What if thriving isn't only the rose bush in full bloom, but also the seed that knows when to wait? This month, I'm welcoming executive coach Madeleine Natale into the Pleasure Garden to explore what thriving means in different seasons.

Human Design guide Karen Pawley explains how understanding your unique blueprint changes the questions you ask in business, from "Is this scalable?" to "Does this feel good to sustain?"

In this conversation, Hester shares about cultivating radiance through rest, the altar she keeps in her office, and the surprising gift of knowing what you really want when you give yourself permission to rest.

In this conversation, boudoir photographer Natasha Kaufman reveals why misbehaving means refusing to wait until your body looks different to feel sexy—and why being turned on by ourselves is the first step to being fully alive.

In this authentic conversation, personal stylist Kat Kuzneva reveals how to transform getting dressed from daily struggle into pleasure practice. She shares why breaking fashion "rules" leads to confidence and how that magical mirror moment changes everything.

In this inspiring conversation, systems witch Brigitte Marie reveals how she transformed her relationship with pleasure. She shares her secrets for infusing magic into mundane tasks and why morning snugs with her kitty might be the sweetest pleasure of all.

Gracie and I speak again about pleasure. It’s a conversation touching on the erotic versus the pornographic, imagination, and what it means to feel in a hyper-everything world.

In this tender and nourishing conversation, Somatic Coach Isabelle Griffith shares how pleasure can be a gentle thread back to presence, self-trust, and the wisdom of the body. She also offers a beautiful somatic practice you won’t want to miss.

In this month’s conversation, Certified Life and Liberatory Leadership Coach Stephanie MacKinnon invites us to reimagine what becomes possible when we center what truly nourishes us.

In this month’s conversation, holistic nutritionist and menopause expert Louise Carr invites us to return to the intelligence of our bodies and the deep nourishment of pleasure.

In the pleasure garden with Danáe Ashley
In this month’s conversation, Episcopal priest and psychotherapist Danáe Ashley invites us to see pleasure as an ever-present invitation to delight.

This year, I’m taking a deep dive into pleasure – what it means, how we cultivate it, and how it can transform our lives. I’m starting this exploration with a conversation on pleasure with my 23-year-old daughter Gracie.