Modern Anarchy

On today's episode, we have sex and relationship therapist Tom Doctor (He\Them) join us for a conversation all about approaching our relationships with curiosity. Together we talk about the healing  nature of community, questioning the "shoulds," and turning our relationship contracts into google docs. RELATIONSHIP ANARCHY RESEARCH : ⁠https://www.modernanarchypodcast.com/relationshipanarchy⁠ If you enjoyed today's podcast, then please subscribe, leave a review, or share this podcast with a friend! And if you feel like you have benefited from this podcast, 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 fighting towards! Let's continue to challenge our assumptions and grow together. Join the community here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=54121384 50% of all patreon pledges will be used to support a mutual aid fund. For the month of May, the Modern Anarchy Patreon Family will be supporting The National Network of Abortion Funds (https://abortionfunds.org/) Modern Anarchy Community: Instagram Facebook Patreon Resources to Learn More:  Introduction: Antinormativity’s Queer Conventions What is the Relationship Escalator? Timing Is Everything When It Comes To Marriage Counseling Why Every Couple Needs a Relationship Contract From housework to sex, here's how relationship contracts can help couples

On today's episode, we are joined by somatic experiencing therapist, Meggie Twible (She\Her), for a conversation all about slowing down to land in the present. Together we talk about the language of sensation, orienting to pleasure, and working through our fears about polyamory.  If you enjoyed today's podcast, then please subscribe, leave a review, or share this podcast with a friend! And if you feel like you have benefited from this podcast, 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 fighting towards! Let's continue to challenge our assumptions and grow together. Join the community here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=54121384 50% of all patreon pledges will be used to support a mutual aid fund. For the month of May, the Modern Anarchy Patreon Family will be supporting The National Network of Abortion Funds (https://abortionfunds.org/) Modern Anarchy Community: Instagram Facebook Patreon Resources to Learn More: Autonomic Nervous System The bowel and beyond: the enteric nervous system in neurological disorders How to Use All 5 Senses to Beat Stress Mindful Eating: The Art of Presence While You Eat Cultural differences in emotion: differences in emotional arousal level between the East and the West The Myth Of Multitasking Confirmation Bias in 5 Minutes Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy Introduction to Carl Jung - The Psyche, Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems: 5 Forces Impacting Our Lives

On today's episode, we have sex educator Aubri Lancaster (She/Her) join us for a conversation all about discovering her Asexual identity. Together we talk about the spectrum of attraction, polyamicable quadracules, and questioning the hierarchy of the nuclear family.  If you enjoyed today's podcast, then please subscribe, leave a review, or share this podcast with a friend! And if you feel like you have benefited from this podcast, 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 fighting towards! Let's continue to challenge our assumptions and grow together. Join the community here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=54121384 50% of all patreon pledges will be used to support a mutual aid fund. For the month of April, we will be supporting Insight, a Ukrainian LGBTQ+ and feminist non-profit that is helping people in Ukraine with covering basic needs in protection, safety and health during the war. To learn more about Insight, check out https://www.insight-ukraine.org/en/ Modern Anarchy Community: Instagram Facebook Patreon Aubri's Community: Website Resources to Learn More: AASECT Testosterone Therapy Can Restore Women’s Libido—but Questions Remain Bad Girls Multigenerational Living Creates Warmth and Companionship What is the Relationship Escalator? Marriage, a History: HOW LOVE CONQUERED MARRIAGE Love and Limerence: The Experience of Being in Love Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life Living as a Sex-Favourable Asexual THE ACE AND ARO ADVOCACY PROJECT

Activation Warning: Stalking, Self-Harm, and Domestic Violence On today's episode, Jamie Baier (She\Her) shares her story behind starting the podcast I Am Not Mentally Ill, But.  Together we talk about being a bitch about our boundaries, the hindsight of 20/20, and remembering that we are always doing our best with the skills and resources we have at the time.  If you enjoyed today's podcast, then please subscribe, leave a review, or share this podcast with a friend! And if you feel like you have benefited from this podcast, 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 fighting towards! Let's continue to challenge our assumptions and grow together. Join the community here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=54121384 50% of all patreon pledges will be used to support a mutual aid fund. For the month of April, we will be supporting Insight, a Ukrainian LGBTQ+ and feminist non-profit that is helping people in Ukraine with covering basic needs in protection, safety and health during the war. To learn more about Insight, check out https://www.insight-ukraine.org/en/ Modern Anarchy Community: Instagram Facebook Patreon Jamie's Community: Podcast Instagram Resources to Learn More: Supporting a Friend or Family Member with Mental Health Problems The Body Keeps the Score: Memory and the Evolving Psychobiology of Posttraumatic Stress How to support a friend or family member who’s struggling with their mental health How to Release ‘Emotional Baggage’ and the Tension That Goes with It How to cope when a loved one has a serious mental illness

On today's episode, we are celebrating the one year anniversary of the podcast with a special reflection episode! Settle in with Fat Cat and myself as we reflect on the last year of growth, embarrassment, and bravery. I cannot express enough of my deepest gratitude for each and everyone of you listeners. Sending so much love your way. Talk soon <3 If you enjoyed today's podcast, then please subscribe, leave a review, or share this podcast with a friend! And if you feel like you have benefited from this podcast, 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 fighting towards! Let's continue to challenge our assumptions and grow together. Join the community here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=54121384 50% of all patreon pledges will be used to support a mutual aid fund. For the month of April, we will be supporting Insight, a Ukrainian LGBTQ+ and feminist non-profit that is helping people in Ukraine with covering basic needs in protection, safety and health during the war. To learn more about Insight, check out https://www.insight-ukraine.org/en/ Modern Anarchy Community: Instagram Facebook Patreon

On today's episode we have activist Corey Rae (She/Her) join us for a conversation about what she has done with the cards she has been dealt to change the lives of others. Together we talk about the oppression and marginalization of the transgender community,  the importance of finding our truth and living it out loud, and waking up to our responsibility of advocating for a brighter future.  If you enjoyed today's podcast, then please subscribe, leave a review, or share this podcast with a friend! And if you feel like you have benefited from this podcast, 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 fighting towards! Let's continue to challenge our assumptions and grow together. Join the community here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=54121384 50% of all patreon pledges will be used to support a mutual aid fund. For the month of April, we will be supporting Insight, a Ukrainian LGBTQ+ and feminist non-profit that is helping people in Ukraine with covering basic needs in protection, safety and health during the war. To learn more about Insight, check out https://www.insight-ukraine.org/en/ Modern Anarchy Community: Instagram Facebook Patreon Corey Rae's Community: Website Instagram Resources to Learn More: Gender Identity Disparities in Criminal Victimization 2021 is now the deadliest year on record for transgender people ‘Terrible Time For Trans Youth:’ New Survey Spotlights Suicide Attempts — And Hope Transgender Day of Remembrance  Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains Why The Sky Is Blue PASSING Transgender people have always existed Seven Things About Transgender People That You Didn't Know

On today's episode, we have LGBTQIA+ activist, Aurora Higgs (she/they), join us! Together we talk about escaping the monogamous or polyamorous dichotomy, how men are also victims of the patriarchy, and the humanitarian implications of quantum mechanics. RELATIONSHIP ANARCHY RESEARCH : ⁠https://www.modernanarchypodcast.com/relationshipanarchy⁠ If you enjoyed today's podcast, then please subscribe, leave a review, or share this podcast with a friend! And if you feel like you have benefited from this podcast, 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 fighting towards! Let's continue to challenge our assumptions and grow together. Join the community here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=54121384 Modern Anarchy Community: Instagram Facebook Patreon Aurora's Community: Website Instagram Resources to Learn More: Conscious Monogamy What is the Second Law of Thermodynamics? Astrophysicist Explains Gravity in 5 Levels of Difficulty | WIRED What Is Quantum Cognition, and How Is It Applied to Psychology? White holes: What we know about black holes' neglected twins Scientists Have Found A Way To Make Warp Drives A Reality Where Is The Center of The Universe? Do the Past and Future Exist?

On today's episode we have performer, model, and director Lina Bembe (She/Her) join us for a conversation about our responsibility as ethical consumers to listen to the voices of porn performers. Together we talk about performative sex, stigma around sex work, and the politics of sexuality.  If you enjoyed today's podcast, then please subscribe, leave a review, or share this podcast with a friend! And if you feel like you have benefited from this podcast, 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 fighting towards! Let's continue to challenge our assumptions and grow together. Join the community here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=54121384 Modern Anarchy Community: Instagram Facebook Patreon Lina's Community: Instagram Link Tree Resources to Learn More: Ethical porn — does it exist and who makes it? Keeping Porn Stars Healthy: A Look Behind The Scenes Of America's X-Rated Industry 'Start low, and go slow': how to talk to your partner about sex Sexual Communication: The Bedrock to Make Your Bed Rock Instagram Wants to Ban Sex 'Such a Backwards Step': Instagram Is Now Censoring Sex Education Accounts THE EARN IT ACT A bill taking aim at online child pornography comes with dangerous tradeoffs

On today's episode, we are joined by the therapist Jason Best (He/Him), who enjoys working with LGBTQIAA individuals, poly people, nerds, kinksters, gamers, and trauma survivors. Together we talk about spicy childhoods, the superpowers of trauma, and discussing sex in therapy.  If you enjoyed today's podcast, then please subscribe, leave a review, or share this podcast with a friend! And if you feel like you have benefited from this podcast, 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 fighting towards! Let's continue to challenge our assumptions and grow together. Join the community here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=54121384 Modern Anarchy Community: Instagram Facebook Patreon Jason's Community: Instagram Website Resources to Learn More: Man's Search for Meaning Growth After Trauma 12 Sex Problems Most Often Discussed in Psychotherapy Should We See a Sex Therapist?

On today's episode, Destinie Vidro (She/Her) joins us for a conversation all about how asexuality redefines our understanding of human development and what sexuality really means. Together we talk about the independence of the virgin goddesses, the taboo of intimacy, and being proudly ace! If you enjoyed today's podcast, then please subscribe, leave a review, or share this podcast with a friend! And if you feel like you have benefited from this podcast, 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 fighting towards! Let's continue to challenge our assumptions and grow together. Join the community here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=54121384 Modern Anarchy Community: Instagram Facebook Patreon Destinie's Community: Instagram Resources to Learn More: Finding Asexuality in the Archives Asexuals, the group that Kinsey forgot Asexuality: “That doesn’t mean there is something wrong” The Sad State of Sexual Health Education in Physician Training Was Marilyn Monroe Asexual? What Does It Mean to Be Allosexual? Ace Tropes: Cake References