Modern Anarchy

Dr. Nicole Thompson
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Jun 14, 2023 • 1h 24min

112. Basic Sex Ed As A Therapist Will Get You Fired? with Soleil Merroir

On today's episode, we have sex therapist, licensed clinical social worker, and sex worker Soleil Merroir (She/They) join us for a conversation about how structural oppression is embedded in psychotherapy. Together we talk about burnout in therapy under capitalism, building a new world of connected healing, and how basic sex education can get you fired. If you enjoyed today's podcast, then please subscribe, leave a review, or share this podcast with a friend! To learn more, head over to the website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.modernanarchypodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And if you want to connect deeper with the Modern Anarchy Family, then join the movement by becoming a part of the conscious objectors ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Your support is what powers this work and the larger societal change we are creating! Let's continue to challenge our assumptions and grow together. Join the community here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/user?u=54121384⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Intro and Outro Song: Wild Wild Woman by Your Smith Modern Anarchy Community: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ : www.modernanarchypodcast.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ : https://www.instagram.com/modernanarchypodcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ : https://www.patreon.com/user?u=54121384 Soleil's Community: Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/cyborgdreamz/ Equitable Care Certification : https://www.equitablecarecert.com/ Resources to Learn More: Decolonizing Healthcare : https://bioneers.org/decolonizing-healthcare-addressing-social-stressors-in-medicine-ztvz1812/ School Avoidance Article : https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/health/2023/05/15/school-avoidance-becomes-crisis-after-covid/11127563002/ Freud and Cocaine : https://psychcentral.com/health/freud-and-his-biggest-addiction#recap Reversing Roe : https://www.netflix.com/title/80192834
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Jun 7, 2023 • 1h 10min

111. The Ethical Argument Against Monogamy, and Becoming a Dominatrix with Mistress Sybil Fury

On today's episode, we have Mistress Sybil Fury (She/Her) join us for a conversation about harnessing the power of dominance. Together we talk about early kink memories in Catholicism, the risks of having only one erotic mirror, and Mistress Sybil Fury's fascist state. If you enjoyed today's podcast, then please subscribe, leave a review, or share this podcast with a friend! To learn more, head over to the website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.modernanarchypodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And if you want to connect deeper with the Modern Anarchy Family, then join the movement by becoming a part of the conscious objectors ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Your support is what powers this work and the larger societal change we are creating! Let's continue to challenge our assumptions and grow together. Join the community here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/user?u=54121384⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Intro and Outro Song: Wild Wild Woman by Your Smith Modern Anarchy Community: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ : www.modernanarchypodcast.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ : https://www.instagram.com/modernanarchypodcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ : https://www.patreon.com/user?u=54121384 Mistress Sybil Fury's Community: Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/sybilfury Website: https://sybilfury.com/ Resources to Learn More: Angela of Foligno : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_of_Foligno What is a Wartenberg Wheel? : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfNz-wEfH-4 Sexuality Beyond Consent: Risk, Race, Traumatophilia : https://bookshop.org/a/88413/9781479820252 Frantz Fanon : https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/frantz-fanon/
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May 31, 2023 • 50min

110. MDMA, Ketamine, or Psilocybin Psychedelic Therapy and Pleasure? with Dr. Craig Heacock

On today's episode, we have Dr. Craig Heacock (He/Him) join us for a conversation about the future of psychedelic healing. Together we talk about the varying experiences of different psychedelics, exploring these medicines in our relationship to pleasure, and the importance of connecting to our bodies. If you enjoyed today's podcast, then please subscribe, leave a review, or share this podcast with a friend! To learn more, head over to the website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.modernanarchypodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And if you want to connect deeper with the Modern Anarchy Family, then join the movement by becoming a part of the conscious objectors ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Your support is what powers this work and the larger societal change we are creating! Let's continue to challenge our assumptions and grow together. Join the community here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/user?u=54121384⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Intro and Outro Song: Wild Wild Woman by Your Smith Modern Anarchy Community: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ : www.modernanarchypodcast.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ : https://www.instagram.com/modernanarchypodcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ : https://www.patreon.com/user?u=54121384 Craig's Community: Back From the Abyss : https://www.craigheacockmd.com/podcast-page/ Resources to Learn More: MAPS : https://maps.org/about-maps/ How to Change Your Mind : https://www.netflix.com/title/80229847 A potential role for psilocybin in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder : https://akjournals.com/view/journals/2054/4/2/article-p77.xml Roles of β-Endorphin in Stress, Behavior, Neuroinflammation, and Brain Energy Metabolism : https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/1/338 A novel theory on the predictive value of variation in the β-endorphin system on the risk and severity of PTSD : https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08995605.2020.1730111 Women and Madness : https://bookshop.org/a/88413/9781641600361
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May 24, 2023 • 1h 24min

109. The Relationship Anarchy Smorgasbord and Finding Queer Belonging with Maxx Hill

On today's episode, we have artist Maxx Hill (They/Them, He/Him) join us for a conversation all about relationship customization within the practice of Relationship Anarchy. Together we talk about queering it up, the importance of finding love and belonging in community, and the discomfort of growth. RELATIONSHIP ANARCHY RESEARCH : ⁠https://www.modernanarchypodcast.com/relationshipanarchy⁠ Check out the Smorgasbord ⁠here⁠: https://www.modernanarchypodcast.com/post/109-the-relationship-anarchy-smorgasboard-and-finding-queer-belonging-with-maxx-hill If you enjoyed today's podcast, then please subscribe, leave a review, or share this podcast with a friend! To learn more, head over to the website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.modernanarchypodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And if you want to connect deeper with the Modern Anarchy Family, then join the movement by becoming a part of the conscious objectors ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Your support is what powers this work and the larger societal change we are creating! Let's continue to challenge our assumptions and grow together. Join the community here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/user?u=54121384⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Intro and Outro Song: Wild Wild Woman by Your Smith Modern Anarchy Community: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ : www.modernanarchypodcast.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ : https://www.instagram.com/modernanarchypodcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ : https://www.patreon.com/user?u=54121384 Maxx's Community: Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/maxxhillcreates/ Gardening By the Moon : https://gardeningbythemoon.com/ Relationship Anarchy Smorgasbord : https://www.modernanarchypodcast.com/post/109-the-relationship-anarchy-smorgasboard-and-finding-queer-belonging-with-maxx-hill Resources to Learn More: Relationship Anarchy Manifesto : https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/andie-nordgren-the-short-instructional-manifesto-for-relationship-anarchy Gender Outlaws : https://bookshop.org/a/88413/9781580053082 Belonging: Remembering Ourselves Home : https://bookshop.org/a/88413/9781775111207 On "More Than Two" and #MeToo: How Should We Respond? : https://www.polyfor.us/articles/more-than-two-metoo-response Almost 50 percent of all marriages in the United States will end in divorce or separation. : https://www.forbes.com/advisor/legal/divorce/divorce-statistics/
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May 17, 2023 • 1h 2min

108. Exploring the Kinky Non-Monogamy and Vanilla Monogamy Sex Spectrum with Hannah Witton

On today's episode, we have sex educator and content creator Hannah Witton (She/Her) join us for a conversation about the passionate anger that fuels our advocacy for a sex education that deconstructs binaries. Together we talk about toxic monogamy culture, navigating sex after pregnancy, and the Madonna whore complex. If you enjoyed today's podcast, then please subscribe, leave a review, or share this podcast with a friend! To learn more, head over to the website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.modernanarchypodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And if you want to connect deeper with the Modern Anarchy Family, then join the movement by becoming a part of the conscious objectors ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Your support is what powers this work and the larger societal change we are creating! Let's continue to challenge our assumptions and grow together. Join the community here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/user?u=54121384⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Intro and Outro Song: Wild Wild Woman by Your Smith Modern Anarchy Community: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ : www.modernanarchypodcast.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ : https://www.instagram.com/modernanarchypodcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ : https://www.patreon.com/user?u=54121384 Hannah's Community: Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/@hannahwitton Podcast : https://open.spotify.com/show/2QgeByrS2LzOl6PVZ2bskD Resources to Learn More: Why Birth Control Pioneer Margaret Sanger Kept Getting Arrested : https://time.com/4065338/margaret-sanger-clinic-history/ How the Madonna-Whore Complex Still Reigns : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuZAvmPKecE
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May 10, 2023 • 1h 4min

107. Recovering from Spiritual Trauma through Psychedelics and our Inner Healing Wisdom with Kayla Felten

On today's conversation, we have psychedelic therapist Kayla Felten (She/Her) join us for a conversation about the healing journey of reclaiming our spirituality and intuition. Together we talk about how submitting to a male god has complicated dating, differentiating between our inner healing wisdom and trauma scripts, and tapping into the feminine divine. If you enjoyed today's podcast, then please subscribe, leave a review, or share this podcast with a friend! To learn more, head over to the website ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.modernanarchypodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ And if you want to connect deeper with the Modern Anarchy Family, then join the movement by becoming a part of the conscious objectors ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. We have a private discord server, creating community and a space to talk the juicy topics covered in these episodes. Your support is what powers this work and the larger societal change we are creating! Let's continue to challenge our assumptions and grow together. Join the community here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/user?u=54121384⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Intro and Outro Song: Wild Wild Woman by Your Smith Modern Anarchy Community: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ : www.modernanarchypodcast.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ : https://www.instagram.com/modernanarchypodcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠ : https://www.patreon.com/user?u=54121384 Kayla's Community: Reclamation Collective : https://www.reclamationcollective.com/who-we-are Resources to Learn More: The Ancestor Project : https://www.theancestorproject.com MYCOLOGY PSYCHOLOGY : https://www.mycologypsychology.com/ The harm reduction model of drug addiction treatment : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfzkBGgxXGE
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May 3, 2023 • 1h 4min

106. Pleasure Equity and the Last Big Taboo of Sexuality with Damian

On today's episode, we have sex educator Damian Weatherald (He/Him) join us for a conversation about the pleasure we all deserve. Together we talk about the taboo topic of sexuality for people with a disability, how American sex education is worse than other countries, and the medicine of laughter. If you enjoyed today's podcast, then please subscribe, leave a review, or share this podcast with a friend! To learn more, head over to the website ⁠⁠⁠www.modernanarchypodcast.com⁠⁠⁠ And if you want to connect deeper with the Modern Anarchy Family, then join the movement by becoming a part of the conscious objectors ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Your support is what powers this work and the larger societal change we are creating! Let's continue to challenge our assumptions and grow together. Join the community here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/user?u=54121384⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Intro and Outro Song: Wild Wild Woman by Your Smith Modern Anarchy Community: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ : www.modernanarchypodcast.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ : https://www.instagram.com/modernanarchypodcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ : https://www.patreon.com/user?u=54121384 Damian's Community: Instagram Resources to Learn More: Lad Mags : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lad_mag Puritans (The Killjoys of History) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VayrvCkjANM Make Love Not Porn : https://makelovenotporn.tv/ The Sex Lives of College Girls: https://www.hbomax.com/series/urn:hbo:series:GYXBzKw3n5aJmOwEAAAAE
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Apr 26, 2023 • 1h 3min

105. Healing through Kink with Chaney Williams

Activation Warning: Discussion of Sexual Assault On today's episode, we have birthwork and writer Chaney (She/They) join us for a conversation all about the transformative healing journey of exploring kink. Together we talk about virginity coins, being completely unaware that you are kinky, and stepping into radical embodiment. If you enjoyed today's podcast, then please subscribe, leave a review, or share this podcast with a friend! To learn more, head over to the website ⁠⁠⁠www.modernanarchypodcast.com⁠⁠⁠ And if you want to connect deeper with the Modern Anarchy Family, then join the movement by becoming a part of the conscious objectors ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Your support is what powers this work and the larger societal change we are creating! Let's continue to challenge our assumptions and grow together. Join the community here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/user?u=54121384⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Intro and Outro Song: Wild Wild Woman by Your Smith Modern Anarchy Community: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ : www.modernanarchypodcast.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ : https://www.instagram.com/modernanarchypodcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ : https://www.patreon.com/user?u=54121384 Chaney's Community: Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/theintersectionaldoula/ Resources to Learn More: What You Really Really Want: The Smart Girl's Shame-Free Guide to Sex and Safety : https://bookshop.org/a/88413/9781580053440 Study shatters the myth that BDSM is linked to early-life trauma: https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/bdsm-psychology-trauma/ Human Playground : https://www.netflix.com/title/81122619
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Apr 19, 2023 • 1h 22min

104. From Serial Monogamy to Polyamory and The One Penis Policy with Chad from PolyamFam

On today's episode, we have Chad (He/Him) from PolyamFam join us fo a conversation all about the wild learning journey of non-monogamy. Together we talk about the one penis policy, designing your own relationship structures, and the pitfalls of open-relating. If you enjoyed today's podcast, then please subscribe, leave a review, or share this podcast with a friend! To learn more, head over to the website ⁠⁠www.modernanarchypodcast.com⁠⁠ And if you want to connect deeper with the Modern Anarchy Family, then join the movement by becoming a part of the conscious objectors ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Your support is what powers this work and the larger societal change we are creating! Let's continue to challenge our assumptions and grow together. Join the community here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/user?u=54121384⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Intro and Outro Song: Wild Wild Woman by Your Smith Modern Anarchy Community: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠ : www.modernanarchypodcast.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ : https://www.instagram.com/modernanarchypodcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠ : https://www.patreon.com/user?u=54121384 Polyam's Fam: Website : https://polyamfam.com/ Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/c/polyamfam Resources to Learn More: Sexual Desire and Relationship Duration in Young Men and Women : https://sci-hub.ru/10.1080/0092623x.2011.569637 Women, more than men, tend to feel stultified by long-term exclusivity—despite having been taught that they were designed for it : https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/02/women-get-bored-sex-long-term-relationships/582736/ Monogamy Is In Its Flop Era. Women And Femmes Are Leading What’s Next : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/alessadominguez/why-women-choose-nonmonogamy Polyamory By the Numbers : https://www.advocate.com/current-issue/2016/1/08/polyamory-numbers?amp= Are Women More Into Polyamory Than Men? : https://jezebel.com/are-women-more-into-polyamory-than-men-1795171754/amp One-third of Americans say their ideal relationship is non-monogamous: https://today.yougov.com/topics/society/articles-reports/2020/01/31/millennials-monogamy-poly-poll-survey-data National Survey Reveals Generational Differences in Consensual Non-monogamy: https://ifstudies.org/blog/national-survey-reveals-generational-differences-in-consensual-nonmonogamy- Sex at Dawn: https://bookshop.org/a/88413/9780061707810 Infographic: A New Look at Monogamy Across the Animal Kingdom: https://www.the-scientist.com/infographics/infographic-a-new-look-at-monogamy-across-the-animal-kingdom-70044 Marital Rape Laws: https://ualr.edu/socialchange/2018/04/15/reflection-history-sexual-assault-laws-united-states/
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Apr 12, 2023 • 1h 9min

103. Year Two: The Queer, Kinky, Non-Monogamous Sex Educator Bringing Fire and Fury

On today's episode, we are celebrating the two year anniversary of the podcast with a special reflection episode with my dear friend, Dan (He/Him). Together we talk about the divine intervention of meeting a kinky person, the uncomfortability of emotions, and embracing the full human experience. If you enjoyed today's podcast, then please subscribe, leave a review, or share this podcast with a friend! To learn more, head over to the website ⁠www.modernanarchypodcast.com⁠ And if you want to connect deeper with the Modern Anarchy Family, then join the movement by becoming a part of the conscious objectors ⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠. Your support is what powers this work and the larger societal change we are creating! Let's continue to challenge our assumptions and grow together. Join the community here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/user?u=54121384⁠⁠⁠⁠ Intro and Outro Song: Wild Wild Woman by Your Smith Modern Anarchy Community: ⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠ To Learn More: The Kinky Female Mind: Why Women Fantasize About Rape and BDSM Kinsey sex doc: What I learned by asking more than 4,000 Americans about their sexual fantasies The first FDA-approved medication with an antisuicide indication was clozapine for schizophrenia.  Clozapine Side Effects Rare Side Effect of Clozapine: Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome Ketamine Nasal Spray Is A New Antidepressant Option For People At High Risk of Suicide Ketamine used to treat severe depression in patients with a history of psychosis does not exacerbate psychosis risk, new research suggests. currently available literature does not support the assumption that ketamine will exacerbate psychotic symptoms in predisposed patients Effects of Ketamine in Normal and Schizophrenic Volunteers Money Shot: The Pornhub Story | Official Trailer | Netflix Mindfulness-based stress reduction is as effective as an antidepressant drug for treating anxiety disorders, study finds Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction vs Escitalopram for the Treatment of Adults With Anxiety Disorders: A Randomized Clinical Trial Symptom severity and exclusion from antidepressant efficacy trials Initial Severity and Antidepressant Benefits: A Meta-Analysis of Data Submitted to the Food and Drug Administration The drugs don’t work? antidepressants and the current and future pharmacological management of depression antidepressants are effective against chronic, moderate and severe depression. They don't help in mild depression. Antidepressants No Better Than Placebo for About 85% of People Inappropriate prescribing Study shatters the myth that BDSM is linked to early-life trauma The Psychology of Kink: a Survey Study into the Relationships of Trauma and Attachment Style with BDSM Interests

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