
Thrive 2023
#ThriveCon
Join us April 28th - 30th, 2023 for an amazing free 3 days of virtual classes focused on mental health in for BDSM/Kink and Leather folx.Or
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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.
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
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We have an amazing lineup planned with some of the best presenters from around the world.
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AJ Renard
she/her
(details)Presenting:
Healthy Hurting: BDSM with a History of ...
When Trauma Appears
How Anti-Fat Bias Shows Up In Kink
When Trauma Appears -
Bri Burning
she/her and they/them
(details)Presenting:
s-Type Neurodivergence and Power Exchang...
Combined Panel -
Calliope
they/them
(details)Presenting:
Power Exchange Strategies for ADHD -
Caterpillar917
It/its
(details)Presenting:
s-Type Neurodivergence and Power Exchang...
Combined Panel -
Charlie Doll
They/He/It
(details)Presenting:
Kink while Cr*zy: living as a player wit...
s-Type Neurodivergence and Power Exchang...
Combined Panel -
Drummer Pony
He/Him
(details)Presenting:
Self and Purpose in Gardening and D/s -
Ev
they/them
(details)Presenting:
Trauma and Kink -
Fredrick
Gender Punk
(details)Presenting:
BDSM & Sexual Mindfulness -
HannahTheScribe
She/Her
(details)Presenting:
Anorexia in the Scene
s-Type Neurodivergence and Power Exchang...
Combined Panel -
HopeLythi
she/they
(details)Presenting:
s-Type Neurodivergence and Power Exchang...
Combined Panel -
House of Kush
Various
(details)Presenting:
Cannabis, Kink and Mental Health -
Jude Ecole
any
(details)Presenting:
A crying shame: Navigating vulnerability... -
Kero
Agnostic
(details)Presenting:
Negotiating styles of the Neurospicy
Oppressed Intersectional Identities in K...
D-Type Neurodivergence and Power Exchang... -
Kit
they and/or she
(details)Presenting:
hacking shadow work & biochemistry: crea... -
Lani
They/Them
(details)Presenting:
Tying Outside the "Societal Norm"
Am I Neurodivergent? Discussion -
LeatherChaplain
He, They
(details)Presenting:
Understanding the Impact of Religious Tr... -
Lee Harrington
he/him
(details)Presenting:
Trans Rage -
lilybeast
she/her
(details)Presenting:
Self Care and Submission -
Little Mx. Goth
they/them
(details)Presenting:
All The Anxious Daddies: Managing Anxiet... -
Lord Allen aka pup juniper
they/them
(details)Presenting:
How to talk to your autistic submissive -
Master Penguin
he/him
(details)Presenting:
I'm Quirky and I know it -
Meredith
she/her
(details)Presenting:
Defeat the Weasels: Rejection Sensitive ... -
Mistress Sheba
she/her
(details)Presenting:
How KINK helped me as a survior: Black W...
D-Type Neurodivergence and Power Exchang... -
MonsignorX & Verseria
He/him, She/her
(details)Presenting:
Abuse in M/s and D/s Relationships and C... -
Ms Jamie (TwoPints)
She/Her
(details)Presenting:
My SuperPower is Neurodivergence
D-Type Neurodivergence and Power Exchang... -
Ms Kora Acebear
She/They
(details)Presenting:
Living an Enriched Kink Life with Border... -
Mx Jade
She/They
(details)Presenting:
Your body, Our space, this energy: creat... -
Mx Pucks A'Plenty
they/them/YAS Queen
(details)Presenting:
Discussion: Disability Justice in Kink
D-Type Neurodivergence and Power Exchang... -
Mx. Naukara Singh
They/Them
(details)Presenting:
A Sociopath's Guide to Good Mastery -
Mxster Mita
They Them
(details)Presenting:
Sobriety in the Lifestyle
Mental Health and QTBIPOC -
Mxstress
They.Them/We
(details)Presenting:
BDSM & Sexual Mindfulness
Super Neurodivergence: AuADHD & Kink
Medication Mitigation: Pharmaceutical in... -
Nyx Lunaea
they/them
(details)Presenting:
Self and Purpose in Gardening and D/s
You Are Not Lazy: Executive Dysfunction -
OldSchoolBabyBat
He/Him/His
(details)Presenting:
A Little Catharsis: Navigating 24/7 Big/... -
Pill
She/Her He/Him
(details)Presenting:
RSD, the Rejection Sensitive Dominant
Autism and Authority Transfer: Centering... -
Ruby Cooper
she/he/they
(details)Presenting:
BDSM and Substance Use
D-Type Neurodivergence and Power Exchang... -
Sar
She/Her
(details)Presenting:
How to be Kinky and a Practicing Profess... -
Shalimar
They/them
(details)Presenting:
s-Type Neurodivergence and Power Exchang...
Combined Panel -
Shway
(She/her)
(details)Presenting:
BDSM & Healing -
silkys_kitten
They/ Them
(details)Presenting:
My Experiences As a 201 Bottom -
slave ginna
her/she
(details)Presenting:
I'm Quirky and I know it -
stabbie
they/them
(details)Presenting:
Kinking and Feeling -
Teacake
They/He
(details)Presenting:
Ifa and BDSM -
Tora Vorare
They/them
(details)Presenting:
Medication Mitigation: Pharmaceutical in... -
Xharrito
They/Them
(details)Presenting:
No Really, I Can't: Executive Dysfunctio... -
Xir Oya
They/He
(details)Presenting:
A Kinky Path to Shamelessness
Schedule
April 28th - 30th, 2023
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Clicking on the class name will take you to the class details
All classes will have Closed Captioning
Classes and Panel discussions will have a 100 person limit.
Marking "Going" does not guarantee a spot in the class so don't be late.
Zoom links will be published the opening day of the confernece and can be viewedby clicking the class name in the schedule above, once you are registered and logged in.
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Thrive Team
We would like to express our gratitude to the team that made Thrive possible!
Thrive 2023
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