Round Table

Round Table is a discussion night here at Petit Portál. Nothing is off the table, with weekly topics (this weeks' below!) ranging in theme from spirituality, to kink, to science, to art-- and everything in between; that we explore respectfully through our shared and differing viewpoints. Come, having explored the week's topic, or ready to! This (five-week) season of Round Table is hosted and mediated by Ash Sanders! With event space host, Li Michelle.

This week's topic: BOUNDARY ISSUES

9/10 therapists agree: boundaries are important! They help us draw a line between ourselves and others, demand respect, and advocate for our needs. They're essential to being happy, whole people.

But is that true? Or do boundaries make us selfish, rigid and emotionally capitalistic? And where did the whole therapeutic concept of boundaries come from, anyway?

Join us this Wednesday for a spicy critique of one of therapy's oldest standbys: that the key to mental health is drawing lines.

This week's reading materials: https://www.parapraxismagazine.com/articles/boundary-issues

About Ash:

Ash Sanders is a journalist, audio producer, and creative who writes about place, environment, religion and mental health. She's also an erstwhile climate organizer and performance artist who creates circles for processing public or political grief. As a young weirdo trapped at BYU and looking for her people, she started a weekly discussion night on art, politics, and psychology that turned how she saw the whole world on its head and introduced her to the fellow seekers and loveable freaks of Provo. Since then, you can find her organizing salons and elaborate theme parties here in Utah or in her other home in Brooklyn. Oh, and rest assured: she'll never miss an opportunity for an around-the-room question. :)