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Writer Austen Smith explores the relationship between pleasure and grief.

Felicia Corbett talks about seeking joy and pleasure in the middle of an uncomfortable journey.

Nutritionist and fitness coach Jordan Parker Means created her own healthy space to serve her community.

The Stanza Collective's Robin G shares how she reclaimed the pleasure in her poetry.

State Representative Attica Scott and her daughter Ashanti Scott explore the pleasure in community, and how to center joy when the work never seems to be finished.

Sensuality coach Tiffany Elle talks about finding balance, and her evolving relationship with her body and her own sensuality.

Quality healthcare, education, housing, food, and art are all part of a pleasurable life.

All season so far, you’ve heard host Nubia Bennett ask her guests, “Who taught you how to feel pleasure?” For Nubia herself, one of the answers is this episode’s guest, Porsche Gilbert. Porsche talks about her long journey to motherhood, and how it shaped her relationship with joy. “It’s the pleasure of looking at my kids and knowing I prayed for them,” she says. “The next part of the pursuit of happiness is putting these two humans out into the community.” Porsche’s mom was a teenager struggling to move past her own trauma, who dropped her off with her grandparents at age 5. “They loved me with everything they had,” she says. “That was the first time in my life that I felt any type of sense of security, that these people aren't going to let anything happen to me.” This episode’s conversation covers happiness as a journey and a destination, and challenges you to love yourself, “even when you’re ugly.” Listen in and get ready for a little Sprinkle Sparkle! Note: This episode contains a description of childhood sexual abuse. If you don’t want to hear that part, skip ahead at the 25-minute mark and pick it back up 5 minutes later.

Entrepreneur Kishya Hayden explores how believing in her own potential deepened her pleasure and success.