Thrive 2025

#ThriveCon

Welcome to Thrive April 25th - 27th, 2025!

THRIVE is hosted and organized by a small team. Meet the team - https://thrivevirtualcon.com/team

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Discover The Warrior Within

THRIVE IS A 3 DAY VIRTUAL CONFERENCE AIMED TO BRING MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS, SMASH STIGMA, BUILD SUPPORT, AND PROVIDE A SPACE FOR BDSM/KINK/LEATHER FOLX TO LEARN, GROW, AND CONNECT BY MOVING THROUGH SHAME AND DISCOVERING THE WARRIOR WITHIN.

Registration

Register now to join us in April
for this amazing all virtual conference!

Registration is free but you must be registered to access the Zoom links.
Registering early helps us get an accurate count to ensure that we can accommodate everyone.

Donate

We are still free to anyone who needs financial access to the amazing event we bring to you every year! Our previous model allowed attendees to donate to individual speakers. This year, we are taking the burden off you and placing the task on our shoulders. Funds received will be divided between speakers, staff, and volunteers that opt to receive them. So EVERYONE who helps make THRIVE happen can be compensated for their labor. We suggest a donation of $5 USD per session you plan to attend or $40 USD if you plan to attend many/all of our sessions.

Are you excited about the THRIVE experience and want to help it continue? Consider donating to help PK/THRIVE continue to provide education.

(please include "THRIVE 2025" in the transaction note)

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Venmo: @AffirmingMatters

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News Feed

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Resource List

We have compiled a guide to some great community resources on mental health, hotlines, therapy guides & directories, LGBTQIA+, BDSM and much more.

Please view and download this free resource.

Presenters

List View

We have an amazing lineup planned with some of the best presenters from around the world.

AJ Renard
she/her
(details)

Presenting:
How to find a therapist?

Humiliation without Body Negativity
Amanda Jepson
she/her
(details)

Presenting:
From the Shadows: Empowerment and Healin...
Barb
She/Her
(details)

Presenting:
The Importance of Shadow Work and Kink &...
Bratty “BossBaby” Azzassin
she, her, fae, Khalessi
(details)

Presenting:
Spoons, Tortoises, & Bad Chargers in You...
Celestial
They/them
(details)

Presenting:
Disability, Neurodivergence, and Trauma ...
Dare Campbell
they/them
(details)

Presenting:
Why My Therapist Doesn’t Know: Barrier...
Drummer Pony
He/Him
(details)

Presenting:
Everyone Else Feels Alone Too - Agency i...

Neurodivergence and Power Exchange AMA P...

Neurodivergence and Power Exchange s-Typ...
Em Marshall
.
(details)

Presenting:
Why My Therapist Doesn’t Know: Barrier...
Garou
she/it
(details)

Presenting:
Neurodivergence and Power Exchange s-Typ...

Neurodivergence and Power Exchange AMA P...
Gloria Jackson-Nefertiti
she/her
(details)

Presenting:
We Do Not Live Single-Issue Lives: an in...
Goblin
They/them and others
(details)

Presenting:
Putting Queer/Kink Affirming Care into p...

Plurality and Kink: navigating parts and...
Harmony
Varies
(details)

Presenting:
Many for the Price of One: How Does a Re...

Neurodivergence and Power Exchange s-Typ...

Neurodivergence and Power Exchange AMA P...

Voices, Visions, & Odd Beliefs: Support ...
Heidi
any
(details)

Presenting:
Aspec, Autism & Kink: Supporting Therapy...
Hunter
He/They/It
(details)

Presenting:
Pawtism: Neurodivergence and Petplay
Idris Dior Onyx
they/them
(details)

Presenting:
Opening Ceremonies and Keynote Speech
J Baby
all accepted
(details)

Presenting:
Service and Neurodivergence Panel
Jace The Caveat
He/They
(details)

Presenting:
Closing Ceremonies and Keynote Speech
Jardinero
He/They
(details)

Presenting:
Symptom Management as Service and Careta...
jasmine/jay
they/them
(details)

Presenting:
Neurodivergence and Power Exchange s-Typ...

Neurodivergence and Power Exchange AMA P...

Service and Neurodivergence Panel
Jessie & Twisted Fox Training
he/they/it
(details)

Presenting:
Hypermobility in your Neurodivergent Cli...
Joy Perez
she/her
(details)

Presenting:
BPD, PTSD & M/s
Kade
he/they
(details)

Presenting:
Aspec, Autism & Kink: Supporting Therapy...
LeatherChaplain
It
(details)

Presenting:
Craving Protocol, Fearing Protocol: Navi...

Sacred Resilience: Embracing Spiritualit...

Fawning, Masking, & Navigating Consent
Lee Harrington
he/him
(details)

Presenting:
Cutting and Kink: Examining Self-Injurio...
Master Castle
he/him
(details)

Presenting:
Neurodivergence and Power Exchange AMA P...

Neurodivergence and Power Exchange D-Typ...
Max Xavier
He/Him
(details)

Presenting:
Many for the Price of One: How Does a Re...

Neurodivergence and Power Exchange D-Typ...

Neurodivergence and Power Exchange AMA P...

Voices, Visions, & Odd Beliefs: Support ...
Meredith
she/they
(details)

Presenting:
ADHD on Both Sides of the Slash
Monday
Any/All
(details)

Presenting:
Accessibility in Hypnokink
Mrs. Dee Supreme & MoniqueButtaflyy
She/her/Princess
(details)

Presenting:
Bound by Understanding: Building Emotion...
Mxstress Rowen
They.Them/We
(details)

Presenting:
Everyone Else Feels Alone Too - Agency i...

Aromantic & Asexual Agency & BDSM Commun...

Putting Queer/Kink Affirming Care into p...
Mz Locs
She/her
(details)

Presenting:
Can I wear this MOO MOO to the Dungeon? ...
Nerdyprinncess
She/her
(details)

Presenting:
Neurodivergence and Power Exchange D-Typ...

Neurodivergence and Power Exchange AMA P...
Nikki A. glaze
she/her
(details)

Presenting:
Mental Mastery: slayvhood As A Gateway T...
Nyx Lunaea
they/them
(details)

Presenting:
Pet Space, Decompressing, and Quiet Heal...

Aromantic & Asexual Agency & BDSM Commun...
O.Y.K.
she/her/girl
(details)

Presenting:
Who’s In Charge Around Here?
Prairiedarling
They/them
(details)

Presenting:
Fawning, Masking, & Navigating Consent
Presenter
she/her
(details)

Presenting:
Neurodiversifying and Cripping Kink: Ref...

Towards a critical and intersectional ne...
Rooster Chantico
they/them
(details)

Presenting:
"I'm Overstimulated!": Making Use of Neu...
Rose
Pronoun Neutral
(details)

Presenting:
Service from a Low Empathy Submissive

(B)DSM-5: The Clinicalization of Kinky P...
Sasquatch
he/him
(details)

Presenting:
ADHD on Both Sides of the Slash
Slave Chy
shey/they
(details)

Presenting:
Neurodivergence and Power Exchange AMA P...

Neurodivergence and Power Exchange s-Typ...
slave joy
she/her
(details)

Presenting:
The Self-Healing Potential of Age Play

PTSD and CPTSD on the Path of Submission...

Service and Neurodivergence Panel

Pet Space, Decompressing, and Quiet Heal...

Humiliation without Body Negativity
Snake and Liz
They/them
(details)

Presenting:
Neurodivergence within our O/p

Neurodivergence and Power Exchange D-Typ...

Neurodivergence and Power Exchange AMA P...
Sol Vorare
They/them
(details)

Presenting:
"I'm Overstimulated!": Making Use of Neu...

Voices, Visions, & Odd Beliefs: Support ...

Bound by Understanding: Building Emotion...

Craving Protocol, Fearing Protocol: Navi...

Many for the Price of One: How Does a Re...

Who’s In Charge Around Here?

Pawtism: Neurodivergence and Petplay
Starr Lynn
They/them/he/him
(details)

Presenting:
B(P)DSM
the Averyn System
they/them
(details)

Presenting:
Neurodivergence and Power Exchange D-Typ...

Neurodivergence and Power Exchange AMA P...

Kinky Neurodivergent Erotica Is A Thing
valuableboy
he/they
(details)

Presenting:
Service and Neurodivergence Panel

We Do Not Live Single-Issue Lives: an in...