EP299 - The Surprising Psychology of Dominance ft Stefani Goerlich

Welcome to episode 299 of the Sexology Podcast! Today I am delighted to welcome Stefani Goerlich back to the podcast. In this episode, we discuss how Stefani became interested in writing her book Praise for The Leather Couch, the misconceptions around dominance in the bedroom and how people get more turned on when there is consent. 

 

Stefani holds a Masters in Social Work from Wayne State University, where she specialized in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. She has over fifteen years’ experience in working with poly/kinky individuals, swingers, commercial sex workers, and child and adult survivors of sexual trauma including human trafficking. 

 

Stefani has served as a guest lecturer on minority sexual communities at Northwestern University and is a frequent conference presenter on topics related to Kink Aware Practice and consent. An award winning author, she currently working on her second book entitled The Leather Couch: Clinical Practice with Kinky Clients. 

    

In this episode, you will hear: 

  

  • How Stefani became interested in writing her book Praise for The Leather Couch 
  • The misconceptions around dominance in the bedroom  
  • Looking at dominance v domestic violence  
  • Analyzing the consent issues in Fifty Shades of Grey  
  • Looking at the different types of dominance, sadism, topping, BDSM, etc.  
  • How do people discover what kind of dominance they like and don’t like  
  • Understanding the importance of consent  
  • How people get more turned on when there is consent  
  • The importance of communication and clear understanding 



Find Stefani Goerlich Online 

https://www.stefanigoerlich.com 

 

Foreplay Checklist 

https://drmoali.clickfunnels.com/free-foreplay-checklist51618558  

 

Instagram 

https://www.instagram.com/sexologypodcast  

 

Podcast Produced by Pete Bailey - http://petebailey.net/audio



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