MHM 16: Contemporary Relationships Wrap-Up

Hey Everyone! We're back from Austin! Actually, have been for a couple of weeks- sorry for the delay!

http://traffic.libsyn.com/compassionaterevolt/MHM_16_Contemporary_Relationships.mp3

We wanted to talk a little bit about our trip generally and also share some take-aways from the workshops that we attended. Below are the full titles, speakers names and any other link information we could wrestle up!

• The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry Resources
  • Transitioning to Inclusion: Embracing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Youth in Faith Communities
  • Transitioning to Inclusion: A guide to welcoming transgender children and their families in your community of faith
• Forgiveness- What is it?
  • Mary Wilson, MDiv and Rebekka Falk-Jones, MDiv, MS
• Are You Ready to Become a Parent?
  • Andy Miller, MHSE, MCHES, and Sally Bennett, LCSW
  • Handsome Father
• Just Like Me: Attachment THrough Mirroring, Idealizing, andTwinship in Romantic Relationships
  • Joanna Ricco, MS, MFTI, and Denise BRaken, MSW
• Becoming Parents: Queer People Having Babies
  • Christy Tashjian, CPM, LM, MSN, WHNP and Jenni Huntly
  • MotherBloom Midwifery
• Solution-Focused Brief Therapy With Trans and Gender Variant Couples
  • Rebekka Ouer, LCSW,
  • Dallas Rainbow Counseling 

We feel so lucky to be able to share these resources with you and Austin treated us so well! Thanks Contemporary Relationships!

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www.compassionaterevolt.com

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Skye + Traci 

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Skye is a youth worker, educator, activist and white transmasculine human. Traci is a therapist, yoga teacher, educator and queer vegan femme-inist of color. They reside, practice, navigate, survive and flourish in the Southern California area. The Mental Health Mash-Up is their offering of thoughts, process and tips towards mental health and wellness as queer folks navigating the intersections of stigma, oppression and identities.

MHM 15: Greetings from Austin!

Hey all! Guess where we are?? We're enjoying our last morning in Austin, TX! We're writing this a bit ahead of time to get you the Mash-Up on Monday, but we're pretty sure the conference went awesome and we met some wonderful people! We'll tell you a bit more about that next week.

For the time being we wanted to share some COM|PASSionate Consent Worksheets we made for our little Queering Consent Playshop at the Contemporary Relationships Conference this past weekend!

First up! COM|PASSionate Preference Exploration Flow Chart

While "No, means, NO," is an important place to start in any consent conversation we realize that their are a multitude of layers underlying our ability to say, NO, clearly when we need to. There are also a multitude of layers that inhibit us from saying, YES, when we want to. This cycle multiplies and complicates with each level of intersection- especially for queer folks who spend a lot of time being told they're... well, queer (and not in the good way.) This COM|PASSionate Preference Chart can be used to neutralize and explore your interests, preferences, inclinations and, all out, turn ons. It's a starting point to "getting down with your desires and under the covers with your body boundaries," so you can start a dialogue with your body that informs how you articulate personal consent.

Here's an example of the chart filled in:

Next Up! COM|PASSionate Boundaries Worksheet

Now that you've flow-charted your way through any preferences that need a little more exploration you might want to start thinking about what your body/language/preference boundaries are over all. This chart can help you get organized about boundaries you might want to hold for yourself as well as things you might want to express to current or future partner|s.

Here's an example of the COM|PASSionate Boundaries Worksheet filled in:

Last, but not least! A quick COM|PASSionate Wishlist, Adventurous Ideas + Places to Avoid Chart

This is a quick way to document your preferences and boundaries for yourself or to share with a partner. This list is moveable, changeable and expires at the writer's will!

Here's an example of the list filled in:

So, until next time, we hope that you all have a wonderful week of consensual and fulfilling play and exploration with yourself and others!

Lastly, if you're still confused about consent but understand the etiquette of tea (or if you're anyone on this planet that interacts with anyone else on the planet) watch this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQbei5JGiT8

As always you can reach us at…

compassionaterevolt@gmail.com

www.compassionaterevolt.com

www.compassionaterevolt.wordpress.com

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In COM|PASSionate REVOLUTION,

Skye + Traci 

———-

Skye is a youth worker, educator, activist and white transmasculine human. Traci is a therapist, yoga teacher, educator and queer vegan femme-inist of color. They reside, practice, navigate, survive and flourish in the Southern California area. The Mental Health Mash-Up is their offering of thoughts, process and tips towards mental health and wellness as queer folks navigating the intersections of stigma, oppression and identities.

MHM 14: Queering Consent

Good Morning Revolutionaries!

We hope you all had a lovely weekend!

We're so excited to be ramping up for the Contemporary Relationships Conference this weekend in Austin, TX! We're going to be giving a workshop on Queering Consent: Navigating Relationships Outside of the Hetero AND Homo Normative.

In this episode of the podcast we talk about the essential components of consent and why it's so important for happy, healthy and fulfilled individuals, relationships and sexual interactions!

Stay tuned! In upcoming weeks we'll post helpful worksheets from the workshop and give a recap of how our time in Austin went!

Take a listen!

http://traffic.libsyn.com/compassionaterevolt/MHM_14_Queering_Consent.mp3

As always you can reach us at…

compassionaterevolt@gmail.com

www.compassionaterevolt.com

www.compassionaterevolt.wordpress.com

COM|PASSionate REVOLT FB

In COM|PASSionate REVOLUTION,

Skye + Traci 

———-

Skye is a youth worker, educator, activist and white transmasculine human. Traci is a therapist, yoga teacher, educator and queer vegan femme-inist of color. They reside, practice, navigate, process, survive and flourish in the Southern California area. Read more at http://compassionaterevolt.libsyn.com/#ALOPKXTgZdITBBRC.99

MHM 13: Gratitude + Presence

“Work is love made visible. And if you can't work with love, but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work and sit at the gate of the temple and take alms of the people who work with joy”

{Kahlil Gibran}

Hello COM|PASSionate REVOLUTIONARIES!

Happy Monday! Skye and I are so happy to be back in podcast land! We don't get to do the whole podcast together today and we had to record remotely but we're sitting in present gratitude to be able to share with you all today.. in any format. <3

Take a listen! Or visit our LibSyn Page here.

http://traffic.libsyn.com/compassionaterevolt/MHM_13_Gratitude__Presence.mp3

As always you can reach us at…

compassionaterevolt@gmail.com

www.compassionaterevolt.com

www.compassionaterevolt.wordpress.com

COM|PASSionate REVOLT FB

In COM|PASSionate REVOLUTION,

Skye + Traci 

———-

Skye is a youth worker, educator, activist and white transmasculine human. Traci is a therapist, yoga teacher, educator and queer vegan femme-inist of color. They reside, practice, navigate, process, survive and flourish in the Southern California area.

COM|PASSionate Events

Happy Friday REVOLUTIONARIES! Life has been busy. Master plans have been made, re-made and tossed aside. We've been meditating on the importance of staying grounded and the magic healing power of getting swept away.

Temperance and deep breaths, friends. Temperance and deep breaths seems to be the ticket.

We hope you take time to get lost in dreamland and scrawl some love notes to yourself. Whether your love notes are a yoga class when your to do list is growing, a pause to switch on a lamp and journal when your day is dark or childlike chalk doodles where there could be neat clean sidewalk we encourage you to write with abandon! Place your love notes out in front of you, breathe them in, scatter them carelessly around your heart space and check in with which ones make you soar the highest... when you find them... write those love notes three more times.... scatter again.... repeat.

EVENTS

Get out, take care of yourself and heal in community!

• SATURDAY 5.2.15 Greet the Day Yoga, Deep Dog, Yorba Linda*
• MONDAY 5.4.15 Acoustic Flow Yoga, Deep Dog, Yorba Linda*
• WEDNESDAY 5.6.15 Midweek Mindfulness Practice, Deep Dog, Yorba Linda*

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Don't forget there's lots of upcoming ways to get involved!

• COM|PASSionate REVOLT will be at the Contemporary Relationships Conference in Austin on 5/15-5/16! Registration ends on May 7, 2015 at midnight!  Traci and Skye of The Mental Health Mash-Up are excited to be facilitating a workshop on Queering Consent: Navigating Relationships Outside of the Hetero AND Homo Normative.
• California Women of Color Herbal Symposium is coming up on 5/22/15-5/24/15. It's  a little out of our budget but, oh, how our dirty hippie social justice inspired little hearts did a pitter patter when they noticed this event pop up! Check it out for us if you can!
• All of these internet shenanigans too much? Need to digitally detox? How about checking out Camp Grounded: Summer Camp for Adults!
• Gender Spectrum is coming up in July! "Gender Spectrum provides education, training and support to help create a gender sensitive and inclusive environment for all children and teens." They run an annual conference in Berkeley, CA for youth, families and professionals! Go check them out! Registration is now open!

RECOMMENDATIONS

Feeling like some quiet time at home is what you need? 

• As always, Courtney Klink, our Butch Goddess and our contributor of Isn't it Queer, has found some amazing spoken word internet magic to share! Read Courtney's post on Poly Ponderings on Love, Sex and Connection in Abundance and then fall in love with Dia Davina and their musings on the Polyamorous Mating Habits of the North American Red Squirrel. You might have to fight all of us over this way for biggest crush. Know that your decisions are valid, every journey has struggle and your lack of gracefulness is more than fine! So much love to our queer poly squirrel community!
• LA folx still need a little pick me up? Traipse the City of Angels with eyes open for inspiration by street artist, Morley, or browse their website.

In solidarity,

COM|PASSionate REVOLT

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*Events are put on by the CR Community/CR Community members. Other events are by friends of the CR Community or of interest to the CR Community. Feeling a little nervous about getting out and involved? Email us and if we can we'll make some introductions so you have a friendly face to say "Hi" to when you get there!

**Most of these events will be local to Southern CA (unless we notice an event that sets us off into road trip dreamland.) If you want to do a COM|PASSionate event round-up for your local area let us know!

***Are you an individual, meet-up or community group that has some COM|PASSionate events of your own? Email us for details on how to submit your event to our calendar!

compassionaterevolt@gmail.com

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