Redefining Intimacy: How Do We Connect Outside the Script?

Title of Event: Redefining Intimacy: How Do We Connect Outside the Script?

Description of Event:

Intimacy has regularly been conflated with sex and romance, but this association can also obscure the deep and valuable ways that platonic intimacy can enhance our lives.

In this workshop we will redefine intimacy as Closeness and Connection and examine a differentiated look at Emotional Intimacy, Intellectual Intimacy, Aesthetic Intimacy, Social Intimacy, Sensual/Affectionate Intimacy, and Spiritual/Cultural Intimacy. We will discuss how Gender and Racialization has influenced how we access various forms of intimacy and how Asexuality, Aromanticism, and Non-Monogamy are challenging social "rules" around how we connect to those around us.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

1. Analyze 3 social scripts about intimacy and describe alternative frameworks for supporting connection and relational value.
2. Name 3 or more types of Intimacy and provide examples for each.

Date of Event: Sept 24th, 2026

Time of Event: 12pm-2pm Pacific

Location: Online Synchronous

Presenter/Speaker: Aubri Lancaster

Contact Name: Aubri Lancaster

Contact Email: aubrilancaster@gmail.com

Event Website: RedefiningIntimacySept2026.eventbrite.com

AASECT Approved CEs: 2