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11/19/2025

Posting because I love opportunities to be out of my home office and out in the wild. Especially when I get to play dress up and spend time with other badass business babes 🎀

I’m here to also celebrate Nisha Blackwell of for making the lavallière I’m wearing (also called a p***y bow, LOVE THAT). I love all the compliments I get when wearing it. It makes up for all the days I’m working at home wearing cozy pants and sticky socks.

Other notable mentions, because a lot of my wardrobe comes from supporting smaller businesses 🫶🏽:
Velvet dress from
Socks from

And now for the s*x therapy part of the post, because this isn’t supposed to be just a OOTD 😅:
At an event hosted today by , I heard similar shared stories about ways our relationships can impact our careers by holding us back or slowing us down. It’s hard to fully compartmentalize different parts of our self.

❣️ I think about ways an argument about s*x can keep us up longer than intended. The next day we’re tired, more emotionally volatile, and anxious.
❣️ Or how having s*x that leaves us feeling empty and used can affect the way we carry ourselves.
❣️ Maybe the shame around who we are s*xual people makes it feel impossible to open up and be in a relationship, so we’re chronically lonely. Our self-esteem is compromised. The loneliness becomes distracting. The choices we make to avoid the feeling of loneliness becomes a problem. Now our work quality is affected too.
❣️ And let’s not forget how gut wrenching a breakup could be. The grief of its end. The ripping apart of the shared life you once had. It’s so all encompassing it’s hard to focus on much else.

I say “our” because I’ve experienced all these examples in different capacities, too. I think many of us have. Focusing on our s*xual health may not seem like a priority, but poor s*xual health will show up. It usually finds a way. And of course, positive s*xual health can do the complete opposite — giving us more confidence and helping us radiate joyful energy that we can feel and others can see ✨

So I ask you, dear readers, how does your s*xual health show up in your careers?

08/07/2025

Thank you so much for sending me a new ohnut and carry case ❤️

I damaged my original demo ohnut from not storing it properly. I had it for 4 years, so I’d like to thing we had a good run.

The Pelvic People customer service were kind enough to send me a new product and a case when I explained the situation. Now I don’t have to apologetically pull cat hair off of them when I’m showing them to people 😅😸

06/24/2025

Seven years ago, I wrote a letter to myself to open on the first day of my very first s*xuality conference.

At the time I was about a year out of grad school, living in Seattle, working in community mental health. I don’t remember why I specifically decided to write this, but I can guess it must have been from a deep longing to be part of community of s*x therapists and educators that I admired from afar and have been learning from since high school.

I must’ve not been able to afford going back in 2017, but was determined to go as soon as I could. So, I wrote a letter to talk to myself on that first day, whenever that was, knowing what it would mean to both of us that we finally arrived. I wouldn’t have known that my first conference would be seven years later, June 2025.

For many reasons it hadn’t been possible to attend a conference. Even this year, I questioned if I could afford it. In the end, I knew I needed to do this for myself. I needed community, kinship with other professionals, and honestly just something different from being stuck in my damn house working from home all the time. As soon as many people at the conference reminded one another, it gets lonely.

I’m so grateful to 2017 me for recognizing attending this conference would be so impactful, and that I would need help not taking that for granted. It worked. And I’m still cherishing the memories of it.

02/29/2024

I can’t believe I forgot to show ya’ll the kiln carving I MADE a few weeks ago while taking a class at . IT’S SO FU***NG BEAUTIFUL I CAN’T HANDLE IT. But now I also don’t know what to do with it 😅 It’s molded into a sushi plate but I want to hang it.

Since basically the entirety of my job is computer based, I decided about 2 years ago that I needed to do something that involved working with my hands. This was also around the time businesses were slowly opening back up after the worst of COVID had settled down.

Working with has been a really fulfilling hobby.
🔶 It also keeps me busy and disrupts my cycle of working on my laptop then switching over to sitting around streaming videos the rest of the night.
🔶 When I take glass classes, I get to briefly socialize with people I otherwise wouldn’t encounter. Everyone having something to do takes the pressure off to actively talk the entire time, which is a great balance for an introvert like me.
🔶 I have something new and exciting to share with my partner, family, and friends

And I get to put myself, my values, and personality into an art form and let it ✨ shine bright ✨ for everyone to see.

All these factors help me manage my anxiety and gloomy days. What activities do that for you?

02/06/2024

NEW BUSINESS CARDS! ✨😍🎉 This year I told myself I’d do more in-person events, so now I’m getting ready for it. Which card is your favorite?

02/06/2024

Hi all 👋🏽 I needed a month to orient myself into 2024, but here I am, astonished it’s already February. This month is Black History month, and what better way to celebrate that this year than by getting an email February 1st from Dr. Lexx Brown-James *xdoc introducing herself as the new AASECT President. Congrats Dr. Lexx! 🎉 I’ve never met Dr. Lexx in person (yet 🤞🏽), but she’s been one of my s*x therapist idols for a very long time.

Out of curiosity, I wanted to see who else is currently involved in AASECT, and was blown away by the fact that most of the board of directors are Black women/women of color 🙌🏽 Looking at the board of directors, MOST of them are professionals I’ve followed the careers of, with the help of IG, since before I became a licensed therapist myself.

In a podcast episode from Olgies with Alie Ward , and digital architect, Iddris Sandu , Iddris shares that the word architect is also a verb, emphasizing that an architect isn’t just a person (n.), but a process (v.) of taking an idea and turning it into something tangible. Listening to him talk about it like that, I’d like to think that the leaders of healthy s*xuality spaces are also s*xuality architects. I’m so grateful to witness and be part of, in my own little ways, what gets created.

12/30/2023

Make this a goal for the new year! Prioritizing your pleasure is a turn-on. I hear from a lot of clients that they feel guilty asking for what they want or saying what they need. This usually happens when s*x isn't going well—too painful, to triggering, too dull. ⁣⁠
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The fear is that they will disappoint their partners, stop the flow, or somehow ruin the moment. ⁣⁠
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How do you get to that place, though? The ability to express yourself in such a vulnerable space is easier said than done. It might involve changing your thought patterns, like "I will always be in pain" to "Pain isn't part of s*x, I deserve to enjoy this, too." It might also involve practicing assertiveness, the ability to ask for what you want, and set boundaries. ⁣⁠
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If these things are difficult for you, seeing a s*x therapist or coach can help you get clear on what's getting in the way of your pleasure and make a plan for what to do about it. ⁣⁠
*xtherpy *xtherapist *xshame *xualguilt

12/29/2023

Did you know...

There’s a difference between s*x quality and s*x quantity ?

If your goal is to have more s*x because you’re coming from a place in your s*x life that has little or no s*x involved, then just having s*x is better than nothing. Lazy, sleepy s*x, lukewarm s*x is still s*x. It gets you in the habit of doing it instead of letting the anxiety of not doing it build.

Remember that next time the thought comes up to have s*x, even if you're not feeling your most s*xy, erotic, energized don't ignore it. Get your mediocre grind on and take pride that it at least happened!
*xquality *x *xualtherapist *xiss*x *xualfreedom

12/27/2023

Just in time for the New Year keep this reminder with you.

🌸Your Body, Your Rules 🌼⁣⁣⁠⠀
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You are in control of deciding what you 𝗪𝐚𝐧𝐭 to do, what you are 𝗪𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 to try, and what you 𝗪𝐨𝐧'𝐭 do. ⁣⁣⁠⠀
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It is also your choice who you are and aren't fu***ng. ⁣⁣⁠⠀
It is your choice how many you f**k at a time. ⁣⁣⁠⠀
It is your choice how many people you love at a time. ⁣⁣⁠⠀
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You can change how you describe your s*xual orientation. ⁣⁣⁠⠀
You can change how you describe your gender. ⁣⁣⁠⠀
You can change how you express yourself. ⁣⁣⁠⠀
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It's about you first and foremost.⁣⁣⁠⠀
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𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘵.⁣⁣⁠⠀
Just in time for the New Year, keep this reminder with you. e *xualfreedom *xtherpiast

12/23/2023

If you’re trying to squ!rt, push out instead of tightening up. There isn't a lot of research into squ!rting, so lots is still unknown. One thing I've noticed when trying to squ!rt, though, is that I'm more likely to have it happen when I simultaneously push out and relax my pelvic muscles. ⁣
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I also notice I'm more likely to squ!rt when in a straddle position— sitting on my knees, legs spread out. ⁣
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Anyone else has any tips, I imagine different things work for different people, but the more ideas, the better!⁣
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I want s*x tips to be like self-care tips, everyone has their ways of self-care, but there is so much content around what might help someone else so that people can get ideas and find out what works for them. ⁣
*xualeducation !rt 💦

12/22/2023

Society has failed you. So if you struggle with s*xual and sensual pleasure, it's not your fault.

It failed you when it didn't teach you facts and research-based s*x education. It continues to fail you by not making reproductive rights fair to all. By not making barriers or methods to reproduction accessible to all. By upholding patriarchal, white supremacy ideals. By giving people who hoard wealth, participate in heavy plastic surgery, detrimental weight management routines, and perpetuating the crown for beauty standards. It fails you by not telling you what the c l ! t is. By obsessing over the c u m shot. By putting pe*******on and the big O on a pedestal. By making it so damn political to change the trash federal wage we have now into a liveable wage for all.

So, if you don't hear anything else, hear this. NO, it's not your fault. It's society's. That doesn't mean you don't have control. Pleasure is a right. Pleasure is a form of activism (check out ). Being present in your body, loving yourself anyway, prioritizing your desires are all ways to give society a big F-U

It's worth it.
It failed you when it didn't teach you facts and research-based s*x education.
It failed you when it didn't teach you facts and research-based s*x education. It continues to fail you by not making reproductive rights fair to all. By not making barriers or methods to reproduction accessible to all. By upholding patriarchal, white supremacy ideals. By giving people who hoard wealth, participate in heavy plastic surgery, detrimental weight management routines, and perpetuate the crown for beauty standards. It fails you by not telling you what the c l ! t is. By obsessing over the c u m shot. By putting pe*******on and the big O on a pedestal. By making it so damn political to change the trash federal wage we have now into a liveable wage for all.

12/20/2023

Reminder~The point of s*xual freedom and expression is choice. You aren’t broken or missing something by wanting to move s*x off the priority list.
*xualfreedom *xualexpression *xtherapist *xualeducation

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