Melinda Chats
“Welcome to Melinda Chats, Redefined—where we dive deep into the many layers of intimacy. From personal relationships to professional insights, we’re exploring how sexuality and connection evolve over the lifespan. Each episode, we’ll chat with experts, storytellers, and everyday humans about what intimacy really means—emotionally, physically, and beyond. No topic is off-limits, and every conversation is a chance to redefine what intimacy looks like for you. Let’s get into it!”
Much Respect,
Melinda
Episodes
32 episodes
Melinda Chats with Sandra Reynolds: Registered Dietitian / Relationships with Food
Sandra Reynolds is originally from western Maryland. She moved to Utah to attend Utah State University where she graduated Magna Cum Laude from their dietetics program. Sandra discovered her passion for helping people recover from eating disord...
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Season 8
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Episode 1
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43:47
Melinda Chats: Roe vs Wade
Melinda Chats with individuals about their personal opinions on Roe vs Wade.
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Season 7
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Episode 2
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7:04
Melinda Chats with Sarah Harris: Being a therapist and human
Sarah graduated from Texas Woman’s University with a Master’s degree in Counseling and Development. She is on her journey as an LPC- Associate under the supervision of Melinda Porter, LPC-S, CST. She has experience in working with all age group...
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Season 7
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Episode 1
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26:33
Melinda Chats with Dr. Sutton: Uterus Owners
This week Melinda Chats with Dr. Stacy Sutton PT, DPT, WCS, CLTBoard-Certified Women’s Health Clinical Specialist (WCS) | Certified Lymphedema Therapist (CLT) | Certified ReVital Cancer Rehabilitation Specialist | Advanced Certifi...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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38:25
Melinda Chats with Maïkan: His podcast Satisfying Intimacy & More
Maïkan is a person who's had to figure a few things out the hard way. He now hosts S podcast (Spotify, Apple, iHeart, and other platforms via https://si.buzzsprout.com ) based on life experiences and studies in massage, somatics, and tantra. He...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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1:07:00
Melinda Chats with Peter: His Journey with His Polyamorous Relationship
New Episode today! Great chat with Peter about his experiences in a polyamorous relationship. #Polyamorous...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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42:55
Melinda Chats with Janice Leonard
This week on Melinda Chats, I visited with Janice Leonard about relationships and connections. Janice Leonard is the host and creative director of Her Sexual Space podcast, a carefully designed podcast that creates space to facili...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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36:28
Melinda Chats with Rachel: Being Ploy and some of her journey
Melinda Chats with Rachel about being polyamorous what that journey has looked like for her. We appreciate her visiting with us!
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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38:30
Chat with Bob McCranie: coming out and living life!
Bob McCranie lives in the Carrollton Texas area. He's the team lead and owner of Texas Pride Realty Group, brokered by HomeSmart Stars. He's been a resident of Texas for 34 years and has been out as a gay man for 29 of those years. His co...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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34:49
Chat with Jackline Akinyi Logan : Writing her book and living life
This week we chat with Jackline Akinyi Logan about her book and living life!Jackline Akinyi Logan is an M.B.A. graduate, accountant, published author, wife, and mother. Passionate in her creative work, she seeks to inspire and be ...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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1:15:09
Chats with Lonnie Hambrick: Coming out and Living
Today on Melinda Chats, we visit with Lonnie Hambrick about coming out and living life. Join us next week for another episode. Lonnie can be followed on Instagram: LonnieHambrickFollow Melinda on TikTok and Instagram @melindach...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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38:19
Chat with Mac Taylor: ADHD
This week on Melinda Chats, I visit with Mac Taylor. He is a therapist with a passion for people and helping them understanding themselves. Building the knowledge about how all human think or work differently. ADHD is a focus point for Mac and ...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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34:58
Chat with Susan East: Coming Out & Living life
This week on Melinda Chats we welcome Susan East! This week is a chatted about relationship, coming out, and family. You journey is a story of self growth, worth and yes, always growth pains. Susan's Links are below. Your calmness and a...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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28:34
Melinda Chats, Across the Pond with Lee & Guest Kimmie
This week on Melinda Chats we welcome Kimmie! Lee and I thank you for joining us. This week is a chatted about relationship, coming out, and family. You journey is a story of self growth, worth and yes, always growth pains. We is your str...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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44:22
Across the Pond with Co-Host Lee and guest Ashley Minney
This week on Sexgen chats Melinda and co-host Lee from across the pond talk to Ashley Minney. Ashley is a musician, a maker, artist, inventor and content creator amongst many other things that they turn their hand to. We discuss life, love, les...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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55:53
Chatting with Mac: Men's Issue and Counseling
Mac shifted his focus from helping communities to helping individuals, and is now licensed as an LPC-Associate after completing a master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of Texas at Dallas. Mac takes his lifetime...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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33:25
Madeline Gregg: Being a Sex Educator Chat Time
Madeline Gregg is a certified sex educator and intimacy coach. We talked about the differences between being a sex therapist and being a sex educator and intimacy coach, and the shared values that both professions bring to couples and individua...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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43:33
Chat with Anthony: His Bi-Polar Journey and relationships
Great chat with Anthony about his life, understand mental health and his journey with family. Anthony explores the developing relationship with bi-polar and how that fit into relationships with himself, his wife and others. Join us for this inf...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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42:03
Denver Gribble: Coming Out. Being Human. Helping Others.
Denver Gribble is a wonderful human that I happened upon via TikTok. Denver provides positivity online and was a joy to visit with about coming out, learning who you are as a person that is gay and moving forward as a life coach to help others....
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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38:39
Carol’s Journey: Coming out and living life
Thank you to Carol for sharing her story and sharing about coming out. The Struggles the proud moments and moving forward.
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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34:54
Matt Edge: Chronic Pain and Moving Forward
Matt’s primary goal for clients is to help them find a sense of purpose and meaning that allows them to continue on, even if the pain or illness does not go away. Chronic pain and illness can also take away aspects of life that may previously h...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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34:50
Connecting Later in Life: Russ and Sharon
Russ and Sharon join me today to talk about intimacy, meeting later in life and building their relationship. This wonderful couple talk openly about changes over time in their selves and what they view as important in their connection wit...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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52:51
Elizabeth Newsom, LCSW-S, Starting a conversation about Kink and BDSM
Elizabeth Newsom, LCSW-Supervisor. Over the last 10 years, she has developed an upfront, honest, and professional approach that allows her to empower you to make the change(s) you want in your life. She is very open-minded and work hard to ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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56:46
Ashley Hence, MA, LPC-S, CRC, NCC: Relationships, Intimacy and Healing
Ashley Hence is a Licensed Professional Counselor. She completed her undergraduate at the University of Central Arkansas and her Masters at The University of Arkansas at Little Rock.Ms. Hence has twelve years of experience in menta...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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38:30
Talking about Polyamory with Dr. Eli Sheff
Dr. Elisabeth “Eli” Sheff is a researcher, expert witness, coach, speaker, and educational consultant. With a PhD in Sociology (University of Colorado, Boulder, 2005) and certification as a Sexuality Educator from the AASECT (the American Assoc...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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57:30