Nourished Heart Collective

Liberatory Consent Lab

Starting Summer 2025, I’m gathering a small group of participant-collaborators into a Liberatory Consent Lab. This creative lab is a space where I’ll share rough draft ideas and practices from the consent course I’m building.

We’ll explore a new standard for consent and relationships based in embodiment, power awareness, and relational skill-building. I’m excited to explore together, get feedback, and shape the work in community.

Interested in joining? ✉️ Email nourishedheartcollective@gmail.com with a short intro!

What will we learn about?

Enthusiastic consent is no longer the gold standard, and theory alone isn't enough to change how we relate. Liberatory Consent is an experiential framework grounded in trauma-informed practice, relational skill-building, and intersectional power awareness. It supports participants in cultivating the nuanced, embodied skills to navigate relationships with empathy, self-advocacy, and integrity.

Core themes

Paradigm shift: relationships as a site of liberation

Embodied self-awareness

Domains and boundaries

Comprehensive listening

Communicating with intention

Accountability and repair

Possible themes

The nervous system, attachment theory, and trauma

Unlearning internalized shame

Dynamics of giving and receiving

Why is “no” so difficult? (Understanding people pleasing)

Befriending grief and anger

Intersectional power awareness

Summer 2025 Lab Info

What: A creative lab

Content: Liberatory Consent themes, shaped by participants’ curiosities

How often: Monthly 90-minute sessions on Zoom

When: Likely Saturday afternoons (1pm ET), flexible based on group availability

Start date: Once 4+ people are ready to start

Cost: Free!

Who is this for?

Everyday people that want to elevate their relationships with others and themselves

Educators, organizers, therapists, healers, parents, and helping professionals

Interested in joining?

✉️ Email nourishedheartcollective@gmail.com with a short intro!

What this is

A creative lab - informal, rough draft, WIP space

90-minute sessions, once a month

A small group of participant-collaborators

Interactive - come ready to engage!

What this is not

A full course (yet!)

Linearly organized or fully polished

Open to the public

A passive listening experience

Meet your facilitator

Sam (she/they) is a facilitator who fosters a culture of inclusion, bodily autonomy, and interdependent care. With a focus on body-mind connection and a trauma-informed lens, they hold space for somatic, experiential learning in their workshops.

They’re a Certified Authentic Consent Facilitator with the Atlanta Institute of Tantra, an alumni of the Consent for Educators Program with Consent Wizardry, a student of Dr. Betty Martin’s Wheel of Consent, and a lifelong learner and fellow work-in-progress.

What people are saying…

“Informative, collaborative, revolutionary, culture shifting” - Workshop Participant

“In a world that pulls us harshly between constant communal need and broken concepts of rugged individualism, the Liberatory Consent model is a breath of fresh air. It allows me to understand my care as a gift and helps me learn and honor my limits.” - Phil Stoesz, Co-Director and Certified Trainer of the Critical Response Process

“What resonated to me the most was…getting to practice these and really feeling what that felt like in my body...I think these ideas could help those in my community get more in touch with themselves, what they really want, have more self-understanding and be able to communicate more effectively and have more honest and positive relationships.” -Elena, Workshop Participant

“We can all acquire skills and build upon consent, shifting not only our world but the world around us.” -Rebecca, Workshop Participant

Join the waitlist for the course

If you’re interested in a more structured, future cohort once the content is more developed, you can join the waitlist to receive updates:

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