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Learning Love & Pleasure from Audre, Adrienne and bell
During a week when many of us are wondering, “Do I like Valentine’s Day?” “Do I not?” or “What does Valentine’s Day mean to me?" I wanted to check in with some inspo from Audre Lorde, Adrienne Maree Brown, and bell hooks. These individuals are all love and pleasure radical thought leaders giving a road map to a world that prioritizes pleasure, equity, self-actualization, and humanity. While I could never do their work justice in a short post, I wanted to direct you to their powerful words.
The current version of myself is a big fan of this external holiday. It’s a time to study love, eroticism, and pleasure and how this shows up in my life and my work as a sexuality OT! For me, it’s a way to center the joys of my giving and I plan out how to intentionally share a little love with my people.
But Audre, Adrienne, and bell, using Black feminist perspectives, offer us very special considerations on love...
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Kathryn Ellis (she/her)
Hi! I'm an Occupational Therapist, ASSECT Certified Sexuality Counselor, and pleasure enthusiast! Here to write about all things sexuality + OT related. If you're an OT looking to learn more poke around the website. If you think you'd like to work with me for sexuality counseling, check out www.drkathrynellis.com to learn more!
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