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The Kink ConsultantEp 41 - What Allows Us to Feel Safe in Relationships? Exploring Power, Kink, and Connection with Aubrey AustWhat actually allows us to feel safe in relationships? In this episode of The Kink Consultant, I’m joined by Aubrey Aust, a Master’s student at NYU researching relational safety, who explores themes of attachment styles, somatics, and kink to examine the systems and sensations that shape how we connect with others.We talk about how BDSM dynamics bring power, vulnerability, and consent to the surface in ways that most relationships suppress. Aubrey shares why kink can serve as a relational laboratory, how cultural scripts influence our nervous systems, and what it means to m...2025-07-1633 min
Touchy Subjects PodcastBreaking Down Cultural Scripts ft Aubrey AustSend us a textCultural scripts are internalized patterns of behavior and thought that guide how we behave, interpret actions, and react in social contexts. These "scripts" aren't rules but rather expectations on how we are supposed to act and behave. But what if we didn't have to? What if there was a way we could "rewrite" these scripts to live more authentically? That is just the conversation we dive in to today with our guest and friend Aubrey Aust.To learn more about Aubrey, check out her website aubreyaust.com or find her on...2025-06-0654 min
Spicy SpectrumSpicy Special: Exploring Safety, Sex, and Connection with Aubrey AustHow are you enjoying the episodes? Send a message!In this Spicy Special, Aubrey Aust — a researcher, writer, and master's candidate at NYU — shares her insights into how we build safety, trust, and connection in intimate relationships. She explores the role of attachment theory, polyvagal theory, and neuroception in helping us feel truly secure with a partner. Aubrey also unpacks how attachment styles shape intimacy and why men's vulnerabilities around sexuality are often over...2025-06-0431 min
Attachment Theory in ActionBuilding Relational Safety: Aubrey AustToday, Kirsty sits down with Aubrey Aust, a writer, researcher and master's candidate at NYU. Together, they talk about the ins and outs of relational safety and how to establish healthy boundaries to foster secure attachment.
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https://link.edgepilot.com/s/a340c971/7OWa_lu-4EeZlbw9sxMFKw?u=http://www.aubreyaust.com/
https://www.instagram.com/aubrey__aust/
https://www.attachmenttheoryinaction.com/
https://www.tkcchaddock.org/events/atiawebinar/
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h...2025-05-2746 minAttachment Theory in ActionBuilding Relational Safety: Aubrey AustToday, Kirsty sits down with Aubrey Aust, a writer, researcher and master's candidate at NYU. Together, they talk about the ins and outs of relational safety and how to establish healthy boundaries to foster secure attachment.
Show Notes:
https://link.edgepilot.com/s/a340c971/7OWa_lu-4EeZlbw9sxMFKw?u=http://www.aubreyaust.com/
https://www.instagram.com/aubrey__aust/
https://www.attachmenttheoryinaction.com/
https://www.tkcchaddock.org/events/atiawebinar/
https://shop.tkcchaddock.org/
https://www.facebook.com/share/g/19Xm5Nhk2K/
https://www.facebook.com/TKCChaddock
https://www.linkedin.com/company/tkcchaddock/posts/?feedView=all
h...2025-05-2746 min
Ple^sure PrinciplesThe Psychology of Desire: Exploring Intimacy, Trust & Relational Safety with Aubrey AustIn this eye-opening episode of Pleasure Principles, host Sana dives into the depths of desire with researcher and writer Aubrey Aust. Together, they unravel the layered relationship between desire, trust, and relational safety, exploring how somatic awareness and attachment styles shape our sense of self and intimacy. Aubrey shares how kink can serve as a conscious framework for building trust and how slowing down and tuning into the body can transform performative desire into authentic connection. This episode challenges cultural norms around intimacy and offers practical insights into cultivating deeper relationships.
About Aubrey Aust:Aubrey Aust...2025-05-0527 min