on why libido is about more than hormones. Stress, emotional well-being, movement, life stage, and our relationship with our own desires can all be part of the picture. Together, Angela and Veda discuss practical ways to check in with the body, build presence, and make space for intimacy through changing seasons of life.

In this episode:

• What it means to feel “turned on” beyond sexual arousal
• Why hormones matter, but may not tell the whole story

• Why desire can shift: Dr. Veda explores how desire is a reflection of vitality, and why changes in libido may have less to do with hormones or attraction and more to do with stress, depletion, disconnection, circulation, and our relationship with ourselves.Dr. Veda is a Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, founder of the Turned On Clinic in San Diego, and host of Quantumly Kinky, where ancient wisdom meets modern intimacy. She believes desire isn’t something we lose; it’s a reflection of how connected we are to our bodies, our nervous systems, and our deepest truth. Through her work, she helps people awaken vitality, sensuality, and authentic connection by blending Eastern medicine, frequency medicine, and the science of regulation. Her mission is simple: to help people become deeply turned on to their lives.

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If this conversation sparked something for you, come find me at SomaShift. I offer somatic coaching for women who are ready to explore their patterns, desire, intimacy, and aliveness in a deeper way.

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Money, Shame, and the Stories We Inherit

What does your relationship with money have to do with your childhood, your relationships, your sense of security, and your sense of self?

Probably more than you think.

In this episode of Everyday Intimacy, Angela talks with Chrissy Chase, an Accredited Financial Counselor and financial coach known as “the therapist with a spreadsheet,” about the emotional side of money.

We explore the money stories we inherit, why shame can keep us avoiding our finances, how money can create distance and resentment in relationships, and why financial conflict is often about much more than dollars and cents.

Chrissy also shares practical ways to move from avoidance to confidence, why transparency matters between partners, and how small steps can create real financial change.

• The childhood messages that become our adult money stories

• Why it can feel impossible to talk about money

• Why “I’m bad with money” is often a story, not a fact

• How money conflict can affect intimacy and trust

• Why women can experience money as “his money” instead of “our money”

• Emotional spending, loneliness, scarcity, and our relationship with desire

• What healthy money communication actually looks like in a relationship

• Why both partners need access and transparency

• Preparing for major financial conversations, including supporting aging parents

• Why it is never too late to change your relationship with money

Chrissy Chase is an Accredited Financial Counselor and financial coach who helps individuals and couples create healthier relationships with money. Drawing from her background in finance and her own life experience, she combines practical financial strategies with an understanding of the emotional and relational patterns behind financial decisions.

Known as “the therapist with a spreadsheet,” Chrissy helps people reduce money stress, communicate more effectively, and create financial systems that support the lives they actually want.

She is also the author of Money Talks Before the Wedding, a workbook designed to help couples have essential conversations about money before marriage.

Website: www.CLCFinancialCoaching.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrissychasefinancialcoach/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chrissy.chase

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrissychase/

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Rob Kancler on...

A lot of people genuinely struggle with sex. They’re disconnected, they don’t know what they want, or they’re stuck trying to perform it “right.” But what if we were never actually given a map for creating the sex life we want?In this episode of Everyday Intimacy, Rob Kancler and I explore the ways men and women have been taught to approach sex through performance, technique, expectations, and scripts, and what becomes possible when we move beyond them.

We talk about:

• The performance map: What men are taught sex is supposed to be, how that creates anxiety and disconnect, and what women may not realize is happening underneath it.
• Beyond technique: Why presence, attunement, openness, and authenticity can matter far more than knowing what you’re “supposed” to do.
• What women need to know about themselves: Female sexual performance, desire, vulnerability, and what can happen when you stop performing and start actually experiencing.
• What creates lasting sexual fulfillment: Moving from surface-level sex toward deeper connection, honesty, and presence.

Rob Kancler has spent twenty years studying human sexuality. His claim is that almost nobody knows how to have the sex life they actually want, and that fixing it is worth a thousand times what it takes. Men and women repeatedly report the best sex of their lives after the first time they encounter his frameworks.Connect with RobRob Kancler

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