{"id":15082,"date":"2020-03-30T07:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T11:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/verastic.com\/?p=15082"},"modified":"2020-03-29T18:52:36","modified_gmt":"2020-03-29T22:52:36","slug":"on-women-owning-their-sexual-desires-ft-duchess-iphie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/i-am-african-podcast\/on-women-owning-their-sexual-desires-ft-duchess-iphie.html","title":{"rendered":"On Women Owning Their Sexual Desires ft. Duchess Iphie (I Am African Podcast #4)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This week&#8217;s episode is my first one with a guest, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. We talked about women owning their sexual desires, and this conversation is especially important for the African woman. Maybe it&#8217;s different for you, but for me, I only recently started learning what my sexual desires are. I thought I knew, but it turns out, I did not really know. The older I get, the more comfortable I get with myself, the more I know myself, and the more I know what I don&#8217;t like in every area of my life, sex included.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15084\" src=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/I-Am-African-EP-4-Cover-2.png\" alt=\"On women owning their sexual desires\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/I-Am-African-EP-4-Cover-2.png 900w, https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/I-Am-African-EP-4-Cover-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/I-Am-African-EP-4-Cover-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/I-Am-African-EP-4-Cover-2-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As an African woman who was raised by African parents, I was never taught to be comfortable with sex, and I was definitely not told about women owning their sexual desires. What sexual desires??? Sex was always this taboo thing that you were only allowed to think of after marriage. And even then, it was a man&#8217;s thing, a thing that a wife gave her husband whenever he asked for it. I was never taught that women could want it, or could enjoy it, or could even ask for it.<\/p>\n<p>Well, I know that now! <strong>*Insert wide grin*<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Duchess Iphie is based in the UK, and she is a sex, relationship, and intimacy coach. When you listen to this episode, I hope that you get some value and insight into your own life, and I hope you walk away from it with several lightbulb moments that will make your relationship more intimate. Please share this episode with the women and men in your network. You never know what someone is dealing with.<\/p>\n<p>Connect with Duchess Iphie on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/duchess_iphie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DuchessSecrets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/duchesssecrets.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>her website<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-3163399\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/894760\/3163399-on-women-owning-their-sexual-desires-ft-duchess-iphie.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-3163399&amp;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>You can also listen at any and all of the following places:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/iamafrican.buzzsprout.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>online<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/i-am-african-by-verastic\/id1500826309\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Apple Podcast<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS84OTQ3NjAucnNz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Google Podcasts<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4ES2d1DIqg9V4TItH9IWS4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Spotify<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ihr.fm\/2WxpERH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>iHeart Radio<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/i-am-african-by-verastic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Sticher<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/Iymbxjiihk4g2gkq2sq75gxbzyq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Google Play Music,<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Arts--Culture-Podcasts\/I-Am-African-by-Verastic-p1299132\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Tunein,<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/show\/i-am-african-by-verastic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Spreaker<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blubrry.com\/iamafrican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Blubrry<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitalpodcast.com\/feeds\/96543-i-am-african-by-verastic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Digital Podcast<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.deezer.com\/us\/show\/923462\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Deezer<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.podchaser.com\/podcasts\/i-am-african-by-verastic-1026608\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Podchaser<\/strong><\/a>, and the Sono App (no link).&nbsp; If there\u2019s a podcast player you prefer that isn\u2019t listed here, let me know and I\u2019ll see if I can submit my podcast there. But that\u2019s not all! I have also finally finished creating the home for the I Am African Podcast, here on Verastic.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/verastic.com\/iamafricanpodcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>See for yourself<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d love to connect with you on social media:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/iamafricanpodcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iamafricanpod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a>, and&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/groups\/iamafricanpodcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please, please, please share and rate the I Am African podcast. Apple Podcast lets you leave reviews. Help a girl out, please. Rate and Share. Rate and Share. Rate and Share. 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