💻 ONLINE: When Service Becomes Identity: What Happens When Things Change

About the Event

We’ll explore the grief of service change or loss, the shame that can surface when you are the one driving the need to stop, and the disorientation of not knowing who you are when you’re not useful. --- Service-oriented people rarely plan for changes in service, the absence of someone or something to serve. The changes or silence hit differently than you expected. If your sense of self is organized around providing, losing that role can be bigger than grief alone; it can be destabilizing. This interactive discussion examines the difference between service as a practice and service as identity, and what happens when they collapse into each other. We’ll explore the grief of service change or loss, the shame that can surface when you are the one driving the need to stop, and the disorientation of not knowing who you are when you’re not useful. PRESENTER: Oak is a community educator, artist, and collared & Owned sub with decades of work & event production in the Leather community. As the creator behind Oaken designs, his artwork explores themes of devotion, reverence, and depravity through multiple mediums including resin work. Oak loves to facilitate conversations about ethical submission, embodied consent, and trauma-informed power. TICKETING: $30 suggested. We offer multiple price points, so that cost is not a barrier to attendance. Choose the level you can comfortably afford. https://forbiddentickets.com/events/wicked-grounds/65c6ce2f20 If cost is a barrier at any point on the sliding scale, please use the Volunteer List at the bottom of the listing to request a scholarship seat. ACCESS: This will be a live, online class offered through Zoom. To participate, you will need to download the free, basic version of the Zoom app before the class!