@Bravo_Juliet, a rope bottom and listener from the UK, asks the Rope Podcast whether a top can experience some of the feelings and headspace that are more traditionally associated with bottoms as she asks: “Can rope be relaxing for tops too?”

Fox and Mya explore this topic, touching on:

* What ‘bottom space’ in rope might look like

* Cathartic triggers for bottoms

* Pros and cons of altered headspace in rope

* The importance of not pressuring yourself to feel a certain way in rope

* The influence of the bottom’s emotions on the top

* Barriers to a top relaxing in rope

* How a bottom can support a top to a different headspace in rope

* The limited research on altered mindstates in tops and bottoms in BDSM

* Fox’s experience of a different headspace as a rigger

* Conditions to achieve ‘flow state’