Episode 17 – Age Play and Finding a Therapist
Big Little Podcast Episode 17
Join Andrea, Kacie, Liz, Mae, and your hosts spacey and mako as we talk about our experience with therapy, talking to therapists about age play, and so much more.
Show Notes
* Regression in Service of the Ego: Â
any act that you do purely for enjoyment and that is restorative to your psyche. (as defined by our show guest)
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“Women have no emotional feelings during orgasm, say neuroscientists” (Mega Neuroscience article)
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“The Orgasmic Mind: The Neurological Roots of Sexual Pleasure” (Original article in Scientific American, May 2008 – subscription required to view full article)
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National Coalition for Sexual Freedom: an advocacy and educational organization that is dedicated to advancing the rights and freedoms of adults to engage in any kind of consenting sexual behavior, including BDSM, swinging, and polyamory
* Kink Aware Professionals: An NCSF-maintained directory featuring listings for therapists, doctors, lawyers and other professionals that are kink-aware or -knowledgeable
* Patrick Califia – an author, MFT (Marriage and Family Therapist), and transman
* DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders): Â Contains information, statistics and classification of/about mental disorders. Â One of NCSF’s projects is to improve how fetishes and paraphilias are recognized in the DSM.
* The Survivor’s Guide to Sex: How to Have an Empowered Sex Life After Child Sexual Abuse by Staci Haines
* Scarleteen – Sex Education for the Real World -Â sex- and body-positive, responsible information and education about sex & relationships. The site is geared toward adolescents but has wonderful info and plenty to learn for folks of all ages.
* Emotional management (psychology term)
And the Therapist Name/Resource Throwdown!
in Atlanta GA, Dr. Scott Conkright, http://www.atlantatherapy.com/
in Bethesda MD, Dr. Joe James,Â