Boundaries and Beyond: Playing with Triggers

Attendees will learn how to effectively negotiate, ensuring all parties feel heard and respected before, during, and after play. We will emphasize the importance of mental preparation, trust-building activities, and readiness to engage in this type of edge play successfully. Our time will guide you through recognizing when to pause or stop a scene and incorporate comforting, grounding exercises to support emotional stability. Expect in-depth discussions on the psychological effects of these experiences, including how to handle complex emotions and trauma responses such as dissociation, fight, flight, fawn, or freeze. We will explore how to identify and discover personal boundaries, as well as how to incorporate triggers intentionally and responsibly within scenes to enhance the impact without causing damage. There will be conversations about how to approach these topics with sensitivity, ensuring someone isn’t coming from a place of self-harm. This class aims to empower folks with the tools, awareness, and confidence to create a space for exploration that prioritizes emotional and physical safety.

Explore with more topics including:

1. How to face fears and understand motivations behind playing in this realm
2. Recognizing signs of distress and other nonverbal cues
3. Importance of informed consent when flirting with the edge
4. Toeing the line between pushing limits and crossing boundaries
5. Shadow play; what it is and how it can foster growth and connection
6. Navigating reactions including the risk of being triggered as a top
7. Addressing the emotional aftermath and ensuring comprehensive aftercare
8. Ways to express empathy and compassion during these experiences
9. Exploring emotional masochism within this type of play
10. Interactive Q&A to ask your burning questions
11. And much more

Trigger warning: conversations will include talk of SA, trauma, and self-harm. This workshop is meant to be an inclusive environment that is accommodating for all types of people. You can participate in a way that feels comfortable for you, whether that’s having your camera on, joining in the chat, or remaining anonymous while taking in all the information. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any accessibility needs.

Zoom information will be sent in your confirmation email. This workshop will be recorded so if you can’t join live, don’t worry because you will receive a link to view the recording after it’s completed to watch at your convenience.

Presenter Information:

Miss Mackenzee comes from a queer, neurodivergent perspective. She is a Board-Certified Sexologist, BDSM and Intimacy Educator, Certified Hypnotist, Certified Trauma-informed Relationship and Sexual Wellness Coach, Kink Lifestyle and Professional Dominant Mentor, Owner of Elysium Dungeon, Host of Kink, Intimacy, and Cannabis Lounge Podcast, Content Creator, and Author. She is also the founder of BDSM and Intimacy University, which makes and sells beautiful one of a kind BDSM toys and furniture as well as offers on demand courses, spicy digital guides, clothing, aftercare items, and more. Miss Mackenzee has written and been quoted in numerous publications, been hired as an expert for various media outlets, and is highly sought after for private lessons with individuals and folks in relationships as well as presenting at conventions and graduate programs at major universities. She has taken over 10,000 hours of continued education at universities and other organizations to become a better educator and coach. She hosts virtual workshops multiple times a week on topics including but not limited to energy play, sex magic, bondage, power exchange, reveling in pleasure, sadism, bedroom skills, and spirituality. One of her driving forces is to be the person she wishes she had when she first started her exploration of kink and sexuality. She loves helping others to have hotter, safer, and more fulfilling intimacy. Miss Mackenzee prides herself on creating a fostering and inclusive environment that is safe from societal judgments for people to explore their desires and individuality.

To view her full offerings, visit her website: www.MissMackenzee.com