Today is National Black Dog Day! Black dogs & cats are the last to be adopted, waiting 4xs longer to get adopted. We found Harvey abandoned at a gas station when he was 5 mos old. He is the smartest, sweetest, funniest dog I've ever known. Consider adopting a black dog today.

‼️ Today on the @thesocietypages.bsky.social blog ‼️ The Silent Signals of Great Sex: What We’re Not Saying in the Bedroom Research by @ccfamilies.bsky.social Co-Chair @aliciamwalker1.bsky.social and Audrey Lutmer explores nonverbal sexual communication and its impact on intimacy. 🔗 bit.ly/46tvozu

Going live at 1230 EST on SIRIUSXM today on the Sexual Health Show ! 🎙 🎙 We’ll be diving into my new book, Bound by BDSM: Unexpected Lessons in Building a Happier Life. Tune in for what kink can teach all of us about trust, connection + joy.

@ArielleKuperberg.bsky.social & I had a blast talking kink + happiness on @PinkKinkPodcast.bsky.social ! 💜 To celebrate, we're giving 4 signed custom bookplates to the first buyers who DM proof this week. When they’re gone, they’re gone!

I spoke about adolescent peer cultures, gender norms, and technological harm with the Council on Contemporary Families for @thesocietypages.bsky.social. Thanks @aliciamwalker1.bsky.social and @ariellekuperberg.bsky.social for the invite! #AcademicSky #Sociology thesocietypages.org/ccf/2025/09/...

On this week's #Challenge41 recap podcast ep: we explain how CT just sparked an all-out war 🔥, groupthink vs strategy, Olivia’s partner-shopping delusions, Derek tossed like yesterday’s leftovers. 👉 open.spotify.com/episode/32M0...

Happy 21st day of September to all who celebrate! Full disclosure: I start playing this song every day on Sept 1. 😄 youtu.be/Gs069dndIYk?...

On this week's #Challenge41 recap podcast ep: we explain how CT just sparked an all-out war 🔥, groupthink vs strategy, Olivia’s partner-shopping delusions, Derek tossed like yesterday’s leftovers. 👉 open.spotify.com/episode/32M0...

My SOCY honors thesis student is looking for participants to complete a survey about being queer, trans, and disabled, and intimate partner relationships. Please share this information with your networks! Here is a link to the Qualtrics survey: qualtricsxm8bzyd3flc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Working on an R&R today and... I'm really starting to suspicion that some folks are using ChatGPT to do their reviews. 🤔

This week @CCFamilies.bsky.social blog hosted by @TheSocietyPages.bsky.social, I ask 3 questions of William Lopez about his book, Raiding the Heartland. Check it out: thesocietypages.org/ccf/

🎙️ New episode alert! This week on The Challenge Recap we dive into Season 41, Ep. 7: Puzzle Queens, Double Standards & Elimination Drama 👑🧩 (Clip in the next comment) The politics are petty, and we are living for it. Listen now 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/0EDc...

🎙️ New episode alert! This week on The Challenge Recap we dive into Season 41, Ep. 7: Puzzle Queens, Double Standards & Elimination Drama 👑🧩 (Clip in the next comment) The politics are petty, and we are living for it. Listen now 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/0EDc...

Alex should be blowing out 32 candles on his cake today. He's so very missed today and every day. His kindness, conscientiousness, warmth, and caring are things we try to emulate every day in his honor. #ReturnIfPossible

What Kink Practitioners Can Teach Us About Building Community? This week I discuss my book w/ @ArielleKuperberg.bsky.social, Bound by BDSM: Unexpected Lessons in Building a Happier Life on the @CCFamilies.bsky.social blog hosted by @TheSocietyPages.bsky.social Check it out: thesocietypages.org/ccf/

CT vs the water. Turbo vs CT. A tense elimination. And finally, that kitchen showdown they've been teasing. Episode 6 is here, and this season is still hitting every time. 🎧 Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/0FQF... #TheChallenge41 #thechallenge #PodcastDrop

Thrilled to be featured as an expert in @wallethub’s report on the Happiest States in America! 🗽🌞 I spoke about happiness, relationships, and—yes—my new book Bound by BDSM (Bloomsbury, 2025). 👉 wallethub.com/edu/happiest...

Big thanks to @gailcornwall.com for the thoughtful conversation about my research on women’s infidelity 💖Excited to see The Secret Life of the Cheating Wife featured in @huffpost.com. 🔗https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cheating-infidelity-reasons-wh_n_689cee2de4b0ba345d65bd88

CT vs the water. Turbo vs CT. A tense elimination. And finally, that kitchen showdown they've been teasing. Episode 6 is here, and this season is still hitting every time. 🎧 Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/0FQF... #TheChallenge41 #thechallenge #PodcastDrop

Thanks to @omgchronicles.bsky.social for this coverage of my new book with @aliciamwalker1.bsky.social! omgchronicles.medium.com/how-the-prin.... The book can be ordered here: www.amazon.com/Bound-BDSM-U...

BDSM practitioners have mastered skills that many of us struggle with every day, including honest communication, clear boundaries, deep trust, & vulnerability. Here's what we can learn from kinksters. @aliciamwalker1.bsky.social @ariellekuperberg.bsky.social www.sexandpsychology.com/blog/podcast...

Is kink just about whips and chains? Is it always about sex? Is everyone who’s into kink working through some type of trauma? In today’s show, we’re debunking common myths about BDSM with @aliciamwalker1.bsky.social and @ariellekuperberg.bsky.social. www.sexandpsychology.com/blog/podcast...

It's here!!! 🙂 Bound by BDSM is out now. What can YOU learn from kinksters to be happier? ✨@ATKuperberg & I are thrilled to share! It's smart. It's spicy. It just might change your life. 👇 Find out how: a.co/d/3DcPyFn

Episode 5 is here, and S41 is STILL delivering 🔥 Strong gameplay, no filler, & a double tie that had us screaming at the TV. We break it all down, respectfully… and with shade. 🎧 Listen now: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...

Finally completed a big task* I've spent the last two days solid (and a few weeks this summer) working on. Whew! So thrilled to be done with this! And now the waiting begins. *Compiling my application for Full Professor 🤫

Thanks, @clarahurricane.bsky.social @elconfidencial.bsky.social , for the great conversation about the sociology of infidelity! *Note: the translation software isn't amazing, i.e., I didn't say "everyone cheats." :) Read about it here: www.elconfidencial.com/cultura/2025...

Yes, kink can teach you how to live happier. Don’t take our word for it. @OMGchronicles just interviewed us about Bound by BDSM for @GreaterGoodSC Check it out! Want to discover what kinksters already know about happiness? Order Bound by BDSM now wherever books are sold!

What do kinksters know about happiness that we don’t? A hell of a lot, it turns out. But you don’t need to try kink to find out. Just read my new Hidden Desires column: 👉https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/hidden-desires/202508/what-kinksters-know-about-happiness-that-most-of-us-dont

🚨 EP 4 IS LIVE 🚨 When S41 throws a curveball that explodes someone's game in real time… you know it's 🍿-worthy. We’re breaking down the chaos, the power plays, & that elimination. You don't want to miss this it. ➡️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... #TheChallenge41 #ChallengePodcast #RealityTV

Just FYI, when you attempt to hire a hitman, you will inevitably end up speaking with an agent of law enforcement. www.wfla.com/news/florida...

Not us casually out here at #8 in ALL human sexuality books and flexing the #1 new release crown. 🖤 Bound by BDSM really said: tie me up, chart me high. Have you gotten YOUR copy yet??? #BoundByBDSM

When Josh Coleman asks about the most common sexual fantasies… you know I’ve got answers. 😏 Catch his new piece in the Washington Post where I drop some expert spice. www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...

I *think* I'm ready for the semester to start. Could that be true? Or is this the calm before I remember the 47 things I didn’t do?

🔥 New episode drop! S41·E3 of This Ends Your Time on The Challenge is live! We break down a watery daily, the rise of the New Threats, & Carl stealing the show 😂 Dive in for all the drama, laughs, & Challenge chaos! #MTVChallenge #ChallengePodcast creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...

If we can have animal soulmates (surely we can, right?), this dog is my soulmate. Harvey and I are so very bonded. Friends say I'm his emotional support person. 😁

Good morning and happy Saturday to everyone. It turns out that throwing a sandwich at a cop is a felony, but beating a cop unconscious with a flagpole is tourist behavior.

🔥 New episode drop! S41·E3 of This Ends Your Time on The Challenge is live! We break down a watery daily, the rise of the New Threats, & Carl stealing the show 😂 Dive in for all the drama, laughs, & Challenge chaos! #MTVChallenge #ChallengePodcast creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...

@JanMarcMorawe.bsky.social talks about contraceptive decision-making by men in Germany, this week @CCFamilies.bsky.social blog hosted by @TheSocietyPages.bsky.social Check it out: thesocietypages.org/ccf/

📦✨ They’re here! Nothing beats the smell of fresh ink and the thrill of holding your own words in print. Have you ordered YOUR copy??? a.co/d/6DlVrDo #NewBookDay #BoundByBDSM

Another great conversation with @nicolefallert.bsky.social This time, we're discussing Cringe Summer.

Is it even a flight out of ORD if they don't change my gate 3xs??? 😂🤣😁🤪😬

Last night's reception exchange: Them: Your hair looks so glamorous! Me: Thank you! I'm a little worried it's giving "Amish lady goes to town." [My hair is wildly long at present] Them [nods]: Yeah, you're on Rumspringa! 😁😂🤪😆🤣

✈️ Packing my sass & sociology. Off to ASA tomorrow! In town ’til Tuesday. 📚 Monday 4–6 = my Bound by BDSM book launch party. Books, booze, and brilliant company. Your move. Come celebrate w/me or live with the shame of telling me later, “I wish I’d gone.” #Bookparty #ASA25

Episode 2's podcast ep is now up! creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/... #thechallenge

🔥 WE HIT #2, BABY Apparently y’all love a little rope & revelation. Bound by BDSM is climbing fast on Amazon’s HOT NEW RELEASES. It’s spicy. It’s smart. It might just change your life. Let’s make it #1 👉 a.co/d/gahpnyD #BoundByBDSM #VanillaMeetsKink #spicyreads

👀 Curious? You should be. A sample of Bound by BDSM is up & it's 🔥 It's spicy. It's smart. It might just change your life. 👉 Start reading now: bloomsburycp3.codemantra.com/viewer/6894f... #BoundByBDSM #VanillaMeetsKink #NewBookAlert #freebies

👠 Classy & Smoldering She’s dark. She’s dirty. She’s debuting at #7 on Amazon’s HOT NEW RELEASES. Bound by BDSM is out here tying up charts and taking names. Thank you to everyone who's joined the playroom. Let’s keep pushing limits. 🖤 #BoundByBDSM #VanillaMeetsKink #SpicyReads

This week @CCFamilies.bsky.social blog hosted by @TheSocietyPages.bsky.social, I ask @RanitaRay.bsky.social 3 questions about her new book, Slow Violence: Confronting Dark Truths in the American Classroom Check it out: thesocietypages.org/ccf/

Celebrate Bound by BDSM w/us! 📖 Live reading 📚 Book signing + merch 🍷 Wine, beer, bites 👥 Smart, spicy convo 📍 After-Words Bookstore (close to ASA) 🗓 Aug 11 | 4–6 PM 🔗 RSVP: tinyurl.com/3c2umvt9 Let’s get tied up in ideas 😉 #ASA2025 #booklaunch #bdsmِ #BoundByBDSM #Chicago #sociology