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Become Your Own Beloved – May 22 Newsletter

Hello Beautiful Beings, This is a window of blessings. A new home I’m moving into as soon as I am back from International Mr. Leather and Camp Crucible. Friends supporting me and understanding producers amidst health adventures. And? My new book out! “Become Your Own Beloved: A Guide to Delighting in Self-Connection” has been years in the making. The first book out from the Twin Flames imprint of Post Hill Press, it has been such an honor to have the editors there believe in this work, and the amazing reviews already over on Amazon (and other places on social media). It journeys into how to…

Sexy Safer Sex – April 17th Newsletter

Hello Beautiful Beings, I am a slut. The passion and power of sexuality whether I have one erotic partner in my life (me), or whether I am blessed with having an array of people in my sexual world has always been part of who I am. My world is filled with compassionate and expansive erotic connection. My body is a pathway of invitation and initiation through my body. Part of sacred sluthood though is caring for my body and that of those who I interact with. This can be referred to as safer sex, interwoven with sacred sex, because caring…

January 10 Newsletter – Beautiful and Challenging New Year (CW: Suicide)

Hello Beautiful Beings, Happy New Year! I hope 2023 brings joy, rest, and play to your life. As I pursue rest, joy, and play in my own life, I continue to reflect on the ways I manage my time and energy. To save me some time, I’ve made the decision to move from selling books on my Mystic Productions website to selling my books through my book distributor. I’ve also made the difficult decision to cancel my Delving Into Power intensive that would have run January 13-15. Unfortunately, not enough attendees signed up to make teaching this intensive financially feasible for…

12/9 Newsletter – Gender Excellence During the Holidays

Hello Beautiful Beings, I’ve had a very transformative and eye-opening last few weeks. I took a trip to Philadelphia with friends and had an experience that was incredibly mentally and emotionally challenging for me. In that moment, I was divinely asked to really look at my life, at the ways I was approaching and living my life, and consider how I was going to make changes in order to live my life in a more sustainable and fulfilling way. I took a few lessons away from the experience: If I am not available to help others, community can step in…

You Have More Power Than You Know – 11/6 Newsletter

Hello Beautiful Beings, You may have noticed that there’s been a bit of time since my last newsletter. During the past month or so, I have been dancing with different sicknesses, managing my teaching schedule, preparing for a month of traveling, and so much more. I even got the first version of my upcoming book “Become Your Own Beloved” off to the editors at Twin Flames Press! I’ll be honest, as I will be on most of the month, I might not get another newsletter out until around my birthday (November 28th). Before I hit the road (or rather, the airport),…

Chronicles of a Kink Educator’s Assistant

I am so excited to officially introduce myself and to join this delightful community. Through the amazing support of Lee’s Patrons, I began working as Lee’s assistant in March, and I have already been so inspired by the work I have been doing for him. I am grateful for everyone supports Lee’s inclusive and educational work, and I am honored that I can also support him through my work as his assistant. A little about me – I’m southern enby (nonbinary person) raised in the Georgia humidity. I grew up on taco casserole and a heavy diet of horror movies.…

Consent and Altered States

Hello Beautiful Beings, I’ve just gotten back from a writing retreat in Boulder, during which I edited and worked on my forthcoming book, Become Your Own Beloved. I am so excited to share this project with the world. From dating to wedding myself, I have found immense meaning and joy in cultivating my partnership with myself, and I am excited to share the tools I have learned on this journey. (I have already begun to share pieces of my book with my Patrons.) This also comes perfectly in time with my 12th anniversary for my self-marriage. I’m always surrounded by…

Rope As Sacred Ritual

Hello Beautiful Beings, There is magic present in the lines between us. We are a web of fate, for as the Fates of Greek mythology showed us, one sister spins our lives, the second measures, and the third cuts. Then, we are woven together in a tapestry. When one life touches upon ours, the lives of both of us is changed. Fibers, ropes, and bondage are a beautiful metaphor for how we touch each other. I never met Olivia Newton-John, but her life touched on mine as a theatre kid, as a Leather person, as a person finding my way.…

Kinky Konnections

Hello Beautiful Beings, We live in a disconnected world, disconnected from both ourselves and our communities. The ongoing pandemic has isolated many of us from family and friends, exacerbating the loneliness and isolation felt by many living with chronic illnesses and disabilities and/or by those experiencing marginalization at the hands of their families or community members. Moreover, trauma can disconnect you from your own body as you dissociate in order to survive and move forward. Reconnecting or continuing to connect with yourself and community can be a complex and ongoing process. Reconnecting or exploring your connection to yourself may involve…

Bodily Autonomy and Objectification

Hello Beautiful Beings, I recently returned from camping in the area of Rainbow Lakes in Colorado. It was a chance for my Boy and I, as partners, to step away from the work we both do as educators and consultants and take a deep breath away from technology. With Roe v. Wade being overturned, with the constant onslaught against transgender people, with the death penalty having adjustments made for religious desires at the time of death… it just keeps coming in. Things that affect me, and the people I care about, directly. Breathing in the trees and climbing towards an…