Psych and the City
Episodes
Sides and Mixed Orientation Marriages With Dr. Joe Kort
23 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah speaks with psychotherapist Dr. Joe Kort, PhD, LMSW about his 40-years long work with individuals and couples trying to strengthen their relatio...
I'm Glad We Don't Reuse Condoms Anymore: The History of Condoms
29 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah speaks to Dr. Kate Stephenson, a historian with a particular set of specialties - school uniforms, sex in Edinburgh, and condoms. Coined as the ...
Untie Your Tongue With Stella Harris
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah interviews Stella Harris, certified intimacy educator, sex coach, and author. Stella gives the 4-1-1 on how to ACTUALLY listen, hear, and be a s...
No Fap! No Science!
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah speaks to Nicole Prause, PhD, an expert sexuality scientist and researcher. The two discuss the TRUTH aka the studies and science surrounding ma...
Menstruation Nation: Period Basics
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah speaks with Tabitha, a South Dakota-based illustrator whose work focuses on menstruation. Through her work, she hopes to promote period positivi...
You're Either Treated As A Victim or a Criminal: Transforming Mental Health Care for Sex Workers
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah speaks with co-founder of the Equitable Care Certification, Soleil Merroir and poet-activist, Jenna Torres about the first ever curriculum for t...
Open the Door to Your Pelvic Floor
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah speaks with Marysa Carter, a Doctor of Physical Therapy, DPT, PT who specializes in pelvic health and sex education. Let me answer your question...
Surrogate Partner Therapy: What It Is and How It Works With Andrew Heartman
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah speaks with Andrew Heartman, co-founder of the Surrogate Partner Collective and a surrogate partner for over 13 years. Often incorrectly referre...
LCSW Exam Prep: Margaret Mahler's Object Relations Theory
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Come along as I do a quick recap of object relations theory in preparation for my LCSW exam. This rundown is short, sweet, and filled with rapproachem...
LCSW Exam Prep: Freud’s Psychosexual Stages of Development
06 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Studying for the LCSW exam continues. For the next few weeks, I will be doing short, solo episodes, covering a theory or framework used in social work...
LCSW Exam Prep: Erikson’s 8 Psychosocial Stages of Development
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I’m beginning to study for my LCSW exam! For the next few weeks, I will be doing short, solo episodes, covering a theory or framework used in social...
Dissociation is Normal!...So is Healing. CPTSD and Dissociative Trauma Disorders, Part 2
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today is part two of the dive into Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) and Dissociative Trauma Disorders. Anne and Lexi, co-founders of Bea...
Trauma Survivors are Creative Beyond Their Own Understanding: CPTSD and Dissociative Disorders Part 1
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode serves as an initial dive into Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) and Dissociative Disorders. Sarah speaks with Anne and Lexi...
Let's Talk About Pipes, Baby
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah interviews Jim Duffy, harm reduction advocate and founder of Smoke Works - an organization that provides injection alternatives and safe smoking...
The Sex After Grief Episode With Joan Price
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Horny after a partner dies? NORMAL. Body and emotional numbness? NORMAL. Completely lost or somewhere in between? NORMAL. THE advocate for ageless ...
Clinic Play, Bondage, and Cross-Dressing, Oh My! Interview With Mistress Amanda Wildefyre
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this fine Monday, Sarah interviews Reb Holmberg, aka Mistress Amanda Wildefyre, about their work and journey as a professional dominatrix for over ...
Embodied and In Relation
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After a little hiatus, Sarah speaks with Jordan Dann, psychoanalyst and relationship coach specializing in somatic therapy and couples therapy. Jordan...
Grief, Death, and Sex
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah and her friend, end-of-life doula Lucy, discuss - yep, you guessed it: grief, death, and sex. In this episode, Lucy shares about what exactly an...
Growing Up Orthodox
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah speaks to her friend Shaina - one of nine siblings, who was born and raised in the Chabad Chassidic Orthodox Jewish world of Brooklyn, New York....
Happy February: Abortions and Solo Polyamory
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah speaks with Saniyyah fellow sex educator, harm reductionist, abortion doula, and so much more on today's episode. Niyyah works as an abortion do...
Attachment Theory, Trauma, & A Little Nonmonogamy With Jessica Fern
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah speaks with Jessica Fern, psychotherapist and author of Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma, and Consenual Nonmonogamy, about...yup, you guessed it -...
Choice Overload! Forgiveness! Executive Control! & How They Can Impact Relationships
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah speaks with Dr. Tila Pronk, an assistant professor in social psychology at Tilburg University, who specializes in love and relationships. Dr. Pr...
The More You Know: The Basics of Syphilis and Advancements in HIV Care
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to season 2 of Psych and the City! Sarah speaks with coworker Dr. Jeffrey Birnbaum, a pediatric HIV specialist who has been working in HIV ca...
"People Can't Get Sober If They're Dead"
31 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah speaks with Tracey Helton, author of The Big Fix, Hope After Heroin and known to many as the Narcan Lady. After getting sober 23 years ago, Trac...
No Good Legislation Has to Sacrifice One Group of People to Protect Another: Talking Human Trafficking, Labor Rights, and Sex Work
06 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah speaks with Mariah Grant, a human rights and migration specialist with a focus on migrant and sex workers’ rights, freedom of movement, and la...
The Intersex Education We Literally Never Got in School...or Anywhere...Ever
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah sits virtually down with Mari Wrobi to talk about being intersex. Mari is a nonbinary, intersex, queer, and Latinx interACT youth advocate and e...
I Thought I Was This Close to Being Serial Killer: A Journey To Domness, Consent, and Polyamory
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah speaks with Zach, a self-proclaimed nerd, sex geek, and consent educator. In this extra long episode, Zach and Sarah discuss A LOT -Zach's 10+ y...
Thinking About Drugs: Theories of Addiction, Research Funding, and Stigma
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah interviews Anya Aggarwal @addictionwithanya, an honorary research assistant at Drug Science in the UK about theories of addiction and drug polic...
To Live How I Do Is A Statement: Growing Up In Psychosis
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rose Parker, @psychosispsositivity, lives with Schizophrenia, Psychosis, and is recovered from Dissociative Identity Disorder. Rose is a Psychosis Adv...
Cosplay Chronicles: When I First Started Cosplaying, I Did Not Intend For It To Be What It Is Now
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cosplay, short for 'costume-play', is the practice of wearing costumes, props, and accessories to represent and embody a character. Typically, cosplay...
Consent Is Not a Synonym For Permission: Talking Comprehensive Consent With Sarah Casper
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah speaks to consent educator and founder of Comprehensive Consent, Sarah Casper @comprehensiveconsent, about the missing pieces from today's conve...
Unraveling Religion: Learning About Adverse Religious Experiences and Reclamation
05 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
CW: Fundamentalism, Evangelicalism, Spirituality, Religion, Spiritual and Religious Abuse and Trauma, Adverse Religious Experiences Sarah speaks with ...
Learning About the Legal Approaches to Sex Work With Adrie Rose
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah speaks with Adrie Rose, @adrierising, about the legal approaches currently applied to sex work. Adrie is a sociology graduate student, freelance...
The Harm Reduction Approach: Maybe Trauma is the Gateway Drug
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
CW: This episode speaks about drug use, mentions of self-harm, and eating disorder behaviors. Sarah speaks to Jessica Lamb, 1/2 of the team behind t...
The Worlds of Aces: Talking Asexuality With Angela Chen
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What exactly is sexual attraction and what is it like to go through life not experiencing it? Sarah and Angela Chen, author of one of the first books ...
Bills That Kill
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah and Lea Salonganisa breakdown Section 230, FOSTA-SESTA, The EARN-IT Act, and the newer proposed bill SISEA. Lea teaches us that bills never real...
Bisexuality & Intersectionality with Chara
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah speaks with Chara, @theblackbisexual, who centers the Black, Bisexual, and Disabled narrative on intersectionality. Chara shares her journey wit...
Is My Life Better With Them In It?
04 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fellow podcast host and comedian, Honey Leavitt, shares their journey with clinical depression and what comes up navigating an open marriage. She shar...
Strippers Have Labor Rights: Talking Unionization With Jozey Moon
28 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah and Jozey Moon - performer and Soldiers of Pole board member - discuss labor movements, unions, the impact of COVID-19 on clubs, and Instagram's...
An Introduction to Schizophrenia with Michelle Hammer
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Michelle Hammer, @schizophrenic.nyc, is a Schizophrenia activist and the creator and founder of the company Schizophrenic.NYC. Michelle was diagnosed ...
What is Whorephobia? Talking With Christina Tesoro, LMSW
16 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
BONUS EPISODE! Sarah speaks with Christina Tesoro, LMSW, a writer, sex educator, and therapist, who specializes in sex worker affirming ca...
The Power of Abuse: Between Partners and Beyond
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
TW: This episode discusses partner violence and abuse. Sarah and Angelynn - a therapist and activist with a decade of organizing experienc...
24/7 Submission With Lina Dune
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah and 24/7 collared submissive Lina Dune (@askasub) discuss BDSM as if Sarah was an alien whose first day on earth was this interview. By sharing ...
Informed Sex Is Sexy - HIV Care and Prevention
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In honor of World AIDS Day, Sarah and PrEP specialist Natalia discuss where the United States has been to where we are now in the fight to end the HIV...
The Triangular Theory of Love
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For titillating Tuesday, Sarah discusses a psychological theory about....love. This short but sweet episode is the perfect mix of of history and myste...
Porn and Politics: It's Not That Radical
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Porn performer, director, and trans activist, Chelsea Poe, talks psychological BDSM, ethical porn, and her hopes for the future of the industry. Sarah...
Looks Can Be Deceiving: Equity in Sexuality and Disability
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Caz and Amber, from the Disability and Sexuality Access Network, and Sarah discuss all the things society assumes (incorrectly) about sex and disabili...
Affairs to Remember and the Ones We Forgive
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah meets her first Craigslist guest, Mike. They discuss the reasons behind Mike’s repeated infidelities, what it’s like walking in on a parent ...
Talking SESTA/FOSTA and antiquated laws with Miami dancer, Simone
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Simone is a dancer, a soon-to-be lawyer, and the owner of the page @womenswhork who not only studied law but is living through the very real implicati...
Titillating Tuesday - Abortions and Poland Protests - You Should Really Care
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah's solo snippet for the week. She talks about the new abortion law in Poland that resulted in protests around the country (duh), and the scary st...
What Is Trauma...Really? Talking Trauma With a Survivor and Therapist
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As a trauma survivor herself, therapist Jessi, speaks to her work with survivors of trauma, treatment techniques, and the potential healing powers of ...
Titillating Tuesday! Book Review of Carnal Knowledge: Sex Education You Didn’t Get in School
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah’s first solo show! Titillating Tuesday happens every, you guessed it, Tuesday! This week, Sarah is reviewing Zoe Ligon and Elizabeth Renstrom’...
Mythical Sex Education
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sex educator Ellen speaks to problems with current sex ed and debunks common sex myths we’ve all been taught. Also, a not-so-friendly reminder that ...
Cervical Orgasms, Attachment Theory, and Vaginal Weightlifting, Oh My!
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dildologist and sex toy blogger, Cy, talks to me about cervical orgasms, vaginal weightlifting, and what it’s like to be a professional sex toy crit...
Welcome to Psych & the City and My Coupledom
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
An intro to your host Sarah and her relationship. Her and her man discuss sex, faking orgasms, erectile dysfunction, and what happens when you combine...
Welcome to Psych and the City
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
An introduction to what Psych and the City is all about.