Jun 27, 2022
“The BDSM Test” is infamous in the kink community and beyond. Since 2014, thousands have proudly posted results like a badge of honor on FetLife profiles. We use it as a roadmap, educational tool, and kink negotiation starter. It’s even gone vanilla as the focus of social media challenges and pop magazine...
Jun 20, 2022
Kink & BDSM stigma is alive and
well in the mainstream, in our own communities, and even in
professional/academic spheres. In episode 191 of American Sex
Podcast, Sunny Megatron busts some of the most common kink myths +
provides clinical & academic resources for therapists,
academics, and skeptical naysayers. She...
Jun 6, 2022
Many of us go through periods in
our lives when we’re not happy with the amount of sex we do or
don't want. In Ep 190 of American Sex Podcast, Cyndi Darnell gives
tips for changing our relationship to pleasure and navigating
intimacy when one partner is perpetually ‘not in the mood.’ Some of
the things we touch...
May 23, 2022
Kink isn’t a replacement for
therapy, but it can be therapeutic. On Ep 189 Andrea Glik, LMSW
explains the impact of trauma on our nervous system, depression as
a survival response, the stress response cycle, the difference
between glimmers and triggers, how BDSM can be used to heal trauma
for both doms and subs, how...
May 9, 2022
Being a part of community isn't
required to practice BDSM, although it may seem like it due to
visibility. What is important is knowing the positive and negative
ways community influences the kink subculture. Yes, mainstream
myths and stereotypes contribute to BDSM stigma, however,
misleading info from the community...