Can Dark Romance And Kink Positive Storytelling Heal Our Shame Around Sex With Bria Rose

Sex is one of the most natural things on the planet. Yet most of us were taught to fear it, hide it, or feel guilty for wanting it. In this episode of Pleasure Principles, host Avik Chakraborty sits down with dark romance author Bria Rose to unpack purity culture, shame, and the double standards that shape our desire.

Bria shares how writing dark romance and a kinky Beauty and the Beast retelling, Her Dark Promise, became a way to explore consent, trauma, fantasy, and healing without icking anyone’s yum. They talk about kink positive culture, why consent is the real turn on, how fiction can help survivors reclaim power, and what safe exploration can look like between consenting adults.

If you are ready to shift from “desire is dangerous” to “desire can be divine and intentional,” this conversation gives you language, context, and permission to explore your pleasure on your own terms.

About The Guest:

Bria Rose is an indie dark romance author who writes “where sensuality meets storytelling.” A former Disneyland cast member who grew up around myth and magic, she now uses that fairy tale foundation to flip the script on desire, power, and autonomy. Her breakout novel Her Dark Promise is a dark, passion filled retelling of Beauty and the Beast that blends romance, danger, and empowerment for readers who crave emotionally intense, kink positive stories with real stakes.

Key Takeaways:

• Purity culture and double standards teach many women that desire makes them “less valuable” while men get praised for the same behavior, which drives shame and fear around sex.

• Dark romance can be a powerful outlet to process trauma, explore shadow desires, and rehearse healthier outcomes in a controlled fictional space.

• Kink positive storytelling centers one core rule. Everything happens between informed, consenting adults who actively choose the power dynamic.

• Consent, communication, and clarity about boundaries keep tension high yet healthy. Desire with dialogue beats silence and confusion every time.

• You do not have to “ick” someone else’s consensual kink. The real red lines are harm to children, non consent, and illegal or abusive behavior.

• You get one life. Safe, honest, consensual sex and pleasure can be part of a grounded, mentally healthy life rather than something hidden in shame.

Connect With Bria Rose:

• Website and hub for all books, shop and socials. https://authorbriaRose.com

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