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April Lambert and Amy Baldwin from Shameless Sex on the Sex Reimagined Podcast

#101 | Shameless Sex Secrets: How to Choose Your Own Pleasure Path With Amy and April

Oct 07, 2026

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What if you could talk about sex without a trace of shame?

Most of us were never taught how to talk about sex, ask for what we want, or figure out whether what we feel is normal. So we guess, we compare ourselves to everyone else, and shame fills in the blanks. In this episode of the Sex Reimagined Podcast, hosts Leah Piper and Dr. Willow Brown sit down with Amy Baldwin and April Lampert, the voices behind the Shameless Sex podcast, to talk about a book built to fix exactly that.

The book is called Shameless Sex: Choose Your Own Pleasure Path to Unlock the Sex Life You've Been Waiting For, and it works like a choose your own adventure for sex and relationships. You start with the question that sounds most like yours, such as "Is this normal?", "Am I broken?", "How do I talk to my partner about sex?", or "How do I become a master lover?" Then the book gives you two to five paths, each tied to the outcome you actually want, and tells you which page to turn to next. You can read it cover to cover, or flip around like a tarot deck, which is how Dr. Willow describes it.

Amy and April built the book from the real questions their listeners send in every week. After hundreds of podcast episodes, they sorted those questions into eight chapters and arranged them so the basics come first. "Am I normal?" comes before "How do I become a master lover?" The book is meant to be picked up again and again, when you start a new relationship, when something changes with your health, or when you simply want a refresher. As Dr. Willow points out, even true masters return to the foundations, and it takes them even higher.

Not every page is light. Shame and trauma come up often in sex education, and Amy and April talk openly about weaving their own experiences into the book, which they describe as therapeutic to write. It is not a memoir, but their honesty is a big reason readers connect with it. When something runs deeper, the book points you toward support, like a therapist or a practitioner who can walk with you.

You also get the story behind the book. Amy and April had the concept in 2018, spent about two years writing it, and finished it with two editors and no ghostwriter. They wrote parts of it on three working trips to Mexico with their dogs, and their agent took the proposal to auction, where publishers bid for it. Their advice for anyone writing a book with a partner is to hire a therapist. It is a funny, warm, and very real conversation, and you will feel like you are chatting with your most open minded friends.

Key Takeaways from This Episode:

  • Break free from sexual shame. Shame keeps so many people quiet, and naming it is where change starts.
  • Communication changes everything. Learn simple ways to talk about sex with a partner and ask for what you want.
  • Stop "should-ing" yourself in the bedroom. Choose the outcome you want instead of the one you think you are supposed to want.
  • Sex toy talk without the blush. From unicorn butt plugs to pleasure wands, the conversation stays honest and fun.
  • Spice things up at any age. Great sex does not have an expiration date, whether you are 19 or 90.
  • Go back to the basics. Revisit the foundations as your life, body, and relationships change.

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Leah and Dr. Willow

Tantra & Taoist Experts

We are two sexperts with over two decades of experience in Tantra and Taoist studies helping thousands of individuals and couples heal their sexuality and spirituality. Dr. Willow Brown is a Chinese medicine doctor and Leah Piper is an intimacy expert who has taught thousands of couples and individuals through her school More Love Works®.

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