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Nicole R. Goode, M.A., ABS

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✨ The January 2026 Issue of Psyche, Sex, & Society Is Out Now ✨

The January 2026 issue of Psyche, Sex, & Society is here, and it goes straight to the root. This issue invites readers into bold, necessary conversations about power, identity, and human wholeness in a world shaped by Eurocentric patriarchy. Inside, we explore: 🜁 Same Monsters, Different BodiesHow Eurocentric patriarchy distorts masculinity, femininity, and our collective humanity in the United States 🜁 The Divine Feminine & Divine MasculineEnergies, consciousness, and sacred ways of being...

The December 2025 issue of Psyche, Sex, & Society is officially here. This is an invitation to return home to love in its most expansive, liberatory form. In our eleventh issue, we disrupt inherited scripts of love and desire by expanding the language of love, decolonizing sex and intimacy, and reimagining romance as an embodied, erotic way of living. Inside this issue, you’ll explore: What it truly means to romanticize life—transforming the everyday into the erotic and living love as a...

The wait is over! Our November 2025 issue of Psyche, Sex, & Society has officially arrived, and it is one of our most liberatory and soul-stirring editions yet. This month, we journey deeper into the intersections of intimacy, identity, liberation, and collective healing. Our November issue is packed with culturally grounded conversations, embodied scholarship, and transformative narratives designed to shift how we think about desire, power, and pleasure in our everyday lives. From ancestral...

There are moments when art, spirit, and sensuality converge—when the cosmos seems to whisper back our own longings, encoded in the language of stars. The October 2025 issue of Psyche, Sex, & Society rises from that liminal veil—a space where the erotic is not merely physical but cosmic; where intimacy becomes initiation; and where self-knowledge unfolds through constellations of desire. Inside this issue: 💫 Astrological Lovers & Sex Signs — Discover how your zodiac shapes your erotic...

The eighth edition of Psyche, Sex, & Society has arrived, and this month we invite you to step into the world of dance not as a spectator but as an initiate. This issue dares us to explore erotic and sensual movement as ritual, intimacy, and liberation—where eros, spirit, and body move as one. Inside, you’ll find: Beyond Entertainment: The Sacred Feminine Origins of Erotic Dance—a journey into movement’s earliest expressions as prayer, invocation, and ceremony, where eroticism connected us to...

The August 2025 issue of Psyche, Sex, & Society just dropped—and it’s a doozy. If you must clutch your pearls, hold them tight, because we are diving into an unflinching conversation. This month, we explore: Sex work, industry, and economy—how markets shape desire and survival. The legacies of madams who built sophisticated sex work agencies and redefined business leadership. The contested terrain of sex work regulation, revealing how policies mirror society’s deepest anxieties about women’s...

The latest issue of Psyche, Sex, & Society Magazine is live—and it’s one of our boldest yet. This month, we explore the transformative power of Being Domme, the layered realities of BDSM, and the liberatory possibilities of Kink. Far beyond stereotypes, we unpack how power, when rooted in consent, becomes a tool for healing, agency, and radical self-authorship. Inside this issue: The erotic as a site of reclamation Domme as a pathway to power and pleasure Breaking generational shame around...

The June 2025 issue of Psyche, Sex, & Society has arrived—and it’s not here to whisper. It is here to roar. This month, we are unveiling the truth of who we are sexually and spiritually. Inside, we explore the deepest layers of our erotic selves with features like: The Sexual Self – Unpacking the scripts we’ve inherited and the stories we long to rewrite. Illuminating the Sexual Shadow – Bringing what’s been shamed, silenced, or hidden into the light of power and integration. Decolonizing...

Juneteenth and the Summer Solstice are Almost Here! Mark your calendars — the upcoming issue of Psyche, Sex, & Society drops on June 26, 2025. We are diving even deeper into the hidden layers of consciousness, culture, and the sexual self. While you wait, immerse yourself in the enchantment of our May 2025 issue, featuring:🔮 Sacred Sex & Sex Magick — a potent exploration of ritual, embodiment, and the spiritual power of erotic energy. 🔥 Read now! Click Here to Access 600 1st Ave, Ste 330 PMB...

The Sexological Education Imperative Greetings, Brilliant Minds, Nicole R. Goode, M.A., ABS (PsyD candidate), has released a new series of articles on Medium that examine the evolving roles of Black women in relationship and family structures, both historically and in contemporary society. These pieces offer a powerful blend of academic insight and cultural fluency. Whether you are passionate about romantic relationships, sexual dynamics, family structures, or evolving gender roles, Goode's...