• Reclaiming Your Sexuality After Sexual Trauma

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    Sexual trauma can make a mess of our sex lives.

    We often feel ashamed, disempowered, confused, and overwhelmed when it comes to sex.

    Common thoughts are:

    “My partner’s pleasure is more important than my pleasure”

    “It’s not okay to ask for what I want”

    “Ask for what I want??? I don’t even know what I want!!”

    “Do I like this because I like it, or because I think I should like it?”

    “I will never have a healthy, fun, and fulfilling sex life”

    These are only a handful of thoughts survivors experience. This workshop is all about helping you work through them. 

     


    Reclaiming Your Sexuality After Sexual Trauma is a one hour workshop designed to help you put the fun back into sex by:

     

     challenging what you’ve learned and know about sex

     exploring sex positivity and pleasure

     learning to set healthy boundaries

     making sense of what sex and pleasure mean to you

     

    “The amazing thing about participating in this workshop, is the validation that comes from connecting with other women on their healing journey.”

    You will leave feeling empowered, confident, and shameless.

    What You Can Expect

    Sex Positivity

    This is a sex positive workshop meaning that there will be no pathologizing, diagnosing, or shaming. Our discussions will equip you with the knowledge and tools to develop a better relationship with sex and pleasure so that you can reclaim your sexuality and begin having fun, healthy and fulfilling sex!

    F.U.N!

    This isn’t the sex-ed you received at school. While we are restricting this workshops to women who have experienced sexual trauma, sexual trauma is not the focus of this workshop. We will not be processing or sharing sexual traumas. Instead, the focus is on empowering you to connect with your sexuality. We expect smiles, laughter, and the courage to ask questions you never thought you would.

    Connection with other women on their healing journey

    This workshop is restricted to women who have experienced sexual trauma. That includes sexual assault, rape, sexual exploitation, childhood sexual abuse, and sexually focused intimate partner violence, regardless of whether or not you think you did something to “cause” it.

    We’ve done this so that you can explore sex positivity while surrounded by other women on their healing journey. Ultimately, it’s about giving you a safe space to explore sex positivity knowing that your experiences are understood and accepted.

    Information and examples and take home practice activities

    We will be sharing tons of information to help you unlearn what you’ve learned about sex and re-conceptualize pleasure.

    You will also receive take home activities to help you explore and reconnect with your pleasure.

    Triggering Content

    While we’re focusing on sex positivity and empowerment, these conversations can be triggering if you’ve experienced sexual trauma. If this does happen, there will be a registered psychotherapist present to support you.

    If you are concerned about being triggered or about whether you are ready for this workshop, just reach out to us and we can help you determine if this is the best fit for you right now.

    Meet The Facilitators

    Sabrina Baldini is a sex educator and sex coach with over 10 years of experience. She has taught sex education at varying academic levels across the world. She earned an advanced degree in Sexual Health and Rehabilitative Medicine from the University of Alberta and taken course work in Sexual and Relationship Diversity at the University of Guelph.

    Meet The Facilitators

    Emilia Pacholec is a Registered Psychotherapist who earned her Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology from Western University. Emilia specializes in trauma related to sexual and criminal violence. She started New Moon Psychotherapy with the goal of offering a safe space in which survivors can heal from trauma using evidence-based treatments.

    Interested? Got Questions? Reach out today!

    Not sure if this workshop is right for you?

    Take advantage of a complimentary 15-minute consultation with the workshop facilitator.

    They will virtually meet with you, discuss your needs, and explore whether the workshop is a fit for you.

    You can book this consultation using the link below:

    We understand that reaching out for help and joining a group can bring about some worries.

    Our team is happy to answer any questions that you might have and to address your concerns.

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