Podcasts about catalystcon west

Want to work with me? Join the July cohort of the Power in Pleasure course. Check out details and pre-enroll at dawnserra.com/pleasurecourse. In a Sex Gets Real first, this episode is Part Two of a THREE part series featuring Eve Rickert, Samantha Manewitz, and Aida Manduley. This episode is my conversation with therapist Samantha Manewitz. We build on the conversation I had with Eve Rickert in Episode 261, exploring emotional abuse and gaslighting in relationships. One of the things Samantha stresses in this conversation is how normalized gaslighting is in the world right now. We have the highest levels of power (the US President) gaslighting an entire nation, and none of us are immune. We also explore some things that help reveal behaviors that might lead to emotional abuse and what one word can change the way we enter into relationships. This is an important and powerful conversation about how subtle emotional abuse can be, and how to look out for DARVO which is how emotional abusers position themselves as the victim. The survivor pod resources mentioned in this episode include: Initial statement on February 11th Update on March 25th Tracking spreadsheet where you can find most of the documents, updates, and conversations happening Survivor pod PayPal where you can donate some money (PLEASE DO THIS) to support the process If you've been accused of consent violations or harm, this piece by Tamara Pincus is a good place to start. Patreon supporters - head to patreon.com/sgrpodcast to grab your bonus content this week which includes a little PDF of the questions Samantha offered around helping to figure out if we're being gaslit, plus a few bonus minutes of our conversation AND an embodiment exercise that can help us arrive in the body in a gentle way. If you aren't a supporter, I'd love your financial support to help keep the show going. If you pledge $3 per month, you get access to exclusive weekly bonus content and if you support at $5 per month and above, you can help me field listener questions. Follow Sex Gets Real on Twitter and Facebook. It's true. Oh! And Dawn is on Instagram. About Samantha Manewitz: Samantha Manewitz, LICSW CST, is an educator and AASECT Certified Sex Therapist. She has trained mental health professionals, sex educators, and alt-sex communities on healthy communication, abuse prevention, and mental health in BDSM. Samantha was a featured presenter at multiple conferences, including CatalystCon West, American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT), Community-Academic Consortium for Research on Alternative Sexualities, and the Woodhull Sexual Freedom Summit. Among her therapeutic specialties are trauma (complex PTSD), sex therapy, couples therapy (level 2 Gottman trained), and gender affirming care for transgender/non binary clients. Samantha is also on the faculty of the Institute for Sexuality Education and Enlightenment, where she has presented on sexual coercion and psychotherapy with kinky clients. Stay in touch with Samantha at beyondsafewords.com. Hearing from you is the best Contact form: Click here (and it's anonymous)

Welcome to episode 61 of the Sexology Podcast, my guest today is Dr. Amy Marsh who speaks to us about using hypnosis for management of sexual concerns, the types of people who are a good fit for hypnosis being used around sexuality and five ways erotic hypnosis can help couples.   Amy Marsh, EdD, DHS, CH, CI is an AASECT-certified sexuality counselor and clinical sexologist and a certified hypnotist and hypnosis instructor. She holds Doctor of Education (EdD) and Doctor of Human Sexuality (DHS) degrees from the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality. She is on the advisory board of the World Association of Sex Coaches and teaches two courses for SexCoach U. Her interest in sexuality and reproductive health dates from her teens, when she worked as a pregnancy counselor in a feminist free clinic.    As a hypnosis instructor, Dr. Marsh teaches a 150-hour, online course in Hypnosis for Sexual Concerns. She also teaches workshops to people who want to learn the gentle arts of romantic and erotic hypnosis for their own enjoyment and pleasure.    Dr. Marsh is published in the Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality, Carnal Nation, and several blogs. Her essay, “Kid Chrysalis,” was included in Rachel Pepper's anthology, Transitions of the Heart - Stories of Love, Struggle and Acceptance by Mothers of Transgender and Gender Variant Children, published in 2012. She is also a contributor to the Cultural Encyclopedia of the Penis. A collection of some of her Carnal Nation columns, Sex Squicks, was published by Renaissance eBooks in 2013.    Dr. Marsh has presented workshops at several conferences, including AASECT, CatalystCon West, American Counseling Association pre-conference Learning Institutes, the Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and Diversity, Gender Odyssey, and Gender Spectrum.    Her national television appearances include Good Morning America, The Tyra Banks Show, and two National Geographic Taboo episodes, “Forbidden Love” and “Private Passions.” The topics of most of these programs was Objectum Sexuality.    Dr. Marsh currently has a private practice as a sex counselor and hypnotist in Lake County, CA. Previously she worked in Hawai'i and the SF Bay Area.   In this episode, you will hear:   How Amy defines sexual enrichment Using hypnosis for management of sexual concerns The types of people who are a good fit for hypnosis being used around sexuality The difference between using hypnosis for sexual concerns and erotic hypnosis Five ways erotic hypnosis can help couples Common themes Amy found during her research survey in this area   Resources https://amymarshsexologist.com https://intimate-hypnosis-training.com

How to Be a Hot and Hypnotic Lover with Amy Marsh, Ed.D., DHS, CH, CI, ACSAired Thursday, 20 August 2015, 4:00 PM ETMartha welcomes Amy Marsh for a second, very provocative discussion about the uses of hypnosis for sexual intimacy and pleasure. As a clinical sexologist and certified hypnotist, Amy is passionate about the value of hypnosis as a clinical tool, as well as a form of sexual and sensual enjoyment for lovers. In this show, Amy will focus on how you can use hypnosis to increase pleasure, sensation, and fantasy enjoyment in your own relationships. Listeners will even experience a brief sample of fantasy hypnosis.About Guest Amy MarshAmy Marsh is a board certified clinical sexologist, an AASECT-certified sexuality counselor, a certified hypnotist and hypnosis instructor. She holds Doctor of Education in Human Sexuality (EdD) and Doctor of Human Sexuality (DHS) degrees from the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality.Dr. Marsh is the founder of the Intimate Hypnosis Training Center, which delivers extensive professional training in hypnosis for sexual problems and enrichment. She also serves as an online instructor at Sex Coach U and Creative Sexuality Education Corporation. She currently teaches “Hot Hypnotic” workshops on erotic hypnosis.Dr. Marsh is the author of Sex Squicks – 100 Other Things You Didn’t Know About Sex, now in paperback through Amazon. She is a contributor to the Cultural Encyclopedia of the Penis (2014) and Rachel Pepper’s anthology, Transitions of the Heart (2012). She is published online in the Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality, the WriteSex blog, and on WordPress. National television appearances include Good Morning America, The Tyra Banks Show, and two episodes of National Geographic Taboo.She is currently working on a how-to book about erotic hypnosis. She’ll be presenting workshops on erotic hypnosis at CatalystCon West in Los Angeles in September and the Western Erotic Hypnosis Unconference in Belmont on October.Website URL: www.dramymarshsexologist.com OR www.intimatehypnosistraining.com Twitter link: @AmyMarshSexDr #cconhot (for my session at CatalystCon West)Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/AmyMarshSexDr https://www.facebook.com/HypnosisforSex

Life on the Swingset returns to CatalystCon West for a live podcast about group sex You know that one thing you can do outside monogamy that you can’t do within? You can have group sex. That’s right, many people getting naked and sexy together. That’s how the non-monogamous do. So today, for our very first live podcast (which is only a mild distinction from panel) we are talking about that whole thing that makes us different than the monos, group sex.

Life on the Swingset returns to CatalystCon West for a panel discussion about throwing and attending a play party. They’re whispered about, opinions are drawn, expectations are high for both attendees and non. The sex party, the play party, the swinger party, call it what you will, to anyone who’s never been to one they conjure up visions of hedonistic abandon, or deeply creepy masked affairs. With so many people looking to explore their sexuality and needing a safe place to do so, play parties have value far beyond a whole bunch of naked people in a room. They can educate as well as titillate. So that's what we're here to talk about today.

The exciting and sizzling part 2 of the Catalyst Con West 2013 report.  Mistress SinD, Jon, Captain, and Professor Tea do another bedcast while they wait for breakfast, chat with some of our wonderful sponsors, test out a king-sized Sportsheet, the Neon Wand, some tasty Nature's Lab lube, and the new We-vibe Thrill in a […] The post 22: CatalystCon West: Lube, Dildos and missing breakfast appeared first on Bliss Bringers.

The entire team visits "CatalystCon West 2013", we report at length,... in Bliss Bringer style! That means lots of interviews and talks from the field, and very "hands-on" investigation. You may have heard some talks about the party in a Life on the swingset episode, but we give you the real scoop. In late September […] The post 20: CatalystCon West: Educations, vibrators, parties appeared first on Bliss Bringers.

Our second trip to CatalystCon in 2013 yeilded our best audience yet, and our most cohesive discussion on what Progressive Swinging truly means. We discuss the importance of community, coming out if you can, safety, and fun, as well as learning about yourself and your partner(s). From the Catalyst Con program Sex with Benefits: Progressive SwingingCooper Beckett, Ginger Bentham, Dylan Thomas, Shira B. Katz#cconswing No longer content to be the pervy cousin of “more enlightened” forms of non-monogamy, swingers all around the world are redefining what ethical non-monogamy means to them. As the cultural footprint of non-monogamy grows, swingers are opening themselves up beyond the former key parties and “wife swapping” and finding themselves with wonderful benefits: relationships. Swingers everywhere are asking for “friends first” and “no one night stands,” developing relationships that offer comfort, community, safety, and validation. This practice of allowing and embracing deeper emotional connections among playmates has become a phenomenon that has landed progressive swinging somewhere between the swinger sex club score and long-term polyamorous relationships. Cooper, Ginger, Dylan, & Shira from Life on the Swingset discuss taking back the term swinging, and growth toward the sexiest of futures.

Chaos.  Just chaos.