Let’s talk about pleasure. Yep, the thing women are taught to avoid, minimize, hide, or feel guilty about. And yet, as this week’s guest Dr. Kimberly Rose Pendleton says, “Pleasure has never been more radical, especially for women.” In a world that feels like it’s collapsing in real time (and let’s be honest, it mostly is), pleasure isn’t frivolous. It’s the way back into your body, your intuition, and your aliveness.

Together, we get into how pleasure reconnects you to yourself when the world has trained you to disconnect, why so many women feel shame around wanting anything, and how small “what would feel good right now?” choices can quietly lead you home. Dr. Kimberly Rose Pendleton, intimacy scholar, trauma-informed coach, and founder of UNCOVER, brings her blend of research, real life, and hard-won wisdom to this conversation.

In this episode, you’ll hear about:

• Kimberly shares the unexpected path that led her into intimacy work and how it shapes everything she teaches (5:30)
• Why knowing what you want starts with the tiniest daily choices (11:34)
• We talk about how vulnerability has challenged and transformed her relationships and career (20:21)
• Kimberly breaks down why pleasure feels so off-limits for women and how it can become a healing force (25:20)
• How grief shows up in intimacy work and why it matters (37:23)
• Simple ways to rediscover what actually brings you pleasure (42:22)

Resources from this episode:
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Dr. Kimberly Rose Pendleton’s website
Kimberly’s book
Kimberly on Instagram

Book recommendations:
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Dr. Kimberly Rose Pendleton is an intimacy scholar, trauma-informed coach, and the founder of UNCOVER, a global intimacy brand. With a PhD in Women's Studies and Intimacy, her work is a powerful blend of academic insight and personal experience, having left academia to build her business. She is also the author of the book, Get Uncovered: A Guide to Intimacy, Authenticity & Pleasure.

Through her coaching, online courses (including The Uncovered Woman Experience and The Rose Mystery School), and in-person retreats in locations like Napa and Paris, Dr. Pendleton's mission is to guide women to reclaim their bodies, desires, and personal power. Her philosophy, often referred to as the “pleasure revolution,” is rooted in the belief that pleasure is the catalyst for healing, growth, and liberation. She helps women heal from religious and sexual trauma by exploring themes of the divine feminine, sensuality, and love, ultimately inviting them to live a life of unapologetic freedom and embodied wellness.