Consent Is Sacred: Reimagining Ethics in Marginalized Research Contexts 📅 Thu, Nov 13, 2025 | 🕒 11 AM–12:30 PM PT | 💻 Zoom 🎓 1 APA CE & 1 AASECT CE available 👤 Presenter: Dr. Kaston D. Anderson Jr. 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/consent-in-research 💸 Scholarships + group discounts available

November @TASHRA: two online trainings for clinicians + community • Intro to Therapy Pt. 2 — Sun 11/2, 10a–2p PT. 4 CEs. 🔗 tinyurl.com/kinkymindbodypt2 • Consent Is Sacred — Thu 11/13, 11–12:30p PT. 1 CE. 🔗 tinyurl.com/consent-in-research

Citizens as Co-Creators: Community-Engaged Research as a Liberation Practice 📚🤝 Oct 9th, 2025 · 11 AM PT | Online via Zoom w/ Dr. Kaston D. Anderson Jr. Learn liberating, trauma-informed research practices that center healing, justice & shared power. 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/researchasliberation

Intro to Therapy with Kinky Clients Pt 2 🌱🖤 Nov 2nd, 2025 • 10 AM–2 PM PT • Online via Zoom 4 APA & AASECT CE credits Learn tools for consent repair, “drop” vs anxiety, and kink as healing. 📢 With Anna Randall, DHS, LCSW & Zita Nickeson, PhD, LMHC 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/kinkymindbodypt2

✨ Research as Relationship ✨ 4-part webinar series with Dr. Kaston D. Anderson Jr. 📅 Dates: Oct 9, Nov 13, Dec 11, Jan 8 🕒 11 AM PT | 2 PM ET | 7 PM London — 1.5 hrs each 💻 Online via Zoom 🎓 1 APA & 1 AASECT CEU available for licensed clinicians. 🔗 Register — tinyurl.com/ResearchasRelationship

✨ Research as Relationship ✨ 4-part webinar series with Dr. Kaston D. Anderson Jr. 📅 Dates: Oct 9, Nov 13, Dec 11, Jan 8 🕒 11 AM PT | 2 PM ET | 7 PM London — 1.5 hrs each 💻 Online via Zoom 🎓 1 APA & 1 AASECT CEU available for licensed clinicians. 🔗 Register — tinyurl.com/ResearchasRelationship

Citizens as Co-Creators: Community-Engaged Research as a Liberation Practice 📚🤝 October 9th, 2025 · 11 AM PT | Online via Zoom w/ Dr. Kaston D. Anderson Jr. Learn liberating, trauma-informed research practices that center healing, justice & shared power. 🔗 Register: www.tashra.org/event/citize...

💬 What’s Age Got to Do with It? A deep dive into adult age-gap relationships through a GSERD lens 🕰💞 📅 Sept 7, 2025 | Online via Zoom ⏰ 9 AM PT 🎓 4 APA + 4 AASECT CE credits Explore research, biases, and affirming skills for working with age-gap relationships. tinyurl.com/TASHRA-agegap

🔦 Research Spotlight “Construction and Validation of a Questionnaire on Kinky and BDSM Fantasies and Activities in Portuguese Adults” (Vilhena et al., 2025) A team of Portuguese researchers has created the IFAKBDSM, a comprehensive tool to study kink & BDSM fantasies and activities. [THREAD]

So proud of @kinkhealth.bsky.social ! danieldashnawcouplestherapy.com/blog/kinky-h...

Missed our August Newsletter? Not on our listserv? We’ve got you! Featuring: Meet the Team, Director’s Note, Movie Review, Project Update, Research on kink & self-actualization, plus upcoming events! 👉 Catch up here: mailchi.mp/79237327b6ac...

💬 What’s Age Got to Do with It? A deep dive into adult age-gap relationships through a GSERD lens 🕰💞 📅 Sept 7, 2025 | Online via Zoom ⏰ 9 AM PT 🎓 4 APA + 4 AASECT CE credits Explore research, biases, and affirming skills for working with age-gap relationships. tinyurl.com/TASHRA-agegap

We were proud to present The Kink and Flourishing Study at #APA2025! 💡 Our research shows how kink can support healing, resilience & growth. Thank you to all who joined us and to APA for affirming kink & sexual diversity in healthcare. 💜 #TASHRA

💬 What’s Age Got to Do with It? A deep dive into adult age-gap relationships through a GSERD lens 🕰💞 📅 Sept 7, 2025 | Online via Zoom ⏰ 9 AM PT 🎓 4 APA + 4 AASECT CE credits Explore research, biases, and affirming skills for working with age-gap relationships. Link in bio.

Where brilliance meets survival and survival becomes revolution ✨ Happy Birthday to our incredible Research Director, Dr. Kaston Anderson Jr. You are a scholar, truth-teller, and fierce advocate for justice, healing, and equity. We’re honored to walk alongside you in this work. 🎉

📚 Research Spotlight 📚 A recent study published in The Journal of Sex Research by Wei Bai, Haihan Wang, and Lijun Zheng explores a growing relationship model in China known as “fourth love.” (5 pt 🧵🪡)

Happy International BDSM Day! This global celebration honors kink culture, sexual expression, and the vibrant BDSM community. The observance was founded in 2003 by Kurt Walter Fisher, a Swiss kink advocate who opened Europe’s first BDSM club. He chose 7/24 as a nod to “24/7” kink lifestyles! (🪡🧵)

Every year on July 14th, we recognize and celebrate folks who identify as #Nonbinary. These are people who don’t identify exclusively as a man or woman. They may identify as both, neither, or fall somewhere else inside/outside the gender spectrum which is vast and ever-changing.

Kinky Mind & Body Pt. 2: Consent & Healing A 4.5-hour clinical training on how kink can support healing, how to navigate consent violations, and how to distinguish kink from abuse. 🎓 4 APA + 4 AASECT CE credits 💻 Online via Zoom 🕒 11am PT / 2pm ET / 7pm London 🔗 Link in bio to register!

Embodied Healing: Kink & Psychedelics 🗓 May 10 | 🕒 11AM PT | 💻 Zoom A deep dive into the overlap of PAT & BDSM healing spaces, w/ focus on ketamine therapy. 🎓 3 APA & 3 AASECT CE credits 🔗 Register: link in bio #PsychedelicTherapy #KinkHealing #TASHRA

Embodied Healing: Kink & Psychedelics 🗓 May 10 | 🕒 11AM PT | 💻 Zoom A deep dive into the overlap of PAT & BDSM healing spaces, w/ focus on ketamine therapy. 🎓 3 APA & 3 AASECT CE credits 🔗 Register: link in bio #PsychedelicTherapy #KinkHealing #TASHRA

Kinky Mind and Body: Consent & Healing 🗓 May 3 | 🕒 11AM PT | 💻 Zoom Explore consent, healing, and empowerment in kink-informed therapy. 🎓 4 APA & 4 AASECT CE credits 📍 TASHRA Training Series 🔗 Register: link in bio #KinkAwareTherapist #SexPositiveTherapy #TASHRA

The ATR Study: Exploring Authority Transfer in Power-Exchange Relationships Are you kinky and in a power-exchange relationship of 2+ years? We’d love to learn from your experience. To check eligibility, visit: csueastbay.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

🧠 Kinky Mind and Body: Introduction to Therapy with Kinky Clients (Pt 1) 🖤 📅 Date: Sunday, April 6th, 2025 🕒 Time: 11 AM – 3:30 PM PT / 2 PM – 6:30 PM ET 💻 Location: Online via Zoom 📖 3 CEUs - TASHRA is an approved provider for AASECT and APA. 🔗 Register now — tinyurl.com/intro-2-kink... [THREAD]

Psychological Safety in a Scene: Panic Attacks and Other Anxious Moments – What Causes Them and What to Do About Them 🗓 Date: Saturday, April 5, 2025 🕒 Time: 1 PM Pacific / 4 PM Eastern (1 hour) 💻 Location: Zoom – Online 💰 Sliding scale – No one turned away 🔗 tinyurl.com/psych-safety... [THREAD]

Master Media Communication with Susan Wright in "Prepared to Discuss the Current Political Climate?" - Sunday, March 23 - 10 AM - 12:15 PM PST / 1 PM - 3:15 PM EST - Online via Zoom - $75 USD with APA CEU credit; $37.50 USD w/o APA CEU credit - Register now: tinyurl.com/TASHRA-media-training

Master Media Communication with Susan Wright in "Prepared to Discuss the Current Political Climate?" - Sunday, March 23 - 10 AM - 12:15 PM PST / 1 PM - 3:15 PM EST - Online via Zoom - $75 USD with APA CEU credit; $37.50 USD w/o APA CEU credit - Register now: tinyurl.com/TASHRA-media-training

We’re thrilled to announce that Jess, who supports our Community Education team at TASHRA, will be representing TASHRA and the research team at SELF LeatherFest this June!

📢 TASHRA On Demand is live! We’re excited to launch our new platform offering asynchronous workshops for: ✨ Professionals: Deepen your knowledge of kink/BDSM and earn AASECT & APA CE credits. ✨ Community: Learn about consent, empowerment, and kink's role in well-being. tashraondemand.vhx.tv/products

📢 Announcing TASHRA On Demand! 💡 Asynchronous workshops for: ✨ Healthcare Professionals: Earn CE credits while learning inclusive care practices for kinky/BDSM communities. ✨ Community Members: Learn about consent, empowerment, and kink’s role in well-being. Explore: tashraondemand.vhx.tv/products

The ATR Study: Exploring Authority Transfer in Power-Exchange Relationships Are you kinky and in a power-exchange relationship of 2+ years? We’d love to learn from your experience. To check eligibility, visit: csueastbay.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

The ATR Study: Exploring Authority Transfer in Power-Exchange Relationships Are you kinky and in a power-exchange relationship of 2+ years? We’d love to learn from your experience. To check eligibility, visit: csueastbay.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... [THREAD]

Thank you for your support on Giving Tuesday—we raised $1,876! 💜 We’re just $124 away from reaching $2,000. With 13 people giving $10, we can hit this meaningful milestone together. ✨ Donate here: www.paypal.com/donate/?host...

🖤 Health Without Judgment: Empower Kink-Inclusive Care 🖤 This #GivingTuesday, join TASHRA in transforming healthcare for kink, BDSM, and sexually diverse communities. ✨ Donate today: www.paypal.com/donate/?host... #KinkHealth #TASHRA #HealthEquity #BDSMCommunity

6 days to #GivingTuesday! Join TASHRA in transforming healthcare for kink & BDSM communities through research, provider training, & advocacy. Together, we can ensure affirming care for all. 💌 Donate: www.paypal.com/donate/?host... #HealthWithoutJudgment

Be part of TASHRA’s Community Education event, where we’ll hear personal accounts of healing and growth through kink and explore research on the role of kink in trauma recovery. Register here: tashra.org/event/telling-our-stories-personal-stories-of-kink-and-trauma-and-healing/

Be part of TASHRA’s Community Education event, where we’ll hear personal accounts of healing and growth through kink and explore research on the role of kink in trauma recovery. Register here: tashra.org/event/telling-our-stories-personal-stories-of-kink-and-trauma-and-healing/

Have you experienced healing from kink/BDSM? We’d like to hear from you! You may be able to participate if you: - Are a legal adult or age of majority where you live - Have ever engaged in kink - Can read and understand English To learn about the study, visit www.tashra.org/the-kink-flo...

✨ Explore the intersections between NSSI and Kink in "Unveiling Desires and Distinguishing Distress: Understanding the Nuances Between Kink and Self-Harm." 🌟 Dates: Oct 4, 2024 OR Sat, Oct 5, 2024 💻 Online via Zoom 📄 3 CE Credits Awarded. Asynch viewing credit! tinyurl.com/nuancesofKin...

📣 Help Shape TASHRA’s Future! We’re excited to announce our needs survey, designed to gather insights that will help us refine and expand our programming, curriculum, and community events. Click this link tashra.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... to take the 10-minute survey and make your voice heard.

Are you kinky? Are you trying to heal? We want to hear from you! Study participation includes an anonymous, confidential survey. You can find out more about the Kink & Flourishing Study and how you can participate here: www.tashra.org/the-kink-flo...

✨ Join us for "Unveiling Desires and Distinguishing Distress: Understanding the Nuances Between Kink and Self-Harm" 🌟 📅 Dates: Friday, Oct 4, 2024, 12-3 PM PST & Saturday, Oct 5, 2024, 9 AM-12 PM PST 💻 Online via Zoom 🔗 Register now! Link in bio 📄 3 CE Credits (APA & AASECT)

Join TASHRA’s Community Education Team for a candid, open forum exploring the intersections of kink and trauma. This is your space to ask questions, share experiences, and gain insights in a safe, respectful environment. 🕒 1-2:30 PM Pacific 💰 Sliding scale - no one turned away 📍 Zoom - Online

🖇️ Bound by Ethics: Navigating Kink & Clinical Practice 🖇️ Boost your ethics knowledge with TASHRA’s interactive course for clinicians working with kink-involved clients. Explore real-world ethical challenges from disclosures to power dynamics in therapy. 🔗 Register Now: Link in bio

✨ Explore the synergy between kink and neurodiversity in "Well-Matched Lovers: The Dance of Kink and Neurodiversity" 🌟 📅 Dates: Saturday, September 7, and Sunday, September 8, 2024 🕒 Times: 10am - 1:30pm PST each day 💻 Location: Online via Zoom 🔗 Register Now: Link in bio

📣 Help Shape TASHRA’s Future! We’re excited to announce our needs survey, designed to gather insights that will help us refine and expand our programming, curriculum, and community events. Take the 10-minute survey and make your voice heard! tashra.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

✨ Explore the synergy between kink and neurodiversity in "Well-Matched Lovers: The Dance of Kink and Neurodiversity" 🌟 📅 Dates: Saturday, September 7, and Sunday, September 8, 2024 🕒 Times: 10am - 1:30pm PST each day 💻 Location: Online via Zoom 🔗 Register Now: Link in bio

Tell us why kink is meaningful in your life! We’d like to hear from you! Study participation includes an anonymous, confidential survey. To find out more: www.tashra.org/the-kink-flo... Have a question and the Kink and Flourishing Study? Please contact [email protected]

What do you get out of kink? We’d like to hear from you! You may be eligible to participate in our study if you:  - Are a legal adult age or age of majority where you live  - Have ever engaged in kink  - Can read and understand English To find out more:  www.tashra.org/the-kink-flo...