On episode 172 of American Sex Podcast, Host & Kink Educator Sunny Megatron free-styles BDSM education, gives helpful tips, and busts myths that are commonly spread within the kink community. Topics discussed:

• Benign masochism & the neuroscience of BDSM
• Myths about sadomasochism and the notion that pain = pleasure
• Examining the WHY behind our attraction to certain kinks
• The surprising relationship between BDSM & sex
• Kinksters on the neurodivergent and asexual spectrums
• The differences between subspace & domspace
• How community affects kinksters that aren't involved in community
• Platonic kink & the "dynamic escalator"
• The many types of kinksters
• How dangerous BDSM misinformation spreads on the internet
• Consensual non-consent & the latest research on rape fantasies

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Episode 172 Links

• Sunny Megatron website https://sunnymegatron.com/
• Sunny Megatron TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@sunnymegatron?
• Sunny Megatron Twitter https://twitter.com/sunnymegatron
• Sunny Megatron Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sunnymegatron/
• Kink Academy Online BDSM Learning Library http://bit.ly/kinkacademy
• Science of BDSM Research Team https://www.scienceofbdsm.com/
• Tell Me What You Want Dr. Justin Lehmiller https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B0776PYDNM&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_WFW3MV22QFGNPEMR6T4F

• Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle – Nagoski https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B07DT4GW16&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_P6XYQGYRXQFSP8Q92F0W
• Infinite Quest Podcast https://infinitequestpodcast.com/
• Ep 163 Lessons from a New Kinkster w/ Catie & Eric https://sunnymegatron.com/new-to-kink/
• Adapted cold shower as a potential treatment for depression https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17993252/
• Open water swimming as a treatment for major depressive disorder https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6112379/

• Open Deeply Podcast http://opendeeplypodcast.com
• Ken's charity DnD game Monday's 4pm-7pm PT https://www.twitch.tv/thunderpantsacademy
• American Sex Podcast Discord Community http://bit.ly/discordasp
• American Sex Podcast subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/americansexpodcast
• American Sex Podcast Patreon http://patreon.com/americansex

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