Erotic Awakening Podcast

EA765 -  Pierced Labias, New people, & BDSM test This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 765, Dawn chats with Cookie Doe about her labia piercings……plus, discusses her experience with tying out new munches as she travels around the country and shares her results for her BDSM Test.    Links mentioned on the show: Cookie Doe (fet profile) https://fetlife.com/Cookie_Doe_ Kinky Holiday Bazaar https://fetlife.com/events/2026/11/21/kinky-holiday-bazaar-ogivu7 SEEK submissive retreat https://fetlife.com/events/2026/10/08/submissive-seek-retreat-2026-zdjhi5   The BDSM Test https://bdsmtest.org/   TRANSCRIPT 00:57 Cookie Doe and her labia piercing 2:35 Partner did her first set of labia piercings 4:06 Why? 4:41 They do medical play 5:28 More on why 6:45 Body rejected one of the first piercings 7:36 3 by a professional 9:18 1 new one bled a lot 11:07 Shaving with new piercings 13:40 Chastity 14:48 Orgasm Deniel 15:55 Cuck? 17:16 How to get up with Cookie Doe (her and her partner to classes) 18:12 Where

Episode 764 - Relationship Styles part 1, Polyamory in the News & Splash and Howl   This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 764, Dawn some relationship styles that can be chosen on fetlife… ……plus, shares about a source for Polyamory in the news and gives a shoutout to Splash and Howl, an event for age players coming to Maryland in December.    Links mentioned on the show: Polyamory in the News https://polyinthemedia.blogspot.com/ Donut Grow Up: How and Splash https://fetlife.com/events/2026/11/29/2026-donut-grow-up-howl-splash-naseks Kinky Holiday Bazaar https://fetlife.com/events/2026/11/21/kinky-holiday-bazaar-ogivu7 SEEK submissive retreat https://fetlife.com/events/2026/10/08/submissive-seek-retreat-2026-zdjhi5   TRANSCRIPT 1:07 Various relationship styles you can use on your profile in fet 2:24 Adult Nursing Relationship 5:00  Ambimorous 6:41 Anchor partner 7:43 Boywife 9:10 Boston Marriage 11:29 Chosen Family 12:16 Comet Relationship 14:22 Where Dawn will be presenting/vending 15:34 E

EA763 - Primal Play w/ Sunny Leigh Mayne, Karezza, and Million Podcasts   This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 763, Dawn chats with Sunny Leigh Mayne from the Naughty Talk Podcast about Primal Play…. ……plus, shares a new word she has found, Karezza….and….gives out shoutout to www.millionpodcasts.com for having the Erotic Awakening Podcast on their Kink Podcast list.    Links mentioned on the show: Naughty Talk w/Sunny Leaigh Mayne https://sunnyleighmayne.com/naughty-talk-podcast/ Kinky Holiday Bazaar https://fetlife.com/events/2026/11/21/kinky-holiday-bazaar-ogivu7 Karezza: Ethics of Marriage https://sacred-texts.com/sex/eom/index.htm? Million Podcasts https://www.millionpodcasts.com/kink-podcasts/     TRANSCRIPT 1:24 Interview with Sunny 3:19 Grappling 5:28  Size disparity  7:38 Primal Arts 11:39 Midnight Snacks at PAF 12:21 Presenters threshold to participate in the event (Hint: PAF rocks!) 13:46 Dance and Primal Movement 14:50 Primal Play and Aging 17:11 The Hunt 20:15 Misconceptions about P

EA762 - What to bring to an outdoor event, and a Twisted Tryst recap   This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 762, Dawn reviews what she and others bring to outdoor events…. ……plus, shares a little more about her time at Twisted Tryst !     Links mentioned on the show: Twisted Tryst https://fetlife.com/events/2026/06/11/twisted-tryst-2026-imwfsv?source=events_near_me Kinky Holiday Bazaar https://fetlife.com/events/2026/11/21/kinky-holiday-bazaar-ogivu7     TRANSCRIPT 2:00 What to bring to an outdoor event 4:22 Pay attention to information that is sent to you, all events are different 6:15 Set up social area around your tent? 11:42 Weather 14:07 Energy needed 15:56 Take care of yourself 17:09 What to wear 20:26 Food 21:14 Accessibility 23:14 Upcoming events for Dawn 25:18 Where I am at now   Enjoy!!! Dawn ************************************************************ Enjoy the podcast and the education Dawn shares? Join the patrons who help make it possible, for as little as $2/month.   Discounte

EA761 - The Leather Quilt w/Just Rob & Community pt. 2   This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 761, Dawn talks to JustRob about the Leather Quilt that turns 20 years old this year!!! …. ……plus, she adds more to the conversation about the Kink and Leather communities !     Links mentioned on the show: The Leather Quilt https://www.leatherquilt.com/ JustRob (fet profile) https://fetlife.com/JustRob Twisted Tryst https://fetlife.com/events/2026/06/11/twisted-tryst-2026-imwfsv?source=events_near_me Kinky Holiday Bazaar https://fetlife.com/events/2026/11/21/kinky-holiday-bazaar-ogivu7     TRANSCRIPT 1:00 The Leather Quilt with  JustRob 2:49 Leather Quilt is 20 years old 2:55 What is the Leather Quilt? 4:02 Application process 4:09 House Metta 5:22 Vetting panels 6:01 Constructing the Quilt at each event it's sent to 6:41 Panel ceremony 8:08 Everything gets to see it, touch it….not in an archive 8:45 Leather Quilt at first PXS 9:40 Leather Quilt volunteers 9:53 Cost to display 11:45 Master Varii

EA760 - Kink Community - is it real? Have I outgrown it?    This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 760, Dawn shares her thoughts on whether there is a Kink Community….. ……plus, she externally processes her moments of wondering if she still belongs in the community since she is older…and shares about a littles event happening later in the year, Donut Grow Up: Howl and Splash. !     Links mentioned on the show: Primal Arts Fest https://fetlife.com/events/1911410 Race Bannon article https://racebannon.medium.com/reframing-what-is-kink-community-b75e4b12c440 Twisted Tryst https://fetlife.com/events/2026/06/11/twisted-tryst-2026-imwfsv?source=events_near_me Donut Grow Up: Howl and Splash https://fetlife.com/events/2026/11/29/2026-donut-grow-up-howl-splash-naseks?source=search_page       TRANSCRIPT 1:14 Is there a kink community?  2:46 Subcultures within the communities 4:27 Hobby? 5:02 This is where I feel at home 5:46 Regional communities 6:54 Layers of communities 10:24 I need to be near a communi

EA759 - Risk Aware Needle Play w/Ember Solaris & Primal Arts Fest Review This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 759, Dawn chats with Ember Solaris about Risk Aware Needle Play…… ……plus, shares what she did at Primal Arts Festival, including a sex magick ritual! She will attend again!     Links mentioned on the show: Primal Arts Fest https://fetlife.com/events/1911410 Ember Solaris (xsolaris) https://fetlife.com/xSolaris Twisted Tryst https://fetlife.com/events/2026/06/11/twisted-tryst-2026-imwfsv?source=events_near_me Sunny https://sunnyleighmayne.com/naughty-talk-podcast/     TRANSCRIPT 1:15 Who is Ember Solaris? 1:56 Needle Play and Reiki 3:31 Interview with Ember 5:15 Needle phobia 7:30 Blood Risk Awareness 9:35 Should you be licensed to use needles? 9:46 Importance of education 10:58 Where can you find Ember? 12:47 Where to find Dawn 13:49 Sign up for newsletter 14:19 Primal Arts Fest excitement 14:46 Sex Magick ritual 16:15 Vending/Meeting people 16:32 Body Drumming class 17:36 Sunny's P

EA758 - ShadowWork in the Kink Community w/Lee Harrington and Primal Arts This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 758, Dawn interviews long-time podcast and sacred sexuality voice, Lee Harrington on Shadow Work in kink…… ……plus, shares her excitement about being at Primals Arts Festival for the weekend!     Links mentioned on the show: Primal Arts Fest https://fetlife.com/events/1911410 Twisted Tryst https://fetlife.com/events/2026/06/11/twisted-tryst-2026-imwfsv?source=events_near_me Lee Harrington https://www.passionandsoul.com/ Sunny https://sunnyleighmayne.com/naughty-talk-podcast/     TRANSCRIPT 1:19 Primal Arts 2:01 Picnic table scene 3:08 Sunny and her Primal 201 class 5:27 Interview with Lee Harrington 42:39 Where to find Lee 44:37 Where I'll be Enjoy!!! Dawn ************************************************************ Enjoy the podcast and the education Dawn shares? Join the patrons who help make it possible, for as little as $2/month.   Discounted/Free books, kink starter cards, online

This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 757, Dawn goes over ,more sexual orientation terminology…. ……plus, shares her experience with Reiki and Sacred Touch in the Dungeon ….and is excited that she's able to facilitate POTQ2 after a multi-year hiatus!    Links mentioned on the show: Fetlife www.fetlife.com NM Leather & Kink Fair https://fetlife.com/events/2026/04/11/nm-leather-kink-fair-sat-apr-11-2026-puaxxg Primal Arts Fest https://fetlife.com/events/1911410 Twisted Tryst https://fetlife.com/events/2026/06/11/twisted-tryst-2026-imwfsv?source=events_near_me     TRANSCRIPT 2:22 Sexual Orientations (Ecosexual, Orchidsexual, Graysexual, Autosexual, Fraysexual, Fictosexual, Sadosexual) 11:21 Ideas for future shows 11:40 Where Dawn will be 12:46 Primal Arts Fair, offering priestess topping w/Reiki  14:12 POTQ1 16:16 POTQ2 Enjoy!!! Dawn ************************************************************ Enjoy the podcast and the education Dawn shares? Join the patrons who help make it possible, for as

This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 756, Dawn goes over some sexual orientation terminology…. ……plus, be careful out there if you are a unicorn (or anyone seeking, really) and she gives a review of the New Mexico Leather and Kink Fair where she just presented and vended, having a great time!    Links mentioned on the show: Fetlife www.fetlife.com NM Leather & Kink Fair https://fetlife.com/events/2026/04/11/nm-leather-kink-fair-sat-apr-11-2026-puaxxg Primal Arts Fest https://fetlife.com/events/1911410 Twisted Tryst https://fetlife.com/events/2026/06/11/twisted-tryst-2026-imwfsv?source=events_near_me     TRANSCRIPT 2:31 Sexual Orientations (pansexual, androsexual, minsexual, gynesexual, finsexual, ninsexual, phallosexual, yonisexual, Achilean, Sapphic, Neptunic, Saturnic, Ceterosexual, Noetisexual, Soulsexual, symbiosexual, Sapiosexual, Demisexual) 9:23 Where Dawn will be 10:42 Unicorn Hunting, be safe 11:01 CoAmory 12:31 Unicorn Hunting, red flags 15:34 Review of NM Leather and Kink Fair  

This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 755, Dawn interviews Pirate Cook on his thoughts about being a kink dispenser…. ……plus, Dawn learns a new word, "Omegaverse" and she gives a partial review of the movie Pillion.    Links mentioned on the show: Pirate Cook (fet profile) https://fetlife.com/PirateCook   Arc Impact Leather https://www.arc-impact-leather.com/   Vetting w/ Ms. Unique (EA630) https://eroticawakening.libsyn.com/ea630-vetting-with-unique   NM Leather & Kink Fair https://fetlife.com/events/2026/04/11/nm-leather-kink-fair-sat-apr-11-2026-puaxxg Primal Arts Fest https://fetlife.com/events/1911410 Twisted Tryst https://fetlife.com/events/2026/06/11/twisted-tryst-2026-imwfsv?source=events_near_me     Transcript (audio a little choppy)   1:01 Kink Dispenser w/Pirate Cook 7:53 Vetting 8:29 Vetting a bottom  10:00 What is a Kink Dispenser? 13:01 Aftercare as a Kink Dispenser 17:22 Where I'll be 18:37 Omegaverse 21:47 Mpreg genre 23:27 Pillion review    Enjoy!!! Dawn *****************

This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 754, Dawn interviews Dear Caroline on Blood Play and deciding on your risk profile for that style of edge play…. ……plus, "What Happened to Talina Zar?", part of the first title couple of Power eXchange Summit (PXS). Warning, it's not good. And while looking for a picture of Talina in the thousands of pictures Dawn has in dropbox, Dawn comes across pictures of others in the community that have passed over the years.    Links mentioned on the show: Dear Caroline (fet profile) https://fetlife.com/DearCaroline   Dear Caroline's store https://www.etsy.com/shop/NeedlePlayground NM Leather & Kink Fair https://fetlife.com/events/2026/04/11/nm-leather-kink-fair-sat-apr-11-2026-puaxxg Primal Arts Fest https://fetlife.com/events/1911410 Twisted Tryst https://fetlife.com/events/2026/06/11/twisted-tryst-2026-imwfsv?source=events_near_me     Transcript   1:19 Bloodplay w/Dear Caroline 30:04 What Happened to Talina Zar 36:44 Leather Archives     Enjoy!!! Dawn ******

This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 753, Dawn interviews HypnoStory and Panda on Bratting…. ……plus, Introverts showed up for her Introvert class with EVEE! Peopling can be a challenge for introverts, but 40 introverts and extroverts wanting to learn about their partners attended!     Links mentioned on the show: HypnoStory (fetlife profile) https://fetlife.com/HypnoStory   Panda (fetlife profile) https://fetlife.com/PandaPet EVEE https://fetlife.com/EVEE_Arizona   Kinkstarter Cards https://www.eroticawakening.com/store/ NM Leather & Kink Fair https://fetlife.com/events/2026/04/11/nm-leather-kink-fair-sat-apr-11-2026-puaxxg Primal Arts Fest https://fetlife.com/events/1911410 Twisted Tryst https://fetlife.com/events/2026/06/11/twisted-tryst-2026-imwfsv?source=events_near_me     Transcript   1:09 Bratting interview 3:07 Panda is a brat 4:14 Is HypnoStory a brat wrangler? 7:39 Bratting as a form of communication 8:16 Team Effort 12:21 Thoughts on non-consensual bratting 15:38 HypnoStory being

This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 752, Dawn interviews Sir Panda on Consent in the Kink World…. ……plus, she reviews a bit about sharing flagging/hanky code with a family member. And her emotional response to the presenter feedback forms from Naughty Revival.    Links mentioned on the show: D/s Outreach https://dsoutreach.com/ Sir-Panda (fetlife profile) https://fetlife.com/Sir-Panda Psych Central https://psychcentral.com/ NM Leather & Kink Fair https://fetlife.com/events/2026/04/11/nm-leather-kink-fair-sat-apr-11-2026-puaxxg Primal Arts Fest https://fetlife.com/events/1911410 Twisted Tryst https://fetlife.com/events/2026/06/11/twisted-tryst-2026-imwfsv?source=events_near_me     Transcript   1:17 Consent w/Sir Panda 3:33 FRY model of consent 6:56 CARE model of consent 9:35 Consent 'Incident' 11:19 Drama Triangle - Victim, Villian, Hero 18:47 Swingers & Kink - Consent 19:59 House Party Host - Consent 24:15 Where I will be 26:00 Flagging & Hanky Code 32:43 Naughty Revival feedback

This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 751, Dawn interviews Sir Panda on BDSM and Attachment styles …. ……plus, she shares about a new thing she did with Erotic Energy in NW Ohio, her experience of how she set up her support network at Intrigue …and the passing of her sister …. The one she talks about during some workshops ….the sister that knows 'everything' about Dawn…..or thought she did ;)    Links mentioned on the show: D/s Outreach https://dsoutreach.com/ Sir-Panda (fetlife profile) https://fetlife.com/Sir-Panda NM Leather & Kink Fair https://fetlife.com/events/2026/04/11/nm-leather-kink-fair-sat-apr-11-2026-puaxxg Primal Arts Fest https://fetlife.com/events/1911410 Twisted Tryst https://fetlife.com/events/2026/06/11/twisted-tryst-2026-imwfsv?source=events_near_me       Transcript   1:18 BDSM & Attachment Styles w/Sir Panda 7:07 Types of Attachment Styles 19:52 How to get ahold of Sir-Panda 20:52 Where to find Dawn in 2026 22:11 Sign up for the newsletter 22:53 Erotic Energy and Ene

This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 750, is this your first event or your 50th? Or your 400th? Dawn shares some tips and tricks on how to make your weekend event super special …. ……plus, she fan girls over the new movie, Pillion, a gay domcom with Alexander Skarsgard. Race Bannon gets the honor (or is it the other way around) to interview a couple of key persons of the movie at opening night in San Fransisco!    Links mentioned on the show: Intrigue https://fetlife.com/events/1725996 NM Leather & Kink Fair https://fetlife.com/events/2026/04/11/nm-leather-kink-fair-sat-apr-11-2026-puaxxg Primal Arts Fest https://fetlife.com/events/1911410 Bay Area Reporter https://www.ebar.com/story/163217/ Race Bannon https://bannon.substack.com/     Transcript   1:13 Prepping for a weekend event 2:49 Best in Show 4:43 Know the rules 8:04 Registration 8:51 What to wear 12:37 Make your hotel room a soft landing spot 14:06 People 16:26 Classes 18:34 Negotiate before playing 18:47 Vetting 19:36 Self-care 19:5

This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 749  Dawn drools over the Erotic Awakening podcast and how it celebrates 17 years of shows!!! …. ……plus, she shares about tentacles that were sent to her……virtually…..    Links mentioned on the show: Erotic Awakening search page https://eroticawakening.libsyn.com/ Intrigue https://fetlife.com/events/1725996 NM Leather & Kink Fair https://fetlife.com/events/2026/04/11/nm-leather-kink-fair-sat-apr-11-2026-puaxxg Primal Arts Fest https://fetlife.com/events/1911410 Youtube/EroticAwakening https://www.youtube.com/@EroticAwakeningPodcast     Transcript   1:10 17 Years  1:36 Handing out EA business cards  2:37 Interviewed Dear Caroline today for future show 3:27 Finding specific podcast topics 5:31 Random shows 10:09 CoAmory 13:34 Where to find me 15:02 Tentacles     Enjoy!!! Dawn       Discounted/Free books, kink starter cards, online classes; early access to the show, and more!    https://www.patreon.com/eroticawakening   ************************************

This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 748  Dawn chats with Hypnostory and Panda about Memory Play, but it also drifted into talking about agency in Hypnosis…..great conversation…. ……plus, she reviews some bdsm terms like "aftercare, negotiation, collaring and free-use".    Links mentioned on the show: Intrigue https://fetlife.com/events/1725996 NM Leather & Kink Fair https://fetlife.com/events/2026/04/11/nm-leather-kink-fair-sat-apr-11-2026-puaxxg Primal Arts Fest https://fetlife.com/events/1911410   Transcript 1:38 Interview with Hypnostory and Panda 3:12 What is Memory Play? 4:17 Example of Memory Play 12:05 Hypnosis is teamwork 12:51 Using distraction to help with forgetting 15:04 Bottoming for hypnosis is not passive 17:58 Neural Pathways 19:40 Utilization in hypnosis 20:58 Dawn realizes hypnosis has skills like guided meditations 22:14 Hypnosis in Kink 24:53 Resistance and Agency 28:40 Removing suggestion 33:39 Vampire and Thrall style relationship 37:38 Consent Violation 40:25  Class is

*Trigger Warning for this episode....self harm mentioned during solo top interview.    This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 747,  Dawn chats with Dear Caroline about solo play….aka playing without a partner .... ……plus, she reviews some bdsm terms like "top, bottom, switch, TNG, & vanilla", and shares the titles of the virtual classes she'll be teaching this month.     Links mentioned on the show: Needle Playground https://needleplayground.com/ Leather Life Education Series https://leatherlife.org/ Intrigue https://fetlife.com/events/1725996 Indy Rope Expo https://www.indyropeexpo.com/ NM Leather & Kink Fair https://fetlife.com/events/2026/04/11/nm-leather-kink-fair-sat-apr-11-2026-puaxxg Primal Arts Fest https://fetlife.com/events/1911410 Dawn's online classes https://www.eroticawakening.com/ Or Dawn_Awakening (on fet) https://fetlife.com/Dawn_Awakening       Transcript 1:39 Interview with Dear Caroline on solo play 6:08 "I am my own sharps top" 7:23 Meditative head space 9:29 TW: Self

This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 746,  Dawn shares her thoughts on using Boot Worship as a form of grounding and calming energy .... ……plus, she reviews some polyamory/poly/polyam terms like monkey branching, unicorn quad, cow poking and poly saturation….and then mentions where she will be and what it's like to be in small town USA with no community   Links mentioned on the show: Leather Life Education Series https://leatherlife.org/ Intrigue https://fetlife.com/events/1725996 Indy Rope Expo https://www.indyropeexpo.com/ Primal Arts Fest https://fetlife.com/events/1911410     Transcript 9:32  If you don't have a partner to do Boot Worship with 12:11 Upcoming events 14:45 Monkey Branching 15:14 Unicorn quad 15:51 Cowpoking 16:22 Poly Saturation  16:57 Small town with no community 18:13 Dawn is an introvert Enjoy!!! Dawn     Discounted/Free books, kink starter cards, online classes; early access to the show, and more!    https://www.patreon.com/eroticawakening   *****************************