🔥 Pleasure in the Pause with Tony-Nominated Broadway Legend Brenda Braxton

What if menopause wasn’t the end of pleasure—but a powerful new beginning?

This week, Aimee is joined by the fierce and fabulous Brenda Braxton—Tony-nominated actress, Broadway royalty, and founder of Pause by BBraxton. They get real about sex after 50, the myths that keep us silent, and how to keep the fire burning even as hormones shift.

From hot flashes to hot nights, Brenda brings humor, heart, and unfiltered truth about embracing your body at every stage.

🎭 Aging doesn’t mean fading. It means rising—with style, swagger, and yes… plenty of orgasms.

✨ Hit play, share with a friend, and don’t forget to follow the show for more unfiltered intimacy realness.

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Intentional intimacy doesn't leave you guessing - it comes with clarity, care, and damn good boundaries. In this episode, Aimee and Dakota unpack what it means to stop settling for crumbs and start owning your yes, your no, and your worth.

If someone can't hold your "no," they don't deserve your "yes."

Part of being healthy? Don't be a d*ck.

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Chapters

00:00 Welcome and Intro to Dakota

00:48 Challenging Societal Norms Around Sex

01:30 Understanding Boundaries and Personal Desires

03:35 The Role of Safety in Sexual Relationships

06:41 Navigating Sexuality and Self-Worth

10:08 Intentional Intimacy and Relationship Dynamics

13:50 The Journey of a Lover Girl

19:23 Embracing Queer Joy and Community

21:19 Creativity in Pleasure and Relationships

25:43 Be Gentle with You 28:50 Coming to Completion - Just To Be Queer

31:53 Come Again, Come Again, Come Again

Why does romance always get the spotlight—and everyone else becomes the understudy?

In this spicy episode, I sit down with the brilliant Adam Fitzgerald to take a sledgehammer to relationship hierarchy—that cultural obsession with putting your romantic partner above all else. We unpack how this model often leads to co-dependency, unrealistic expectations, and emotional burnout.

But here’s the truth: healthy relationships don’t happen in isolation. They need community—the friendships, chosen family, and support systems that queer folks have long known are essential to thriving love and intimacy.

Adam brings a powerful lens to how queer relationships challenge the default and lean into non-hierarchical structures that center freedom, autonomy, and deep connection across many forms.

This one’s for anyone ready to build love that’s grounded, expansive, and rooted in more than just one person.

Because love without the ladder?That’s where the good stuff lives.

Chapters

00:00Happy Pride Month and Intro

02:53Understanding Relationship Hierarchy

07:10Exploring Codependency

10:20The Impact of Codependency on Relationships

12:16Correlation Between Relationship Hierarchy and Codependency

12:46Navigating Loneliness in Relationships

14:12The Importance of Maintaining Individuality

15:29Compassion and Self-Discovery

17:27Understanding Codependency

18:08Queerness and Relationship Structures

21:00Breaking Down Relationship Hierarchies

23:17Exploring Non-Traditional Relationships

27:41The Role of Community in Healthy Relationships

30:52Understanding Healing and Triggers

32:34Navigating Codependency and Interdependence

35:05Building Community Beyond Relationships

39:29Self-Reflection in Relationship Dynamics

40:16Exploring Alternative Relationship Structures

46:45Embracing Queer Joy

47:41Navigating New Queerness

48:20Defining Queer Identity

50:02Coming to Completion AKA Just So We're Queer

52:00Come Again, Come Again, Come Again

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