Your Radical Being Tue, 14 Apr 2026 02:24:26 -0400 https://linktr.ee/your.radical.being en-us © 2026 Your Radical Being yes 539e2e18-e440-53c2-a5f1-fe64fb385eb8 your.radical.being@gmail.com Fiona Rene + Samar Poorlakani episodic true With their energies combined, two best friends of 19+ years, professional actress Fiona Rene (she/they/he), and sex-positive psychotherapist, Samar Poorlakani (she/they), explore personal growth, interpersonal relationships, and share their RADICAL BEING.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) radical authenticity, authentic, vulnerability, intimacy, self-care, self-love, identity, bdsm, polyamorous, therapy, mental health awareness, Fiona Rene + Samar Poorlakani your.radical.being@gmail.com https://storage.buzzsprout.com/caejuzrix2jvv8thaqpjhlg3a7om?.jpg Your Radical Being https://linktr.ee/your.radical.being Season 2: Tease(r) Season 2: Tease(r) In this season two teaser of YOUR.RADICAL.BEING--
Sex+ Psychotherapist, Samar Poorlakani, and Professional Actor, Fiona Rene, turn their mics on after two years and four months (and then wait another two months before releasing what they recorded--oops). 

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Fiona’s Instagram: @fionarene
Samar’s Instagram: @intimatematters
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]]> In this season two teaser of YOUR.RADICAL.BEING--
Sex+ Psychotherapist, Samar Poorlakani, and Professional Actor, Fiona Rene, turn their mics on after two years and four months (and then wait another two months before releasing what they recorded--oops). 

Podcast Instagram: @your.radical.being
Fiona’s Instagram: @fionarene
Samar’s Instagram: @intimatematters
Keep up with us: linktr.ee/your.radical.being

]]> https://linktr.ee/your.radical.being Fiona Rene + Samar Poorlakani Buzzsprout-13594148 Thu, 14 Sep 2023 16:00:00 -0700 1824 your radical being, authenticity, being, vulnerability, actor, therapist, therapy, friendship 2 1 full true If It Is Not Okay, It Is Not the End. If It Is Not Okay, It Is Not the End. Wrapping up our first season with our tenth episode of YOUR.RADICAL.BEING--
Sex+ Psychotherapist, Samar Poorlakani, and Professional Actor, Fiona Rene, get candid about the traumatic and historical events of the time--racial injustice, economic insecurity, the global pandemic, and climate change. After a year of devastation and disruption, it is nowhere near over yet. 

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Fiona’s Instagram: @fionarene
Samar’s Instagram: @intimatematters
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]]> Wrapping up our first season with our tenth episode of YOUR.RADICAL.BEING--
Sex+ Psychotherapist, Samar Poorlakani, and Professional Actor, Fiona Rene, get candid about the traumatic and historical events of the time--racial injustice, economic insecurity, the global pandemic, and climate change. After a year of devastation and disruption, it is nowhere near over yet. 

Podcast Instagram: @your.radical.being
Fiona’s Instagram: @fionarene
Samar’s Instagram: @intimatematters
Keep up with us: linktr.ee/your.radical.being

]]> https://linktr.ee/your.radical.being Fiona Rene + Samar Poorlakani Buzzsprout-8086075 Fri, 05 Mar 2021 17:00:00 -0800 1737 1 10 full true Welcome to the Traumadome. Welcome to the Traumadome. In the ninth episode of YOUR.RADICAL.BEING--
Sex+ Psychotherapist, Samar Poorlakani, and Professional Actor, Fiona Rene, tackle the complexity of trauma — from childhood, to generational, to acute — and how we cope and build resilience.

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Samar’s Instagram: @intimatematters
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]]> In the ninth episode of YOUR.RADICAL.BEING--
Sex+ Psychotherapist, Samar Poorlakani, and Professional Actor, Fiona Rene, tackle the complexity of trauma — from childhood, to generational, to acute — and how we cope and build resilience.

Podcast Instagram: @your.radical.being
Fiona’s Instagram: @fionarene
Samar’s Instagram: @intimatematters
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]]> https://linktr.ee/your.radical.being Fiona Rene + Samar Poorlakani Buzzsprout-8036533 Fri, 26 Feb 2021 12:00:00 -0800 1567 1 9 full true Life Management: Energy and the Evolving Elements. Life Management: Energy and the Evolving Elements. In the eighth episode of YOUR.RADICAL.BEING--
Sex+ Psychotherapist, Samar Poorlakani, and Professional Actor, Fiona Rene, explore elements of life management, the balance and flow of predicting one’s own needs over time, and how it can all parallel to BDSM.

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Samar’s Instagram: @intimatematters
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]]> In the eighth episode of YOUR.RADICAL.BEING--
Sex+ Psychotherapist, Samar Poorlakani, and Professional Actor, Fiona Rene, explore elements of life management, the balance and flow of predicting one’s own needs over time, and how it can all parallel to BDSM.

Podcast Instagram: @your.radical.being
Fiona’s Instagram: @fionarene
Samar’s Instagram: @intimatematters
Keep up with us: linktr.ee/your.radical.being

]]> https://linktr.ee/your.radical.being Fiona Rene + Samar Poorlakani Buzzsprout-7975075 Fri, 19 Feb 2021 20:00:00 -0800 1569 1 8 full true Avoiding Self-Abandonment After Rejection. Avoiding Self-Abandonment After Rejection. In the seventh episode of YOUR.RADICAL.BEING--
Sex+ Psychotherapist, Samar Poorlakani, and Professional Actor, Fiona Rene, dive in and get uncomfortable with rejection: how easy it is for rejection to lead to insecurity and negative self-talk, and how that can turn into self-abandonment.

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Fiona’s Instagram: @fionarene
Samar’s Instagram: @intimatematters
Keep up with us: linktr.ee/your.radical.being

]]> In the seventh episode of YOUR.RADICAL.BEING--
Sex+ Psychotherapist, Samar Poorlakani, and Professional Actor, Fiona Rene, dive in and get uncomfortable with rejection: how easy it is for rejection to lead to insecurity and negative self-talk, and how that can turn into self-abandonment.

Podcast Instagram: @your.radical.being
Fiona’s Instagram: @fionarene
Samar’s Instagram: @intimatematters
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]]> https://linktr.ee/your.radical.being Fiona Rene + Samar Poorlakani Buzzsprout-7839826 Fri, 12 Feb 2021 19:00:00 -0800 1391 1 7 full true Dating in Quarantimes. Dating in Quarantimes. In the sixth episode of YOUR.RADICAL.BEING--
Sex+ Psychotherapist, Samar Poorlakani, and Professional Actor, Fiona Rene, try to navigate dating during Covid. Fiona gets on her first dating app - which leads to some real talk about dating goals, judgments, and "preferences."

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Fiona’s Instagram: @fionarene
Samar’s Instagram: @intimatematters
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]]> In the sixth episode of YOUR.RADICAL.BEING--
Sex+ Psychotherapist, Samar Poorlakani, and Professional Actor, Fiona Rene, try to navigate dating during Covid. Fiona gets on her first dating app - which leads to some real talk about dating goals, judgments, and "preferences."

Podcast Instagram: @your.radical.being
Fiona’s Instagram: @fionarene
Samar’s Instagram: @intimatematters
Keep up with us: linktr.ee/your.radical.being

]]> https://linktr.ee/your.radical.being Fiona Rene + Samar Poorlakani Buzzsprout-7696783 Fri, 05 Feb 2021 09:00:00 -0800 1674 1 6 full true Our Sexual and Psychological Boundaries. Our Sexual and Psychological Boundaries. In the fifth episode of YOUR.RADICAL.BEING--
Sex+ Psychotherapist, Samar Poorlakani, and Professional Actor, Fiona Rene, break down confidence and how pushing our sexual boundaries parallels pushing our psychological boundaries.

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Fiona’s Instagram: @fionarene
Samar’s Instagram: @intimatematters
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]]> In the fifth episode of YOUR.RADICAL.BEING--
Sex+ Psychotherapist, Samar Poorlakani, and Professional Actor, Fiona Rene, break down confidence and how pushing our sexual boundaries parallels pushing our psychological boundaries.

Podcast Instagram: @your.radical.being
Fiona’s Instagram: @fionarene
Samar’s Instagram: @intimatematters
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]]> https://linktr.ee/your.radical.being Fiona Rene + Samar Poorlakani Buzzsprout-7565485 Fri, 29 Jan 2021 14:00:00 -0800 1547 1 5 full true The 3 C’s Before Our Clothes Come Off. The 3 C’s Before Our Clothes Come Off. (CW: mentions of personal #MeToo moments)
In the fourth episode of YOUR.RADICAL.BEING--
Sex+ Psychotherapist, Samar Poorlakani, and Professional Actor, Fiona Rene, get carried away talking about the 3 C’s they seek before getting physical - connection, communication, and consent. 

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]]> (CW: mentions of personal #MeToo moments)
In the fourth episode of YOUR.RADICAL.BEING--
Sex+ Psychotherapist, Samar Poorlakani, and Professional Actor, Fiona Rene, get carried away talking about the 3 C’s they seek before getting physical - connection, communication, and consent. 

Podcast Instagram: @your.radical.being
Fiona’s Instagram: @fionarene
Samar’s Instagram: @intimatematters
Keep up with us: linktr.ee/your.radical.being

]]> https://linktr.ee/your.radical.being Fiona Rene + Samar Poorlakani Buzzsprout-7438588 Fri, 22 Jan 2021 18:00:00 -0800 1707 1 4 full true Accepting the Fluidity of our Identities. Accepting the Fluidity of our Identities. In the third episode of YOUR.RADICAL.BEING--
Sex+ Psychotherapist, Samar Poorlakani, and Professional Actor, Fiona Rene, break down labels, language, and discomfort through fluidity, acceptance, and self-reflection.

PSA: In the spirit of radical authenticity,  it'll take a moment for us to get our footing (specifically re: the sound in episodes 2 and 3), but we hope it only gets better from here. Thank you for bearing with us!

Podcast Instagram: @your.radical.being
Fiona’s Instagram: @fionarene
Samar’s Instagram: @intimatematters
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]]> In the third episode of YOUR.RADICAL.BEING--
Sex+ Psychotherapist, Samar Poorlakani, and Professional Actor, Fiona Rene, break down labels, language, and discomfort through fluidity, acceptance, and self-reflection.

PSA: In the spirit of radical authenticity,  it'll take a moment for us to get our footing (specifically re: the sound in episodes 2 and 3), but we hope it only gets better from here. Thank you for bearing with us!

Podcast Instagram: @your.radical.being
Fiona’s Instagram: @fionarene
Samar’s Instagram: @intimatematters
Keep up with us: linktr.ee/your.radical.being

]]> https://linktr.ee/your.radical.being Fiona Rene + Samar Poorlakani Buzzsprout-7309840 Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:00:00 -0800 1245 1 3 full true Jumping Right into 2021... and Mental Health. Jumping Right into 2021... and Mental Health. In the second episode of YOUR.RADICAL.BEING--
Sex+ Psychotherapist, Samar Poorlakani, and Professional Actor, Fiona Rene, jump right into 2021 with some real talk about mental health.  Let’s get into what privacy, vulnerability, expectations, rest, and more look like in the new year.

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Fiona’s Instagram: @fionarene
Samar’s Instagram: @intimatematters
Keep up with us: linktr.ee/your.radical.being

]]> In the second episode of YOUR.RADICAL.BEING--
Sex+ Psychotherapist, Samar Poorlakani, and Professional Actor, Fiona Rene, jump right into 2021 with some real talk about mental health.  Let’s get into what privacy, vulnerability, expectations, rest, and more look like in the new year.

Podcast Instagram: @your.radical.being
Fiona’s Instagram: @fionarene
Samar’s Instagram: @intimatematters
Keep up with us: linktr.ee/your.radical.being

]]> https://linktr.ee/your.radical.being Fiona Rene + Samar Poorlakani Buzzsprout-7203277 Fri, 08 Jan 2021 19:00:00 -0800 1607 1 2 full true A Friendly Goodbye to the Grief of 2020... A Friendly Goodbye to the Grief of 2020... In the first episode of YOUR.RADICAL.BEING--
Sex+ Psychotherapist, Samar Poorlakani, and Professional Actor, Fiona Rene, get cozy, introduce themselves, and say so long to the detrimentally traumatic yet beautiful 2020. Enjoy dipping into friendship, grief, addiction, and boundaries.

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Fiona’s Instagram: @fionarene
Samar’s Instagram: @intimatematters
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]]> In the first episode of YOUR.RADICAL.BEING--
Sex+ Psychotherapist, Samar Poorlakani, and Professional Actor, Fiona Rene, get cozy, introduce themselves, and say so long to the detrimentally traumatic yet beautiful 2020. Enjoy dipping into friendship, grief, addiction, and boundaries.

Podcast Instagram: @your.radical.being
Fiona’s Instagram: @fionarene
Samar’s Instagram: @intimatematters
Keep up with us: linktr.ee/your.radical.being

]]> https://linktr.ee/your.radical.being Fiona Rene + Samar Poorlakani Buzzsprout-7095235 Fri, 01 Jan 2021 17:00:00 -0800 1434 1 1 full true