Being Your Partner’s Safe Person
This week’s episode doesn’t focus on risk mitigation and safety practices in kink play. We’re talking about what it means to be safe for your partner emotionally, so they can be vulnerable with you...
Communication is one of the few requirements for a successful D/s relationship, BDSM experience, and kinky life. Without the ability to communicate, you can’t negotiate a power exchange or figure out what your partner wants and needs.
While communicate is interwoven into every topic we discuss, these are blog posts specifically about communication to help you grow in your D/s relationship and as a Dominant or submissive.
Communication / D/s Relationships / Episodes
by Kayla Lords · Published November 4, 2026 · Last modified November 2, 2026
This week’s episode doesn’t focus on risk mitigation and safety practices in kink play. We’re talking about what it means to be safe for your partner emotionally, so they can be vulnerable with you...
Communication / Episodes / Submissives
by Kayla Lords · Published September 30, 2026 · Last modified September 28, 2026
I have no idea how to title this week’s episode, lol. But it’s a thing we kind of talked about in last week’s Reddit episode and a thing that we do in our power...
For better or worse, language changes over time — including the terms we use in kink. These are our chaotic, messy thoughts on those changes. In this episode: We’re no longer live streaming the...
by Kayla Lords · Published February 20, 2026 · Last modified February 18, 2026
Emotional intelligence and emotional regulation is extremely important for communication and happy, healthy power exchange relationships. In this episode: Join our Patreon during the 2026 Membership Drive What is emotional intelligence? From HelpGuide.org: “your...
Communication / D/s Relationships / Episodes
by Kayla Lords · Published October 31, 2025 · Last modified October 30, 2025
The idea of love maps comes from the Gottman Institute in their studies on relationships, specifically marriage. We wondered if it could be applied to power exchange, too. In this episode: Join us through...
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