Before That Sex Show premiered, I promised myself to be as honest with our callers as they are with us. It seemed only fair that if people were going to be vulnerable and talk about their issues on national television, I would do the same. No matter the topic, I would give an honest answer and pull from my own life experiences. Each night that we air, people are backstage tweeting on behalf of the show, and they capture just about everything we say.
Sometimes I completely forget that we are on TV. There is a moment during every show that I feel like I am just having a conversation with dear friends. I look across the table at Heidi Hamilton, Katie Morgan and Dr. Mike as though we were enjoying a really fun dinner party. As I walk off the stage, I take my phone out of my pocket and see at least a dozen mentions from @ThatSexShow. Our Twitter guru Jessica is doing her job all too well:
@ThatSexShow: “Dougall likes a clean tuchas!”
@ThatSexShow: “Dougall is our resident swallower!”
As I read the tweets, I momentarily swallow something else: my pride. It’s more like a gulp. Did I really just say all that on TV? This tends to be followed by a frantic flurry of thoughts: God, I hope my mother-in-law isn’t watching. Did I really have to talk about spanking? Read More…
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I am TERRIFIED of being vulnerable. I have this wall up (mainly in romantic relationships). And it seems that when I talk myself into taking that wall down, I get hurt and it’s that much harder to take it down again. This week I watched Brene Brown on OWN talk about vulnerability and now I’m reading it here. This is something I’m working on and it’s a real struggle. thank you Dougall, for creating a loving and safe environment for people to share and be vulnerable.
Much love,
Simona