Ori and Elise go over some of the nuances at play when someone calls “Yellow”. The trust it requires on both sides, reasons someone might feel discouraged from saying it, planning ahead about ways to pivot, and the skillsets around reading a yellow situation that isn’t called. Additional topics include negotiation conversations around “kink-space breakers”, the challenge around identifying “what you want”, and Elise's sadistic infatuation with pulling toes.
Back from yet another announced break, Elise and Ori muse on some new development in Ori’s brattiness. The difference in where it comes from now, call and response aspects, some taming stories and side tangents about kink movies.
The dynamic duo gets together to ramble more about poly life.
Elise and Ori get together to talk about playing with emotion in Kink. Why it's harder to spot, why aftercare might look different, what's happening in the body and mind and the sources of arousal from either side. There's additional talk about ancticipation vs expectation during play and Ori temporarily forgets how to form a coherent sentences ....again.
The power dynamic duo returns! The co-hosts talk about recent and upcoming events Ori finds an article about submissive training and the two discuss. Additional discussion about a recent scene between leads to a productive discussion about gender, mindfulness practice, mindfuckery, and more.
Elise and Ori are back on an orgasm denial kick! They talk about their most recent experience feels different and reflect on some progress in communicating needs. Additional ramblings include an interesting correlation behind dominance and rewiring people pleasing habits, Ori's fragile submissive pride, and after 15 episodes, we've finally found a topic so extreme that Elise requested it to be censored!
Elise and Ori talk about two contrasting approaches to kink/sex space. What does it look like when you go into a play session with set goals, and what does it look like when you just want to explore and see what happens? There are a few valiant attempts to stay on topic but not before delving through a barrage of food kink realizations, Elises recurring humiliation glory hole fantasy, and an unfortunate bit of accountant kink shaming.
The hosts dish about how they approach scene negotiation in kink. They delve into upcoming scenes they're planning, Ori complains about overly rehearsing in kink, an uncomfortable amount of time is spent talking about cutting off Ori's hair, measuring rulers, and Mr. Crickets forgets how microphones work.
Close friend and pillar of the kink community "Razor Sharp" joins Ori and Elise on the show to talk about her escapades at the Kinky Kollege convention in Chicago. Additional ramblings: Nuances between masochism vs submission vs self harm, subspace experiences, suspension, and ways to approach edge play.
Elise and Ori talk about how to keep things stimulating through “ruts” in kink life, how to manage boredom and how to not take things personally. Mr. Crickets makes his first official appearance on the show, Ori gushes about getting smacked around, and eventually conversation devolves into chicken/penguin suits.
Elise and Ori get together to ramble about a ridiculous phenomenon that comes up in kink that they call "the vortex", humiliation glory holes, treehouse communes, Ori's craigslist escapades, Elise's brief stint as a traffic cone, and of course, Keanu Reaves.
Elise and Ori Discuss aftercare. What's going on in the brain, how that can indicate what a partner might need, differences in needs, nervous system responses, and scary unexpected cymbal crashes!
Elise and Ori kick off 2023 with a deep dive on sex toys! Toys that buzz, toys that thrust, toys that suck, toys that belong on mythical creatures, toys that.... lay eggs inside you?
Elise and Ori sit down for the first part of a recurring segment where they reflect on experiences in ENM and Polyamory. Topics include communication skills, challenges around insecurity, areas for growth, origin stories, dating as a couple, and more erectile dysfunction emails!
Elise and Ori take a break from perusing floggers and workshopping fear kink ideas, long enough to interview Shveta Mittal, PhD. They talk about Kink in the context of therapy, mental health, social/professional stigma and much more!
Elise and Ori are back from Domcon! They recap their experiences and thoughts from the socials, play parties, classes, and shenanigans that ensued. Interview episodes from the convention are coming next!
Elise and Ori delve into attunement, "serve and return", and "bids". They explore how these things relate to early human development, everyday relationship interactions, sexual interactions, and even creative spaces like music. There's more rambling about bratting, recent personal experiences, challenges around a 24/7 lifestyle, and the drama from the previous night.
We're Back! On this episode we have special guest V on the show to talk kink with us. We touch on communication, kink dungeons, erotic shoe shining, and delve into an enticing personal kink story that leaves Ori jealous (and craving sweets)
IT'S FINALLY HERE! Welcome to the Kinksense podcast!
Join Elise and Ori as they navigate through the world of kink, mental health, relationships, non monogomy and much more.
Episode 1 see's both hosts basically rambling on about themselves and going on tangents on everything from Kink Orientations to Elises fascination with Bill Hader's nose size.