ONLINE: Trauma Response As An s-Type with Oak

All of us have experienced some form of trauma, and many of us have experienced complex traumas. Trauma informs how we move through the world and within our relationships, including D/s. Trauma response in submission is not a failure of submission; they’re pieces of us that have allowed us to survive. However, when they show up inside a D/s dynamic, they can get in the way of a grounded & chosen submission.

This interactive discussion asks how you tell the difference. Not just intellectually, but in your body, the moment, and in the relationship. We’ll look at how nervous system activation shapes response, and why a conditioned pattern can feel indistinguishable from a chosen one.

We’ll build language for what’s actually happening. We’ll look at what belongs to trauma, to desire, and what happens when the two have been living in the same room so long you’ve stopped noticing.

The frame we’ll return to the idea that submission is not the abandonment of the self. Submission is ideally an intentional offering of self.

PRESENTER:

Oak is a community educator, artist, and collared & Owned sub with decades of work & event production in the Leather community. As the creator behind Oaken designs, his artwork explores themes of devotion, reverence, and depravity through multiple mediums including resin work. Oak loves to facilitate conversations about ethical submission, embodied consent, and trauma-informed power.

TICKETING:

$30 suggested. We offer multiple price points, so that cost is not a barrier to attendance. Choose the level you can comfortably afford.

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