ENM and Polyamory are increasingly in the news and public psyche. The time is now to push the needle forward to normalize what has been a marginalized relationship model. What can we as non-monogamists and polyamorist and monogamishists do to normalize non-monogamy – to make it less scary, fringe, unacceptable and more accessible, understood, acceptable, and desirable? We, who are experienced and passionate about our way of life, are the vanguard of a movement. While we want to help bring the joy and benefit of ENM into the light, we may not know how.
CE Eligible
Margins to Mainstream
Normalizing Nonmonogamy & Kink
Saturday, May 2nd
3:30 pm
Room: Chandler
201
Key Takeaways
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Identify key skills to manage trauma responses.
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Identify and defend boundaries.
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Have 3 practical strategies for being trauma-informed.
Amanda Jepson (she/her) is a total sex nerd, both personally and professionally. She is one of the co-founders of Respark Foundation, a Clinical Therapist at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs Veterans Health and Trauma Clinic at the Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience, and an adjunct lecturer for the University of Colorado-Denver. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Approved Clinical Supervisor, AASECT-Certified Sex Therapist, and a Board-Certified Sexologist. Amanda has been a therapist for over a decade; she specializes in working with active duty and veteran military service members and first responders on issues such as combat trauma, physical or sexual abuse, sexual assault, and vicarious trauma. Additionally, her specialized training means she is skilled in helping clients navigate issues and interests related to sex, sexuality, consensual nonmonogamy, and kink from an intersectional and inclusive lens. She is passionate about empowering her clients as they reclaim their whole selves, providing consultation to both seasoned and new providers, and being a sex-positive provocateur in clinical and educational spaces.