{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Reclamation Radio with Kelly Brogan MD","title":"125: Sensuality, Creativity & Pole Dancing with Selene Ashé","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3202,"description":"Register here for Kelly's free live masterclass, Exhale, on September 24th at 12PM ET.\n\nWhat if shame wasn’t the enemy but the doorway?\n\nIn this episode I sit down with my dear friend, pole dance teacher, and new author Wendy Diaz, who writes under the pen name Selene Ashé. She’s just released her first book Diary of a Bad Bitch, a work that blends memoir and erotic nonfiction.\n\nWe get into her journey with pole dance as a path of self-expression, the permission it creates for women to explore their sensuality, and the way her writing opens space for honest, vulnerable conversations about sexuality and creativity.\n\nYou’ll Learn:\n\nWhy pole dance can feel like an initiation for women\nWhat it feels like to face waves of shame and discover safety in sensual expression\nThe link between childhood innocence and adult erotic energy\nWhy female versus male gaze changes everything in dance and performance\nThe quiet damage of women judging each other’s expression, and what happens when that shifts\nWhy creativity should be treated as a daily priority rather than a side project\nThe raw process of writing erotic nonfiction and why using a pen name mattered to her\nWhat it takes to set the stage for authentic movement and see where the body leads\nThe enduring truth that sexuality and pleasure are always available, even after disconnection\n\nTimestamps:\n\n[00:00] Introduction\n[07:14] The permission field of pole dance and moving through shame\n[13:27] Creativity expanding into tattooing, drawing, and blood painting\n[19:04] Female versus male gaze in performance and dance videos\n[25:11] Navigating invisibility, fame, and the desire for attention\n[31:45] Erotic reclamation, archetypes, and sexual exploration through pole\n[37:42] Writing her book and choosing a pen name\n[42:51] Building conscious cabaret as a safe performance space\n[45:58] Sensuality, sexuality, and the role of slowing down\n[54:12] Why pleasure and sexuality are always available\n\n👉🏻 Want to start a podcast like this...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/qH2qLbMrdHamgA3Ck4DFKvBM5uaBNDv3YW_qHkjyQ7A/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80OTYy/NWY3OTE0OGU1MmI5/M2VjMDAzZGJmODdk/MDgxNy5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}