126. Navigating the Risks of Kink and Edge Play with Dr. Elisbeth Sheff

On today's episode, we have sociologist Dr. Elisabeth Sheff (She/Her) join us for a harm-reduction and pleasure-enhancement conversation for navigating the risks of kink. Together we talk about the needed for explicit and evolving consent conversations, learning through community best practices, and when kinky sex goes wrong.

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Dr. Elisabeth Sheff's Community:

Dr. Elisabeth "Eli" Sheff is the foremost academic expert on children in polyamorous families and specializes in sex and gender minorities in her research, expert witness, and relationship coaching practices.

Website : https://elisabethsheff.com/

Blog : https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door

Bonding Project : https://www.bondingproject.com/

Resources to Learn More:

No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health : https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/04-01-2023-no-level-of-alcohol-consumption-is-safe-for-our-health Alex Honnold : https://films.nationalgeographic.com/free-solo

MDMA- Therapy : https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-023-02565-4

National Coalition for Sexual Freedom : https://ncsfreedom.org/

Who Was the Marquis de Sade? : https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/who-was-marquis-de-sade-180953980/

BDSM related fantasies were found to be common (40-70%) in both males and females : https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00224499.2019.1665619#:~:text=BDSM%20related%20fantasies%20were%20found,20%25%20reported%20engaging%20in%20BDSM.

69% of the general population had fantasies about BDSM-related activities : https://academic.oup.com/smoa/article/7/2/129/6956474