TODAY: Let’s Talk About Sex, Menopause, and Aging Bodies (walk-ins welcome)
03/29/2023
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We will have fun swag bags, 25 vendors, and good Q&A with experts. Early bird registration ends April 14. (Walk-ins don't get swag bags, so sign up today!)
WHEN: April 22, 10am-3pm
LOCATION: Women’s Club, 410 Oak Grove Street Minneapolis, MN 55403
REGISTRATION required for great Q&A discussions, experiential sessions, wide-ranging vendors, and to receive fun swag bags
CO-HOSTS: Minnesota Women’s Press and The Edge magazine.
Eventbrite: Walks in are welcome at $15, but the swag bags will likely not be available for people who are not pre-registered by Friday noon. (Lunch order deadline has already passed.)
Some of our swag bag contents are courtesy of Shayla Walker, Our Justice MN; the organization offers vibrators, safe sex kits with condoms & lube, free Plan B delivery, as well as help paying for care for abortion, postpartum, post-abortion, and post-miscarriage/loss. Fantasy Gifts is offering lubricants and massage oils. Minnesota Women’s Press options for (pre-paid only) registrants include Jane Evershed cards and posters. Vendors are offering coupons and samples, buttons, stickers, jewelry, breathwork sessions, palm readings, and more as swag bag contents.
Conversation with Lindsey Hoskins of Family Tree Clinic, author of “Principles of Pleasure: Working with the Good Stuff as Sex Therapists and Educators”; AJ, a psychotherapist from Rainbow Health; Peter D’Ascoli, a retired ob/gyn, former medical director for Planned Parenthood and Our Whole Lives sex education facilitator.
We invite readers to submit questions to our anonymous survey. Do you want to know about:
Sexuality after middle age or after losing a partner
Talking with partners about changing bodies and desire
Sexually transmitted infections in elderly populations
The art of self-love
The physiology of changing arousal
Isolation in aging, and eldercare options
LGBTQ+ community health needs
Experiential Edge
10:15-11am: Jodi Jacobson, a nurse and herbalist who went through menopause at age 32
11-11:30am: Teresa Cover, face readings
Lunch Session, 11:30-1
11:30-12pm: Anne Pryor, Lovitude Painting & Rise Book
12pm Entertainment: Khazanah, a belly dance group featuring women over the age of 59
DOOR PRIZES AWARDED: $150 NE Wellness gift card, coaching package discount, gift basket, and more.