Slow Deep with euni

The Intimacy of Identity + Humanity of an Artist

Hi, hello. I’ve been slowly making my way back towards using my voice and the audio land. Partially hesitating on the relaunch of the podcast - somewhat perfectionism, somewhat clarity chasing. I really wanted this to make sense for me with my devotion to carving out chunks of my time, resisting moving without intention and polluting the internet with more “content.” I don’t know if I’ll always be able to do that. I’m sure some of the stuff I’ll share I’ll look back on and be like - WTF was that. That was a “trying to stay relevant” reach. But, I’m gonna try my best to do what feels honest. Even if it doesn’t feel popular. I mean, honestly, my digital life feels quite reflective of my offline one. People know me, they like what I’m saying or doing. They often forget me, but if they engage, they’re left with some layer of inspiration that impacts, expands, or changes their life. And I don’t know if I need much more than that I’m realizing. So as I move into playing with learning audio and also decentering perfect “content” - I will dedicate some of my podcast airspace to my mindspins and ponderings. Intimately speaking, this is one of my top favorite things to do with people in real time. I love spending time with my roommate, friends, new acquaintances thinking out loud. Contemplating. Dissecting. Analyzing. Fantasizing. Dreaming. Discussing. Letting our minds dance and play and feel aliveness through thinking. And I like challenging and inspiring thinking. So perhaps - this is what SLOW/DEEP is all about. It’s going to be at least for the upcoming episodes. I want to ponder with you - in my own energy. And invite you to ponder with me and others who I find pleasure in talking and contemplating with. And share candidly our conversations. Nothing too programmed or structured. Nothing too polished or devoted to editing and post production. But more raw - at times messy or glitchy. I want to keep the humanity in connection. So even if I’ve never met you - there’s an invitation to authentically exist and use the beautiful parts of technology to explore intimacy. Through the ways we remember what it is to freely think. To create. To choose love in our existing. To hold humanity. To lead with and believe in art. Take a listen and leave me a note in whatever way feels true to you and let’s keep deepening and expanding experiencing - through the most human lens - creating - art expressively. LET’S GO SLOW.LET’S GET DEEP.SLOWDEEP.CO Instagram:@intimatelyeuni [https://instagram.com/intimatelyeuni] Questions, comments or topic requests/suggestions: Leave a comment below / DM euni to connect. Get full access to SLOW/DEEP at slowdeep.substack.com/subscribe [https://slowdeep.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

You Should Love Yourself More

Why would I speed up or slow down something that is long form? When you say - you should love yourself….what do you mean?Tell me in sentences and paragraphs. Tell me over and over again. Show me the parts of myself that beckon for love. Because the way that you love me opens the way that I love myself.And the way that you love yourself creates the connection between you and I in long form.But when you love in shortness, in small sentences, in simplicity - not simplicity from peace or ease - but simplicity for convenience - this is a fear of intimacy. Because intimacy requires devotion. And through devotion, we learn what it is to love ourselves well, wide - in every form. LET’S GO SLOW.LET’S GET DEEP.SLOWDEEP.CO Get full access to SLOW/DEEP at slowdeep.substack.com/subscribe [https://slowdeep.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Somatics + Rope Bondage

This is the final episode from the Sensory Playspace archives and SLOW/DEEP Podcast pre-season. It was such a special treat to be able to connect with and geek out with one of my favorite authors, Natasha NawaTaNeko. I’ve been building a relationship with rope, professionally, casually, and mainly through platonic intimate connections for the last 4 years. What has felt truest to me is the understanding, knowing, and responsibility to hold agency no matter what role one plays in the power exchange. I received her book, Somatics for Rope Bottoms [https://a.co/d/3GLCFTW] as a gift from a rope partner I tied with as they were passing through town a few years ago. It’s been a resource for me, not only with rope + kink, but in my work as a somatic practitioner overall. I hope you enjoy this time with Natasha as much as I did. The first season of the SLOW/DEEP with euni Podcast will be coming out end of October. We will be expanding how we intimately explore all parts of life and bringing in some new and familiar guests to dive into rich, contemplative, curious conversations to inspire living life most authentically. But for now, give this episode an listen and leave a comment, share with a friend, and subscribe on your favorite platform. SHOW NOTES: • Intro: Meet Natasha • The journey from a conventional life as a lawyer to discovering somatic work, rope bondage, and writing a philosophical book about embodiment and personal truth. • Empowerment, personal safety, and the ability to surrender power while maintaining control. • Internalizing safety vs. external frameworks or authorities • Intersection of somatic work, kink, and personal growth • Kink and creating safe container for exploring intense feelings and sensations •  Rope bondage, learning to relax into pain, and maintain softness • Connection between pain and pleasure •  Setting intentions and the transformation of relationship with pain • Consent and ethics in kink and the value of self-reflection and connection through somatic experiences • Self-awareness and clear intentions when engaging in rope and kink activities • Open communication, reflection after experiences and the value of exploring one’s desires and boundaries • Creating shared, meaningful experiences with others vs. seeking external imagery or fantasy-driven encounters. • Developing personal practices, reflective conversations post-experience, and deepening understanding and connection with partners • Intense kink encounter, highs and post-scene drops • The importance of slowing down and creating a supportive environment for future experiences • Feelings of harm, taking self-responsibility for personal healing, and also acknowledging the value of support and recognition from others About Natasha: Natasha NawaTaNeko is a somatic coach, author, and educator. Drawing on her background in Sexological Bodywork under Joseph Kramer and over a decade of experience as a performer and educator in Kinbaku (Japanese-inspired rope bondage), Natasha integrates various somatic practices—such as breathwork, sound, touch, posture, non-verbal communication, and focused attention—into her teachings. In 2020, she authored Somatics for Rope Bottoms, a book exploring the potential of rope bondage for personal and intimate self-exploration. Find + connect with Natasha: Web: ropesomatics.com [http://ropesomatics.com] and discoverkinbaku.com [https://discoverkinbaku.com] Substack: substack.com/@nawataneko [https://substack.com/@nawataneko] Instagram: @nawataneko [http://www.instagram.com/nawataneko] Stay connected with us: LET’S GO SLOW. LET’S GET DEEP.Work with me:slowdeep.co [http://slowdeep.co/] Instagram:https://instagram.com/slowdeep.co [https://instagram.com/slowdeep.co] Questions, comments or topic requests/suggestions: email euni at hi@selfstudylab.com Audio engineered by Miko Aguilar, Music by Qolaj [http://instagram.com/qolaj] Get full access to SLOW/DEEP at slowdeep.substack.com/subscribe [https://slowdeep.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Communal Experiences + Restorative Justice in Sex+ Spaces

This episode dives into what it is to create shared leadership that centers ethics, community values, consent forward practices, and repair after harm in community and sex positive spaces. I had a chat with Jules Purnell last year after meeting them during a peer professional gathering online for intimacy professionals. Their take on how to hold the complexities of both harm and repair in the same space while finding solutions to expand community rather than pull it apart caught my attention. SHOW NOTES: • Intro: Meet Jules • Working as a sexuality educator, focusing on supporting queer and trans survivors of sexual harm. • From crisis support to hands-on healing work through surrogate work and intimacy coaching. • Exploring the importance of emotional experiences in learning • Significance of human connection and emotional expression in deep personal growth and healing. • Intersectionality and the creation of unique identities vs. stacking different aspects of identity. • Intersectionality impact on people’s experiences and access to self-expression •  Creating spaces for people to connect emotionally to find a sense of liberation • Safety in community spaces and personal growth • Developing internal safety within oneself with intersectionality and hidden aspects of identity such as disability and trauma. • Self-trust in healing and personal development, especially when exploring new lifestyles or experiences • Intensity in BDSM scenes and significant emotional drop • Slut-shaming by a friend and isolation • Building self-trust and starting slowly in BDSM experiences • Exploring how people on a more liberated path may face negativity from others who haven’t unlearned their own shame • Restorative justice as an approach to address harm, trauma, or violence by attempting to make things right and applying to various situations, from personal conflicts to more serious harms, particularly focusing on sexual harm in her practice. • Acknowledgment that everyone has both hurt others and been hurt, adopting a restorative lens in daily life, and developing a practice of apologizing and repairing relationships when necessary • Complexities of sex, relationships, and emotional connection • Challenges of navigating consent, communication, and emotional vulnerability in sexual encounters, particularly in hookup culture • Emotional expression, including crying during sex, and feeling safe with a partner to fully express oneself • Lack of emotional care in casual connections • Honesty, naming intentions and capacity for commitment •  Misleading another, miscommunication or subtle consent violations and reflect on one’s own role and clarity of intentions • Complexities of consent and communication in relationships • Creating space for honest conversations about personal desires and boundaries, • Spectrum of consent and self awareness in navigating intimacy and sex • Personal growth in sexual experiences • Pushing boundaries, self-discovery, growth, and expansion with psychological readiness and aftercare • Intimate play parties, closing ceremonies, and aftercare. • Restorative practices for alt sex and kink spaces • Education and facilitated dialogue for those who have violated boundaries and/or been harmed. • Humility, nuance in personal truths, and healing • Inclusive spaces that focus on ethos and behavior vs. strict identity requirements About Jules: Jules Purnell, M.Ed. is an AASECT certified Sexuality Educator, Restorative Justice facilitator and practitioner, and emerging hands-on Intimacy Coach. Their educational background and expertise includes LGBTQIA+ cultural inclusion and awareness, BDSM/kink, and ethical non-monogamy. They have received training in Sensate Focus from the Integrative Mind Body Therapies and have presented for the Surrogate Partner Collective. They have been featured on podcasts such as NPR’s Life Kit, Sex Ed In Color, Loving Without Boundaries, and more. Their writing has been featured in Trans Bodies, Trans Selves and Sex Meets Life, as well as many others. They currently teach as a lecturer in Sociology and will be entering into a PhD program for Social Justice Education in the Fall of 2025. Find + connect with Jules: Web: julesmpurnell.com [http://julesmpurnell.com] Substack: substack.com/@jmpurnell [http://substack.com/@jmpurnell] LinkedIn: Linkedin.com/in/julesmpurnell [http://Linkedin.com/in/julesmpurnell] Stay connected with us: LET’S GO SLOW. LET’S GET DEEP.Work with me:slowdeep.co [http://slowdeep.co/] Instagram:https://instagram.com/slowdeep.co [https://instagram.com/slowdeep.co] Questions, comments or topic requests/suggestions: email euni at hi@selfstudylab.com Audio engineered by Miko Aguilar, Music by Qolaj [http://instagram.com/qolaj] Get full access to SLOW/DEEP at slowdeep.substack.com/subscribe [https://slowdeep.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Professional Cuddling and Authentically Curating Space for Intimacy

Originally published, 6/19/25 This episode we dip our toes into professional cuddling and the curation of authentic intimacy. We discuss what cuddling is, less known things about intimacy discovered in professional settings, and misconceptions of being a touch therapist. We had a chat with professional Cuddle Therapist, Keeley Shoup about all things cuddling. This conversation opened up our eyes to what happens behind closed doors during a cuddling session, bravery in vulnerability, safety, and new layers of intimacy that we haven’t explored. Go ahead and give it a listen. Did this chat hit something for you? Leave a comment on this Substack post to continue the conversation. Share this episode with your friends/lovers/family and let’s find more ways to get our of our heads and drop deeper into our body centered pleasure through intimacy, healing + kink. Listen on: SPOTIFY [https://open.spotify.com/show/0yMKVwAbV4dSx297goRMjB?si=BKdLMWUvSZGDh8w0xK8EkA] APPLE [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sensory-playspace-podcast/id1639736501] YOU TUBE [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvTWgYjbNm8cqPPjzSCN_UHfUUGzzbmf4] ABOUT KEELEY Keeley has been a Cuddle Therapist since 2015, she is the co-owner and CEO of Cuddlist and sits ont he board of directors for Cuddle Party. She is a fierce advocate for therapeutic touch professions of all sorts and is a boundaries and consent educator. Find + connect with Keeley online at: keeleyshoup.com [http://keeleyshoup.com] youtube.com/@YourCuddleTherapist [https://www.youtube.com/@YourCuddleTherapist] TikTok @YourCuddleTherapist Stay connected with us: LET’S GO SLOW. LET’S GET DEEP.Work with me:slowdeep.co [http://slowdeep.co/] Instagram:https://instagram.com/slowdeep.co [https://instagram.com/slowdeep.co] Questions, comments or topic requests/suggestions: email euni at hi@selfstudylab.com Audio engineered by Miko Aguilar, Music by Qolaj [http://instagram.com/qolaj] SLOW/DEEP is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to SLOW/DEEP at slowdeep.substack.com/subscribe [https://slowdeep.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]