PRESENTATIONS & wORKSHOPS IN THE STUDIO THEATRE on the half-hour: 20 miNUTEs PER TOPIC + 10 miNS Q&A

 Finding "Kink-Friendly" in the

Mental Health World
Lady Elle’s interactive presentation will teach participants how to find and vet kink-friendly therapists. She will discuss what to expect from counselling and how to identify red flags that a therapist is not a good match for people involved in kink/BDSM. 

 Lady Elle has worked in the mental health field for over 25 years. She has worked with and counselled people living on low incomes who are also connected to community supports and services. Our guest speaker has also worked in private practice for several years before opting to work in an agency that offered a better work/life balance.

She returned to graduate studies to focus on how the mental health profession can improve how it works with people in the kink and BDSM community. Her goal is to develop an education program that transforms kink-friendly therapists into kink-affirming therapists. Lady Elle is also in a FLR relationship with Her lifelong partner, henry. 

 Play Piercing for Pervs

Learn the how's and why's of play piercing. It can be artistic, sadistic, and can empower both top and bottom. Curious about technique? Wondering about supplies? Concerned about safety? This demo followed by a Q&A will set you on the path to safe, hygienic and beautiful sharps play.  

MadamSuncast (she/her, bottom-leaning switch) finds bottoming for sharps to be very meditative. It's also a wonderful way of connecting with her top, and creates a sense of personal accomplishment and personal transformation. MadamSuncast enjoys being a pincushion for trustworthy play partners. 

 Pleasure_Tyrant (they/them, Dom/top) started sharps play when they were a child, pushing sewing needles through the skin on their fingers. As an adult, they learned proper hygienic and artistic play piercing techniques and have been honing those skills for the past 6 years. They find sharps play deeply meditative and rewarding. 

 Play is a Powerful Practice

Add joy to your life by supporting

your mind, body and spirit.

“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.”

Modern living can be demanding and stressful. Tedious tasks and mundane responsibilities often feel like a drag. Learning to lighten up and play

becomes a true necessity.

Some people seem naturally talented at being playful. Others need more guidance and encouragement.

Sensual self-exploration is a form of self-care you can easily nurture.

Having the right tools makes playtime even more exciting.

You won’t want to miss this holistic perspective on pleasure. Experience an adventure of self-discovery through play with CherryPoppin Suzie. 

Relationship Anarchy: Decolonizing Love and Connection

Stella Monique Vandal is a queer and neurodivergent interdisciplinary artist and writer who has made her home on Manitoulin Island. Her work explores the intersections of systemic stigma,

personal resilience, and communal care.

She weaves together her lived experiences, drawing on her background as a queer, neurodivergent artist

and advocate, the work of psychologists leading in the field, and what she learned living alongside Anishinabek and Haudenosaunee people. Vandal invites the audience to reimagine love, community, and reciprocity beyond hierarchical norms. Through stories of struggle and transformation, she shares how embracing interdependence and honouring one's sacred point

of view can be powerful tools for personal authenticity and collective healing.

Through her art and public engagements, Stella challenges audiences to embrace authentic relationships, deconstruct hierarchies, and build connections rooted in mutual care as radical acts of sovereignty and pathways to collective liberation.