249 - Shame Resilience: a conversation about emotional intimacy and D/s conflict resolution

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week, we sat down with sex coach Dr. Alison Ash to discuss the importance of emotional intimacy and shame in relation to kink and BDSM, as well as conflict resolution within D/s dynamics.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Thanks for</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">listening! If you enjoyed this one, you’d probably like episodes</span> <a href= "https://www.offthecuffs.org/223-a-bit-of-a-stretch/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">223,</span></a> <a href= "https://www.offthecuffs.org/218-id-like-to-take-his-face-off/"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 218,</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and</span> <a href= "https://www.offthecuffs.org/217-a-hole-new-world/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">217.</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Alison’s Links: <br /></span><a href= "https://www.turnon.love/about"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Website (which includes information on her classes)</span></a><br /> <a href="https://twitter.com/turnon_love"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Twitter</span></a><br /> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/turnon.love/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Instagram</span></a><br /> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/turnon.love/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Facebook</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Did you know we host a virtual munch every Friday?</span> <a href= "https://www.offthecuffs.org/virtual-munch-now-weekly-and-open-to-the-public/"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">You can find more details about that here!</span></a></p> <p><a href="http://patreon.com/ocpkink"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Keep us on the air by donating a buck or two to our Patreon!</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">You can listen to an ad-free version of the show a week early, and you’ll have access to our Discord server. We post a lot of fun bonus content, including monthly photosets, silly and/or kinky videos, movie reviews.</span> <a href= "https://paypal.me/OCPLLC"><span style="font-