Psych and the City

Sarah sits virtually down with Mari Wrobi to talk about being intersex. Mari is a nonbinary, intersex, queer, and Latinx interACT youth advocate and educator whose work fights for the human rights of intersex people and educates the public on what being intersex actually means. Turns out - not shockingly at all - there are a lot of misconceptions floating around and harm being caused through force...

Sarah speaks with Zach, a self-proclaimed nerd, sex geek, and consent educator. In this extra long episode, Zach and Sarah discuss A LOT -Zach's 10+ years experience with polyamory, his five pillars of consent, intersectionality and kink, and Zach's life as a Dominant - how it's helped his mental health, his missteps, and what he's learned.  Zach became interested in consent as a topic over 5 year...

Sarah interviews Anya Aggarwal @addictionwithanya, an honorary research assistant at Drug Science in the UK about theories of addiction and drug policy. After growing up in Singapore, a country with some of the strictest drug laws in the world, Anya became a proponent of harm reduction tactics and works to demystify drug use and humanize people who use drugs. Later, Sarah brings back her boyfriend...

Rose Parker, @psychosispsositivity, lives with Schizophrenia, Psychosis, and is recovered from Dissociative Identity Disorder. Rose is a Psychosis Advocate and is about to enter graduate school with the goal of becoming a psychotherapist exclusively for Psychotic people. On this episode, Rose shares her story and experience related to living with Psychosis, Schizophrenia, and Dissociative Identity...

Cosplay, short for 'costume-play', is the practice of wearing costumes, props, and accessories to represent and embody a character. Typically, cosplay is the extension of a person’s love for a character or genre, such as science fiction and fantasy, anime and manga, comic books, and other creative media.  For cosplayers and fans, cosplay culture is mostly a space of freedom and expression. Fo...

Sarah speaks to consent educator and founder of Comprehensive Consent, Sarah Casper @comprehensiveconsent, about the missing pieces from today's conversations regarding consent. Sarah tells us about how she developed her framework, her workshops, and why it matters. She also explains why blocking sites from your children is the wrong approach, ways to handle rejection, and that consent is a practi...

CW: Fundamentalism, Evangelicalism, Spirituality, Religion, Spiritual and Religious Abuse and Trauma, Adverse Religious Experiences Sarah speaks with Kayla Felten, LICSW and Kendra Snyder, LMFT, NCC about their experiences growing up in fundamentalist evangelical communities. Now, their work as therapists includes holding space for folks navigating Religious Trauma, Spiritual Abuse, and Adverse Re...

Sarah speaks with Adrie Rose, @adrierising, about the legal approaches currently applied to sex work. Adrie is a sociology graduate student, freelance writer, photographer, and former sex worker, sidelined by the pandemic whose research focuses on the ways that financial institutions, online communities, and social media platforms respond to the criminalization of sex work. Adrie and Sarah discuss...

CW: This episode speaks about drug use, mentions of self-harm, and eating disorder behaviors. Sarah speaks to Jessica Lamb, 1/2 of the team behind the incredibly informative Instagram @harm.reduction.saves.lives and the East Kootenay Network of People Who Use Drugs (EKNPUD). Jessica and Patrick spend their time advocating and creating peer supports to help dismantle the stigma and the drug war. Je...

What exactly is sexual attraction and what is it like to go through life not experiencing it? Sarah and Angela Chen, author of one of the first books about asexuality - ACE What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex - discuss the ace worlds.  Resources: http://www.angelachen.org/ www.asexuality.org/ https://asexualagenda.wordpress.com/ www.soundsfakepod.com www.aokpod.co...

Sarah and Lea Salonganisa breakdown Section 230, FOSTA-SESTA, The EARN-IT Act, and the newer proposed bill SISEA. Lea teaches us that bills never really die, how these bills infringe on the rights and safety of all, and are detrimental to the lives and safety of sex workers. If you care about human rights and cyber safety, you care about this.  The Petition: https://www.change.org/p/jeff-merk...

Sarah speaks with Chara, @theblackbisexual, who centers the Black, Bisexual, and Disabled narrative on intersectionality. Chara shares her journey with bisexuality, language, sex education, and sitting with self. Chara discusses common bisexual myths and examines how our identities impact the way we move through the world and discover our sexual selves. Find Chara @theblackbisexual

Fellow podcast host and comedian, Honey Leavitt, shares their journey with clinical depression and what comes up navigating an open marriage. She shares about rejection, recovery, and what she’s learned.

Sarah and Jozey Moon - performer and Soldiers of Pole board member - discuss labor movements, unions, the impact of COVID-19 on clubs, and Instagram's updated terms of service. How is this related to sex and psychology? Workplace civility impacts our mental and physical health and everybody deserves a safe and sane work environment.  Resources: @soldiers_of_pole @juicy.jozey Twitter: juicyjoz...

Michelle Hammer, @schizophrenic.nyc, is a Schizophrenia activist and the creator and founder of the company Schizophrenic. NYC. Michelle was diagnosed with Schizophrenia at 22, after a misdiagnosis of Bipolar Disorder at age 18. Michelle's company mission is to reduce stigma by starting conversations about mental health. Michelle and Sarah discuss common symptoms, misconceptions surrounding a schi...

BONUS EPISODE!   Sarah speaks with Christina Tesoro, LMSW, a writer, sex educator, and therapist, who specializes in sex worker affirming care. Christina's new book, Death to Whorephobia: A Guide to Sex Worker Affirming Care comes out tomorrow, December 17th, the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers.   Christina and Sarah discuss the shortcomings of social work...

TW: This episode discusses partner violence and abuse.   Sarah and Angelynn - a therapist and activist with a decade of organizing experience in anti-violence movements, harm reduction advocacy, and economic and racial justice - discuss the ways in which abuse is embedded in culture and the ways it can manifest. This episode covers the type of abuses that can happen on micro- and macro-...

Sarah and 24/7 collared submissive Lina Dune (@askasub) discuss BDSM as if Sarah was an alien whose first day on earth was this interview. By sharing her personal experience as a submissive, Lina talks the basics of sane and healing BDSM and answers some of the most asked questions surrounding kink. Sarah and Lina discuss psychology, shame, and how we tend to eroticize the forbidden. This episode...

In honor of World AIDS Day, Sarah and PrEP specialist Natalia discuss where the United States has been to where we are now in the fight to end the HIV epidemic. The two discuss the basics of HIV, an abbreviated version of the history, and how to prevent infection. HIV is 100% preventable and manageable, if you have access to information and care. This episode discusses HIV and AIDS from a risk red...

For titillating Tuesday, Sarah discusses a psychological theory about....love. This short but sweet episode is the perfect mix of of history and mystery. Most definitely titillating.

Porn performer, director, and trans activist, Chelsea Poe, talks psychological BDSM, ethical porn, and her hopes for the future of the industry. Sarah and Chelsea discuss the progress and aftermath of Chelsea's championing for transwomen and what she's learned after 9+ years as a performer. Find Chelsea on twitter at @chelseapoe666 and on instagram: @fakechelseapoe

Caz and Amber, from the Disability and Sexuality Access Network, and Sarah discuss all the things society assumes (incorrectly) about sex and disability. They talk fetishization, internalized ableism, "helper people,"  and prove there's always more than meets the eye when it comes to navigating sex, society, and our own assumptions. 

Sarah meets her first Craigslist guest, Mike. They discuss the reasons behind Mike’s repeated infidelities, what it’s like walking in on a parent having an affair, and how Mike’s perspective and treatment of women has changed.

Simone is a dancer, a soon-to-be lawyer, and the owner of the page @womenswhork who not only studied law but is living through the very real implications of two newish laws intended to curb trafficking: SESTA/FOSTA. The effects are pretty disastrous.

Sarah's solo snippet for the week. She talks about the new abortion law in Poland that resulted in protests around the country (duh), and the scary stats about abortions in America.