In this talk, a few of the things we explore include:
 
- As a culture, we value suffering as a way to learn and grow while looking at pleasure with suspicion. What if we centered pleasure as a core principle, as our god?
- Why we cannot have sexual liberation if we aren’t also tying sex positivity to other systems of oppression like fat phobia and racism.
- Decolonizing our minds through radical art and porn to imagine a new world and express what might be possible.
- Why we need to unlearn everything we know about sex and move away from a model of sex education that prescribes/tells people what they should experience and instead invites self-inquiry and expression.

In this talk, a few of the things we explore include:

- Cyndi’s very personal story of trauma and resilience and how it led her towards a lifetime of reducing sexual shame.
- Why sometimes we aren’t actually stuck, but instead we are protecting ourselves from further hurt.
- Dealing with loneliness in our lives and inside of relationships, and ways to self-care around tough feelings.
- The quest for a woman’s orgasm, and why it’s critical to understand WHY you want an orgasm so that you can better explore what’s driving you.

In this talk, a few of the things we explore include:
 
- Why Lola finds the act of submitting a feminist act and how she reconciles being submissive with being autonomous and empowered.
- Dealing with feelings of helplessness through self-care and sharing her small acts of resistance with the world.
- Why we need to default to the safest option when we’re negotiating sex and hook-ups.
- Lola’s tips for budding sex educators and her story of her first sexual experience.

In this talk, a few of the things we explore include:
 
- Elle’s powerful story of first discovering and stepping into her sexuality at age 40.
- The truth about dating and sex in a fat body and why size really does matter less than we’re led to believe.
- Elle’s suggestions for finding ways to feel sexy regardless of how you feel about your body or in your body at any given moment.
- How ashamed we can feel if are experiencing loneliness, and ways we can build in some kindness and ease around that tough emotion.

In this talk, a few of the things we explore include:
 
- Mismatched libido and some of the myths we have around desire and wanting sex.
- Normalizing responsive desire & the brain mechanisms that create connection and desire.
- Emily’s powerful definitions for confidence, joy, & love and how they make space for new levels of self-kindness.
- Scientifically backed techniques for working with anxiety, depression, and trauma.

In this talk, a few of the things we explore include:
 
- Emily’s very touching story of how she learned she was intersex and the messages she received from a young age about being intersex.
- Why the medical community is still conducting genital mutilation on young bodies in the name of “normalcy.”
- Why small shifts in language can cause tremendous permission in reducing feelings of isolation and rejection.
- Jumping into awkward conversations and how Emily has navigated these moments over and over again.
- Why coming out as intersex often yields a much different reaction than coming out as queer.

In this talk, a few of the things we explore include:
 
- Uncertainty and how being in an in-between space (rather than rushing towards a solution) can actually yield more creativity and permission.
- How to cultivate trust in our bodies and the messages they send to us, and how to start listening to what they have to say.
- Finding ways to create emotional resilience for confusion and uncertainty so that we can stay present and connect with what’s true.
- A somatic exercise that can help you experiment with mind-body communication.

In this talk, a few of the things we explore include:
 
- Sexual liberation and why it’s a critical piece of feminism and anti-racism work.
- Black joy as an act of resistance and healing.
- Dating and break-ups when you’re a parent and navigating those shifting relationships with your kids.
- Allyship and how being an ally often reinforces sources of oppression. Also, we dig into creating spaces that allow for growth & mistakes as a source of connection and strength within our communities.

In this talk, a few of the things we explore include:
 
- How to create a new framework for mistakes in relationship that don’t rely on blame or self-criticism, and instead offer a chance for accountability and connection.
- Managing comparison and jealousy with self-compassion and awareness instead of reacting and judging ourselves for these normal emotions.
- How long-term, successful couples continually re-negotiate their relationships and needs to make it a living, breathing agreement.
- Why tabling or avoiding difficult conversations, though common, can be incredibly corrosive and damaging to relationships.

In this talk, a few of the things we explore include:
 
- The history and origins of the word ‘whore’ and why Kate deliberately uses it to de-stigmatize & educate around sex work.
- Why television and movies are so hellbent on portraying medieval times as being highly sexually violent and what the history ACTUALLY says about raping and pillaging.
- Pubic hair and the incredibly polarizing responses Kate gets around pubic hair imagery.
- Feminism & abortion and the hypocrisy of the arguments around anti-sex work & anti-porn movements.
- History of sexual shame & what it means for us now.

In this talk, a few of the things we explore include:
 
- Kate’s recent joy awakening after years of chronic pain, and why people in chronic conditions are not broken or in need of fixing.
- The power of empathy & learning new words for our feelings. Kate calls it a “feelings fap.”
- Why advice is rarely what we need from people we love and what a more radical alternative is that creates connection & healing.
- Ways to externalize the feelings in our head to help us better move through them and share them.

In this talk, a few of the things we explore include:
 
- What led to Kelsey’s transition from academic to fetish porn performer.
- The reality versus the fantasy of porn and what she wishes more people understood about the performance.
- Fetishes, especially those that are on the edges, and how to talk to people about your desires.
- The surprising disappointment that can come with actually living a fantasy in real life and why sometimes fantasies are best left to the imagination.
- Awkwardness – why we all need to embrace it.

In this talk, a few of the things we explore include:
 
- Kevin’s journey into polyamory and how he was inspired to start Poly Role Models.
- Mistakes in relationships and how to move forward from them.
- Rituals Kevin has to stay connected with his wife, and why he doesn’t limit himself to people he’s interested in.
- The importance of being open with your children to avoid shame and secrecy.
- Why it takes intention to create inclusive kink and poly communities, and what Kevin does when he sees a lack of diversity in these spaces.

In this talk, a few of the things we explore include:
 
- The power that media, marketing, and pop culture have on our understanding and beliefs around sex.
- What media coverage of sex scandals really tells us about how sexually open and free we are as a society.
- Lux’s recent curiosity around our romantic versus sexual attractions and how we value certain kinds of connections over others.
- Why healthy relationships require being able to tolerate uncertainty and discomfort on a regular basis.
- What sexual freedom is facing under the current presidency.

In this talk, a few of the things we explore include:
 
- The systemic & pervasive problems with sex advice, and what Meg-John is proposing as an alternative to enjoying sex.
- Why having sexual goals pushes us further from pleasure & connection.
- Getting our needs met from a variety of sources and the importance of valuing non-romantic, non-sexual relationships.
- Consent for the entire relationship and what that looks like for all of us.
- Identifying & rejecting binaries around relationships, gender, mental health.

In this talk, a few of the things we explore include:
 
- How Megan found herself doing grief work and what it means to live inside of deep grief and loss.
- The pain and damage that most advice and platitudes cause in situations of heartbreak and grief, and how bearing witness is a healing & challenging alternative.
- Why we tend to blame people for their suffering and what it shows us about our own fears and insecurities.
- When trauma and loss occur, the universe shifts. What does it look like to live in a post-loss world and why is self-kindness often the most challenging part of healing?

In this talk, a few of the things we explore include:
 
- Why the body positivity movement is failing us and what we need to be aware of around true size acceptance.
- Divorcing diet culture and how focusing on autonomy and somatic wisdom can shift us out of the cycle of self-criticism and destruction.
- The violence and dehumanizing practices that are dieting and how they tie to other systems of oppression like racism.
- The disconnect between wanting to feel pleasure during sex and chronically ignoring/abusing our bodies outside the bedroom.

In this talk, a few of the things we explore include:
 
- Midori’s unique definition of BDSM and why her approach offers so many more options and invitations for play.
- Tips for getting started as a FemDomme and how to make it an expression of your personality rather than a performance based on other people’s fantasies.
R- ope and bondage and how Midori approaches it as a movement and a way to connect with another.
- Why Midori is so over people talking about mindfulness and what she thinks is a much better and more accessible alternative.

In this talk, a few of the things we explore include:
 
- BDSM as a tool for deep healing, transcendent pleasure, and profound self-awareness.
- Why Dominants need to be able to hold space for cathartic release and big emotions from their subs.
- Orpheus’s perspective on healthy kink and meaningful connection, and why the future of kink depends on shifting towards a supportive, nurturing model of D/s.
- What a Master/slave dynamic entails and tips for a hot spanking scene.

In this talk, a few of the things we explore include:
 
- Robin’s story of how she became quadriplegic.
- The importance of reproductive justice within the context of disability, and Robin’s story of doctors saying terrible things about her pregnancy and abortion as a person with a disability.
- Being raped at Burning Man and why people with disabilities are vulnerable to sexual assault and consent issues.
- Why disability is a natural part of the human condition, and how we can have wonderful pleasure in a body that is aging or disabled or in chronic pain. Plus, product recommendations!

In this talk, a few of the things we explore include:
 
- Decolonizing sex positivity and what it means to center the most marginalized voices and bodies.
- Sonalee’s journey with her body and her sexuality, which is powerful and beautiful.
- Trauma, disassociation, and what it means to live as a survivor in the short and long term following sexual trauma.
- Learning how to trust ourselves and our inner wisdom, and why we must unlearn everything we’ve been taught. Sonalee also dives into Afro-centric thought and how an approach of internal inquiry can set us all free.

In this talk, a few of the things we explore include:
 
- Humor, sex, and kink, and why we need to stop clinging to these super serious, super ego-based ideas about it all.
- How Sunny and Ken maintain their love, keep their marriage strong, and what their rituals of connection look like.
- Mistakes beginners to BDSM make and what some better alternatives are to enjoying this new playground.
- Clowns? What is it and why it’s so freeing for them.
- Being missionaries of f**k and helping people find their pleasure.

In this talk, a few of the things we explore include:
 
- Finding ways to be creative, to create, and to self-care in the face of the current political climate, and why we need community more than ever.
- Pleasure as an act of resistance.
- Why the tube sites are so terrible for the adult industry and the world, and better alternatives for erotic consumption.
- Tristan’s very personal journey through vulnerability, resilience, and mistakes, and what it means for her life now.

In this talk, a few of the things we explore include:
 
- Sacred intimacy and what it means to create a safe space for people to explore their edges and limits.
- The power of bringing ritual into touch and pleasure, including kink and Domination.
- Why so many men are touch deprived, and how that can lead to conflating touch needs with sexual needs.
- TT’s tips for massaging a partner and staying present as you give and receive pleasure.

In this talk, a few of the things we explore include:
 
- The ways that diet culture and dieting can make us feel safe, even if it means tremendous suffering and misery. (Good news: It’s not our fault!)
- Why happy fat bodies are tremendously threatening to people who live with thin privilege and work hard to maintain conformity.
- Fat fetishism versus thin fetishism and the rampant, but invisible nature of thin fetishism that surrounds us.
- Virgie’s powerful thoughts on how trust-building in relationships can be a slow, painful process for people in fat and/or marginalized bodies due to repeated cultural trauma.