Telling Our Stories: Personal Stories of Kink and Trauma and Healing
Some people have experienced healing from past trauma through their exploration of kink and BDSM, and more have experienced personal growth due to their kink relationships and community involvement. As part of our Kink and Trauma educational series, this particular presentation will be an opportunity to hear from several people in depth who have had personal experience of the positive way kink has affected them. Please come and hear these personal stories and hear a bit about the research in this area. We hope it will help increase our understanding of how kink can help in dealing with hardships and past traumatic events.
Learn how people have experienced personal growth and healing through kink/BDSM
Presentation is hosted by Aidan Sunassee and Jess Helmer of TASHRA
We will have a panel of community members who are willing to share their stories.
There is no Continuing Education credit for professionals with this event.
No scholarship or group rates for this event
Cancellation / Grievance Policy
TASHRA reserves the right to cancel any event that does not meet our minimum registration within 4 business days of the class. If TASHRA cancels an educational event, you will receive a credit toward another community education event in the future.
While TASHRA makes every attempt to assure fair treatment for all participants, occasionally complaints will arise about continuing education programs. The procedures for addressing complaints are as follows:
When a participant files a complaint, either orally or in written format, and expects action on the complaint, the following actions will be taken.
- If the grievance concerns a speaker, the content presented by the speaker, or the style of presentation, the individual making the complaint will be asked to put his/her comments in written format. The on-site Coordinator will then pass the comments on to the speaker, assuring the confidentiality of the complainant.
- If the complaint concerns a workshop offering, its content, level of presentation, or the facilities in which the workshop was offered, on-site Coordinator will mediate and attempt to resolve the complaint on-site. If the participant requests action, the Coordinator is empowered to:
- provide a credit for a subsequent workshop, or
- provide a partial or full refund of the workshop fee.
Actions 2b and 2c will require a written note, documenting the grievance, for record keeping purposes. The note need not be signed by the grieved individual.
- If the complaint is made after the program has occurred or concerns the TASHRA programming more generally, the TASHRA Complaint Panel will address it as follows:
- Request that the complainant submit a written complaint and propose an appropriate remedy,
- provide the instructor(s) with the opportunity to respond to the complaint and propose an appropriate remedy,
- review these documents, make a final determination, and decide on any remedy.
For further information, contact Richard Sprott at [email protected] . You can also contact us at TASHRA, P.O. Box 812, Rio Vista, CA 94571