Sex, Sexuality & Pleasure After Trauma with Trauma Queen Jimanekia Eborn
the MAC

The results may appear suddenly or they may appear over time. This event will speak to where trauma can manifest within our bodies, our actions and how that may affect us in the bedroom. We will talk about how to reclaim bodily agency and how to reconnect to your sexuality - which isn’t just about sex. We will look at our entire bodies and beings.

Jimanekia Eborn, host of podcast Trauma Queen, sex educator specialising in sexual trauma support and supporting survivors, spoke to some of the wide-ranging effects of trauma, and importantly, the tools and exercises that support healing and a reconnection with your sexuality.

Mardi Kennedy, of The Rainbow Project, facilitated this conversation, weaving in questions and queries from audiences.

About the speakers

JIMANEKIA EBORN

Jimanekia Eborn is a Queer Media Consultant, Comprehensive Sex Educator, and Sexual Assault & Trauma Expert. With a Masters in Health Psychology, she has worked in mental health for the past 13 years in sex education and sexual trauma support. Jimanekia is the host of Trauma Queen - a podcast mini-series for survivors of assault and our allies. She is also the Founder of Tending The Garden, a healing retreat for survivors of assault of different marginalised identities. In 2020, Jimanekia co-founded Centaury Co., bringing increased representation to the field of Intimacy Coordination in the film industry.

MARDI KENNEDY

Mardi Kennedy is a Queer Community Development worker from Melbourne, Australia. She passionately advocates for the rights of LGBTQ+ folk and sex workers both professionally and personally. Over the past 10+ years Mardi has worked with marginalised populations within advocacy and educational positions and has been with The Rainbow Project for over 4 years. Mardi encourages healthy sexual expression and robust discourse about sex and sexuality within a safe, open and prideful session for The MAC for IWD 2021.