Light Alchemy

Get ready for some of the sultriest sounds in podcasting... we talk all about kink, bdsm, d/s dynamics, and queerness going BEYOND the surface into the challenging and delicate aspects of power dynamics like uncoupling aka navigating breakups with finesse and the reclamation ritual of self collaring.

nox black (they/them) is a trans nonbinary rope artist, plant medicine facilitator, witch, and creator. they are working and living on occupied lenape land in brooklyn, ny. as a multifaceted being, they aim to create space within the intersections of kink, sexuality, magic, and the human.

Join me and the Masturbation Maestro, Vanessa Cuccia, in a salacious, epic conversation on all things sacred, sensual, and full of song. If you're wondering about the throat to vulva/root chakra connection, this will be a great episode for you! We move through the musical theater of italian culture to the altar of pleasure. A very sex and body positive episode.

Vanessa Cuccia is the visionary founder and creator of Chakrubs, an innovative sexual wellness brand that masterfully integrates the healing properties of crystals into their products to foster self-nurturing and holistic well-being for individuals seeking not only physical pleasure, but also spiritual and emotional support. Through her brand's unique ethos, Cuccia has empowered her loyal following to identify and overcome energetic blocks while fostering greater creative expression. A talented musician and conceptual artist herself, Cuccia passionately advocates for the intrinsic connection between sexual and creative energies.

Connect with Vanessa and get you some rubs ~

In this episode we hear Margeaux's personal story, what led them to the memespace, +  what they've learned from living in a chronically ill body. We talk about queer wounding, attachment trauma, healing and wholeness. This episode is packed with delicious queer and trans culture/literature bits and fantastic book recommendations. If you're curious about transformative justice and how YOU can contribute to the Queer Utopian Agenda, this one's for you!

Margeaux Feldman (they/them) is a writer, educator, artist, and activist originally from Toronto, now based in between Edmonton, AB and Los Angeles. They hold a PhD in English Literature and Sexual Diversity Studies from the University of Toronto, where they wrote a dissertation about the intersections of trauma, chronic illness, intimacy, and care. Margeaux recently completed certificates in Integrated Somatic Trauma Therapy from The Embody Lab and Embodied Social Justice from Transformative Change. Their creative writing has been published in PRISM, GUTS: A Canadian Feminist Magazine, The Puritan, and the Minola Review, amongst others -- and they are the author of 11 self-published zines. Margeaux just finished their first book manuscript Touch Me, I’m Sick and is currently working on their next, Queer Wounds: Reckonings on Relationality and Harm. They also run the popular meme account @softcore_trauma

Aubrey Fuller has been with OneTaste and its associated organizations — and has been practicing Orgasmic Meditation — for 14 years. She is known for her keen intuition and exquisite care in working with people as a teacher and coach. In her work with clients, Aubrey helps people to discover and bring out their truest self. Once a shy introvert without much of a voice, she is now a voice for Eros having its place in the world and women owning their power fully. 

We chat w/ fellow Ehlers Danlos Zebra bae Catching On Thieves about all things EDS, healing, pleasure, pain without suffering, and so much more! 

Catching is a multimedia artist who creates to both understand what is to be & to stay alive. She writes of spies & prophets, Y2K conspiracies & the relationship between abstraction, perception & interoception. Titles of her recent works include, "Memory, Vein," “Mulata She-male Gets it From All Sides,” & “Not One & Simple, or, What Would James Baldwin Do?” She was resident at the Queer Materials Lab, Translab, The Performance Intensive, PAPA, PAAFF, and Session 9 of the Raw Materials Academie hosted at the Philadelphia ICA in Spring 2022. She is currently getting her MFA from UPenn in fine arts, and is a 2023 Queer Art mentorship fellow. Under the mentorship of Lilly Wachowski, co-creator of the Matrix franchise and Sense 8, she will be working on her first feature film. You can find her online at www.catching on thieves.com

EDS/Dysautonomia Resources + Tools we discussed today:

What even is sex anyway? In this episode we talk all things ecosex in an interview with artist Bunny Luna! We hash out the dirty details of sexing with Mother Nature + talk about what it’s like as agender/non-binary/genderfluid beings.