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The Pleasure Principle 2027 Advancing Sexual Health Together

The room where the whole care team learns sexual health.

One day on sexual health through perimenopause and menopause, for pelvic physiotherapists, nurse practitioners, physicians, psychotherapists, dietitians, naturopaths and everyone else on the care team. Kept small on purpose. Sold out two years running. Now with a 2027 lens on how differently this chapter shows up for different people.

Super Early Bird, $250 See what is new in 2027
91%of 2026 attendees rated the day five out of five
95%said they will apply what they learned in practice
100%rated it four or five. Not one rating below four.
86%already said yes to coming back in 2027. Zero said no.

Source: 2026 post-conference evaluation.

Two practitioners greeting each other warmly at the conference

Why this room exists

You were trained in your discipline. Nobody trained you in this.

Perimenopause and menopause change sexual health for almost every patient you see, and most of us learned about it in a single lecture, if at all. The Pleasure Principle is the one day a year where every discipline sits at the same table and learns it together: the evidence, the language, and the people to refer to.

Pleasure is a necessity, not a luxury. We treat it as real clinical practice.

  • Cross-disciplinary by design. The physician, the pelvic physio, the psychotherapist and the dietitian hear the same talk and then compare notes over lunch.
  • Felt, not just taught. Story, humour, movement and a land acknowledgement people still talk about, beside the research.
  • Apply it Monday. Every session is built to change what you say and do in your next appointment.

The 2027 lens

Every body. Every experience.

Perimenopause and menopause do not arrive the same way for everyone. Race, ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression shape which symptoms people have, how they talk about them, how they respond to care, and how the healthcare system meets them. Too often, it meets them badly.

In 2027 the whole day is built around learning to see those differences and care for them well. You asked for a larger focus on menopause. Here it is, with the people who are usually left out of the conversation at its centre.

The same hormones. A very different experience. Care that finally accounts for both.

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01

Symptoms that do not match the textbook

How the menopause transition presents across racial and cultural communities, and why standard screening misses so much of it.

02

Menopause beyond the gender binary

Sexual health through perimenopause and menopause for trans men, non-binary and Two-Spirit people, and for lesbian, bisexual and queer people, and what affirming pelvic and primary care looks like.

03

The system, and your part in it

Where care breaks down, what the research says about who gets heard, and the practical changes any clinician can make this month.

How the day runs

One room in the morning. Your choice in the afternoon.

Attendees told us two things after 2026: keep the intimacy, and give us more ways to take part. So 2027 keeps everyone together for the morning, opens into streams after lunch, and weaves interactive moments through the whole day.

Attendees standing and moving together during an embodiment break
Morning

Everyone in one room

The keynote and the 2027 lens, heard together, so every discipline starts the day from the same place.

Afternoon

Choose your stream

Pick the talks that fit your practice, then bring what you learned back to your table. Two streams, one shared closing.

All day

Interactive and immersive

Movement, embodiment and hands-on moments alongside the lectures, plus real time to meet the people you will refer to for years.

Draft format. The full program is announced in the new year.

Kristen Parise holding up a phone showing The Pleasure Principle conference app
The Pleasure Principle app home screen: Advancing Sexual Health Together

The conference app

The whole day, in your pocket.

Every attendee gets The Pleasure Principle app on their phone. Introduced in 2026 and very well received, it is back for 2027 with the full program, your afternoon stream, and everything you need before, during and after.

  • Live agenda and speaker bios
  • Vendor passport with a prize draw
  • Session resources and handouts
  • Morning reflection prompt
  • Feedback and your certificate, same day
  • Parking, Wi-Fi and the small print

Built for the room, not the inbox. Nothing to print, nothing to lose.

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Who is in the room

Every discipline that touches this patient.

Most continuing education puts one profession in a room and talks to it. We put the whole care team around one patient. It is the number one reason attendees refer each other, and it is why a colleague recommendation is how most people find us.

Pelvic health physiotherapists Nurse practitioners Physicians Psychotherapists and sex therapists Registered dietitians Naturopathic doctors Occupational therapists Registered massage therapists Midwives and nurses Students

Tickets

The first forty seats are $75 off.

Regular price is $325. The Super Early Bird price holds for the first 40 seats, then it is gone. The room is kept small on purpose and has sold out two years running. Every ticket includes breakfast, lunch, refreshments, the vendor marketplace and a certificate of attendance.

Super Early Bird

$250CAD
Regular $325. Save $75.
  • Full day, Friday, May 14, 2027
  • Breakfast, lunch and refreshments
  • Vendor marketplace and prize draw
  • Certificate of attendance
Get a Super Early Bird seat
40 seats at this price
Most connection

VIP

$449CAD
Only 25 available.
  • Everything in a standard ticket
  • Thursday evening speaker reception, May 13
  • Meet the speakers before the room fills
  • Upgraded conference swag
Get a VIP seat
25 seats, then VIP is closed

Student

$162.50CAD
Half price for students.
  • Full day, same seat, same table
  • Breakfast, lunch and refreshments
  • Proof of current enrolment required
  • Certificate of attendance
Get a student seat
15 seats

Speakers

The 2027 lineup is announced from December.

Speakers are being confirmed now. Starting in December we reveal them one at a time, with a Hole Shebang episode where we can. Leave your email and you will hear each name the day it is announced.

Past speakers have included

Dr. Jess O'ReillyDr. Michelle JacobsonDr. Sheila WijayasingheDr. Alexandra HillDr. Ashley ChauvinEmily ArthurTaylor McConnachieBrooke Gordon

Hear each speaker the day it is announced

Speaker reveals and ticket news only. Unsubscribe any time.

You are on the list. The first speaker reveal lands in December.

Bring a colleague

You know the practitioner you always wish you could refer to. Bring them.

This is the room where you meet them. A colleague recommendation is how most of our attendees found us, and the clinicians who come together leave with a referral network they use for years.

Get two seats

Questions

The practical bits.

Who is this conference for?

Healthcare providers who support women and people with vulvas through perimenopause and menopause: pelvic health physiotherapists, nurse practitioners, physicians, psychotherapists and sex therapists, registered dietitians, naturopathic doctors, occupational therapists, massage therapists, midwives, nurses and students in those fields. If you see these patients, this room is for you.

Is this a clinical conference or a public event?

The day is written for healthcare providers and assumes a professional background. People who are curious to learn more are welcome to join us. Everyone else can find the same conversations in plain language on The Hole Shebang podcast.

Will I get a certificate?

Yes. Every attendee receives a certificate of attendance for the full day. The Pleasure Principle does not currently offer accredited continuing education credits.

What is included in a VIP ticket?

Everything in a standard ticket, plus the speaker reception on Thursday evening, May 13, where you meet the 2027 speakers in a small group before the conference day, and upgraded conference swag. VIP is limited to 25 people.

When will the speakers be announced?

Starting in December 2026, one at a time. Leave your email in the speakers section above and you will hear each name on the day it is announced.

Where is it and how do I get there?

McMaster Innovation Park, 175 Longwood Road South, Hamilton, Ontario, minutes from Highway 403 with on-site parking. Attendees in 2026 travelled from across Ontario and beyond. For accessibility questions, email conferences@mcmasterinnovationpark.ca or kristen@blueberrytherapy.ca.

I have another question.

Email Kristen directly at kristen@blueberrytherapy.ca.

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