The Limits of Consent - Mia Döring | Maiden Mother Matriarch 9

My guest today is Mia Döring, the writer, psychotherapist, and author of Any Girl: A Memoir of Sexual Exploitation and Recovery. We spoke about why sex positive feminism struggles to come to terms with the true nature of the sex industry, the public response to Mia’s book, and why consent is a useless framework for understanding prostitution. You can buy Mia's book here: https://tinyurl.com/ytv5t2cj In the extended part of the episode we spoke about how Mia got out of the sex trade, the hypocrisy of pro-decriminalisation organisations, and why it would be better to talk about ‘mutuality’ rather than ‘consent.’ You can find extended episodes, bonus episodes, and the MMM chat community at louiseperry.substack.com 00:00 Intro 01:15 Mia’s childhood 10:08 The blurriness of ‘consent’ in the sex industry 15:54 The psychological effects of prostitution 17:54 The body’s response to trauma 21:42 Evolution and the trauma response 24:58 Brain/body dissociation 27:00 The catharsis of writing 33:29 Public responses to Mia’s book 42:10 Conflict over the Nordic model 47:29 Liberal feminist hypocrisy on ‘sex work’ 52:03 What’s the difference between ‘sex for rent’ and prostitution? 56:18 What difference would the Nordic model have made to Mia? 59:51 Outro The MMM podcast can also be found on Apple, Spotify, and all other streaming platforms: https://linktr.ee/maidenmothermatriarch Follow Maiden Mother Matriarch on social media: Twitter:   / maiden_podcast   Instagram:   / maiden_mother_matriarch   TikTok: tiktok.com/@maiden_podcast Keeper - Meet the person who meets your standards with the world’s most advanced matchmaking solution. Driven by AI and relationship science. Guided by human care. Learn more at https://keeper.ai #LouisePerry #MiaDöring #MaidenMotherMatriarch