In this gathering, attendees will explore how to use Compassionate Communication—an interpersonal framework that centers negotiating all kinds of relationships with authenticity and kind transparency, while drawing on principles from kink culture.

Compassionate Communication utilizes tools like invitation, consent, negotiations, commitment, check-ins, boundaries and aftercare that are core skills within BDSM culture and offers ways to apply these principles to a wide array of interpersonal relationships.

This morning gathering will have coffee and tea available. Masks encouraged and provided. This gathering is for folks ages 18+.

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About the Facilitator:

Kelia is a neuroqueer kinkster. In creating the MA course at Goddard College titled the Psychology of BDSM and interactive workshops such as this, Kelia aspires to bring the clear and compassionate communication skills of the kink community to the vanilla world. She will graduate this December from Prescott College with a degree in Expressive Arts Therapy.