Art, Kink, and Trauma Healing - An afternoon retreat

Sat Nov 15 2025 at 12:45 pm to 06:00 pm UTC-05:00

BirdHaus | Toronto

Rae Szereszewski
Publisher/HostRae Szereszewski
Art, Kink, and Trauma Healing - An afternoon retreat A hands on workshop cultivating connection and creativity for resilience and healing.
About this Event

Join us for an enriching afternoon dedicated to exploring alternative modalities healing targeted to the kink community. Blending elements of learning and therapy, this afternoon retreat offers a unique opportunity to delve into new pathways towards resilience and self-discovery, incorporating your kink identities and journey into the process.




Retreat Itinerary

Opening Tea Ceremony

How do we create containers for us to switch into a specific mindset? This opening tea ceremony will have you choosing ingredients for your own unique blend, connecting your body to your intent.

Healing Trauma with Kink with Rae Szereszewski

A seminar delving into how trauma affects the body and brain, how kink impacts the brain, and when and how kink can be used as a healing modality for trauma. During Q&A, participants will get a chance to talk about their own experiences and get ideas on how they could incorporate healing elements into their scenes and dynamics.

Art Therapy with Jessica Hartig

We will be using art therapy to take a hands-on approach in processing the healing that kink practices can have on individuals with trauma. In art therapy, the process is more important than the product - we aren't looking to create for the purpose of aesthetic, we are looking to create for the purpose of expression.

Community Building

A facilitated and mediated session to self reflect and engage in dialogue to break stigma and end shame.




What you need

Cozy clothes and comfort items! All other supplies will be provided.



About the Facilitators

Rae Szereszewski

Rae Szereszewski is a certified sex educator and Options for Sexual Health SHEC graduate, and has a Bachelor of Design in Fashion and Apparel Design from Ryerson University. She wants to help people struggle less when it comes to navigating their sexual health, interpersonal relationships, and physical bodies. Her goal is to help you make empowered, authentic, and informed choices.

In addition to her experience as a latex designer, she spent 8 years creating sex positive events at Oasis Aqualounge, a lifestyle club, and has worked in a variety of roles in event planning, community building, mentorship, and project coordination.

Learn more about Rae at www.ShareWithRae.com

Jessica Hartig

Jessi (she/her) is a queer & neurodivergent therapist and artist. Her background is in art therapy and she believes in the powerful healing that can come from expressing yourself through creation. As a therapist she takes a trauma-informed and person-centred approach, recognizing that each person has unique needs and growth processes. I am informed through adademic and lived experiences in 2SLGBTQIA+ identities, polyamorous relationships, kink/BDSM, sexual abuse/surviving, and trauma processing.


Event Venue

BirdHaus, 1233r Queen Street West, Toronto, Canada

Tickets

CAD 320.83

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