A Fine Human

Priestess Francesca: Desires, Taboo, and Psyche

AFH: Season 2, Episode 14 Featuring Priestess Francesca About the Guest: Priestess Francesca is a Somatic Sexologist, Professional Dominatrix, and Ordained Priestess. In an age where algorithms and digital echo chambers attempt to sanitize the human experience, Francesca works exclusively in the trenches of flesh, blood, and the psyche. She refuses to deal in dry theory.  Her practice spans the absolute extremes of the human condition: she has shepherded 18-year-olds into their first taboo encounter, facilitated the darkest, edgiest BDSM desires for high-functioning professionals, and served pleasure at the hospice beds of 98-year-old clients navigating the final, ultimate surrender of the body. As a professional dominatrix and somatic ethicist for wellness brands, Francesca’s expertise lies in what actually holds up when power, desire, and pressure collide. She teaches individuals and organizations how to navigate high-stakes dynamics, proving that exploring our deepest taboos and darkest edges requires the highest levels of reverence, care, and structural integrity. Francesca is the host of the Gutter Wisdom [https://www.priestessfrancesca.com/podcast-review] podcast. Her insights on kink, power, and somatic protocols have been featured in Cosmopolitan, Business Insider, Health Magazine, and Gothamist. She has lectured at institutions including Sarah Lawrence and Salve Regina, and spoken on stages from DomCon to the Envision Festival. Guest Info: * Instagram: instagram.com/gutterwisdompod [https://www.instagram.com/gutterwisdompod] * Gutter Wisdom Podcast [https://www.priestessfrancesca.com/podcast-review] Follow Me: * Instagram: @afinehuman [https://www.instagram.com/afinehuman/]  * Shop Dame: dame.com [https://dame.com/]  This podcast was produced by aurielle sayeh, [https://instagram.com/auriellesayeh] filmed by @thetellychannel [https://instagram.com/thetellychannel], and powered by @dameproducts [https://instagram.com/dameproducts].

Alex Fine on Motherhood

Al speaks to the complexities of Motherhood with a very special guest this Mother's Day. Follow Me: * Instagram: @afinehuman [https://www.instagram.com/afinehuman/]  * Shop Dame: dame.com [https://dame.com/]  This podcast was produced by aurielle sayeh, [https://instagram.com/auriellesayeh] filmed by @thetellychannel [https://instagram.com/thetellychannel], and powered by @dameproducts [https://instagram.com/dameproducts].

Cyndi Darnell: Intimacy, Spontaneity, and Drive

AFH: Season 2, Episode 12 Featuring Cyndi Darnell About the Guest: Cyndi Darnell is an internationally recognized sex and relationship therapist, educator, and author who helps people have better sex and way better conversations about it. With warmth, wit, and a refreshingly shame-free approach, she works with individuals, couples, and  non-monogamous relationship partners navigating desire differences, intimacy challenges, communication breakdowns, and the complexities of modern love. Cyndi is known for blending evidence-based therapy, somatic awareness, and real-world practicality—because insight is great, but it has to work in your actual body and relationships. Her work centers on attunement, erotic intelligence, and helping people move beyond “What’s wrong with me/us?” toward “What’s possible now?” She’s the creator of popular online courses, a sought-after media expert, and the author of Sex When You Don’t Feel Like It: The Truth About Mismatched Libido and Rediscovering Desire. When she’s not talking about sex (which is often), she’s probably talking about relationships, power, death or why most of us were never taught the skills we’re expected to magically master. And rescue dogs. Guest Info: * Instagram: instagram.com/cyndi_darnell * www.cyndidarnell.com [http://www.cyndidarnell.com/] Follow Me: * Instagram: @afinehuman [https://www.instagram.com/afinehuman/]  * Shop Dame: dame.com [https://dame.com/]  This podcast was produced by aurielle sayeh, [https://instagram.com/auriellesayeh] filmed by @thetellychannel [https://instagram.com/thetellychannel], and powered by @dameproducts [https://instagram.com/dameproducts].

Greta Meyer- Women's Health, Tampons, and Access

AFH: Season 2, Episode 11 Featuring Greta Meyer About the Guest: Greta Meyer is the CEO and co-founder of Sequel, a women’s health company focused on product innovation addressing unmet needs of women. The company’s first product, a redesign of the tampon the Sequel Spiral™ Tampon, is FDA cleared as a medical device. The product features a proprietary spiral design that is engineered to be more fluid mechanically efficient, meaning it is designed to absorb more evenly and not leak before it’s full. Greta was recently named to the 2023 Forbes 30 Under 30 List. Greta studied Engineering Product Design at Stanford University, where she was awarded the highest honor in the department alongside Sequel co-founder Amanda Calabrese for their work developing a redesigned tampon. Guest Info: * Instagram: instagram.com/trysequel Follow Me: * Instagram: @afinehuman [https://www.instagram.com/afinehuman/]  * Shop Dame: dame.com [https://dame.com/]  This podcast was produced by aurielle sayeh, [https://instagram.com/auriellesayeh] filmed by @thetellychannel [https://instagram.com/thetellychannel], and powered by @dameproducts [https://instagram.com/dameproducts].

Shani Hillian- Motherhood, Beauty and the Hustle

AFH: Season 2, Episode 10 Featuring Shani Hillian About the Guest: Shani Hillian is an 18-year holistic esthetician, beauty/lifestyle writer, and mom of 2 based in NYC. She's the founder of skin wellness brand IN GROOV and has carved out a name for herself in many different avenues. Having studied cosmetology and esthetics along her journey, Shani has been a licensed esthetician since 2007. She furthered her education in herbal medicine while also utilizing the tools her grandmother, a holistic practitioner from Jamaica, instilled in her upbringing. Pairing her love for beauty, holistic living, and journalism, Shani regularly contributes to platforms that align with her passion for total well-being. Her bylines can be seen in ELLE, Essence, Allure, Byrdie, Bustle and more. Guest Info: * Instagram: instagram.com/shanihillian [https://www.instagram.com/shanihillian] * Instagram.com instagram.com/in.groov [https://www.instagram.com/in.groov] Follow Me: * Instagram: @afinehuman [https://www.instagram.com/afinehuman/]  * Shop Dame: dame.com [https://dame.com/]  This podcast was produced by aurielle sayeh, [https://instagram.com/auriellesayeh] filmed by @thetellychannel [https://instagram.com/thetellychannel], and powered by @dameproducts [https://instagram.com/dameproducts].