No. Although I feel a responsibility to walk in integrity with my own privileged identities. A part of this responsibility includes being forthcoming about the limitations of my own experiences.

For now, I am focusing this group on cisgendered and AFAB people regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, which are highly sensitive and highly personal topics.

Also, while I have engaged in educating myself and participating in antiracist practices with organizations such as AWARE LA, I consider myself a beginner and a student.

If you walk with marginalized or historically oppressed identities, let's talk more so we can be sure to honestly evaluate whether this container will afford you the safety necessary to engage in deep personal work.

No. Writing is just one tool of self-expression that we will use to learn more about ourselves. Clarifying our Sexual Memoir does not require that we write the story down. Rather that we make meaning of our personal and ancestral stories, which often results in a reframing of the narrative.

We will utilize guided, simple and structured writing exercises as a vehicle for personal insight, alongside other mediums such as meditation and movement.

Consider this quote from Marion Woodman: "Unconsciousness needs the eye of the consciousness; consciousness needs the energy of the unconscious. Writing allows that interchange to take place." 

No. Consent is foundational to this group. Participants will be given opportunity to share, but will never be required to share any personal work or insights in the group aside from general check-ins.

Becoming a mother catalyzed a psychospiritual sexual awakening that pushed me to delve into understanding my relationship to my sexuality.

Early in this journey, several authors (A'magine Nation, Claudia Black, Stephanie Covington) instructed their readers to "write their sexual story", which was impossible for me.

Years into participating in women's circles and training as a clinical mental health counselor, I came to understand that I could not have "written" my story on my own - both because I could only access the truth of my own experience through witnessing other women stand in their own truth, and because I needed relationships with real women to help me emotionally process my experiences.

The idea to facilitate women's groups exploring sexual memoir came to me while I was folding laundry in January, 2023 as I was listening to Robin Rinaldi's book, "The Wild Oats Project", and wishing my friends would write their own books.

No problem. In my experience leading groups for survivors, participants rarely addressed their experiences directly. Even so, there was a relief knowing that everyone in the room understood the deep, life altering impacts of traumatic events.

Similarly, in this group, there will be mutual understanding that each individual is engaged in deeply personal healing work.

We will cultivate consent in communication founded on deep respect for the sacredness of each individual's personal process.

In many arenas of our culture the body is synonymous with sexuality. Redefining sexuality as one aspect of our embodied experiences, and recentering our body (and its lived experiences) as sacred fundamentally shifts our understanding of many, many experiences.

In other words, as women, we can be sexually objectified in any setting, be it academic, work, medical, family etc. Many valuable insights emerge when we allow ourselves to consider how sexuality has infused every dimension of our lives.

I am interested in creating spaces for our bodies' truths to tell.

Consider this quote by Maggie Turp from her essay, "Working with Body Storylines", "Body Storylines have both a history and a present reality. They stretch back far into the past, encompassing experiences of touch and movement from infancy onwards. Body Storylines encompass the pleasures and difficulties issuing from fundamental physical experiences, such as eating and sexual self-expression."

No problem, lots of people dislike groups. I have worked to develop awareness and skills to help individuals stay connected to themselves while in a group. Our virtual setting also enables women to maintain their personal space.

Book a call with me HERE so that we can talk more.