by admin | Nov 3, 2025 | Article, Edge of Excellence, KPSA, Therapeutic BDSM
Every few months, the word liberation trends again. It shows up in campaigns, captions, and conference titles. But in a climate where rights are being rolled back and control is being repackaged as safety, it feels necessary to pause and ask—what does liberation...
by Yulinda Renee | Aug 23, 2025 | Edge of Excellence, KPSA
Let’s talk about it. A lot of what we know and love in the kink world came up underground, on purpose. That’s where it felt safest. Away from people who didn’t get it. Away from judgment, stigmatization, and pathologizing. In the dark, something powerful was built....
by Yulinda Renee | Jul 23, 2025 | Article, Edge of Excellence, KPSA, Mental Illness
What Power Looks Like When It’s Held With Care There’s a difference between consensual sadism and what we’re watching unfold on the world stage. In kink, sadists don’t just cause pain. They hold it. They honor the impact. They check in. They stop when told. They...
by Yulinda Renee | Jun 5, 2025 | Article, Edge of Excellence, KPSA, Therapeutic BDSM
A real-life comment, a grounded response, and the work of building legitimacy beyond legacy systems. Recently, I received a strong critique in response to a post I made in a kink science group about Therapeutic BDSM™. The commenter came in swinging with a polished and...
by Yulinda Renee | May 26, 2025 | CPKP, Edge of Excellence, KPSA, Therapeutic BDSM
There’s a shift happening in the healing world, and I’m in the middle of it. After years of teaching, supervising, building programs, and contributing to platforms that weren’t fully mine, I made a decision that was both terrifying and necessary: I left. I stepped...
by Yulinda Renee | Apr 28, 2025 | Article, Edge of Excellence, Kink Conscious, KPSA
For many people, kink is often seen as something they do rather than something they are. It is framed as an activity, a hobby, or an alternative way to experience intimacy. But for others, kink is much more than that. It is an identity that shapes how they move...
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