Book Event with Mia Schachter
join margeaux in conversation with mia schacter.
Hi, I’m Mia. I’m an author, multi-media artist, intimacy coordinator for TV, film, and theater, and Tinder’s Resident Consent Educator. It’s my mission to make consent education as digestible and widely available as possible so you can identify your desires, needs, and boundaries and authentically express them to others in your own unique voice.
San Francisco Book Launch
Join us at Book Passage for an author event in celebration of Margeaux Feldman's new book Touch Me, I'm Sick: A Memoir in Essays. Margeaux will be joined in conversation with Amy Berkowitz, the author of Tender Points and Gravitas.
Amy Berkowitz (she/they) is the author of Tender Points (Nightboat Books) and Gravitas (Éditions du Noroît / Total Joy). They live in San Francisco, where they cohost the Light Jacket reading series.
Portland Book Launch
in conversation with emmy marie. Emmy Marie is a trauma survivor, certified trauma-informed coach, and educator who runs the popular Instagram account @bloomingwithemmy. Her work has been featured in the United Nation's Spotlight Initiative, Newsweek, and beyond. Born in Michigan, she is based in Portland and loves sitting by the river with a book and her scruffy dog, Bernie.
Seattle Book Launch
Third Place Books welcomes author, artist, and public educator Margeaux Feldman to our Seward Park store for a conversation with ever jones about their new book, Touch Me, I'm Sick—a memoir in essays focused on trauma, care, and intimacy that calls readers to rethink the ways we seek healing.
Per request of the author, please plan to wear a mask if attending this event. We're thankful for your cooperation!
This event is free and open to the public. For important updates, RSVP is highly recommended in advance. This event will include a public signing and time for audience Q&A. Sustain our author series by purchasing a copy of the featured book!
Ever Jones (they, them) is the author of Transanything (Northwestern University Press 2025), as well as two poetry collections, nightsong and Wilderness Lessons. Ever is a queer/trans writer, artist & instructor based in Tacoma WA. Their work can be found at Kenyon Review, POETRY, North American Review, and others. Visit everjones.com to view some art!
Book Event: In Conversation with Walela Nehanda
Join us for the launch of Touch Me, I'm Sick: a memoir in essays by Margeaux Feldman!
Margeaux, author behind the popular account @softcore_trauma, will take us through rejection of stigmas surrounding trauma and chronic illness, and how we can foster queer forms of intimacy, in conversation with author Walela Nehanda.
Walela Nehanda (they/them) is a queer, non binary, author of critically acclaimed Bless the Blood: A Cancer Memoir (Penguin Teen). They are a fellow for Ford & Mellon’s 2024 Disability Futures cohort & a member of Out 100’s 2020 Class of “ripple inducing change makers” alongside Janelle Monae & Andre Leon Talley. Nationally renowned for how their writing and stage presence “shatters mirrors and windows to reveal the jagged shards of self-determination,” Walela provides workshops, keynotes, hosting, performances, and lectures across the country ranging from academic institutions and summits. Their writing has been featured in TIME, The Poetry Foundation, and SELF Magazine, and they have been interviewed by publications such as The Cut, Nylon Magazine, The Guardian, and more. Walela currently resides in their hometown of Los Angeles, California and is typically fixated on astrology, killer whales, figure skating, researching archival practices, and cultural commentary.
"Touch Me, I'm Sick" Book Launch
join margeaux, in conversation with their two best friends, to celebrate the publication of their first book, touch me, i’m sick: a memoir in essays.
Natalie Amber is a Certified Canadian Counsellor (C.C.C), working from Treaty 6 territory, Edmonton/ Amiskwacîwâskahikan / ᐊᒥᐢᑲᐧᒋᐋᐧᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ, homeland of many First Nations and Métis peoples. She offers psychotherapy services to clients across Canada, with an Internal Family Systems and parts work lens. She believes that nature is our most wise teacher, and when not working as a therapist, devotes herself to her decades-long passion for organic gardening. One of her main goals in life is to be as nerdy and informed about roses and rose care as possible, and to take a full account of all the different kinds of bugs who've made a home in her backyard garden'. She's delighted to be here to celebrate her dear friend Margeaux's memoir, and to discuss the important topic of illness and intimacy.
Varia Erochina is a somatic teacher and practitioner dedicated to personal and collective healing. Queerness, immigration, class struggle, and lived experience of complex trauma orient their work towards justice for all. Varia takes an integrated approach to long term healing, combining their training in Alchemical Alignment trauma resolution, Gestalt psychotherapy, spirituality and somatic parts work. Their popular course How to Feel offers practical education and embodied practice for feeling your feelings. They are the creator of Cards for Self-Care and offer 1-1 and group support, lead workshops, retreats, classes and more. Varia lives as a settler on Dish With One Spoon treaty territory in Toronto, Canada, and spends their free time making ceramics, taking road trips, walking in nature, and pulling tarot cards. Learn more at their website.
Live Q&A with Emmy Marie
For this monthly Q&A, we're joined by Emmy Marie!
Emmy is a trauma survivor turned certified trauma-informed coach who is passionate about supporting survivors to have empowered, safe, and joyful relationships with themselves and others. She creates courses, offers 1:1 coaching, and creates content for social media as @bloomingwithemmy.
You can ask Emmy about:
Relationships
Trauma recovery/CPTSD
Building Trust
Self confidence
Setting Boundaries
Attachment Styles
Strong Communication
Red vs Green Flags
Physical intimacy
My Story
Anything!! Open book
to join, just sign up for my patreon, starting at $1/month, which you can cancel at anytime.
Craft & Cry
Bring your arts and crafts project or print out the collage kit posted in the Craft-and-Cry channel. We'll spend some time quietly crafting together, and at the end folks will be invited to share what they worked on and the last time they cried.
you can join by subscribing to my patreon, starting at $1/month, and you can cancel anytime!
Better Worlds Book Club
Join us for a very chill, informal discussion of Kai Cheng Thom’s magical book I Hope We Choose Love. Come regardless of how much you’ve read, as we’ll read out passages together so that everyone can follow along.
This event is part of the Softcore Trauma Community Discord, which you can join starting at $1/month. Sign up here.
Dating Profiles for Trauma BBs, Queers, and Other Tender Weirdos
making a dating profile can be so overwhelming. we spend hours and hours wondering how do i even talk about myself?? who am i??? what the eff am i looking for?? before shutting down and giving up on dating forever.
while i’m not a relationship coach or dating expert, dating profiles are one of my big special interests, and i’ve spent A LOT of time thinking about what separates the good from the bad, how to make a dating profiles that attracts the other weirdos you’re seeking, and how to push back against all of the cishet scripts that tell you to not be “too direct” or “too intense,” unless you wanna scare everyone off.
Craft and Cry
bring your arts and/or crafts project, or print out the collage kit shared in the "craft and cry" channel. we'll spend the first 90 mins or so crafting quietly to music and then the last 30 mins participants will have an opportunity to share what they worked on and the last time they cried. this brilliant idea comes form the la-based event collage and cry.
Live Q&A with Jezz Chung
this month's live q&a will feature our guest jezz chung. jezz is a multidisciplinary artist, author of the book this way to change here and they host the podcast dreaming different. jezz's work explores the intersection of personal and collective change. their neurodivergent, queer, korean american experiences shape their approach to art making.