Permission to Be Enchanting
Clare Sente
Welcome to the Permission to Be Enchanting podcast for women in mid-life who want to experience more pleasure and a healthy relationship with their sexuality.
Each episode is a candid conversation brimming with uninhibited sex talk, practical tools, and expert insights dedicated to your sexual awakening. Female empowerment involves moving past the conditioning of shame regarding sexuality and invites you back to love yourself into wholeness.
Clare is a Chicago-based certified sex, love, and intimacy coach, licensed massage therapist, and mindfulness teacher who had her own sexual awakening at 48. She interviews experts in the fields of sex, neuroscience, psychology, and relationships to promote positive sex education and help you reclaim your mid-life power.
It’s time to have the pleasure based, health-enhancing sex and love life you've always wanted, whether that is solo or with a partner(s), while learning to embrace your flaws and imperfections with loving self-compassion.
Listen and enjoy. And share it with a girlfriend.
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Resources To Overcome Stress And Burnout
Permission to Be Enchanting
04/12/24 • 59 min
Life can be pretty hectic that we unknowingly accumulate stress because we are too busy to acknowledge ourselves and our emotions. Then one day, we just burn out. How do we pick ourselves up from this crash? What resources can we reach to help? Join us for an intimate exploration of vulnerability and emotional resilience on this episode of our podcast. Clare Sente and Rachel Watson dive deep into personal experiences of burnout, stress cycles, and societal expectations, navigating the complex terrain of emotional struggles with raw honesty. From coping mechanisms and cultural perspectives on grief to the importance of self-compassion and setting aside time for emotional processing, Clare and Rachel share insights, reflections, and practical advice for embracing authenticity and living a fulfilling life aligned with our true selves. Tune in as we unpack the journey towards self-awareness and empowerment, reminding ourselves of the power of vulnerability in our pursuit of emotional well-being.
Orgasmic Activation: The Key to Unlocking Orgasmic Potential with Susan Bratton
Permission to Be Enchanting
06/03/24 • 50 min
Warning: This episode contains explicit sexual content not meant for minors.
Ready for a journey that promises to uncover layers of pleasure you never knew existed? Join Clare Sente and "Intimacy Expert to Millions💋" Susan Bratton as they talk about orgasms and explore techniques to cultivate a variety of orgasmic experiences. Discover the secrets of Orgasmic Activation and Cross Training, and learn how to enhance your orgasmic potential with a partner. Susan, a best-selling author and publisher of 44 books and programs on better sex, shares the latest sex research on arousal and the pleasure pathways created in the brain. Understand that incredible orgasms are a learned skill that every woman can master. Don't miss this enlightening and empowering conversation on unlocking your full orgasmic potential.
Your Body Is Not Broken: Expand Your Experience Of Pleasure With Bonnie Bliss
Permission to Be Enchanting
10/21/24 • 51 min
Your body is not broken—it’s a relationship waiting to be discovered. Bonnie Bliss, a somatic sexologist and embodiment teacher, discusses her approach to helping women reconnect with their bodies and enhance their sexual experiences. She emphasizes the importance of embodiment, which involves being consciously aware of one's body through practices like self-touch, movement, and meditation. Bliss shares her personal journey of overcoming sexual shame and numbness, highlighting the benefits of Yoni mapping and exploring pleasure without a goal-oriented approach. She also stresses the significance of viewing sexuality as an ongoing relationship to discover, rather than a problem to fix. Bliss offers various programs and resources, including a free self-Yoni mapping masterclass, to help women deepen their connection with their bodies and enhance their sexual well-being.
Sexual Energy Mastery For Men With Graeme Waterfield
Permission to Be Enchanting
10/03/24 • 54 min
Ready to transform your sexual energy into a source of strength and confidence? Join us for a deep dive into male sexuality like you've never heard before with guest Graeme Waterfield, an expert in sexual energy mastery for men. In this eye-opening conversation, Graeme reveals how making sexual energy conscious—and learning to control it—can break the cycle of unfulfilling habits like compulsive porn use, performance anxiety, and low libido. Drawing from powerful Eastern yogic and Taoist practices, he shares techniques that help men generate pleasure, increase confidence, and enhance intimate relationships without relying on external stimuli. Tune in to discover a path to a more empowered and fulfilling sexual experience.
Body Work: Trusting The Intelligence Of Your Body With Ali Mezey
Permission to Be Enchanting
01/19/24 • 64 min
Our body contains more wisdom than we give it credit to. Often, we can find healing just by tapping and trusting the body’s intelligence. Ali Mezey embraces this. She is a pioneer in body-based modalities, a practitioner, educator, and facilitator of individual and group transformation and healing. In this episode, she joins Clare Sente and Rachel Watson to discuss further the wisdom that exists in our bodies and many ways we can find healing in it. Ali shares her journey into doing body work and leading Family Constellations, enlightening us about powerful healing modalities that tap into the body's innate intelligence such as massage therapy and Personal Geometry. She then gives great insights on how we can start practicing this and allowing our bodies to speak to us and, in turn, honor them. Follow along to this conversation as Ali guides us through transformative practices and unlocks healing potential through the intelligence of our bodies.
To check out or sign up for her class “Personal Geometry”: https://www.alimezey.com/personal-geometry-foundations
To learn about Family Constellations: https://www.alimezey.com/personal-geometry-and-constellation-work
Link for “Walking in Your Shoes”: https://www.josephculp.com/wiys.html
Link for “Wheel of Consent” by Betty Martin: https://bettymartin.org/videos
Introductions: Clare & Rachel with Permission To Be Enchanting
Permission to Be Enchanting
02/01/22 • 33 min
Welcome to our podcast about female empowerment and, oh yeah... orgasms.
Finally, there's a podcast for your sexual awakening. Successful female empowerment involves moving past the conditioning of shame regarding sexuality and invites you back to love yourself into wholeness. That's the beginning of what Permission To Be Enchanting is all about.
Episode #1 of our first season is a taste of the background and chemistry between hosts Clare Sente and Rachel Watson.
Clare is a Chicago-based, certified sex, love and intimacy coach who had her own sexual awakening at 48. Rachel is an outstanding, Scottish-bred photographer who focuses on helping women love themselves.
Rachel’s journey of loving herself and celebrating her flaws makes her a better photographer by putting her clients at ease with self acceptance. Rachel shares her life and background about being a Mormon, being a virgin and married at 19, and learning after 15 years of marriage that her marriage is better when she focuses on being happy herself.
Clare's experiences as a certified sex coach, along with her own awakening, make her uniquely qualified to help their listeners. And with over 20 years of research on the female orgasm there's a lot to share.
Using guest and client stories, Clare and Rachel are on a journey to help women feel whole again. Like Kintsugi, the Japanese art of putting broken pottery pieces back together with gold, the idea of embracing flaws and imperfections with loving self-acceptance helps you create an even stronger, more beautiful piece of art. YOU.
To get info and sign up for our June 9-11, 2022 EPIC Workshops in Edinburgh, Scotland: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/epic-embodiment-pleasure-retreat-day-with-permission-to-be-enchanting-tickets-348636359737?aff=odcleoeventsincollection
Listen and enjoy! And share with a friend.
If you'd like to support the podcast, you can find us on Patreon or Buy Me A Coffee.
https://patreon.com/enchanting
https://buymeacoffee.com/enchanting
Find and follow us on Facebook.com/PermissionToBeEnchanting
and on Instagram.com/permission_podcast
Find Clare at EmpoweredEnchantress.com.
Find Rachel and her naked unfiltered selfies on IG at @rachel_shootsweet.
Take Up Space with Shafonne Myers
Permission to Be Enchanting
04/04/22 • 37 min
On this episode, we are having a threesome with Shafonne Myers! Shafonne is a multi-passionate coach, entrepreneur, and influencer who started Pretty Pear Bride; a magazine for plus-size brides.
Our show talks about how conditioned self-judgment blocks love, intimacy, and business success. We acknowledge that reclaiming self-worth isn’t a job that you do once and then you are finished. LEARNING TO CARE LESS ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE’S JUDGMENT OF YOU, ALLOWS YOU TO CARE FOR YOURSELF AND OTHER PEOPLE MORE.
Shafonne has found that no matter where she is and no matter what topic she is speaking on, she becomes an inspiration to women who are afraid to take up space. Rachel shares her feelings about her own big body. There’s new confidence during sex but she’s experienced a block about being fat as a business owner and how she’s afraid of the misconceptions or judgments of others as she works.
The entrepreneurial space is often where people are confronted with the next thing in their self-development that they need to work on.
Rachel tells us about an appointment she had earlier in the day with a plus-size client who's part of her project with 40 women over the age of 40. To see more go to Rachel’s Instagram @rachel_shootsweet.
The client warned Rachel that she just wouldn’t like any of the photos, she never likes photos of herself, but as they looked at the images of her on the beach at sunrise she loved them all! She felt powerful, proud, and beautiful.
THE IMPORTANT THING IS NOT ACTUALLY WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE, IT’S HOW YOU FEEL. When you feel happy you shine and that’s what comes through. Nothing had changed physically for these photos more than the other photos she’d had taken. THE THING THAT CHANGED IS HER PERSPECTIVE.
Clare gets the conversation heading to the good stuff - sex! And we all discuss how anybody's insecurities- size, age, scars, the list goes on - can hold us back from enjoyment. But what we all need is to remove judgment from the bedroom. REMOVING JUDGMENT OF OURSELVES ALLOWS US TO ENJOY MORE PLEASURE AND REASSURES OUR PARTNERS THAT WE’RE NOT JUDGING THEM.
Our message for any woman listening is: Show up in your life. Show up in your love life and take up space. It was only after Shafonne started sharing photos of herself that her business really blossomed. That’s the beauty of accepting yourself, it affects everything, even your business. When you feel good about yourself it will skyrocket your business AND your life.
You can find Shafonne at :
https://www.instagram.com/prettypearbride/
To get more info and sign up for our June 9-11, 2022 EPIC Workshops in Edinburgh, Scotland: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/epic-embodiment-pleasure-retreat-day-with-permission-to-be-enchanting-tickets-348636359737?aff=odcleoeventsincollection
Listen and enjoy! And share with a friend.
If you'd like to support the podcast, you can find us on Patreon or Buy Me A Coffee.
https://patreon.com/enchanting
https://buymeacoffee.com/enchanting
Find and follow us on Facebook.com/PermissionToBeEnchanting
and on Instagram.com/permission_podcast
For 1:1 coaching with Clare visit https://empoweredenchantress.com
Find Rachel on IG at @rachel_shootsweet.
Self-Compassion with Dr. Liz
Permission to Be Enchanting
02/26/22 • 47 min
In this episode of Permission To Be Enchanting, Clare and Rachel are joined by Dr. Liz who is sharing her knowledge all about self-compassion.
Dr. Liz Maloney guides us through understanding the biggest challenges of self-criticism, shame, and perfectionism. She teaches us that through our thoughts, in the way we react to our emotions, and by our actions, we can become more loving, more compassionate people; first for ourselves and then for everyone else.
Self-compassion includes treating ourselves with compassion when things are difficult and deeply appreciating the good in ourselves. Contrary to what some may think, self-compassion also leads to greater compassion for others.
Dr. Liz talks about “Compare Despair” when Rachel shares a feeling of competition that she grew up with, pitting herself against her friends and always feeling like there was someone who was better at everything than she was.
Our wellbeing doesn’t come from being perfect or the best, our wellbeing comes from just being our authentic self and living according to our values.
The more you own who you are, the happier you will feel. Because you are irreplaceable.
The great news is that self-compassion involves skills that we can practice. In our thoughts, how we handle our emotions, and our actions.
Research shows that the three biggest drivers of unhappiness are self-criticism, shame, and perfectionism.
We can create new neural pathways by repeating to ourselves loving and kind phrases. And the amazing thing is that we don’t even need to believe those phrases at first! Clare shared a wonderful thought that she practices with her coaching clients – “I deserve love”.
In order to overcome perfectionism, Dr. Liz has learned to say “Done is better than perfect” which Clare and Rachel definitely understand as they start out this podcast journey! And doing things imperfectly gives silent permission to others to just go for it and try, even if it’s not completely right yet.
You can find Dr. Liz here. http://drlizmaloney.com
To get more info and sign up for our June 9-11, 2022 EPIC Workshops in Edinburgh, Scotland: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/epic-embodiment-pleasure-retreat-day-with-permission-to-be-enchanting-tickets-348636359737?aff=odcleoeventsincollection
Listen and enjoy! And share with a friend.
If you'd like to support the podcast, you can find us on Patreon or Buy Me A Coffee.
https://patreon.com/enchanting
https://buymeacoffee.com/enchanting
Find and follow us on Facebook.com/PermissionToBeEnchanting
and on Instagram.com/permission_podcast
Find Clare at EmpoweredEnchantress.com.
Find Rachel and her naked unfiltered selfies on IG at @rachel_shootsweet.
Permission To Own Your Sexual Style
Permission to Be Enchanting
02/03/22 • 33 min
Our second Enchanting episode explores the five sexual styles of the Erotic Blueprint demonstrated in the Netflix Show: Sex, Love, & Goop. Rachel’s primary sexual style is Kinky and Clare’s primary is equal Energetic & Sensual. Sexual styles are different, just like in the book, Five Love Languages, by author Gary Chapman.
Rachel shares with us her “naughty” secret for a stronger orgasm and laughs about her “epic fail” when experimenting with bondage. Clare discloses a game-changer in both her desire for a self-pleasure practice and the orgasm intensity after she began treating herself with the same attention and care that she shows her lover.
Sex therapist, Jaiya and her Erotic Blueprint Quiz is helpful to understand yourself and your partner’s sexual style. The five types are Sexual, Sensual, Energetic, Kinky, and Shapeshifter. There is a free basic test and an in-depth test for $17. Erotic Blueprint Quiz is available here. https://theblueprintbreakthrough.com/
Clare mentions that she wished she had this test when she was married to help her understand that she is sensual & energetic and her former husband is sexual. Knowing that there were different arousal styles would have been helpful to the relationship and fostered a better understanding of motivations regarding sex.
Our magic word “Naughty” is first uttered by Rachel, and Clare adores hearing Rachel say it in her Scottish accent. (It's now the name of our highest level of podcast support on Patreon called the “Naughty69”, we invite you to check it out.)
Rachel shares that her naughty secret is saying “a good old JC” (Jesus Christ) right before she experiences orgasm and this makes her experience more intense. The taboo is that with her Mormon upbringing saying “JC” in this context is considered blaspheme.
Rachel asks Clare to share a sensual secret of hers.
To get more info and sign up for our June 9-11, 2022 EPIC Workshops in Edinburgh, Scotland: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/epic-embodiment-pleasure-retreat-day-with-permission-to-be-enchanting-tickets-348636359737?aff=odcleoeventsincollection
Listen and enjoy! And share with a friend.
If you'd like to support the podcast, you can find us on Patreon or Buy Me A Coffee.
https://patreon.com/enchanting
https://buymeacoffee.com/enchanting
Find and follow us on Facebook.com/PermissionToBeEnchanting
and on Instagram.com/permission_podcast
Find Clare at EmpoweredEnchantress.com.
Find Rachel and her naked unfiltered selfies on IG at @rachel_shootsweet.
Decoding Your Life’s Path And Purpose Through Numerology With Felicia Bender
Permission to Be Enchanting
03/28/24 • 72 min
Embark on a fascinating journey into the depths of numerology, where the unique vibrational energies of numbers intertwine with our personal experiences, providing a mystical lens through which to understand the intricacies of life. In this episode, Clare Sente and Rachel Watson sit down with professional numerologist Felicia Bender to talk about what numerology is and how it can help us learn more about our life’s path and purpose. Similar to personality testing, it is a tool to offer insight into our choices and preferences, which can be very helpful when dealing with important relationships and understanding our world. Tune in to explore the mystical realm of numbers and gain a deeper understanding of the forces shaping your life.
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FAQ
How many episodes does Permission to Be Enchanting have?
Permission to Be Enchanting currently has 49 episodes available.
What topics does Permission to Be Enchanting cover?
The podcast is about Health & Fitness, Podcasts, Self-Improvement, Education and Sexuality.
What is the most popular episode on Permission to Be Enchanting?
The episode title 'Body Work: Trusting The Intelligence Of Your Body With Ali Mezey' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Permission to Be Enchanting?
The average episode length on Permission to Be Enchanting is 44 minutes.
How often are episodes of Permission to Be Enchanting released?
Episodes of Permission to Be Enchanting are typically released every 15 days.
When was the first episode of Permission to Be Enchanting?
The first episode of Permission to Be Enchanting was released on Jan 25, 2022.
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