Welcome to BARE Lifestyle podcast! This podcast is a double production: BARE Lifestyle podcast and The Palmer Show podcast. Join Mike and I in a conversation about the shame around kinks, fetishes and BDSM practices. Timestamps: 2:00 - What are the misconceptions of kinks, fetishes and BDSM practices that contribute to the feeling of shame? 4:00 - Fear of being judged and not accepted if revealing our sexual preferences 6:00 - Privacy vs Taboo 7:30 - You have to decide where you draw the privacy line on social media 9:00 - The day I published my book I was so sick, I thought I'd die (read my book: Raising My Voice. The Memoir of an Immigrant) 10:00 - Identity shifts 10:50 - How the societal view on kink, fetishes and BDSM practices influences individual's shame about their own preference? 11:00 - Judgment and self judgments 12:30 - Have you ever felt shame around your kinks and fetishes? 16:00 - You could ignore your desires, but they never die 19:00 - What will have to be the requirement that a man will say ‘No’ to it? 21:45 - Take the BDSM test https://www.bdsmtest.org/ 26:30 - How to ‘come out’ to your partners without experiencing shame? 28:35 - God did not put a desire in my heart to feel embarrassed, is there for me to have it 29:30 - How do you think religion and cultural beliefs impacted the shame associated with kinks and fetishes? 33:00 - Pleasure without consent is pain 34:00 - Finding the right support to heal trauma and deal with shame, guilt and fear 36:00 - Healing the trauma 37:00 - Is it easier to open up to my partner or my therapist? 42:00 - Everyone has a kink, but not explored it or express it 43:30 - How do men support each other? 45:00 - We are not all built for what’s expected of us as men/women 47:00 - Advice for those who struggle with shame about their kinks/fetishes. 47:30 - Book a FREE call and find out more about VIP weekends - Spark Your Inner Fire - https://calendly.com/simonaspark/sparkyourfire 49:00 - Best solution for you is the next available step out of your comfort zone 51:30 - It’s impossible to satisfy everyone, so mind as well, satisfy just yourself. Period. 53:48 - The End Contact Mike at Mike@mikeandmikeproduction.com 🔥Meet me in a dungeon 🔥- a space for self discovery and self exploration of your relationship with self, pleasure and intimate infinite possibilities: King’s Dungeon - playshop for men https://simonaspark.com/kings-dungeon/ Queen’s Dungeon - playshop for women https://simonaspark.com/queens-dungeon/ ** FREE Private Coaching Session - Spark Your Inner Fire - https://calendly.com/simonaspark/sparkyourfire *** 🔥Take the Kink Appetite Quiz to find out your BDSM inclinations: https://simonaspark.click/kinkquiz *** Ready to explore/ discover/ invite BDSM practices in your sexlife? - Book a FREE Private session today - Ignite the Spark in the Bedroom https://calendly.com/simonaspark/ignite-your-spark-private-session *** Read my story: Raising My Voice. The Memoir of an Immigrant Contact me: * Email transformation@simonaspark.com * Follow and DM me on IG @simonasparkworld Let’s be Bold, Authentic, Radical, Expressed! xo Simona Spark