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The Feminine Rebellion: Pleasure, Power + Unapologetic Living for Midlife Women

The Feminine Rebellion: Pleasure, Power + Unapologetic Living for Midlife Women

Natty Frasca 114 Episodes Jul 24, 2026

The Feminine Rebellion is a podcast for women in their 40s and 50s who are ready to reclaim their feminine power, pleasure, and purpose. Hosted by transformational coach Natty Frasca, it explores themes of pleasure activism, embodiment, and unapologetic living. The show encourages midlife women to break free from societal expectations and live boldly on their own terms.

Episodes

79. You're Not Broken, You're Empty: The Real Reason You Don't Want Sex (with Dr. Emma Smith)
79. You're Not Broken, You're Empty: The Real Reason You Don't Want Sex (with Dr. Emma Smith) Jul 24, 2026 00:51:23 You love your partner. Your life looks solid from the outside. And somewhere along the way, you stopped wanting sex — and started telling yourself that's just what happens to busy, high-achieving women in midlife. I believed that too. Then my favorite sex therapist sat down across from me and said the sentence that reframes everything: you're not broken — you're empty. And those are co
78. Ask Natty: Do You Actually Deserve to Rest?
78. Ask Natty: Do You Actually Deserve to Rest? Jul 17, 2026 00:20:54 A listener named Maura wrote in with a question so many of us are white-knuckling in silence. After a demanding career and years of holding her family through crisis, she has finally, quote, retired, and she cannot shake the voice that asks, "are you doing enough, do I even deserve to rest?"This week, in the very first Ask Natty, I coach her, and you, all the way through it.What you’ll h
77. The Installed Voice: 3 Questions That Tell You If a Cruel Thought Is Even Yours
77. The Installed Voice: 3 Questions That Tell You If a Cruel Thought Is Even Yours Jul 10, 2026 00:17:40 There is a voice in your head that has been narrating your life like a critic in the back row, telling you that you are behind, you are too much, you should have it figured out by now. And you have never really questioned it, because it sounds exactly like you. This episode is going to show you that most of what that voice says was never yours to begin with. Somebody installed it. And I am handing
76. Reinvention After 50: Jane Stewart on Quitting Corporate, Surviving the Crack-Up, and Becoming Unmissable at 61
76. Reinvention After 50: Jane Stewart on Quitting Corporate, Surviving the Crack-Up, and Becoming Unmissable at 61 Jul 3, 2026 00:58:38 Opening At 61, Jane Stewart is living proof that reinvention has no expiration date. After 20+ years in corporate sales and marketing nearly hollowed her out, Jane walked away, rebuilt herself through grief and therapy, and turned bold, full-color Western fashion into a platform watched by tens of thousands of women. This episode is for every woman who's ever filed a dream under "maybe in
75. The Body Vote: Why the Pros and Cons List Will Never Give You the Answer
75. The Body Vote: Why the Pros and Cons List Will Never Give You the Answer Jun 26, 2026 00:18:58 If you have made the lists, polled the group chat, done all the research, and you are still stuck in exactly the same place — this episode is going to name why. We are talking about the real reason brilliant women overthink every decision that actually matters, the neuroscience behind why your body already has the answer, and a simple tool called the body vote that will change the way you make dec
74. Sexual Agency, Real Sex, and Aging Like a Force of Nature: Cindy Gallop on Why Your Pleasure Will Change the World
74. Sexual Agency, Real Sex, and Aging Like a Force of Nature: Cindy Gallop on Why Your Pleasure Will Change the World Jun 19, 2026 00:41:23 If you are a midlife woman who has spent years performing sex, faking enthusiasm, or genuinely not knowing what you want in bed, this episode is your permission slip. Cindy Gallop is the founder and CEO of Make Love Not Porn, one of the most fearless humans alive at 66, and she came on The Feminine Rebellion to talk about sexual agency, aging with zero apology, real world sex, and why your pleasur
73. Reclaiming Joy and Aliveness in Midlife: Laura Baginski on the Dance Party Revolution That's Bringing Women Home to Themselves
73. Reclaiming Joy and Aliveness in Midlife: Laura Baginski on the Dance Party Revolution That's Bringing Women Home to Themselves Jun 12, 2026 00:30:10 There is a reason grown women are crying on dance floors across America — and it is not because the DJ played a sad song. It is because they have finally, finally, let themselves feel free. Laura Baginski is the co-founder of Early Birds Club: a dance party phenomenon for midlife women and gender-expansive folks that started at a Chicago dive bar in 2024 and has since expanded to 45 cities nationw
72. The Midlife Plateau Nobody Names: You’ve Done All the Work + You Are Still Circling — Here's Why
72. The Midlife Plateau Nobody Names: You’ve Done All the Work + You Are Still Circling — Here's Why Jun 5, 2026 00:13:22 If you've done the books, the therapy, the courses, the journaling — and you're still circling — this episode is going to name something nobody in the personal development world wants to say clearly. We're talking about the midlife plateau that hits the most self-aware, genuinely committed women: the specific kind of stuck that isn't a discipline problem or a motivation problem. It's a neuroscienc
71. Reclaiming Erotic Aliveness in Midlife: Carly Mountain on Untamed Pleasure
71. Reclaiming Erotic Aliveness in Midlife: Carly Mountain on Untamed Pleasure May 29, 2026 00:49:59 The cultural story about midlife women and sexuality is one of loss. Declining hormones, declining libido, declining desirability. Carly Mountain, somatic therapist with twenty years of experience working with women’s bodies, voices, and desires, is telling a completely different story.In this episode, we go deep into what a tamed woman actually looks like in the everyday details of her life. We t
70. Female Hormones and Midlife Libido: Morgan Miller & Laura Federico on the Cycle Education Women Were Denied
70. Female Hormones and Midlife Libido: Morgan Miller & Laura Federico on the Cycle Education Women Were Denied May 22, 2026 00:50:10 Most women hit midlife with decades of diagnoses, symptoms they can't explain, and a libido that seems to have packed up and left — and nobody ever taught them how their own bodies actually work. In this episode, Natty sits down with midwife Morgan Miller and sex therapist Laura Federico, co-authors of The Cycle Book, to talk about cycle literacy, hormones, perimenopause, desire, and what it reall
69. The Pain Gap: Anushay Hossain on Medical Misogyny, the Healthcare Crisis Killing Women, and Why Midlife Women Need to Stop Being Polite
69. The Pain Gap: Anushay Hossain on Medical Misogyny, the Healthcare Crisis Killing Women, and Why Midlife Women Need to Stop Being Polite May 15, 2026 00:55:15 If you have ever been told your pain is in your head — that you are being dramatic, anxious, or just aging naturally — this episode is for you. Writer, activist, and host of The Pain Gap podcast Anushay Hossain joins The Feminine Rebellion to talk about why women, especially midlife women and women over 40, are being systematically dismissed, disbelieved, and in too many cases dying — because the
68. Wanting More in Midlife: Molly Roden Winter on Desire, Open Marriage, and Refusing to Disappear
68. Wanting More in Midlife: Molly Roden Winter on Desire, Open Marriage, and Refusing to Disappear May 8, 2026 00:54:38 What happens when a midlife woman stops editing herself? Molly Roden Winter — author of the New York Times bestselling memoir More: A Memoir of Open Marriage — joins The Feminine Rebellion to talk about the hunger that lives underneath a picture-perfect life. This episode is for every woman over 40 who has ever whispered “is this all there is?” and immediately felt guilty for wanting more.What you

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