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episode 318 of the Loving BDSM podcast on service tops

What is a Service Top?

In this week’s podcast, we discuss the term “service top” — and there are a lot of ways to define it! In this episode: Multiple definitions of service top What it means to us...

episode 317 of the Loving BDSM podcast where we answer a question about whether a submissive needs to change to have a successful D/s relationship

Does a Submissive Have to Change in D/s?

We (kind of) get where this question comes from — submissives are seen to bend to the will of their Dominant partner, submissive training and behavior modification are tools used in some D/s relationships....

episode 316 of the Loving BDSM podcast -- a BDSM Q&A episode

BDSM Q&A

In this week’s episode, we took questions from Instagram and then from the YouTube live chat. Plus, the bonus section actually has bonus content about our power exchange. (Proving miracles can happen.) In this...

episode 315 of the Loving BDSM podcast -- a reaction episode to BDSM questions on reddit

BDSM Reddit Reaction

We’re back with another BDSM Reddit reaction episode! And for once, the answer to all of these posts was something other than, “Talk to your partner!” In this episode: Why the podcast was late...

episode 314 of the Loving BDSM podcast discussing conscious kink

What is Conscious Kink?

A term keeps popping up in Kayla’s feeds: conscious kink. But what does that even mean? Is it a new way of thinking about BDSM or is it a catch-all term used in marketing?...

Joy in D/s Relationships

It might seem like a random topic but the joy we’ve felt (at times) in our power exchange is so powerful and amazing that it’s important to acknowledge. And also, we can’t be the...

What is an Alpha Sub?

In this week’s episode, we talk about the label “alpha sub” — how it was defined when we first heard of it and what it means to many people today. In this episode: Thanks...

What Do You Bring to the Table?

John Brownstone posed an interesting question when thinking about power exchange relationships and new potential partners: What do you bring to the table as a kinkster and just as a person? So that’s what...

Love Bombing and Power Exchange

A listener sent us a question about telling the difference between love bombing and being an eager caregiver type with new relationship energy (NRE). We decided to talk about love bombing, ideas for figuring...

Collaboration and Teamwork

This week, we’re revisiting a topic we talked about back in 2019: teamwork in power exchange. The conversation focuses on a book we recently read specifically on the idea of having a dynamic built...