Why Every Woman Should Listen to Dying for Sex Podcast?

HULU has a new series, Dying for Sex, based on a 2020 podcast. It is a beautiful story of friendship, enlightenment, and healing.

An open discussion about mortality is intimidating, sometimes too real to ponder. I imagine being on the opposite side of a thriving life is scary. Getting the news you are dying and there’s nothing you can do about it has to be crippling. Can you visualize living with a death sentence? Who would you want to spend it with? What things would you like to do before your involuntary departure? It happens more often than we’d like to think; it happened to Molly.

The 3-time Emmy Award Winner, Television Host, Actress, and Podcast Co-Creator/Host, Nikki Boyer from the popular podcast, Dying for Sex follows her friend’s sexual adventures after receiving a diagnosis of terminal cancer. The unique aspect of this podcast is how Molly selflessly allows listeners into her entire journey. She opens the door to let us see her resolution of personal challenges from how she coped with childhood events, taking control of her sexuality after the marital separation, learning to forgive and love herself, until finally coming to terms with letting go.  Molly’s bravery was profound, as was Nikki’s when she decided to support her best friend, unconditionally. The vibrant Molly was about to live out the rest of the time she had, fearlessly.

Stage IV breast cancer capsized Molly’s life. It sent a lightning bolt to her existence, took her on a trip that she would not return from. The unhappy state of her 15-year marriage suddenly shifted, and the pretending stopped. The decision to leave her husband arrived after a period of discontent that came long before the illness. This is where “Dying for Sex” begins, the point triggering a rebirth, sparking a six-part miniseries. But the podcast is about more than a succession of Molly’s erotic episodes. The conversations taking place between Molly and Nikki are raw, genuine, and very intimate. It is refreshing to hear women unapologetically be themselves. They reinforce how having a voice and self-confidence to own your truth is empowering,no matter where you are in life. The friendship shared by the pair demonstrates how nurturing and valuable female bonds are for us. Nikki’s willingness to really see Molly saved her friend in many ways. Her love and acceptance seemed to offer a safe haven, especially during a time she most needed it.

Having just completed the podcast, I understood its purpose. It is not a frivolous tale of escapades but a story.  A woman looking to feel alive and in control of her body sets out on a mission to find herself and answers. She accomplishes what she sets out to do by learning to embrace desires, past ghosts, and a reality. To find inner peace and closure, Molly had to come to terms with everything that happened in her life up until the present time. Their exchange of emotions, combined with curiosity as adventures are revealed, will surely make you laugh, cry, and reflect while appreciating life. The narrative deserves an ear without judgment to truly grasp how the power of vulnerability builds connection. You are likely to feel inspired and encouraged when listening to these women. It led me to think about my own life and how I want to live going forward. Their relationship is filled with humor and tenderness, enticing the most conservative listener to enter their world. Nikki’s storytelling skills captivate the trajectory of a woman who makes up her mind to live life out loud.

Nikki Boyer was gracious enough to send AW her thoughts on the podcast and why women must take the time to find out what Dying for Sex is about…

“I feel that this podcast is important for women to hear because it is so often that our sexuality is tied in with shame or double standards.  I think Molly’s journey is a reminder that we ARE allowed to figure out our path no matter what it looks like from the outside.  Her journey was authentic and honest, and I’m so grateful to have been part of it.  The podcast reminds women and everyone that we get to decide what to do with the time we have left.  We have the power to explore who we are, whether it’s sexually, spiritually, etc!  So what are you dying for?  And why not make that something you’re doing IN YOUR LIFE?”

The final episode of Dying for Sex brings the pieces together for Molly and her audience, but not before presenting us with some wisdom to help women on a journey to becoming whole. The immense impact we have on each other is undeniable. I recommend listening to all six parts of the podcast, in chronological order, to get the full effect of the message being transmitted. The content can be graphic as it deals with topics of a sensitive sexual nature, and other subject matters that can be jarring, as real life can often be at times. It offers something different for everyone. Perspective that stands outside the conventional box but is well worth examining. May Molly’s journey inspire you to set your own rules, as you figure out how to live purposefully.

Dying for Sex is for mature audiences only and can be found on Wondery, Spotify. and Apple Podcasts.

Thanks, Nikki, for sharing your wonderful words with our AW community

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