Untamed Pleasure with Carly Mountain

Carly Mountain, psychotherapist, sex therapist, and author of Descent & Rising, joined Sarah to talk about her new book, Untamed Pleasure: Unleash Your True Erotic Nature. She shares that we weren't born tamed - we get trained into cages, that keep us from our own erotic nature. Carly's book offers twelve keys to find our way back out. In this conversation, Carly joins Sarah to explore what it really means to untame, they talk about the twelve keys and cages framework at the heart of her new book, what emerged from interviewing over sixty people aged 23 to 71 about their erotic lives, why creative transgression was the hardest chapter to write, and what midlife opens for women reclaiming Eros. Carly shares the "pleasure paradox," rewilding orgasm and what it looks like for couples to untame together, including taking penetration off the table as a gateway to deeper intimacy. What you’ll hear: Defining "untamed pleasure" - why not "wild," and the difference between returning to something innate versus learning something new The twelve keys and cages framework: physical, mental, emotional, energetic, relational, soulful Communication as a "skeleton key" for every cage What over 60 interviews (ages 23–71) revealed What untaming brings up: grief, fear of family rejection and more Midlife as a threshold for reclaiming Eros The chapter she found hardest to write, and why Why midlife is such a specific threshold for reclaiming Eros The "pleasure paradox" — why the road to pleasure isn't always pleasurable Rewilding orgasm beyond quick and genital-only What it looks like for a couple to untame together If you've ever felt like there's more available to you, more pleasure, more aliveness, more permission - this conversation is for you. Carly Mountain is a somatic psychotherapist, sex therapist, sacred space holder, breathworker and author of Descent & Rising: Women’s Stories & the Embodiment of the Inanna Myth and Untamed Pleasure: Unleash Your True Erotic Nature. She is passionate about facilitating people to reconnect with their inherent erotic aliveness, power and pleasure. She lives in Sheffield, England with her husband and two daughters. RESOURCES FROM CARLY https://carlymountain.com/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/carly_mountain Facebook Carly Mountain Substack https://substack.com/@carlymountain RESOURCES FROM SARAH The Making Love Retreat for Couples, 12th - 18th October, 2026 Visit www.sarahrosebright.com ABOUT YOUR HOST Sarah Rose Bright is an Erotic Embodiment and Intimacy Guide, authorised teacher of The Making Love Retreat®, and host of Making Love, a podcast on the evolution of love, sex, and relationships. She guides women and committed couples who feel stuck and unfulfilled in their intimate lives - and know this is the missing piece. Women come home to their bodies, awaken their desire, and reclaim their power. Couples create an erotic life of depth, passion, and love. Find out more: https://sarahrosebright.com/ MUSIC: Trust and Surrender by Ayla Schafer. You can explore more of her beautiful music here - https://www.aylaschafer.co.uk/