Welcome to the Erotic Awakening Podcast! Since 2009, we've brought you this informative and entertaining exploration of all things erotic. From sacred sexuality to fetishes, Power Exchange and polyamory, BDSM to erotic spirituality, non standard relationships to alternative love styles, as well as simply fun kink.
Over the years we've grown to be a community supported and focused podcast for people like us – those who seek an alternative expression for intimacy, authentic growth and well being.
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EA760 - Kink Community - is it real? Have I outgrown it? This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 760, Dawn shares her thoughts on whether there is a Kink Community….. ……plus, she externally processes her moments of wondering if she still belongs in the community since she is older…and shares about a littles event happening later in the year, Donut Grow Up: Howl and Splash. ! Links mentioned on the show: Primal Arts Fest https://fetlife.com/events/1911410 Race Bannon article https://ra...
EA759 - Risk Aware Needle Play w/Ember Solaris & Primal Arts Fest Review This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 759, Dawn chats with Ember Solaris about Risk Aware Needle Play…… ……plus, shares what she did at Primal Arts Festival, including a sex magick ritual! She will attend again! Links mentioned on the show: Primal Arts Fest https://fetlife.com/events/1911410 Ember Solaris (xsolaris) https://fetlife.com/xSolaris Twisted Tryst https://fetlife.com/events/2026/06/11/twisted-trys...
EA758 - ShadowWork in the Kink Community w/Lee Harrington and Primal Arts This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 758, Dawn interviews long-time podcast and sacred sexuality voice, Lee Harrington on Shadow Work in kink…… ……plus, shares her excitement about being at Primals Arts Festival for the weekend! Links mentioned on the show: Primal Arts Fest https://fetlife.com/events/1911410 Twisted Tryst https://fetlife.com/events/2026/06/11/twisted-tryst-2026-imwfsv?source=events_near_me Lee...
This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 757, Dawn goes over ,more sexual orientation terminology…. ……plus, shares her experience with Reiki and Sacred Touch in the Dungeon ….and is excited that she's able to facilitate POTQ2 after a multi-year hiatus! Links mentioned on the show: Fetlife www.fetlife.com NM Leather & Kink Fair https://fetlife.com/events/2026/04/11/nm-leather-kink-fair-sat-apr-11-2026-puaxxg Primal Arts Fest https://fetlife.com/events/1911410 Twisted Tryst https://f...
This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 756, Dawn goes over some sexual orientation terminology…. ……plus, be careful out there if you are a unicorn (or anyone seeking, really) and she gives a review of the New Mexico Leather and Kink Fair where she just presented and vended, having a great time! Links mentioned on the show: Fetlife www.fetlife.com NM Leather & Kink Fair https://fetlife.com/events/2026/04/11/nm-leather-kink-fair-sat-apr-11-2026-puaxxg Primal Arts Fest https://fetli...
This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 755, Dawn interviews Pirate Cook on his thoughts about being a kink dispenser…. ……plus, Dawn learns a new word, "Omegaverse" and she gives a partial review of the movie Pillion. Links mentioned on the show: Pirate Cook (fet profile) https://fetlife.com/PirateCook Arc Impact Leather https://www.arc-impact-leather.com/ Vetting w/ Ms. Unique (EA630) https://eroticawakening.libsyn.com/ea630-vetting-with-unique NM Leather & Kink Fair https://fetl...
This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 754, Dawn interviews Dear Caroline on Blood Play and deciding on your risk profile for that style of edge play…. ……plus, "What Happened to Talina Zar?", part of the first title couple of Power eXchange Summit (PXS). Warning, it's not good. And while looking for a picture of Talina in the thousands of pictures Dawn has in dropbox, Dawn comes across pictures of others in the community that have passed over the years. Links mentioned on the show: D...
This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 753, Dawn interviews HypnoStory and Panda on Bratting…. ……plus, Introverts showed up for her Introvert class with EVEE! Peopling can be a challenge for introverts, but 40 introverts and extroverts wanting to learn about their partners attended! Links mentioned on the show: HypnoStory (fetlife profile) https://fetlife.com/HypnoStory Panda (fetlife profile) https://fetlife.com/PandaPet EVEE https://fetlife.com/EVEE_Arizona Kinkstarter Cards https:...
This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 752, Dawn interviews Sir Panda on Consent in the Kink World…. ……plus, she reviews a bit about sharing flagging/hanky code with a family member. And her emotional response to the presenter feedback forms from Naughty Revival. Links mentioned on the show: D/s Outreach https://dsoutreach.com/ Sir-Panda (fetlife profile) https://fetlife.com/Sir-Panda Psych Central https://psychcentral.com/ NM Leather & Kink Fair https://fetlife.com/events/2026/0...
This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 751, Dawn interviews Sir Panda on BDSM and Attachment styles …. ……plus, she shares about a new thing she did with Erotic Energy in NW Ohio, her experience of how she set up her support network at Intrigue …and the passing of her sister …. The one she talks about during some workshops ….the sister that knows 'everything' about Dawn…..or thought she did ;) Links mentioned on the show: D/s Outreach https://dsoutreach.com/ Sir-Panda (fetlife profile...
This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 750, is this your first event or your 50th? Or your 400th? Dawn shares some tips and tricks on how to make your weekend event super special …. ……plus, she fan girls over the new movie, Pillion, a gay domcom with Alexander Skarsgard. Race Bannon gets the honor (or is it the other way around) to interview a couple of key persons of the movie at opening night in San Fransisco! Links mentioned on the show: Intrigue https://fetlife.com/events/1725996...
This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 749 Dawn drools over the Erotic Awakening podcast and how it celebrates 17 years of shows!!! …. ……plus, she shares about tentacles that were sent to her……virtually….. Links mentioned on the show: Erotic Awakening search page https://eroticawakening.libsyn.com/ Intrigue https://fetlife.com/events/1725996 NM Leather & Kink Fair https://fetlife.com/events/2026/04/11/nm-leather-kink-fair-sat-apr-11-2026-puaxxg Primal Arts Fest https://fetlife.co...
This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 748 Dawn chats with Hypnostory and Panda about Memory Play, but it also drifted into talking about agency in Hypnosis…..great conversation…. ……plus, she reviews some bdsm terms like "aftercare, negotiation, collaring and free-use". Links mentioned on the show: Intrigue https://fetlife.com/events/1725996 NM Leather & Kink Fair https://fetlife.com/events/2026/04/11/nm-leather-kink-fair-sat-apr-11-2026-puaxxg Primal Arts Fest https://fetlife.co...
*Trigger Warning for this episode....self harm mentioned during solo top interview. This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 747, Dawn chats with Dear Caroline about solo play….aka playing without a partner .... ……plus, she reviews some bdsm terms like "top, bottom, switch, TNG, & vanilla", and shares the titles of the virtual classes she'll be teaching this month. Links mentioned on the show: Needle Playground https://needleplayground.com/ Leather Life Education Series https://lea...
This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 746, Dawn shares her thoughts on using Boot Worship as a form of grounding and calming energy .... ……plus, she reviews some polyamory/poly/polyam terms like monkey branching, unicorn quad, cow poking and poly saturation….and then mentions where she will be and what it's like to be in small town USA with no community Links mentioned on the show: Leather Life Education Series https://leatherlife.org/ Intrigue https://fetlife.com/events/1725996 Ind...
This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 745, Dawn chats with Dear Caroline from Needle Playground on the subject of Quills .... ……plus, she reviews some polyamory/poly/polyam terms like fluid bonded, compersion, anchor, comet ….and then mentions where she will be and shares a resource that she just became aware of! Links mentioned on the show: Needle Playground https://needleplayground.com/ Leather Life Education Series https://leatherlife.org/ Intrigue https://fetlife.com/events/1725...
In this episode, Dawn reflects on the profound personal and professional changes she experienced in 2025, including a significant split and successful solo teaching ventures. She discusses her current location and future travel uncertainties, then provides clear definitions for various polyamory styles like kitchen table, parallel, garden party, solo polyamory, and relationship anarchy. Finally, Dawn shares her personal goals for 2026, emphasizing self-care and community support through the Discord server.
This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 743, Dawn and Sir Squishy chat about his project in Columbus, OH….the Leather Life Educational Series, .. ……plus, her thoughts on the need for volunteers at events and her interview with the hosts of The Kinky Tavern podcast. Links mentioned on the show: Leather Life Education Series https://leatherlife.org/ KIC https://kicevents.com/ Intrigue https://fetlife.com/events/1725996 Indy Rope Expo https://www.indyropeexpo.com/ Kinky Tavern Podcast ht...
This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 742, Dawn shares her experience at naughty revival and leaning into the 'yes' to have more experiences…. ……plus, her thoughts on online kink education. Links mentioned on the show: Naughty Revival https://fetlife.com/events/1745436 Pop-up Kink Expo (Holiday Market) https://fetlife.com/events/1923880 KIC December Party https://fetlife.com/events/1901953 Intrigue https://fetlife.com/events/1725996 Transcript 1:07 Healing Dungeon 4:58 Rope - Leanin...
This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 741, Dawn explains how are new classes are going to lean into the 'Healing Dungeon' series, simply because she is a Priestess Top and wants to concentrate on that sort of theme with her future work…. ……plus, she was interviewed by HiThereCatSuit on his podcast "Authentically Kinky" Links mentioned on the show: Dawn's fet writing on Priestess Topping https://fetlife.com/Dawn_Awakening/posts/13211799 Qadishti Article http://www.rahoorkhuit.net/god...
This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 740, Dawn shares on all she is grateful for and asks what listeners of the show have gratitude for….. ……plus, all the people that she has spent time with over the last couple of weeks while presenting and vending…. Links mentioned on the show: MSDB's 24th Annual Biz Baz https://fetlife.com/events/1723842 Naughty Revival https://fetlife.com/events/1745436 Pop-up Kink Expo (Holiday Market) https://fetlife.com/events/1923880 KIC December Party http...
This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 739, Dawn and Ruby chat about Ruby's recent self-collaring ……plus, about the importance of the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom…. Links mentioned on the show: NCSF https://ncsfreedom.org/ Madison Bottoms Collective https://fetlife.com/groups/292135 Milwaukee's Naughties https://fetlife.com/events/1901445 MSDB's 24th Annual Biz Baz https://fetlife.com/events/1723842 Naughty Revival https://fetlife.com/events/1745436 Intrigue https://fetlife....
This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 738, Dawn shares her knowledge about resources for submissives …. ……plus, shares a link to polyamory events for 2026 and blowjobs…all the blowjobs…. Links mentioned on the show: Alan's Polyamory Events https://polyevents.blogspot.com/ Satyricon Vending Fair https://fetlife.com/events/1910913 Milwaukee's Naughties https://fetlife.com/events/1901445 MSDB's 24th Annual Biz Baz https://fetlife.com/events/1723842 Naughty Revival https://fetlife.com/e...
This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 737, Dawn answers a question about how to get started in BDSM and all the options that are available …. ……plus, shares a bit about grief and the pros and cons of using AI to create your BDSM scenes….Have you used AI? If so, please share how that went for you…. Links mentioned on the show: Fetlife https://fetlife.com Satyricon https://fetlife.com/SatyriconWI Milwaukee's Naughties https://fetlife.com/events/1901445 MSDB's 24th Annual Biz Baz https...
This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 736, Dawn shares info about a basic toy, blindfolds and reasons people like to use them …. ……plus, have you heard of 'Bondage Fairies' and what are your thoughts on only feeling the zing of a soulmate once in your life? Links mentioned on the show: Bondage Fairies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bondage_Fairies "Only Zing Once" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWXb3mI_p_4 MSDB's 24th Annual Biz Baz https://fetlife.com/events/1723842 Naughty Revival...
This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 735, Dawn shares about the concept of and some personal examples of a Naughty Bucket List …. ……plus,some self-reflection about 'slave heart'? Links mentioned on the show: MSDB's 24th Annual Biz Baz https://fetlife.com/events/1723842 Naughty Revival https://fetlife.com/events/1745436 Intrigue https://fetlife.com/events/1725996 Submissive SEEK Retreat https://fetlife.com/events/1683109 Transcript 1:43 Naughty Bucket List 5:03 Zombie Dicks 5:18 Fis...
This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 734, Dawn shares about the Leather Archives & Museum that she has mentioned on previous shows…. ……plus, is Dawn solo polyamours or single and poly? Links mentioned on the show: Leather Archives and Museum https://leatherarchives.org/ Science of BDSM team https://www.scienceofbdsm.com MSDB's 24th Annual Biz Baz https://fetlife.com/events/1723842 Naughty Revival https://fetlife.com/events/1745436 Transcript 1:32 Leather Archives & Museum, ...
This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 733, Dawn explains why the show was on hiatus for a couple of months….. ……plus, Dawn_Awakening's giggle is now a new fetish on Fetlife and she makes an appearance on Court TV for a murder+bdsm trial (link to her interview is in patreon), and she brings up a patrons note about there being a new love language….pebbling. Links mentioned on the show: Dawn_Awakening's giggle https://fetlife.com/fetishes/1485719 Court TV www.courttv.com Elgin Annual K...
This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, @dananddawn share a show from their beginning days of the podcast where they interview Mistress Simone from Chicago/St. Louis….. ……plus, they mention a poly blog as well as share what they are up to…….in July of 2009! 16 years ago, what were they up to? Links mentioned on the show: Mistress Simone (fet) https://fetlife.com/Chicago-Mistress Mistress Simone (website) https://chicago-mistress.com/ Enjoy!!! Dan and dawn *************************** Discounts...
This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, @dananddawn interview Doctor Bubbles and Kit Kat Ann on Forced Praise Kink…… ……plus, they mention a podcast listener that contacted them after reading The Polyamory Toolkit and asked about Poly friendly twelve step meetings ….which lead them into chatting about RITL, Recover in the Lifestyle. *there is also a content warning on this episode → Content warning— this show includes mention of suicidal ideation, suicidal action, and self-injurious behaviors....
