SPFPP 312: Kink as a Treatment for Trauma with Marla Stewart

I put Marla's bio below this description but let me tell ya'll, I came in with three talking points:

1. What is the Sex Down South Conference?

2. Speaking to the intersection of pleasure and safety when it comes to sex

3. Talking about kink as a treatment for trauma

I NEVER make outlines for episodes because typically the content deviates from the topic and I find myself trying too hard to stay on topic but we managed to get an hour of conversation going between us. Marla offers some examples of this with choking and I share some of my own experiences navigating not only the conference but how kink has been helpful to me navigating not just my ideas of sex, but with INTIMACY. If you've been listening to the last few episodes or following me on social media then you know I've been looking at my own relationship to sex and intimacy and invite you to do the same.

Don't forget the herpes survey: www.spfpp.org/data

Marla (she/her) is a certified sexologist, author, and sexual strategist who runs her own sexuality education company, Velvet Lips. She is also a Co-Founder of the top- rated Sex Down South Conference. She has studied human sexuality for more than 22 years and has given over 600 workshops all over the world. She has been featured on a variety of media outlets, including Netflix’s Trigger Warning with Killer Mike and Love & HipHop Atlanta. She co-wrote her first book, The Ultimate Guide to Seduction & Foreplay with Dr. Jessica O’Reilly, which debuted in April 2020.

You can learn more about Sex Down South by visiting www.sexdownsouth..com and following SDS on social media at SDSCON.