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Class Description Many people find release in pain and can effectively use it as a coping mechanism to manage anxiety, stress, chronic pain, and other challenges. This class focuses on discussing the differences between masochism and detrimental self-injurious behavior, including the physical, emotional, and psychological effects of each. We will talk about interacting and providing … Continue reading Healthy Hurting: BDSM with a History of Self Harm with AJ Renard

Class Description Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria is a little-understood aspect of ADHD that frequently co-occurs with anxiety. For submissives in relationships where behavior correction may be part of daily life, the extreme emotional responses prompted by RSD can be even worse pain than a physical punishment. For Dominants with RSD, the roller coaster ride of negative … Continue reading Defeat the Weasels: Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria and D/s w/ Meredith

Class Description Navigating negotiations can be difficult, especially if one (or both) people are new to it. The negotiation part of any scene or relationship is incredibly important, but is … Continue reading Effective Negotiations with AJ Renard

Class Description How disability intersects with kink is something many of us are never taught early in our journeys, including how being disabled or our play partners being disabled may … Continue reading Topping and Bottoming with Disability: A Panel Discussion