Michon Neal

There is a vast amount of misinformation out there concerning the biology and experience of sex. This course fills in the holes in traditional sex education, with a focus on breaking down the myth of sexual dimorphism, teaching correct anatomy and function, and being inclusive of queer and intersex bodies and experiences. Learn about and discuss practices that are commonly dismissed and/or unavailable to most. The possibilities are closer to endless than proscribed. Can be lengthened or shortened according to particular interest and needs.

This is not 50 Shades, and that shit is not remotely cute! It’s abuse!
Eh em.
But if you want to learn about or discuss kinks other than whips and chains – or alternatively if you do want to discuss whips and chains in the context of US history and the Black experience, then this is the workshop for you.
Some questions this presentation will seek to answer (or at least have fun discussing):
*Can race play ever not be racist?
*What is the deal with rape fantasies, anyway?
*Why don’t more Black people participate in the scene?
*How can I practice kink with chronic pain?
*How do I distinguish play from abuse?
*What’s the difference between a fetish and fetishizing?
*What’s the deal with switches, anyway?
*Can I give worship and do acts of service as a Dom?
*What sort of kinks help with relieving symptoms of mental illness?

Decolonize your sex education with this course based on the Sex God’s teachings in the cuilverse. Rather than simply being some power-hungry, reductionistically-slutty, or abusive persona, the Sex God nurtures true intimacy, sexuality-encompassing sensuality, friendship, and individualized linking.
We are often so disconnected from our own bodies and emotions that it interferes with our relationships with other people as well. Even if you practice safe sex, comprehensive sex ed can still leave out other important aspects (not to mention it is still often grounded in colonized values).
True intimacy can only be attained by starting with the self. This workshop leads one through regrounding in the body, discovering personalized activities for feeding one’s touch hunger, focuses on building emotional intelligence, and draws on research and data from my major (Brain and Mind studies) to educate on the effects of various trauma on sensuality, self, and relationships. Ace-aro inclusive!

This workshop draws on science, philosophy, and the experiences of the marginalized to provide you with a better understanding of what emotional intelligence entails.
For example, you’ll learn:

*the different types of empathy
*the difference between empathy and compassion
*the logical end of altruism and sacrifice
*how to undo racialized or partriarchal blocks to your natural sense of compassion
*how to acknowledge and rewire your empathy
*the proper role of emotions and feelings in decision-making, as an ally, and in the ways you create and maintain relationships
*healthy versus inappropriate or abusive expressions of emotions
*how to unpack the myth that abusers don’t feel empathy
…and more!

Uncover the true history of Black indigenous people in America. Understand why the US was founded on systemic racism. Get in touch with roots long lost. Flip the world back right side up by placing Black people back at the center. Racism is about so much more than slavery. And the history, experiences, and capabilities of Black people are so much more than you realize. Decolonize your science, medicine, and other disciplines by adjusting to intersectional lenses. Why does cultural appropriation matter so much? What is a reparational business model and how do you build one? What the fuck can we do about Trump?

There’s one relationship above all others that we humans rarely get to choose or easily escape. One which forms most of our values, preferences, and sense of self yet it’s also one of the least examined and critiqued. While parenting advice abounds, there is very little research done on infant mental health. While the ACEs research has grown in popularity, in general the advice given to children of abusive or toxic parents is to make amends.
Behavior that would be considered toxic and abusive in any other context – financial control, emotional manipulation, power over where one goes and what one eats, control over housing, and on and on – is often overlooked. People are expected to grow and heal from their various childhood traumas. They’re still heavily expected to care for toxic and abusive family members. This course uncovers the most common forms parental/caregiver privilege comes in.

This privilege does not just extend to the caregivers themselves.

This course explores a new way to write about relationships, sex, consent, and sexual diversity in fiction that is sexy, real, and unexpectedly surprising. I want to show that communication, sex, kink, and erotica doesn’t have to be cheap, meaningless, or contrived to be engaging, uplifting, and arousing. There is so little healthy, thorough information on these subjects out there; especially in fiction (even those that purport to deal with polyamory, kink, or queer topics are rather limited in scope).
Each series in The Cuil Effect Project has a different style and highlights different aspects of sexuality, traumatic experiences, and vulnerability. They all compare and contrast healthy and unhealthy relationships, reactions, and states of mind. They are tales of growth, acceptance, and integration. They are meant to be parts of a whole so the more you read the more the overall themes will make sense.
Cuil fiction IS intersectional fiction.