Outercourse isn’t just foreplay—it’s sex, and you’re probably already having it. Any sexual activity that is non-penetrative is outercourse, whether that’s kissing, grinding, sensation play, or bondage. There are endless ways to have sex beyond intercourse and penetration. This interactive workshop explores the many ways to experience pleasure beyond penetration and how to communicate your sexual desires with confidence. Talking about sex can be awkward—but it doesn’t have to be. Many of us struggle with shame, embarrassment, or just not knowing how to put our desires into words. Let’s break through the discomfort, discover new ways to access pleasure, and practice talking about what we want! 

Do you resonate with One Directions’ “You Don’t Know You’re Beautiful?” Has society made you feel that you are “less than”? Do you ever have trouble setting boundaries?  If so, you might be struggling with your self-worth. Luckily, enhancing your self-worth is possible – most of us will embark on the journey at some point in our lives! This workshop serves as a starting point on the dynamic, lifelong mission of building self-worth from within. Through engaging activities, self-reflection, and group discussions, you will leave this workshop with a deeper understanding of your own self-worth and its impact on your sexual and romantic experiences, and you will be equipped to practice self-compassion strategies for continued growth on your self-worth adventure. Whether you’re looking to improve your relationship with yourself or others, this workshop will help you take the first step toward a more fulfilling, authentic life. Join us as we follow Beyoncé’s lead to become “comfortable in [our] skin” and “cozy with who [we are]”!

Tired of getting ghosted on dating apps but determined to find a connection? Are these apps ruining our ability to flirt, communicate, and genuinely connect? Or do they hold the potential of your next great hookup or love? Join our workshop to consider how dating apps make you feel and learn how to communicate your desires–whether romantic or sexual–with clarity and respect. Through interactive exercises, we’ll tackle challenges like unrealistic online dating expectations, reflect on past negative experiences with apps, and hone the art of expressing interest (or disinterest) on dating app platforms. By focusing on self-awareness, ethical communication, and intentionality, this workshop will help you transform online encounters into meaningful connections centered on pleasure and authenticity. This is your chance to help shift online dating culture.

If someone ignores your needs, dismisses what matters most to you, or judges you for your desires, you’d probably tell them to get lost–right? But wait...what if that someone is you? Your relationship with yourself is the one you can never walk away from, so it's worth taking the time to make sure it's a good one! 

In this workshop you will explore your connection with yourself, with a focus on discovering and developing your sexual self. We will work together to identify sexual values, challenge socio-cultural stigma surrounding sexuality, and design self-intimacy practices that foster self-acceptance and personal growth.

From paleolithic stone dildos to the magic wand, sex toys are a critical piece of human history. But despite outliving thousands of species, sex toys are still shrouded in fear and stigma. With so many options on the market, choosing the right sex toy(s), using them on your own and with a partner, and keeping them clean can be overwhelming. In this workshop, we’ll learn how to use popular sex toys, the risks of sex toys (and how you can prevent them), the benefits of sex toys, and how to maintain them. Join us in hands-on conversation and demonstration to make sex toys a little less scary and a little more fun.

Shame has played a role in how people experience sexuality for millennia. It takes root in our minds, making a home custom built with reinforced bars from the messages religion, family, society, and peers tell us about how we should behave. Shame has us saying “it’s me, I’m the problem, it’s me” instead of recognizing we are bombarded by messages everyday to cut us off from realizing our full sexual selves. Sexual shame can lead to us experiencing higher rates of depression, susceptible to riskier sexual behaviors, and cut us off from the pleasure we all deserve.

Join us as we work to build up our skills to recognize when that inner saboteur is at work inside our minds and how to quiet it. Develop the skills to create spaces where we shut down shame and cultivate our empowerment. By the end, we will all leave energized in our pursuit for sexual pleasure and empowerment, because shame works hard, but like Keke Palmer, baby, we work harder.

Pleasure and orgasm is often ignored in sex education, especially for female bodies. Society teaches us that orgasm is a shameful thing which leads many people to not talk with sexual partners about what they like in bed. Sexual communication is an extremely important tool for us to better connect with sexual partners and enhance experiences of sexual pleasure. Openness to communication and feedback from partners ensures more orgasms, intimacy, and pleasurable experiences with themselves and partners. This openness to communicate helps young adults face issues surrounding shame and help build confidence to advocate for their sexual pleasure. 

In this workshop, we will cover the gaps in sex education that skip female sexual anatomy, understand gender inequity in sexual pleasure (including why the orgasm gap exists), examine anxieties around communicating in bed, and learn how to communicate our desires effectively. These are skills we can bring directly from the classroom to the bedroom.

Fifty Shades of fucked up! As BDSM and kink have become more prominent in mainstream media, more and more people are acting on these fantasies with misinformation and unsafe practices. In this workshop, we will unpack shame, myths, and stigmas, while providing information on how to explore BDSM practices safely, communicate kinky desires with partners, and consider how BDSM and kink can look in your life - both inside and outside of the bedroom.

Is orgasm the ultimate pleasure? Orgasms are great, but what would it look like to define pleasure for ourselves? In this session, we will be challenging limited views of pleasure and developing tools to embrace pleasure beyond orgasm as a source of creativity, joy, and empowerment.