EP83 Josefina Bashout: Healing Through Pleasure - Turning Personal Healing into a Profitable Business
Thu Jan 15 2026
Guest Bio:
Josefina is a dynamic, feminine force, known as a renowned Tantric Sex and Intimacy Expert, Feminine Empowerment and Leadership Coach with a certified background in Spiritual Psychology.
Josefina supports visionary leaders in building real confidence, embodying their innate power, and showing up with magnetic charisma. As the host of the Unabashed podcast (Top 150 on iTunes), Josefina sparks bold conversations on intimacy, spirituality, and self-mastery. Drawing from the timeless wisdom of Tantric philosophy, the depth of somatic psychology, and modern science, Josefina guides individuals in reconnecting with their desires, processing past wounds, and empowering them to express their fullest, most audacious selves with clarity and strength.
Featured in Glamour as a trusted, passionate voice in sex education, she's also committed to raising awareness around domestic and sexual abuse, guiding others to turn pain into power and reclaim their voice.
In this episode you'll learn about:
Josefina's courageous path from a high-powered career in celebrity branding to becoming a women's empowerment coach. The life-changing health scare that led her to embrace holistic wellness and natural healing methods. The importance of being your own best testimony and how personal experiences can shape your coaching niche. Practical tools and resources for healing, including meditation, breathwork, and the power of food as medicine. The challenges of navigating a taboo industry and the importance of standing firm in your truth. Insights from Josefina's TED Talk, "The Pleasure Edge: How Good Can You Stand It?" and the significance of pleasure in healing and personal growth. Connect With Josefina:
Website Instagram Jump Ahead:
02:05 Health scare and career shift. 06:49 Feminine empowerment and coaching journey. 11:18 Radical healing without pharmaceuticals. 13:44 Healing through creative energy. 17:48 Creative life force energy. 22:48 Social media censorship challenges. 27:16 Selling with pleasure and authenticity. 31:17 Sales can feel good. 36:38 The Pleasure Edge concept. 37:20 Pleasure and ecstasy in healing. 41:41 The antidote to trauma is pleasure. 45:49 Bet on yourself in love.
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Guest Bio: Josefina is a dynamic, feminine force, known as a renowned Tantric Sex and Intimacy Expert, Feminine Empowerment and Leadership Coach with a certified background in Spiritual Psychology. Josefina supports visionary leaders in building real confidence, embodying their innate power, and showing up with magnetic charisma. As the host of the Unabashed podcast (Top 150 on iTunes), Josefina sparks bold conversations on intimacy, spirituality, and self-mastery. Drawing from the timeless wisdom of Tantric philosophy, the depth of somatic psychology, and modern science, Josefina guides individuals in reconnecting with their desires, processing past wounds, and empowering them to express their fullest, most audacious selves with clarity and strength. Featured in Glamour as a trusted, passionate voice in sex education, she's also committed to raising awareness around domestic and sexual abuse, guiding others to turn pain into power and reclaim their voice. In this episode you'll learn about: Josefina's courageous path from a high-powered career in celebrity branding to becoming a women's empowerment coach. The life-changing health scare that led her to embrace holistic wellness and natural healing methods. The importance of being your own best testimony and how personal experiences can shape your coaching niche. Practical tools and resources for healing, including meditation, breathwork, and the power of food as medicine. The challenges of navigating a taboo industry and the importance of standing firm in your truth. Insights from Josefina's TED Talk, "The Pleasure Edge: How Good Can You Stand It?" and the significance of pleasure in healing and personal growth. Connect With Josefina: Website Instagram Jump Ahead: 02:05 Health scare and career shift. 06:49 Feminine empowerment and coaching journey. 11:18 Radical healing without pharmaceuticals. 13:44 Healing through creative energy. 17:48 Creative life force energy. 22:48 Social media censorship challenges. 27:16 Selling with pleasure and authenticity. 31:17 Sales can feel good. 36:38 The Pleasure Edge concept. 37:20 Pleasure and ecstasy in healing. 41:41 The antidote to trauma is pleasure. 45:49 Bet on yourself in love.