# Richard Sprott

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Power, Community, Headspace, and Sex: A Comprehensive Look at Kink Identity

In this episode, I speak with a Master and Kink researcher - Dr Richard Sprott, about Kink identity. We delve into power exchange, community building, headspace, and the relationship between kink and sex. With 13 different dimensions and 4 super dimensions to explore, the episode offers a comprehen…

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Who am I? Part 1 - Understanding Your Sexuality

Welcome to Season 2! To start off, Dax talks with Dr Richard Sprott - Who is at the forefront of research on identity development and health/wellbeing in people who express alternative sexualities and non traditional relationships - with a special emphasis on the intersection of Kink/BDSM sexualit…

Why "Exotic Becomes Erotic" Theory is Special to Me

Just a brief 3-minute interlude on exotic becomes erotic and introduction to special guests Drs. Jennifer Bosson of USF and Richard Sprott of TASHRA.

How Do Diapers and ABDL Become "Exotic" And "Erotic" with Dr. Jennifer Bosson and Dr. Richard Sprott

Daryl Bem coined the term "Exotic Becomes Erotic" (EBE) to describe his historic social developmental theory of sexual orientation in 1997, which, controversial at the time, is not without its challenges today. Still, EBE theory holds promise for explaining the processes by which diapers and ABDL…

Flourishing in Fetish: TASHRA’s Research on Kink and Well-Being with Dr Richard Sprott

What does your brain look like on kink? Join us on March 6th at 9pm EST for a discussion with Dr Richard Sprott. Richard Sprott entered the San Francisco leather scene in 1990. Richard has a Ph.D. in developmental psychology from UC Berkeley, and he is currently directing research projects focused …

038 - Kink as an identity - Richard Sprott

Should we change our sexuality labels? My guest in this episode is Richard Sprott, a psychologist and sexuality researcher. Richard’s been exploring human sexuality for 20 years but says he’s still “at the beginning” of understanding it. His principle, developing, idea is about ‘kink identity’—whic…

Choking on Legal Loopholes: When Kink Goes to Court with Dr Eli Sheff

What happens when BDSM meets the courtroom? Join us Wednesday, March 26th at 9pm EST for a discussion with Dr Eli Sheff. Dr. Elisabeth “Eli” Sheff is a researcher, expert witness, coach, speaker, and educational consultant. With a PhD in Sociology and certification as a Sexuality Educator from AASE…

Kink Education, Neurospiciness, Blood Play, and More

Trigger warnings: Trauma and self harm What happens when past trauma transforms into empowered pleasure? In this deeply moving conversation with Talis, founder of Beyond Taboo, we explore the complex journey from self-harm to healing through consensual BDSM practices.Talis brings a unique perspecti…

Quickie: Is Kink the New Therapy? What BDSM Can Teach Us About Healing

Send us a text Forget everything you thought you knew about kink and BDSM. This episode shatters misconceptions, unveiling how practices often misunderstood as deviant actually create spaces for transformation, healing, and profound personal growth.Drawing from groundbreaking research by Richard Sp…

Kink Doctor Dulcinea Pitagora on sex therapy, BDSM, and dominatrix work

“My specializations come from who I am. I’m a little unusual in the therapy field because I state very clearly what my identifications are. Which is that I’m kinky, and that I’m poly, and that I identify as queer, and that I’m gender fluid, and that I’m a former sex worker.” –Dulcinea Pitagora Dul…