“Jimanekia Eborn and Tending The Garden have once again created a safe space for very necessary and yet often overlooked conversations about the intersection of survivors and people with marginalized identities.” – jessica drake
Chicago – Wicked Sensual Care today announced that brand strategist, sex educator, and Wicked Pictures contract star jessica drake was a featured speaker at Tending The Garden’s 2021 Virtual Summit.
A healing retreat for survivors of assault founded by sex educator and trauma expert Jimanekia Eborn, the two-day virtual summit Tending The Garden: Summit For Healing was designed to bring healing and accessible space to survivors of sexual assault, particularly those of marginalized identities. The event provided participants with access to licensed therapists, counselors, sex educators, and fellow survivors through a series of panels and discussions. jessica spoke alongside licensed clinical social worker Angie Gunn and veteran sex worker, community organizer, and black feminist pornographer Sinnamon Love on the panel Being a Sex Worker and a Survivor.
“Jimanekia and Tending The Garden have once again created a safe space for very necessary and yet often overlooked conversations about the intersection of survivors and people with marginalized identities,” jessica said of the summit. “Not only was I honored to speak as a panelist on Being a Sex Worker and a Survivor along with Sinnamon Love and Angie Gunn, I also attended the entire summit and learned so much from each of the panelists. As a survivor, finding new ways to heal and feeling a sense of community are so important, and I highly recommend everything Jimanekia and Tending The Garden have to offer.”
A much sought-after public speaker, jessica has garnered enthusiastic praise for her appearances at universities and sex-positive events across the country, with Dr. David Frederick of Chapman University’s Crean School of Health and Behavioral Sciences describing her as “an exceptional speaker. I would highly recommend her as a speaker for any class related to media issues, gender, or sexuality.” Dr. Constance Penley, Professor of Film and Media Studies and Co-Director of the Carsey-Wolf Center at UC Santa Barbara, sees her as “a compelling and articulate sex educator who is also smart, funny, and compassionate.”
To learn more about the mission of Jimanekia Eborn and Tending The Garden, please visit TraumaQueen.Love and TendingTheGarden.Love.
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ABOUT TENDING THE GARDEN
Tending The Garden started as just an idea while Jimanekia Eborn was at a 10 day silent retreat. In the beginning, it was intended to be a retreat that would be held maybe just once or twice a year. Organizers quickly learned that this was going to be more than that. In totality, Tending The Garden is for survivors who are looking for community, healing, education, and growth. Tending The Garden strives to provide this community through the retreat, workshops, live events and resources. The retreat as well as all of the programming is for marginalized individuals who want to feel seen, supported, and heard in an environment wherein they will be respected and not re-traumatized.
ABOUT JESSICA DRAKE
An exclusive Wicked Pictures performer, writer, and director, as well as Wicked Sensual Care’s resident sex educator and brand strategist, jessica drake’s brilliant career is illuminated by her prodigious talent and adult industry clout. A recipient of three coveted AVN Best Actress awards and AVN’s Mainstream Star of the Year honor, jessica has solidified her status as one of the industry’s most illustrious stars. However, it is her time invested in healing, working alongside, and educating the public of which she is most proud. In her self-directed, written, and produced “jessica drake’s Guide to Wicked Sex” series of instructional videos, jessica brings erotic topics to life through intimate demonstrations performed by some of today’s top adult stars. Each edition addresses a different aspect of human sexuality, which is presented in the spirit of inclusion and explored with a distinct blend of knowledge, experience, and good humor. The series has earned recognition from AVN, XBIZ, and The Feminist Porn Awards, and is available on DVD, VOD, and multiple streaming platforms.
A charismatic public speaker, the same demand for her modern sex education DVDs also takes jessica around the world – presenting seminars and workshops at expos, retail outlets, and colleges like USC, UCLA, and Chapman University – where she speaks to curious adults desiring to learn more about sex, romance, and communication. jessica also continues to be a paramount voice for sex workers across the world – she’s spoken at the Let Us Survive March, a rally for sex worker rights, and is a continuing sponsor of one of the first summits for sex workers, CatalystCon.
Dubbed “The Porn Entrepreneur Next Door” by Forbes, jessica drake is an advocate for sex education, advocacy, and inclusion. “My passion comes from personal experience, from the idea we are all connected.”
ABOUT WICKED SENSUAL CARE
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Since its inception in 2013, Wicked Sensual Care has been at the forefront of the sexual pleasure industry, receiving a multitude of awards each year including Outstanding Lubricant at the ‘O’ Awards, in addition to being recognized as Best Lubricant Manufacturer three times by AVN.
In 2021 the accolades for Wicked Sensual Care’s newest collection poured in. simply™ AQUA, was named Sex Lubricant of the Year by XBIZ, and simply™ Hybrid Jelle received the award for Outstanding Lubricant Product from AVN’s ‘O’ Awards. Wicked Sensual Care was also named Best Enhancement Manufacturer by AVN.
These acknowledgements continue to shine a spotlight on Wicked Sensual Care and have made the brand a quick media favorite garnering regular recommendations from Cosmopolitan, Men’s Health, Buzzfeed, Glamour and more.
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