Mental Stim!
Yulinda Renee has been in love with the written word since the age of five, having won her first literary award for her poetry at the tender age of seven.
When feeling alone, misunderstood, or just needing an outlet she put pen to pad.
Her work tends to be thought-provoking, seductive, therapeutic, and always stimulating!
Mental STIM!
Where seduction, poetry, and academia come together in the written word to stimulate your mind!
Obedience ≠ Submission
Is obedience the same as submission? I’m not so sure. Obedience is about action. Compliance. Doing what you’re told. Someone can be obedient and never actually submit. They can follow rules, perform rituals, and hit every protocol on the list, but still hold...
When Innovation Makes People Uncomfortable
A real-life comment, a grounded response, and the work of building legitimacy beyond legacy systems. Recently, I received a strong critique in response to a post I made in a kink science group about Therapeutic BDSM™. The commenter came in swinging with a polished and...
What Is Therapy, Really? Why Language (and Leadership) Matters in the Work of Healing
There’s a shift happening in the healing world, and I’m in the middle of it. After years of teaching, supervising, building programs, and contributing to platforms that weren’t fully mine, I made a decision that was both terrifying and necessary: I left. I stepped...
When the win isn’t pretty
Finally. Completion.A circle closing. And a lone person standing in the center.Bloody. Beaten. Sword tipped downward in surrender.Surrendering to the acknowledgement that this took everything.This victory cost more than they reckoned. It cost them peace,...
Talking About Trauma and Kink Shouldn’t Be Taboo
There’s a conversation many people avoid having in kink spaces, especially in public. Sometimes it’s fear of stigma. Sometimes it’s the emotional labor of constantly explaining nuance to people who’ve already made up their minds. And sometimes, it’s the pressure to...
Building something from nothing is exciting and exhausting all at once. Here’s what it feels like to stand at the edge of creation…
Building something from nothing is an act of defiance.An act of faith.A battle between vision and reality, exhaustion and exhilaration, certainty and the creeping whisper of doubt. There is a weight to creation.A burden carried by those who see the unseen,who dream...
Suspect Subs Exist Too
Let’s talk about it. We spend a lot of time in kink spaces warning people about toxic Doms. And don’t get me wrong, those warnings are necessary. We’ve seen the damage that can come from unchecked power, entitlement, and manipulation wrapped in dominance. But what we...
Kink as an Identity: More Than Just a Preference
For many people, kink is often seen as something they do rather than something they are. It is framed as an activity, a hobby, or an alternative way to experience intimacy. But for others, kink is much more than that. It is an identity that shapes how they move...
Power, Positioning, and Palatability: Who Gets to Lead in Kink Spaces
I’ve been paying attention. Not just to who’s in the room, but who isn’t. Not just to who gets invited to the table, but who keeps getting left out of the conversation altogether. And there’s a pattern that’s hard to unsee once you notice it. In conversations about...
The Cost of Kink – Who Really Gets to Play?
The world of kink is rooted in belonging, connection, and freedom. It is a space where adults can safely push boundaries, explore power dynamics, and embrace their authentic selves. But here is the uncomfortable truth: not everyone is playing by the same rules. Wealth...
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