I have always been voracious in my pursuit of sexual knowledge. Sneaking books out from my school's library, seeking out information online, and reading the books on my parents' bookshelves. I was the go-to friend for questions about sex, teaching friends how they could masturbate and what safer sex practices looked like (far before I even had sex, mind you). Interestingly, my focus in sex education has remained consistent throughout my life, focusing on the impact that access to information has on experiencing the erotic and discovering pleasure.

Looking back, I can see how the choices in my life led me to work as a sex educator.

I obtained my B.Sc. in Psychology from the University of Warwick, an excellent program that focused on both the humanistic and scientific approaches to the field. Upon graduating, I decided to move back to the States to be closer to family and would work a variety of jobs that would circle back to the importance of sex and relationship education. However, it was not until 2020, when the pandemic hit, that the ball really started rolling.

I had been working as an independent artist for a couple of years by that point. During lockdown, as I began the holistic sex education certification program at ISEE, I shifted my work and focused on incorporating erotic art into my practice. In the beginning, I focused on familiar avenues of sex education - providing people with tools, resources, and techniques to get them to diversify their sexual toolbox. Expanding my introductory courses.

Removing shame and lifting the taboo.

As time moved forward, and as I learnt about sex through a more holistic lens, I began incorporating knowledge learnt during my undergraduate degree. Understanding the impact that mindfulness could bring to the table in bridging a mind-body connection, so that people could experience a more aligned sexual experience. This was where I saw the importance of incorporating art with my sex education, as I found them to have a beautiful symbiosis with one another. Education provides people with the context, tools, and resources needed so that they can then implement knowledge into their sexual practices. Art helps to combat the taboo surrounding sex, lifting the veil of shame by inviting folx to have vulnerable conversations about sex, pleasure, and fantasy.

So who am I in all this?

I am a queer, neurodivergent, latinx artist and educator who is nerdy and passionate about sex. Born in Venezuela and brought up in the US, the UK, and Norway has afforded me the ability to be multilingual. Uncovering how bisexuality shows up in me and becoming more confident in being nonbinary has allowed me to engage with sex, gender, and pleasure in a way that might not fit the social norm, but is more aligned with me. Understanding how my ADHD, autism, and dyslexia show up and interact with one another allowed me to create a life that does not feel pressured to fit the demanding productivity needs of capitalistic society, but instead a more creative life that provides the space for those neurodivergencies to shine. My identities shape and form my sex education practices. I not only teach through these lenses, but I also focus on providing the information needed for informed decisions around sexual health and wellness. To take that information with mindfulness practices to curiously explore your own relationship with sex, pleasure, and sexuality, and form sexual practices that best align with you.