Friendships are as varied and complex as intimate relationships and they require investment, commitment and care to thrive. Jess joined Jeff & Carolyn on Global TV's The Morning Show to answer viewer questions about how to deal with strained friendships. Check out the video and notes below.

My friend is not being cautious enough during the pandemic, she is not abiding by the rules. The virus is dividing us, is it time to break off this friendship?

I think it’s worth speaking up and setting your own boundaries. You don’t have to end the friendship. You might just want to change the ways in which you interact for now. For example, maybe you only see her online. If, however, you feel your values are entirely misaligned and this situation has brought your differences to light, you may want to step back from the friendship.

I don’t get along with my best friend’s partner and they’ve just got engaged. I’m worried because I don’t think...

Meet Dalychia and Rafaella of Afrosexology, our newest Sexuality Superheroes. They're on a sexual liberation journey, continuing to create awareness and spread educative sex-positive messaging to all. Read their feature below and get to know them a little better!

1. Why is sexual health education/therapy so important to you both?

While both of us have had very different journeys around our sexuality, we’ve both had to do a lot of work to reclaim our bodies from what society and others told us about ourselves - what it means to be Black, women, from particular classes, with our body shapes, etc. There are so many messages that tell us because of our identities we are less deserving of power and pleasure. Pleasure-based sexuality education is important for us and our community because it directly counters these messages and affirms that we deserve to experience pleasure in our bodies, in our relationships, and in our world. Our mantra is ‘less oppression, more...

Emeka Menakaya joins Jess & Brandon to talk about how his studies in tantra have opened him up to improved relationships all around. He shares his insights on how cis men can be more vulnerable and open with one another and discusses his spiritual, emotional and sexual journey.

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Jet Setting Jasmine is a licensed clinical therapist, co-owner of Royal Fetish Films (an adult film production company), and an adult entertainer. She combines her love of the arts, film and sex education to produce erotica that stimulates and engages the audience to push their sexual boundaries. Jasmine joins Jess and Brandon to share thoughtful insights on her life as a therapist, mother, performer and entrepreneur. She talks about directing porn (including a recent threesome scene starring her life partner, King Noire), the value and appeal of ethical porn, how porn performers balance their own pleasure with the need to perform for the camera, and strategies for staying in the moment when faced with distractions.

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Amira de Vera joins Jess on the podcast this week to share her experience after a breakup with a long term partner at the age of 34. They discuss how she went from lying on the floor crying to feeling happier than ever. Amira opens up to discuss:

• Overcoming the fear of starting over in your 30s
• How to identify what you really want in a partner and relationship
• Multiple approaches to getting over a tough breakup
• The importance of sitting in the pain and using pain to heal
• How to shift from focusing on others to focusing on yourself
• Getting over the idea that you must hit specific milestones by a specific age
• Breaking free of negative spirals
• Amira’s path to self-love
• The role of journaling, therapy, nature, friends, and creativity in healing
• The fallacy of someone “completing” you

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This morning on Global TV's The Morning Show, I join forces with Kelley Keehn to discuss the connection between finances and relationships. Check out my notes below, and don't forget to watch the video segment!

How should you start a financial conversation with your spouse?

Start before the conflict arises. Talk about your financial values because they're tied to personal values including those related to family, culture, upbringing and status. I suggest you talk about money generally first and then address specific behaviours, as once you have a better understanding of their personal values related to money, it might help you to see their behaviour in a different light.

Some questions that you might want to consider include:

• What does money mean to you?
• Why is it important?
• What is your greatest fear when it comes to money?
• What is your ultimate financial dream (within reason)?

What tips do you have for couples that have disagreements or fights over money?

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Meet our latest Sexuality Superhero, Shanae "Honestly Nae" Adams. Shanae's goal is to eliminate any taboos or stigmas surrounding sex and pleasure. Shanae is a therapist, educator and sex-positive enthusiast. Get to know Shanae a little better by reading their feature below.

1. Why is sexual health education/therapy so important to you?

Sexual health education is important to me because there is liberation in embracing sexuality. If a person can own and feel confident in the sexuality they can advocate their needs. If you can advocate for what you need sexually, that confidence can help you advocate for yourself in other realms of life as well.

2. How does your experience and/or identity inform your work?

My experiences inform my work because I am a selfish educator, I love learning and putting energy into gathering information that I want to know. Once I have it I can then pass it along to others. Every workshop I create started because I want more information around a topic, they...

Andre Shakti joins Jess and Brandon to share their journey and story as a stripper, sex worker, educator and activist. They discuss:

• What Andre loves about stripping and what drew her into the strip club in the first place
• How to cultivate intimacy (in person and online)
• Strap-on strategies for beginners
• SANCTUARY, the virtual strip club
• How strippers connect with their clients on a more personal level
• How COVID and digital dates have changed connection for the better
• Creating community for sex workers
• Andre’s experience in the porn industry and prop 60
• STI testing in the porn industry and what we can learn from
• The Bella Thorne OnlyFan debacle

Follow Andre on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also check out Andre's weekly advice column on non-monogamy, "I Am Poly(amorous) & So Can You!".

Andre's image was shot by Tristan Crane. 

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Say hello to Pamela Madsen, the founder of Back to the Body, specializing in sexological bodywork. Not exactly sure what that is? Learn more by reading below!

1. What is your definition of sexological bodywork?

Sexological Bodywork is the embodiment of sex education. It is one thing to talk about pleasure in the body, it is a completely different territory to actually FEEL pleasure in the body. Sexological Bodywork is a trauma-informed healing modality that supports clients in accessing and/or expanding pleasure in their bodies using touch, sound, movement, breath and interoception (internal noticing), that they may not otherwise have the space or ability to do on their own in everyday life.

2. What are the misconceptions of sexological bodywork? 

That there are no trainings, that everyone is just doing whatever they want. Sexological Bodyworkers adhere to a Code of Ethics and we have an association that keeps us growing and learning. That touch-work is muddy and...

• What it's like to live your life and share your love with millions of fans.
• How to build a happily-ever-after relationship.
• How to forgive family, friends and partner after heartache and trauma.
• The importance of creating a shared vision as a couple.
• Her personal formula for self-love.
• How her upbringing affects her relationships.
• How to better manage arguments and deal with triggers.

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