by Beyond Safewords | Jun 1, 2015 | harm reduction, Healing, kink event, Mental health, prevention, Sex Therapy, Sexuality, Uncategorized
One of the many presenters I had the privilege of meeting at CARAS was Dominic Davies of Pink Therapy. Pink therapy is a practice in the UK that specializes in gender and sexual diversity. They provide culturally competent care to clients of all genders and sexual...
by Beyond Safewords | Jan 19, 2015 | education, kink event, Mental health, Sex Therapy, Sexuality, Uncategorized
In a few short weeks, I have the honor of presenting at the healthy vs abusive kink and mental health round table, I will be teaching a brand new class, called Troubleshooting Kink, on aftercare and conflict resolution. For those readers not well versed in kink/BDSM...
by Beyond Safewords | Nov 17, 2014 | Challenging narratives, Common Myths, education, harm reduction, Healing, kink event, Restorative Justice, Trauma, Uncategorized
Pseudolus: Wait! Hero: Yes? Pseudolus: A brilliant idea! Hero: Yes! Pseudolus: That’s what we need, a brilliant idea. -from A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum This past week, I had the honor and privilege of writing an entry for Kink and Tango post....
by Beyond Safewords | Oct 27, 2014 | Challenging narratives, Common Myths, education, harm reduction, Healing, kink event, Sexuality, Uncategorized
As I was pondering what to write about today, I stumbled upon this post about a minor Canadian celebrity, Jian Ghomeshi, who claims that he was fired for being kinky. Turns out there are multiple allegations of consent violations against him. Andrea Zanin, Sex Geek...
by Beyond Safewords | Sep 29, 2014 | Common Myths, education, kink event, Mental health, Power Exchange, Sexuality, Uncategorized
This past weekend, I had the privilege of presenting at Wicked Women, where I taught my healthy vs. abusive kink class and the workshop I developed with Kamela Dolinova on creative negotiation and embodied consent. One of the many things I love about teaching...
by Beyond Safewords | Aug 18, 2014 | Challenging narratives, Common Myths, education, geeky kink New England, harm reduction, kink event, Mental health, prevention, Sexuality, Uncategorized
First of all, I want to thank all of the folks at Geeky Kink New England for hosting me, and putting together such a wonderful event. On Saturday morning, I taught my Breaking Silence class, which breaks down the differences between healthy and abusive kink, and...
