by Beyond Safewords | Jul 18, 2017 | Abuse, Challenging narratives, education, Mental health, NCSF, Power Exchange, sex, sex education, Sexuality, twitter, Uncategorized
Content warning for discussion of partner violence and self injury. If you or someone you know is experiencing partner violence, The Network/La Red has a confidential 24 hour hotline. They are affirming of all gender and sexual orientations. Also, if you’re...
by Beyond Safewords | Jun 26, 2015 | Challenging narratives, Common Myths, education, Healing, Power Exchange, Sexuality, Sound Relationship Dungeon, Uncategorized
Today I bring you the seventh and penultimate installment of my Sound Relationship Dungeon Series: Making Life Dreams Come True. The Gottmans Describe this level of the relationship house as an atmosphere that encourages each person to talk honestly about his or her...
by Beyond Safewords | Apr 6, 2015 | Breaking Silence, Challenging narratives, Common Myths, education, Power Exchange, Sound Relationship Dungeon, storify, troubleshooting kink, Uncategorized
Today’s installment of the Sound Relationship Dungeon is all about managing conflict. Whenever we make the choice to connect or share intimacy with another human being, we run the risk of hurting someone and being hurt. It’s part of the whole “being...
by Beyond Safewords | Mar 23, 2015 | Challenging narratives, Common Myths, education, Internet, Power Exchange, Uncategorized
Back in August, I wrote a post on kink and healing trauma. In this post, I asked people to share their stories. Anyway, this past week, I received a comment from that feedback by Angger Schweinsteiger. It looks like Annger posted both a comment and a reply from a...
by Beyond Safewords | Mar 2, 2015 | Challenging narratives, Common Myths, education, Gender, Power Exchange, Sexuality, storify, Uncategorized
Whenever healthy kink is discussed or explained to people outside the “lifestyle,” the primary focus is on consent. According to prevailing wisdom, so long as everyone involved is a functioning adult, and all parties consent, everything is kosher. While...
by Beyond Safewords | Nov 10, 2014 | Challenging narratives, Power Exchange, Sexuality, Uncategorized
What is the difference between healthy and abusive kink? How can a therapist working with kinky clients assess the health of such relationships without over or under-reacting? How can kinky folk start talking about these issues without demonizing each other or...
