Neurodivergence & BDSM— Online Event

£15.00

Sunday 13th September, 7pm GMT / 1pm PST

Why BDSM frameworks can feel grounding, regulating and emotionally intuitive.

There is a significant crossover between neurodivergence and BDSM, but most conversations stop at simply acknowledging that it exists. This session explores why.

Hosted by therapist Maya Attia LMFT, this discussion looks at the relationship between neurodivergence, structure, control, sensory processing and intimacy. Why clearly defined dynamics, rituals, scripts and negotiated expectations can feel calming rather than restrictive. Why BDSM frameworks can reduce ambiguity, decision fatigue and overstimulation, allowing some people to feel more present in their bodies and relationships.

Topics include:

  • Structure, ritual and predictability in BDSM
  • Sensory regulation, overwhelm and shutdown
  • Why scripts, negotiation and protocols can feel grounding
  • Performance anxiety vs presence
  • The role of consent, pacing and anticipation
  • Exploring kink authentically rather than performatively

Grounded in both clinical experience and lived experience within kink communities.

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About Georgie

Georgie Blewett, MSc is a somatic sex and relationship practitioner, specialising in desire and arousal, dissociation during sex, and kink and BDSM.

She is dedicated to helping clients deepen their understanding of themselves and feel grounded in safety and authentic connection. She believes that developing a sense of self through tools of consent, boundaries, and core values is the key to fulfilling relationships with partners and the self.

She received the Research Methods in Psychology Award 2022 from the University of St Andrews for being top of her class, with her dissertation entitled Stigma, Identification and Wellbeing in the BDSM Community: testing the rejection-identification model in kink practitioners (subject to journal publication).

She has also sat on numerous kink and BDSM research teams including KISS (Kink Identification Scale Survey) and TASHRA (The Alternative Sexualities Health Research Alliance). Most importantly, she has been a part of the BDSM community as long as she can remember

About the Series

Much of what exists around kink focuses on technique or performance. What’s often missing is a deeper understanding of why we want what we want, how those desires take shape, and how they can be expressed in a way that feels considered and connected.

These sessions are designed to slow that down. To look at desire, power, fantasy, and connection through a more thoughtful lens, bringing together psychological insight, embodied awareness, and real conversation.

It’s about understanding yourself more clearly, and creating space for a kind of intimacy that feels intentional and grounded.