ONLINE: Emotional First Aid for Kinksters
In this class, you will learn and practice easy steps for assessing situations, responding appropriately, and the next steps to take; all while protecting yourself from being emotionally injured or further injured.
We offer a sliding scale, so that cost is not a barrier to attendance.
$25 is what most people should pay.
$15 is offered if the $25 ticket would be a barrier to participation.
$35 allows us to make the discounted ticketing available to others.
Choose the level you can comfortably afford.
What's in your emotional first aid kit? First coined by Guy Winch, the term emotional first aid refers to a set of skills used to respond to emotional injuries we ourselves or others may experience. The first responses to a situation can drastically affect the outcome, whether it's responding to your partner losing their job, or someone you know who has experienced a major consent violation. Take moments of pain and turn them into opportunities for connection.
In this class, you will learn and practice easy steps for assessing situations, responding appropriately, and the next steps to take; all while protecting yourself from being emotionally injured or further injured. Practical application is discussed for kink communities/dynamics and addresses some of the emotional injuries that are unique to our spaces.
PRESENTER:
Ember has been active in the BDSM community for about a decade. They are a social scientist, psychologist, neuroscientist, and social worker. They research emotions/emotion regulation, interpersonal relationships, trauma, addictive behaviors, etc. They are also trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, Interpersonal Therapy, the Gottman Approach, and more, but do not currently practice. They primarily work in academic research. Ember dabbles in professional BDSM and provides kink/sex education. They have a Primal Mate dynamic with their partner, and explore the boundaries of S&M/Edge Play, Primal Play, Femdom, and many other interests with their play partners.
TICKETING:
$15 - $35 in advance. Please pay at the level you can comfortably afford.
https://forbiddentickets.com/events/wicked-grounds/95525e6c63
We offer a sliding scale, so that cost is not a barrier to attendance.
The regular ticket is $25. This is what most people should pay.
The $15 ticket is offered for those for whom the $25 ticket would be a barrier to participation. If $25 is too much, we take your word for it! Just pay $15.
Have a great salary? Feeling generous? Paying at the $35 level allows us to make the discounted ticketing available to others who need it.
So - that's it! Choose the level you can comfortably afford.
Patreon members at the VIP+ level may get discounted tickets for $10. Just see your Patreon membership emails for this month's discount code. Find out more at Patreon.com/WickedGrounds!
If cost is a barrier at any level, please use the "Volunteer List" to request a free scholarship ticket. We will award as many scholarship tickets as we can on a space-available basis.
ACCESS:
This will be a live, online class offered through Zoom. To participate, you may need to download the free, basic version of the Zoom app before the class! This class will not be recorded and is not available for later viewing.
Zoom now provides closed captioning which will be available for this event.