by Yulinda Renee | Jul 6, 2026 | Edge of Excellence, Therapeutic BDSM
Yesterday shattered me in the best way possible. Yesterday the Therapeutic BDSM supervision pilot came to a close. Eight humans, three months of intensity, vulnerability, and witnessing, ended with a shift so profound I still don’t have the language to describe...
by Yulinda Renee | Apr 21, 2026 | Heal On Purpose, Kink Conscious, KPSA, Therapeutic BDSM
Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2026 Origin Story Every organization has an origin story. Mine begins with a circle of Black women sitting together refusing to heal alone.Before the nonprofit, the research, clinical frameworks, certifications and the journal, there was...
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 | Jun 29, 2025 | Article, Edge of Excellence, Therapeutic BDSM
We are living in a time of deep instability. Collective stress is high, people are overwhelmed, and the nervous system rarely gets a break. The world doesn’t feel safe, not in our bodies, not in our communities, and not in the systems that are supposed to protect us....
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...
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