Episode 72 - An extraordinarily intimate conversation about cannabis, sex and aging with two extraordinary elders.
It’s not often I ask two strangers if they’d like to come on air to reveal how they use substances to spark up their sex and intimate lives. But as soon as I asked, Charlie and Shelley Wininger said "Yes!"
This episode is brought to you by the 5th annual 420 Summit, which being held in beautiful San Francisco April 24 and 25. This is the most interesting and cutting edge Cannabis Conference I’ve ever attended. For the last two years, Summit 420 has been awarded the “Best of the Best” Business event in YPO, so if you’re a YPO member or among the cannacurious I urge you to register now.
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Meet Charley and Shelley Wininger. He’s 70 and an author and psychotherapist. She’s 68, a retired RN. They’ve been married for 20 years yet they claim their sex life has never been more charged. He’s having full body orgasms. Hers are getting more powerful the older she gets—half the time they “knock Charley out of bed.” Their secret? Cannabis (and other substances)…and a little dark chocolate.
I ran into this couple last year at a MAPS conference (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies) through a friend who suggested I broach this topic with them. It’s not often I ask two strangers if they’d like to come on air to reveal how they use substances to spark up their sex and intimate lives but I did, and they jumped!
Some topics we cover include:
How to lose your mind to discover your senses
How cannabis can counter the diminished libido of menopause
What’s better Sativa, Indica or Hybrid?
Why Spotify is better for sex than Amazon Music
The double edged sword of using MDMA to enhance sex
And how you tell your kids that you’re about to come out about the way you use substances to heat up your sex on a weed podcast heard around the world
Whether you’re 70 or 27, I suggest you share this episode with your friends, parents and grandparents—I promise it’ll add a little spark your next intergenerational family gathering.
Bonus: MDMA Harm Reduction Protocol
(courtesy of Erowid and clinical practitioners)
These substances are available in health food stores and on Amazon
6 hours before you roll
200 mgs Magnesium Glycinate
1 glass grapefruit juice
1-3 hours before
100 mg Na-R-ALA
200 mg Magnesium Glycinate
1000 mg Vitamin C
100 mg Grape Seed extract
30 mins before
1 Tums/Rolaids (increases stomach alkalinity which prolongs the roll)
2 hours after dosing
100 mg Na-R-ALA
200 mg Magnesium Glycinate
1000 mg Vitamin C
100mg Grape Seed Extract
4 hours after dosing
100 mg Na-R-ALA
Following 3-5 nights
100 mg 5HTP
400 mg EGCG (Green tea extract)