I’m Bringing The Monster Under The Bed To Vancouver, BC!

In less than two weeks I’m heading up to Vancouver, BC for the first time. I’m extremely excited about that for multiple reasons (there’s a Superhero Sex Shop up there!) but perhaps the most exciting reason is the actual purpose of the trip:

Facing The Monster Under The Bed: Navigating Sex & Relationships While Coping with Depression

That’s right, The Monster Under The Bed is back! Over the last three years, Monster Under The Bed sessions have been one of the most fun and rewarding parts of my work. I’m so excited to be speaking publicly about sex and depression again and I’m even more excited to be doing it with a colleague I have long respected and admired- Shadeen Francis, MFT! This session will build on the existing conversation with a new focus on relationship dynamics, strategies, and resources to help partners navigate sex and depression together.

We’ll be speaking at ConvergeCon on April 7th 11am- 12:10pm

Can’t make it to the session? That’s okay, there are several fun things you can do!

Follow along on Twitter with #BCMonster

Keep an eye on Twitter. I’ll share the hashtag with attendees and you can use it to follow along!

Support my work on Patreon to read excerpts from my book The Monster Under The Bed: Sex, Depression, and The Conversations We Aren’t Having

Seriously, patrons get a new excerpt every Monday and I’ve been doing this for over a year so there’s a TON of content just waiting for you!

Score some super-fun Monster gear (featuring me as Wonder Woman!)

Last May SheVibe made me their cover girl! Now we have all sorts of fun Monster Under The Bed stuff available – JoEllen on a pillow, anyone?

Speaking of SheVibe…

This trip wouldn’t be possible for me without the help of my favorite sexy superheroes– the good folks at SheVibe! My love for this company has never been a secret and I am thrilled to be partnering with them for this trip. Their site is rad, they are wonderful people and I so appreciate their support both on this trip and in general – Seriously, the SheVibe crew has always been super-supportive of me and I appreciate it to no end. Thank you so much to SheVibe for making this trip possible for me!

Me, Sandy, Thor, & Caitlin from Sexational

The crew as comic heroes!

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JoEllen Notte is a writer, speaker, and mental health advocate whose work explores the impact of depression on sex and relationships. Since 2012 she has written about sex, mental health, and how none of us are broken here at The Redhead Bedhead.

JoEllen has led workshops nationwide on sexual communication, navigating consent, having casual sex kindly, and dating as an introvert. She has toured sex shops, spoken at length on dildos, and even started a sex school but she is happiest and most effective when writing and speaking on behalf of quiet people who have sex. Check out her video series on attending conferences as an introvert and her extensive writing on sex and depression.

JoEllen has spoken at Clark College, University of Chicago, University of Tennessee, the Guelph Sexuality Conference, Woodhull’s Sexual Freedom Summit, and the Playground Conference

JoEllen’s first book The Monster Under the Bed: Sex, Depression & The Conversation We Aren’t Having was published by Thorntree Press in March 2020. Her new book In It Together: Navigating Depression with Partners, Friends, and Family was published by Thornapple Press in March 2023.