ONLINE: ESM 102: Resilience Skills for Emotional S/m

with vahavta

a live-only online class from Wicked Grounds

2/15 2pm Pacific

A class for ESM players who are familiar with their desires and ready to develop the skills needed for long-term sustainability in psychological edgeplay. This class will not be recorded, so mark your calendars.

Emotional S/m can offer some of the most intense and transformative experiences in kink, and also some of the most challenging to navigate sustainably. In ESM 102: Resilience Skills for Emotional Sadomasochism, vahavta will take us beyond basic negotiation and communication to focus on what it actually takes to keep this kind of play sustainable for your brain, body, and life.

We’ll discuss how we can better prepare for and navigate the complex nuances between consensual emotional suffering and genuine psychological damage, and walk away with practical methods for building tailored personal resilience while outside of play so that you can lean in more consciously and fully when it begins—not the sort of resilience that protects you from intensity, but one that allows you to metabolize it fully and keep coming back for more.

For ESM players who are familiar with their desires and ready to develop the skills needed for long-term sustainability in psychological edgeplay.

PRESENTER:

vahavta began her kink journey about a decade ago and has been grateful to get to teach, play, and learn in communities in North Carolina, Chicago, St. Louis, and internationally. Today, she serves her husband in a 24/7 CNC-based Total Power Exchange with heavy elements of emotional play and service. vahavta is disabled, Jewish, and femme, and believes in approaching kink with a firm understanding of intersectional context. As an educator, she aims to give honest and risk-aware information that applies to the realities of human behavior, focusing largely on the "how" and asking people to consider their personal capabilities, interests, and readiness. Passionate about community collaboration, vahavta is proud to run the Risk Evaluation Database (RED) and contribute regularly to kink blogs and her own Fetlife writing index. In all aspects of her life, she strives to be a work in progress.

ACCESS:

This will be a live, online class offered through Zoom. To participate, you may need to download the free, basic version of the Zoom app before the class! Zoom now provides closed captioning, which will be available for this event.

This class will not be recorded and is not available for later viewing.