Author Event! Suzannah Weiss's "Eve's Blessing"

Join us on Thursday, September 24th at 6pm as we host Suzannah Weiss, who will be discussing her latest book, Eve's Blessing! Signed copies of the book will be available for purchase.

About the book:

“In sorrow thou shalt bring forth children.” With these words, women fell into a world that saw them as cursed. They are still falling. Today, we define women by suffering: menstrual cramps, mood swings, excruciating childbirth, painful first-time sex. Femaleness itself has come to look like an illness, so now, women seeking solutions for their ailments are dismissed. And as our pain is sanctioned, our pleasure is deemed tricky, complicated, burdensome, elusive.

This reality is not our destiny. These myths are misreadings not just of ancient texts but of women’s bodies. Our pain is the product of oppression imposed for centuries. That’s the real curse. Yet amid this oppression, our pleasure has survived. Once we recover who we were before the fall, we can revel in the blessings of our bodies. Ecstatic births, positive periods, sublime sex, orgasmic lives ― this is who we are behind the cultural curse we’ve been under.

Through inspiring stories from the author and a diverse group of blessed people, Eve’s Blessing charts many paths from pain to pleasure so that you can walk your own. If you’ve drifted away from paradise, this book will guide you back.

About the author:

Suzannah Weiss is a feminist writer, sexologist, and psychotherapist. She
is the author of Subjectified, a memoir/manifesto on ending objectification
through playful dances with language, and Eve’s Blessing, an award-winning
personal, political, and spiritual story of overcoming Eve’s curse by
embracing pleasure where women once accepted pain. Her writing has been
published in *The New York Times*, *The Washington Post*, and more. Learn
more about her at www.suzannahweiss.com, or find her on Instagram
(@suzannahwise) or Twitter (@suzannahweiss).

About the moderator:

Connie Collins is a New York City based sex educator, specializing in marketing for wellness and pleasure brands. A Brown University alum whose thesis focused on pornography and Black feminist theory, she has received multiple grants and awards for her research and brings over five years of experience across sex ed, survivor support, and kink literacy. Connie's scholarship led her to work with organizations such as Erika Lust Films, Cornell University’s Act for Youth, and multiple kink and play party spaces.

Through her Instagram account (@thefirstdatediaries) and her Substack, Get F*cked, she explores modern dating, ethical non-monogamy, and sexual exploration, helping her community navigate intimacy with confidence and curiosity.