Can Sex Parties empower you to heal your lifelong insecurities? Bonobo Network co-producer Misha Bonaventura is invited to an intimate acid-induced birthday experience and as she looks around at the beautiful bodies at this drug-fueled orgy, she sets an intention; Does she want to make love to her friends and compatriots tonight, or does she want to make love to time, and to the meaning of life? As she dances and rejoices in the sights and the orgasms of the luminaries around her, she suddenly finds herself singled out by the cosmos - and everyone else notices it, too. #Insecure #Excluded #YouBelong   Song: ‘Disco Tits’ (Tove Lo) About the Storyteller:   Misha Bonaventura co-produces the Bonobo Network - a  High Possibility, Low Expectation sex-positive community - alongside its founder, William Winters. She teaches and consults individuals and communities to develop their consent culture with a harm reduction and transformative justice lens. She is passionate about supporting sex positive community and helping people create more pleasure for themselves.  Her private practice, Clearing Conversations, focuses on conflict resolution and communication coaching. Misha loves supporting the sex positive community of the Bay Area and beyond in creating sustainable, long-term relationship building.   Bonobo Network:https://www.bonobonetwork.com/   Clearing Conversations: http://www.clearingconversations.com/   Episode links:   Everlywell: Everlywell at-home lab tests give you physician-reviewed results and personalized insights so you can take action on your health and wellness—all at an affordable and transparent cost. With over thirty tests, you’ll be able to choose the ones that make the most sense for you. Everlywell’s Food Sensitivity, Metabolism, Sleep & Stress, and Thyroid are just a few of the many options - and, their STD Test discreetly allows you to test for 7 types of STDs, all from the privacy of your own home. And for listeners of the show, Everlywell is offering a special discount of twenty percent off an at-home lab test at https://www.everlywell.com/dixie   Over one million people have trusted Everlywell with their at-home lab testing, so go to https://www.everlywell.com/dixie for twenty percent off your at-home lab test.   Helix: Ready for better sleep? Helix Sleep has a quiz that takes just two minutes to complete and matches your body type and sleep preferences to the perfect mattress for you. Helix was awarded the #1 best overall mattress pick of 2020 and by GQ and Wired Magazine. Just go to HelixSleep.com/Dixie, take their two-minute sleep quiz, and they’ll match you to a customized mattress that will give you the best sleep of your life.  Special Offer: right now, Helix is offering up to $200 off all mattress orders AND two free pillows to listeners of the Bawdy Storytelling podcast. That’s HelixSleep.com/Dixie for up to 200 dollars off and two free pillows!   When’s the next Bawdy in San Francisco? We’re celebrating Folsom Street Fair - that most high of Holy Days for Kinksters - with the Bawdy Folsom Kinktacular. We’ve got VIP tables for 2 or 4, Reserved and General Admission Seating, icy cold cocktails with dirty names and a seat for your butt after all that carousing in the sun at the Fair. Buy tickets for the live performance, or you can watch from anywhere on the Livestream: Tickets at https://BawdyKinktacular2022.eventbrite.com   Bawdy returns to Seattle on Saturday, October 15th: It’s been almost 3 years, and now we’ve got a new venue, we’ll have brand new storytellers (have you pitched me your story? I just landed 2 tellers for this show!) and we’re so excited about this joyful reunion with the best community anywhere. Tell your friends about Bawdy’s return to Seattle, learn more about the show and buy Tickets at https://bit.ly/BawdySeattle2022   Wanna get Motorboated onstage at our next live Bawdy? Become an #ApplauseTiddies Sponsor! As a sponsor, you choose the bra, you’ll get a sneak peek at it ons