by Yulinda Renee | Feb 1, 2026 | Personal Reflections
Today is the first day of Black History Month. For me, this moment is about naming what my work has always been oriented toward and what I am actively choosing to embody now. The work I am doing through Power and Praxis and beyond is rooted in a commitment to center...
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 | 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...
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