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When W/we Rise: Climbing Out of the Ashes with BDSM by Master Nwachi & slave adorable

Thursday, June 11 · 8:30 PM–9:45 PM
ATL 2 · Workshop/Class

When W/we Rise: Climbing Out of the Ashes with BDSM by Master Nwachi and slave adorable

Psychologist Stafanie Goerlich (2023) wrote, “kinky clients can leverage the space BDSM creates for ritual formation to support their own mental and relational well-being….” Rituals can help K/kinsters do the following: ●Reduce Alienation ●Promote Social Inclusion ●Inspire Relationship/Family Bonding ●Start Reintegration after Conflict (what she calls “harmony restoration”) ●Decrease Loneliness ●Encourage Hope ●AlleviateAnxiety and Depression ●Create Ecstatic Experiences ●Increase Intimacy ●Facilitate Closure ●Begin Forgiveness When W/we Rise focuses on healing from trauma and exploring personal growth through the practice of BDSM, kink, and Leather. Master Nwachi and slave adorable discuss how T/their experiences with BDSM, kink, and Leather, particularly protocol and ritual creation, helped T/them overcome divorce, diabetes, mental & spiritual pain, and T/their fear of entering a dynamic.

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