The Soft Science

I’m Dr. Erika Miley (Dr. E) — licensed therapist, clinical sexologist, professor, and your favorite neurodivergent bisexual MILF with a brain full of research and a mouth that doesn’t know when to stop.
This show is for the curious, the kinky, the overstimulated, and the over-it.
We’ll talk about sex without purity politics, trauma without turning it into your whole personality, and desire without apology.
Because here’s the thing: so many of us — especially women — are living in bodies that were never taught to rest, feel, or want.
We’re raising kids, running businesses, surviving late-stage capitalism, and trying to remember what turns us on besides iced coffee and fictional fae warriors.
So we’re going to talk about it all —
Why Romantasy is the cultural Prozac we didn’t know we needed.
Why erotica can feel like therapy when porn just… doesn’t.
What porn women actually watch.
And what we know now about perimenopause, hormones, and pleasure that our mothers were never told.
This isn’t therapy.
This isn’t porn.
This is The Soft Science Show.
And yes — you can stim while you listen.
I do.
Episodes
Episodes



Thursday Apr 28, 2022
Creating a Feminist Toy Shop ft Searah Deysach
Thursday Apr 28, 2022
Thursday Apr 28, 2022
In this episode, we talk to Searah Deysach, a sex educator and the owner of the Early To Bed sex toys shop. With a mission to create a space where people could freely walk into the store, confidently get information, and purchase sex toys, Searah decided to launch her shop, which now celebrates it's 20-year anniversary. Click here for full show notes.



Thursday Apr 21, 2022
Women and Kink ft Jennifer Rehor and Julia Schiffman
Thursday Apr 21, 2022
Thursday Apr 21, 2022
In this episode, co-authors of Women and Kink, Jennifer Rehor and Julia Schiffman join us to talk about their book.
Click here for full show notes.



Thursday Apr 14, 2022
Desire Archetypes ft Janel Vital
Thursday Apr 14, 2022
Thursday Apr 14, 2022
Janel Vitale joins Erika to share about the different desire archetypes, how to know your category, and how it can help you fulfil your desires by finding the compatible match. Click here for full show notes.



Thursday Mar 31, 2022
The Context of Pain ft Mistress Natalie King
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Mistress Natalie King reveals to Erika how BDSM is one of the greatest life hacks to help with mental, physical, and emotional well-being. Click here for full show notes.



Thursday Dec 30, 2021
Season 5 Wrap Up Y’all!
Thursday Dec 30, 2021
Thursday Dec 30, 2021
Erika wraps up this season and this year, 2021.
Click here for full show notes



Thursday Dec 16, 2021
How the Church Can Do Better ft De-Andrea Blaylock-Solar
Thursday Dec 16, 2021
Thursday Dec 16, 2021
On this episode, Erika Miley talks to De-Andrea Blaylock-Solar; she is a sex therapist, artist, and published author. De-Andrea is excited to be included as an author of the chapter of a fantastic book to be published in December 2021 with the title “An intersectional approach to sex therapy - Centering the lives of indigenous racialized people of color”. Click here for full show notes



Thursday Dec 09, 2021
Covert Sexual Abuse and the Art of Solo Dating ft Holly Hartman
Thursday Dec 09, 2021
Thursday Dec 09, 2021
Erika welcomes to the show Holly Hartman, life & transformation and trauma & recovery coach, domestic violence advocate, international best selling author of How To Release The Shame Of Narcissistic Abuse, and the founder of Solo Date Challenge. Trigger Warning: Discussions of sexual trauma and narcissistic abuse. Click here for full show notes.



Thursday Dec 02, 2021
Writing Sex Work Fiction and Being a Death Doula ft Vanessa Carlile
Thursday Dec 02, 2021
Thursday Dec 02, 2021
Erika welcomes back to the show, Vanessa Carlisle! They're discussing Vanessa's new book, Take Me with You, and sex work in fiction. They also touch on Vanessa's venture into the world of being a death doula and what that means. Click here for full show notes.



Thursday Nov 25, 2021
Being A Big Sister ft. Gigi Engle
Thursday Nov 25, 2021
Thursday Nov 25, 2021
In this episode, Erika chats with award-winning feminist author, certified sex coach, sexologist and sex educator, Gigi Engle. They're exploring what it means to be a "big sister" to women, helping them understand their bodies, love, sex, and life. Click here for full show notes.



Thursday Nov 18, 2021
EMDR and Trauma Work ft. Dr. Sohna Shook
Thursday Nov 18, 2021
Thursday Nov 18, 2021
In this episode, Erika introduces the next, incredible mental health therapist at The Center for Mental and Sexual Health, Dr. Sohna Shook! The conversation is all about the varied issues that Sohna sees in her office and the people that she loves to help. Click here for full show notes.






