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Episode Description
In this episode Evie and Axel discuss performance anxiety and erectile dysfunction, and how both topics show up consistently in their work as escorts and in Axel's own sexual history. Evie shares what she encounters with most new clients, and why she considers it completely normal despite how distressing it can be for the men involved.
Axel reflects on the impact that watching porn as a teenager had on his sense of sexual adequacy, and the years it took to unlearn the benchmark that it set. Together they work through why most people have never had this conversation, why Viagra is more complicated than advertised, and what it would actually take for things to change.
TOPICS
- Why new clients Evie sees usually experience, and what she tells them about it
- How Axel's early sexual experiences were shaped by watching porn, and what that cost him over time
- What a soft penis actually communicates, and why both men and women tend to read it incorrectly
- Why Viagra often doesn't work for the men who feel they need it most
- Why advice to focus on a partner's pleasure can create more performance pressure, not less
- What Evie thinks the porn industry is missing, and what she believes would change if that content existed
QUOTES
- Axel: "A lot of us have expectations of ourselves that are completely unrealistic, and once we've been deconditioned about them, we have a very different experience of sexuality in general."
- Evie: "I was there once. I felt the same way. I'd be with partners and wonder what's wrong with me, and feel really ashamed of myself — like I wasn't enough."
- Axel: "That's pressure. And nothing gives you anxiety like pressure."
- Axel: "If your body's full of cortisol and adrenaline because you're genuinely scared of screwing up, there's not going to be any nitric oxide to make you hard. Good luck."
- Evie: "You know what? We're going to have a really good time getting you to a place where you can enjoy this experience, and then your cock will join in when it's ready."
- Evie: "Men regularly leave an interaction going: I'm so glad I booked you, because I had no idea this was normal. I honestly thought you were just being nice. I thought I was one of the unlucky ones whose penis just doesn't work properly."
ABOUT
Evie Elysian and Axel Meridius are a real-life Melbourne couple who work together as escorts under the name Evie + Axel. Rawdog is their unfiltered take on sex, intimacy, and what they've learned from years in the adult industry.
This podcast contains explicit sexual content and is intended for adult audiences. Discretion is advised for sensitive listeners.
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