The Most Stressful Time of the Year: Families, Trauma, & Consent
For this 31st edition of the Consent Dojo, Midori is joined by Certified Sex Therapist & co-founder of Respark Foundation— Amanda Jepson, LPC, CST, ACS, ABS.
Explore topics such as…
Why is time with family so stressful for us?
How to identify triggers & manage them
Using boundaries to create consent opportunities
Bring your curiosity and questions for Q + A after the conversation!
Amanda Jepson, LPC, CST, ACS, ABS (she/her) is one of the co-founders of Respark Foundation—a 501(c)(3) non-profit serving survivors of sexual harm, a Clinical Therapist at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs Veterans Health and Trauma Clinic at the Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience, and an adjunct lecturer for the University of Colorado-Denver. Amanda is a Licensed Professional Counselor, ASSECT-Certified Sex Therapist, Board Certified Diplomate of Sexology, and Approved Clinical Supervisor who has been working with trauma survivors for over a decade. She is passionate about empowering her clients as they reclaim their whole selves, providing consultation to seasoned and new providers, and being a sex-positive provocateur in clinical and educational spaces.
Consent Dojo is an ongoing project created by Midori where she sits down with a special guest to discuss different aspects of consent, how communication can affect and enhance our relationships, and how consent transcends the interpersonal world and builds more resilient communities and organizations.