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Osunic Pregnancy and Birth: Decolonial Pathways to Reproductive Wisdom

Title of Event: Osunic Pregnancy and Birth: Decolonial Pathways to Reproductive Wisdom

Description of Event:

This workshop explores pregnancy and birthing through the lens of Osunality—a decolonial, African-centered framework rooted in the sacred teachings of Oshun and the wisdom traditions of Ifá and Yoruba spirituality. Facilitated by Dr. Zelaika Hepworth Clarke, participants will engage with embodied practices, ancestral knowledge, and cultural concepts that honor the spiritual, sensual, and relational aspects of pregnancy and birth as sacred rites of passage.

Kink as a Pathway to Repair, Attachment, and Self-Compassion

Title of Event: Kink as a Pathway to Repair, Attachment, and Self-Compassion

Description of Event:

This 90-minute workshop explores how consensual, intentional dynamics can create space for reconnecting with unmet emotional needs and early relational experiences. Through an emphasis on safety, communication, and clearly defined boundaries, participants are invited to examine how power, play, and vulnerability support emotional awareness, self-trust, and healing.

Asexuality & Aromanticism: Frameworks, Language, & Thriving

Title of Event: Asexuality & Aromanticism: Frameworks, Language, & Thriving

Description of Event:

Over the past several years, Asexuality and Aromanticism have gained increasing visibility across community spaces, research, and public discourse. As awareness grows, so does the need for nuanced, informed approaches to understanding and supporting these identities in both professional and everyday contexts.

The Elephant in The Room: Addressing Fatness in Your Therapy Practice

Title of Event: The Elephant in The Room: Addressing Fatness in Your Therapy Practice

Description of Event:

It’s time to serve clients of size without perpetuating anti-fat bias.This workshop is for clinicians, counselors, educators and others seeking to engage with evidence-based research and lived experience related to weight stigma. Build practical skills to reduce stigma in your professional space.

Participants will be able to:

Expanding the Application of Systemic Sex Therapy with the Global Majority

Title of Event: Expanding the Application of Systemic Sex Therapy with the Global Majority

Description of Event:

This workshop provides clinicians with a comprehensive framework for integrating systemic sex therapy principles within diverse global majority contexts. Participants will explore how systemic oppression, intergenerational narratives, and cultural norms shape sexual identity and wellness. Through the Person of the Therapist (POTT) model, attendees will examine personal biases and develop enhanced cultural humility in clinical practice.

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