It’s a busy day for our fabulous presenters as they go about creating the kind of change we all want to see and making the world a better, more sex-positive, place to live.
Nadia West, a panelist on Being the Change you Want to See: Helping Stem the Tide of Silence about Sexual Abuse in Sex-Positive Communities, discusses this very important issue today in Good Vibrations Magazine in her post What to Do When Sex-Negative Actions Happen in Sex-Positive Communities? Get a heads up on what will be discussed in her MOMENTUM session by reading this excellent post.
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Want to learn about desire and getting the sex you really want all from the comfort of your couch? And get 5 AASECT CE’s while you learn? Presenter Tammy Nelson joins Gina Odgen for their semi-annual teleseminar series resuming on Wed., Nov 9, at noon ET - with all new material. Remember that you can join any time, because all sessions are recorded, so you can download them and listen when it is convenient for you
This telesemenar is engaging and interactive, filled with exercises and techniques, and designed as an introduction for students and new therapists as well as a lively and nuanced refresher for seasoned therapists.
The Return of Desire – Getting the Sex You Want
A Teleseminar for Health Professionals
Fall, 2011, Five Wednesdays
Approved for 5 AASECT CEs
Gina Ogden, PhD, LMFT www.GinaOgden.com
& Tammy Nelson, PhD, LPC www.DrTammyNelson.com
All sessions meet by telephone from 12:00-1:00 pm US Eastern Time. Call-in numbers provided on registration. Call from anywhere in the world. All registrants immediately receive downloads of sessions, so you can participate even if you cannot attend in person.
Session 1-Nov 9: Dynamics of Sexual Desire…
Session 2-Nov 16: Imago Techniques for Couples…
Session 3-Nov 30: Menopause and Andropause…
Session 4-Dec 7: Breathing, Imagining, Visualization for Pleasure…
Session 5-Dec 14: Poly, Kink, and Other Edgy Subjects…
Entire series: $250 (student rate available)
Or contact Dr. Tammy Nelson at tammy@tammynelson.org or 20
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Presenter and author Jaclyn Friedman has a must read article on Jezebel today. So go and read an excerpt below and then head over to Jezebel to read The Trouble with ‘It Just Happened‘ in its entirety.
“It just happened” is incredibly common when it comes to sexual relationships. It’s also the enemy of what you really really want. When we say “it just happened” (and we don’t mean “I was incredibly drunk or high or asleep and therefore not aware enough of my surroundings to have actively participated,” which is sexual assault, not sex), what we’re doing is denying responsibility for our sexual and romantic decisions. That can feel pretty appealing, especially if you’re not comfortable with your sexuality or don’t believe you deserve pleasure and safety. If we imagine that sex and relationships “just happen” to us, that they’re really beyond our control, then we can’t be blamed for anything that goes wrong, or shamed for being the sexual people we are, or feel embarrassed for wanting satisfaction.
