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The Naked Puppet

The Naked Puppet

Written by: Jacy Erin
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The Naked Puppet pulls back the curtain on what it means to live in a body shaped by secrets you didn’t know were there. Through raw storytelling, humor, and hindsight, Jacy explores sex, the body, and identity as she unravels the trauma she unknowingly carried for years. This podcast is a reclamation of the script she never chose to perform. It’s time to cut the strings.

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Episodes
  • The Trauma of Mixed Hair
    Dec 23 2025

    I got boho braids for the first time and unlocked a whole new personality because of it! But what started as a cute, carefree hairstyle quickly turned into a full-blown hair horror story... one that had me genuinely contemplating shaving my entire head… and unexpectedly unraveling my identity as a mixed girl.

    In this episode of The Naked Puppet, we dive into the unique grief of having mixed hair - from childhood teasing and chemical straightening to the lifelong feeling of being “too much” or “not enough.” I bring two of my parts on stage to explain why that appointment triggered a full internal team face-off in my brain: the part that wanted to laugh it off… and the part that wanted to disappear.

    This episode is storytime, nervous system realness, and a love letter to the messy, complicated journey of learning to wear your texture, and your identity, without apology.

    TW: racism/microaggressions, identity trauma, dissociation/OSDD discussion, emotional distress. Personal experience only; not medical advice.

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • My Open Relationship Disaster
    Nov 30 2025

    Years ago I told my Youtube friends how I ended my 8-year long relationship, but it wasn't the entire story. For years, I believed that I was the villian in the story... but that's not quite the truth. Not even close.

    In this episode of The Naked Puppet, I sit down with one of my own OSDD parts, Housewife Jacy, to unpack what really happened behind closed doors: the subtle emotional manipulation I never recognized, the open-relationship “solution” that blew everything apart, and how dissociation buried the entire memory so deeply that I forgot the truth for almost a decade.

    We talk about obligation sex, covert guilt-tripping, crumbling identities, and the wild moment that finally pushed me out the door. And for the first time, I share how this breakup literally created a new part of me... and why discovering that has changed everything.

    Plus: our new intermission segment System Spotlight, where Housewife Jacy talks hobbies, tattoos, musical eras, and all the little things she left behind when the relationship ended.

    TW: emotional manipulation, trauma, dissociation, sex, open relationships. Personal experience only; not medical advice.

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • I Got Depersonalized at Oktoberfest
    Nov 10 2025

    I just got back from a fun and flirty trip to Germany for Oktoberfest! What started as the most sexually liberating night of my life turned into one of the most confusing spirals I’ve ever had. I felt confident, powerful, and finally safe being seen... until I saw the photos of myself the next morning. Suddenly, my brain flipped the script. The memory changed. The confidence vanished.

    In this episode of The Naked Puppet, I unpack what really happened at Oktoberfest: how depersonalization hijacked my joy, how trauma can literally rewrite our memories, and what it takes to hold onto empowerment without shame.

    Plus: a fun round of PopLight —Would You Rather face-off for these iconic world events.

    TW: trauma, dissociation, sex. Personal experience only; not medical advice.

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    59 mins
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