Complex Sex

Send us Fan Mail Episode 16: The Final Chapter — What Porn Really Means for Desire, Relationships & Healing Season 1 Finale — Pornography in Context After 15 episodes exploring fantasy, ethics, shame, relationships, identity, gender, OCSB, religion, research, and the porn industry itself—how do we make sense of it all? In the powerful season finale of Complex Sex, Dr. Mallorie Sorce steps back...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 15: Ethical & Feminist Porn — Power, Consent & the Future of Sexual Media Season 1 — Pornography in Context What actually makes porn ethical? Can sexual content be empowering, political, and truly consensual? And how have feminist creators reimagined what desire looks like on screen? In this provocative episode of Complex Sex , Dr. Mallorie Sorce explores the world...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 14: Porn, Queerness & Representation — How LGBTQ+ Desire Is Framed, Fetishized, or Freed Season 1 — Pornography in Context What stories does porn tell about queer identity? Who gets represented, who gets fetishized, and who gets erased? And how are LGBTQ+ creators rewriting the erotic scripts that mainstream porn has repeated for decades? In this powerful continuation...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 13: How Porn Constructs Gender — Power, Stereotypes & the Scripts We Don’t Realize We’ve Learned Season 1 — Pornography in Context What if porn isn’t just reflecting gender roles — but actively teaching them? What if the way bodies, power, pleasure, and desire are portrayed is shaping how we see ourselves and each other long before we realize it? In this expansive, tho...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 12: Porn & Relationships (Part 2) — LGBTQ+ Dynamics, Solo vs Shared Use, Betrayal, and How Couples Heal Season 1 — Pornography in Context Why does porn strengthen some relationships and fracture others? How do solo vs. shared use, secrecy, LGBTQ+ identity, and emotional safety shape a couple’s experience with pornography? And what actually helps couples repair when por...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 11: Porn & Relationships (Part 1) — Discrepancy, Secrecy & the Emotional Meaning Beneath the Conflict Season 1 — Pornography in Context Why does porn create massive conflict in some relationships but not in others? Why do secrecy, mismatch, and misunderstanding cause more harm than the porn itself? And how do gender, attachment, and sexual scripts shape the meaning...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 10: Pornography, Religion & Shame — How Faith Shapes Sexual Identity and Self-Worth Season 1 — Pornography in Context Why do religious teachings make porn feel spiritually dangerous? Why do so many people raised in faith traditions interpret desire as moral failure? And how does purity culture shape sexual shame for a lifetime? In this powerful episode of Complex Sex ,...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 9: Fantasy, Identity & Desire — How Orientation, Gender, and Shame Shape Our Erotic Worlds Season 1 — Pornography in Context Why do different people fantasize about different things? Why do some fantasies feel empowering while others feel confusing or taboo? And how do gender, sexual orientation, culture, and shame shape the erotic stories we tell ourselves? In this so...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 8: The Psychology of Fantasy — Attachment, Desire & the Meaning Behind What Turns Us On Season 1 — Pornography in Context Why do certain sexual fantasies stick with us? Why do some feel confusing, shameful, or “too much”? And what do our erotic imaginations reveal about belonging, attachment, and emotional needs? In this intimate and deeply validating episode of Comple...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 7: How Do You Treat OCSB? Inside the Most Debated Models in Sex Therapy Season 1 — Pornography in Context What actually helps when someone feels their porn use is compulsive, distressing, or out of alignment with their values? And why is treating “porn addiction” more complicated than most people think? In this solo deep-dive episode of Complex Sex , Dr. Mallorie Sorce unp...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 6: Gender, Shame & the Double Standard — Why Porn Impacts Women and Men Differently Season 1 — Pornography in Context Why do women often feel more shame around porn use than men? Why do men get labeled dysfunctional while women get labeled “betrayed”? And why are both messages rooted in cultural scripts—not science? In this follow-up episode of Complex Sex , Dr. Mallor...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 5: Is It Porn Addiction or Something Else? Understanding OCSB, Shame & Sexual Anxiety Season 1 — Pornography in Context Why do so many people—especially in Utah and conservative religious cultures—believe they’re “addicted” to pornography? And what if the distress isn’t coming from the behavior itself, but from shame, moral conflict, and fear? In this essential episode...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 4: Trauma, Fantasy & Porn — Understanding the Meaning Beneath Desire Season 1 — Pornography in Context Why are some people drawn to intense fantasies, extreme porn, or BDSM — especially after trauma? And how do we know when these desires are healing, harmful, or simply misunderstood? In this deeply insightful episode of Complex Sex , Dr. Mallorie Sorce sits down with D...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 3: From Victorian Censorship to Digital Porn — How Power Shapes Pleasure Season 1 — Pornography in Context Why did Victorian England panic over erotic novels? How did early photography, stag films, Playboy, VHS, the feminist sex wars, and the internet transform pornography forever? And what does AI-generated porn mean for the future of consent and desire? In this sweeping...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 2: The Ancient Roots of Erotica — From Cave Art to Sacred Sex Season 1 — Pornography in Context What if pornography isn’t a modern invention at all, but a reflection of something humans have always created, celebrated, and wrestled with? In this sweeping, cinematic episode of Complex Sex , Dr. Mallorie Sorce takes listeners on a journey through 33,000 years of erotic histo...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 1: Pornography, Fear, and the Beginning of Healing Season 1 — Pornography in Context What happens when everything you were taught about pornography creates fear, anxiety, and shame—and how do you begin to heal? In this raw and revealing first episode of Complex Sex , Dr. Mallorie Sorce shares the personal story that shaped her clinical work, her marriage, and her doctoral...