In the ninth episode of YOUR.RADICAL.BEING--Sex+ Psychotherapist, Samar Poorlakani, and Professional Actor, Fiona Rene, tackle the complexity of trauma — from childhood, to generational, to acute — and how we cope and build resilience.Podcast Instagram: @your.radical.beingFiona’s Instagram: @fionareneSamar’s Instagram: @intimatemattersKeep up with us: linktr.ee/your.radical.being

Your Radical Being

Welcome to the Traumadome.

Wrapping up our first season with our tenth episode of YOUR.RADICAL.BEING--Sex+ Psychotherapist, Samar Poorlakani, and Professional Actor, Fiona Rene, get candid about the traumatic and historical events of the time--racial injustice, economic insecurity, the global pandemic, and climate change. After a year of devastation and disruption, it is nowhere near over yet. Podcast Instagram: @your.radical.beingFiona’s Instagram: @fionareneSamar’s Instagram: @intimatemattersKeep up with us: linktr.ee/your.radical.being

If It Is Not Okay, It Is Not the End.

In the eighth episode of YOUR.RADICAL.BEING--Sex+ Psychotherapist, Samar Poorlakani, and Professional Actor, Fiona Rene, explore elements of life management, the balance and flow of predicting one’s own needs over time, and how it can all parallel to BDSM.Podcast Instagram: @your.radical.beingFiona’s Instagram: @fionareneSamar’s Instagram: @intimatemattersKeep up with us: linktr.ee/your.radical.being

Life Management: Energy and the Evolving Elements.

In the seventh episode of YOUR.RADICAL.BEING--Sex+ Psychotherapist, Samar Poorlakani, and Professional Actor, Fiona Rene, dive in and get uncomfortable with rejection: how easy it is for rejection to lead to insecurity and negative self-talk, and how that can turn into self-abandonment.Podcast Instagram: @your.radical.beingFiona’s Instagram: @fionareneSamar’s Instagram: @intimatemattersKeep up with us: linktr.ee/your.radical.being

Avoiding Self-Abandonment After Rejection.

In the sixth episode of YOUR.RADICAL.BEING--Sex+ Psychotherapist, Samar Poorlakani, and Professional Actor, Fiona Rene, try to navigate dating during Covid. Fiona gets on her first dating app - which leads to some real talk about dating goals, judgments, and "preferences."Podcast Instagram: @your.radical.beingFiona’s Instagram: @fionareneSamar’s Instagram: @intimatemattersKeep up with us: linktr.ee/your.radical.being

Dating in Quarantimes.

In the fifth episode of YOUR.RADICAL.BEING--Sex+ Psychotherapist, Samar Poorlakani, and Professional Actor, Fiona Rene, break down confidence and how pushing our sexual boundaries parallels pushing our psychological boundaries.Podcast Instagram: @your.radical.beingFiona’s Instagram: @fionareneSamar’s Instagram: @intimatemattersKeep up with us: linktr.ee/your.radical.being

Our Sexual and Psychological Boundaries.

In the fourth episode of YOUR.RADICAL.BEING--Sex+ Psychotherapist, Samar Poorlakani, and Professional Actor, Fiona Rene, get carried away talking about the 3 C’s they seek before getting physical - connection, communication, and consent. (CW: mentions of personal #MeToo moments)Podcast Instagram: @your.radical.beingFiona’s Instagram: @fionareneSamar’s Instagram: @intimatemattersKeep up with us: linktr.ee/your.radical.being

The 3 C’s Before Our Clothes Come Off.

In the third episode of YOUR.RADICAL.BEING--Sex+ Psychotherapist, Samar Poorlakani, and Professional Actor, Fiona Rene, break down labels, language, and discomfort through fluidity, acceptance, and self-reflection.PSA: In the spirit of radical authenticity,  it&apos;ll take a moment for us to get our footing (specifically re: the sound in episodes 2 and 3), but we hope it only gets better from here. Thank you for bearing with us!Podcast Instagram: @your.radical.beingFiona’s Instagram: @fionareneSamar’s Instagram: @intimatemattersKeep up with us: linktr.ee/your.radical.being

Accepting the Fluidity of our Identities.

In the second episode of YOUR.RADICAL.BEING--Sex+ Psychotherapist, Samar Poorlakani, and Professional Actor, Fiona Rene, jump right into 2021 with some real talk about mental health.  Let’s get into what privacy, vulnerability, expectations, rest, and more look like in the new year.Podcast Instagram: @your.radical.beingFiona’s Instagram: @fionareneSamar’s Instagram: @intimatemattersKeep up with us: linktr.ee/your.radical.being

Jumping Right into 2021... and Mental Health.

In the first episode of YOUR.RADICAL.BEING--Sex+ Psychotherapist, Samar Poorlakani, and Professional Actor, Fiona Rene, get cozy, introduce themselves, and say so long to the detrimentally traumatic yet beautiful 2020. Enjoy dipping into friendship, grief, addiction, and boundaries.Podcast Instagram: @your.radical.beingFiona’s Instagram: @fionareneSamar’s Instagram: @intimatemattersKeep up with us: linktr.ee/your.radical.being

A Friendly GoodBye to the Grief of 2020...

With their energies combined, two best friends of 16+ years, professional actress Fiona Rene (he/she/they), and sex-positive psychotherapist, Samar Poorlakani (she/they), explore personal growth, interpersonal relationships, and share their RADICAL BEING.