When Kids Act Like Adults & Adults Want to Be Kids: Inner Child, Play & the Psychology of Sexual Shame | SATC S3 Ep. 15 ft. Dr. Nicole Thompson

What happens when kids can't wait to grow up — and adults can't stop wishing they could go back? Season 3, Episode 15 of Sex and the City is built around one question: who gets permission to play? This week, Isabel sits down with Dr. Nicole Thompson — sex and relationship psychotherapist, founder of The Pleasure Practice, and author of the world's first academic research study on relationship anarchy — to unpack "Hot Child in the City." In this episode: Trey's erectile dysfunction and its real psychological roots (spoiler: it's not physical) The Madonna-whore complex operating inside the MacDougal marriage Charlotte's hydraulic solution and why sliding a piece of paper across the table isn't vulnerability The Yale psychotherapist's nicknaming exercise — and what Dr. Nicole would do instead Charlotte's Juggs magazine intervention and the classical conditioning logic behind it Carrie dating a man who lives with his parents — waste of time or exactly what she needs? Jenny Brier's bat mitzvah and what rushed childhoods tell us about sexual repression Miranda's braces removal as an evolutionary fear response Why your capacity for play is directly connected to your sex life Relationship anarchy, psychedelic-assisted therapy, and neuroplasticity Find Dr. Nicole at modernanarchypodcast.com Is he your Mr. Big? Share your story here: https://form.typeform.com/to/T6T0HPps Thanks for listening. I love y'all ❣️ 