Claiming Pleasure with Malika
Claiming Pleasure is a podcast dedicated to helping people own their inherent right to pleasure, playfulness, and healing — not as luxuries, but as essential parts of being human. It is called Claiming Pleasure, not Reclaiming, because many people have never had the opportunity to experience genuine pleasure, ease, or play in their lives. This podcast is a space for those people — and for anyone ready to explore what it means to welcome joy, curiosity, and self-connection back into their bodies, relationships, and everyday lives.
The purpose of this podcast is to soften shame and guilt, invite curiosity, and open pathways to self-trust and self-celebration. It aims to help listeners remember that pleasure is not something they need to earn, prove, or justify — it is their birthright.
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Tuesday Dec 23, 2025
Tuesday Dec 23, 2025
Welcome to The Claiming Pleasure Podcast with Malika. A warm, gentle space to explore our relationship with play, healing, and our bodies, particularly after sexual abuse.
Malika is a musician, performer, funeral celebrant, mother, survivor, and lifelong lover of games. She shares her journey from disconnection and shame to daily practices of acceptance and appreciation.
Each episode features honest conversations exploring bodies, play, and recovery through personal stories, reflections, and insights that reveal how pleasure is vital to our well-being.
For those struggling with self-worth or self-criticism, for anyone disconnected from their sense of pleasure and play, for survivors seeking inspiration to ground and reconnect with their bodies and sense of self, this podcast is for you.
Feeling at home in our body is healing. We're all deserving of feeling good.
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