EPISODE: 024

June 20, 2023

Existential Kink and Why It Hurts So Good

With Carolyn Lovewell

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About Episode

In this episode, Kelly is joined by the author of “Existential Kink: unmask your shadow and embrace your power”, Carolyn Elliott. Carolyn unpacks the fascinating concept of existential kink, where taking total responsibility for our life experiences becomes a transformative practice. Kelly and Carolyn explore the interplay between acceptance and approval and discover how embracing our deepest desires can lead to healing and personal growth.

Today on Reclamation Radio:

  • Exploring the taboo desires hidden within the unconscious mind
  • The role of somatic experience and embodied awareness in the practice of existential kink
  • Importance of self-awareness and introspection in identifying unconscious desires
  • Eroticizing past wounds and patterns of suffering
  • Setting aside shame and judgment
  • How embracing desires and challenging experiences can lead to personal growth and fulfillment
  • Living a desire-based existence

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