On May 6 and 7, I attended a therapy training conference with one of the leading organizations in mental health, The California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. This event attracted hundreds of therapists from throughout the country. I took several courses and will be writing a series of essays on my observations, thoughts, and impressions.
I attended the conference to have in-person interactions with colleagues and to learn firsthand what is happening in my profession.
One class was titled “From Unwanted Pain to Sexual Pleasure: Common Health Concerns Impacting People With Vulvas.” It was a class on sexual dysfunction for women.
The first part of the class was about erasing binary language and how terribly binary our world is. The instructor, Dr. Mia Fine, Ph.D., LMFT, CST-S, CSE, said there are as many genders as there are stars, like the constellations. She explained that the word “guys” is problematic because you never know who you are talking to….