How can we do sex and life more ethically? We take common questions with Margaret King, LPC of attunementpsychotherapy.com

1:00 meet your guest

3:00 why the therapist can’t party with you

8:00 examples of guiding principles and sex

15:00 Don’t slap people without asking

19:00 on public sex without asking everyone’s consent

23:00 on sharing herpes status with hookups

30:00 why not legalization of sex work

32:00 why rope play or kink can heal people 

35:00 consent is required and can be sexy

38:00 build trust slowly

40:00 body modification can be healing or self harm

45:00 am I rewriting the narrative or replaying harmful scripts?

48:00 what if my partner doesn’t want to play kink with me?

51:00 what if i get triggered by play?

56:00 police brutality in portland 

1:00:00 how cultures express different values

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FIND YOUR GUEST: Attunementpsychotherapy.com

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