What happens when we stop whispering about desire and start telling the truth about it?

In this episode of Come Talk with Aimee, I’m joined by Carly Pifer, founder of Read Aurore, a platform dedicated to sharing real, confessional erotica. Not fantasy wrapped in perfection, but honest stories about sex, longing, curiosity, and the messy, beautiful reality of being human in a body.

We talk about why storytelling can be such a powerful gateway to understanding our desires, how writing about pleasure can shift shame into self-awareness, and why seeing real experiences reflected back to us can feel both liberating and deeply validating.

This conversation explores how erotica can be more than entertainment. It can be a tool for self-discovery, communication, and reclaiming pleasure on our own terms.

In this episode, we talk about:

• What makes real erotica different from traditional romance or fantasy

• Why writing about sex can be a powerful form of self-discovery

• The connection between storytelling, desire, and empowerment

• How reading real experiences can normalize pleasure and reduce shame

• What happens when women start telling the truth about their sexuality

If you’ve ever been curious about erotica, or wondered why stories can feel so powerful when it comes to desire, this episode opens the door to a whole new way of thinking about pleasure.

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What does it actually mean to step into your pleasure power?

In this quickie episode, I'm getting personal and sharing my own journey from purity culture to tapping into my pleasure power. I’m pulling back the curtain on how I reclaimed my pleasure and share about how I went from thinking "sex isn't fun" to discovering what my body is truly capable of.

This is the story of how I went from having painful, controlled sex in my marriage to fully owning my erotic self. It's about the 3 P's that changed everything for me: Permission, Presence, and Play.

We talk about

• growing up in purity culture and the mixed messages I received about sex

• my marriage, mismatched desire, and painful sex that I thought was "normal"

• the conversation with a friend that gave me permission to want pleasure

• my first vibrator and the moment everything changed

• why masturbation isn't just for single people

• tools for exploring your erotic self, including erotica, ethical porn, and toys

• stepping into kink and exploring my edges

  
  

If you've ever felt disconnected from your pleasure or been told that sex is supposed to hurt, this episode is your permission slip to want more.

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So, tell me about the last time you had sex…

In this episode, I had the privilege of interviewing New York Times bestselling author and sex therapist Ian Kerner, whose books She Comes First and So Tell Me About the Last Time You Had Sex have deeply influenced how I think about pleasure, intimacy, and sexual connection. Ian joins me for a grounded, refreshing conversation about sex scripts, performance pressure, desire, and why so many people feel disconnected from pleasure even when they’re doing everything “right.”

We talk about

• sex scripts and how they quietly shape desire and arousal

• performance anxiety and why it shuts down pleasure

• receiving pleasure without feeling like you have to perform

• why intercourse-centric sex limits intimacy

• psychological arousal, fantasy, and creating the right conditions for desire

• how communication becomes a form of foreplay

If you’ve been craving intimacy that feels less pressured, more connected, and actually pleasurable, this episode offers a new way to understand what great sex really requires.

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Website: https://www.iankerner.com/

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