#173 Fetishization and Body Worship (with Yael Rosenstock Gonzalez)

Yael R. Rosenstock Gonzalez (she/her/ella), known as YaeltheSexGeek, is a queer, polyamorous, neurodivergent Nuyorican (Puerto Rican New Yorker) Jewish pleasure activist (a term popularized by adrienne maree brown) who believes that sexual wellness and sexual liberation involve our whole selves. In her coaching and educational offerings she centers identity, values, and social positioning work, playful exploration, and intimacy with self and others. She is the founder of Kaleidoscope Vibrations, LLC (KV), a company dedicated to supporting exploration and creating spaces for individuals to find community and belonging in their identities, and Sex Positive You, which adds to KV's work by centering sex, sexuality, and intimacy. She is the author of An Introguide to a Sex Positive You: Lessons, Tales, & Tips and is a sex writer for The Buzz by Pure Romance. Yael is also currently a Curriculum Strategist, Facilitator, and Coach with the Center for Ethnic, Racial, and Religious Understanding and a Health Behavior doctoral student with the Center for Sexual Health Promotion at IU Bloomington. Her research centers the nuances of identity and power in topics of sex, consent, desire, pleasure, embodiment, agency, and partnering styles with a particular interest in Latines as a population that is underserved within sex-positive work. Key points: Yael introduces herself Internalizing body shaming Our capacity for pleasure Being fetishized by others Fetishization vs Worship Practical tips for exploring pleasure Relevant links: Yael’s website: www.sexpositiveyou.com Yael’s Instagram: @yaelthesexgeek  Yael’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/yaelthesexgeek