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The Sanctuary

The Sanctuary

Written by: Israel Ekanem
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A safe space to speak from the heart.Copyright 2025 Israel Ekanem Art Entertainment & Performing Arts Relationships Social Sciences
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  • daniika - Educational BDSM Content Creator
    Jan 14 2026

    daniika is a writer, event organiser, and aspiring educator in the BDSM community. She’s a collared neurodivergent slave and leathergirl that lives in a 24/7 total power exchange Master/slave dynamic.

    Her writing focuses on her lived experience as a consensual slave, and on the knowledge she’s gained under her Master’s guidance. daniika is also the leader of Spokane’s Power Exchange Together chapter, where she facilitates discussions about building and maintaining dynamics.

    Along with her Master and her sister slave, she is a founding member of House Praxis, a Leather and M/s family whose mission is to be a resource for relatable education on sustainable and ethical power exchange.

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    44 mins
  • Damir Fisher - Social Media Marketer/ Creative Portrait Photographer
    Jan 13 2026

    Damir Fisher, the founder and creative force behind DF Media, shares his unconventional journey from streaming video games in his mom's basement to becoming a sought-after photographer and videographer. He reveals how a job as a restaurant server became his unexpected business school, teaching him the human connection skills that are now the foundation of his brand.

    He pulls back the curtain on his philosophy: that genuine relationships, not transactions, drive a successful creative business. He discusses why he believes passion must come before profit, why mastering editing is more critical than buying expensive gear, and how he built a content strategy by listening to what his audience truly wanted to learn.

    Learn how Damir transformed a side hustle into a fulfilling career by focusing on what came naturally, helping others grow creatively, and learn why he thinks the best business plan is to stop treating your passion like a business in the first place.

    Check him out @iamdfmedia

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    25 mins
  • Courtney Boyer - Relationship Coach / Writer
    Jan 7 2026

    In this episode of the podcast, Courtney gets raw about the loneliness, shame, and societal judgment she’s faced while living a “monogamous-looking life” in a small military town in Germany. She shares the psychedelic trip that made her realise she was polyamorous (after finding poly people “so annoying”), how opening her marriage completely reshaped her relationship with herself and her body, and the misconceptions about capacity and hierarchy that nearly burned her out.

    Courtney Boyer, M.Ed., M.S., is a therapist-turned-relationship coach, writer, and speaker whose work centres on love, desire, and authenticity. She has been featured in The New York Post, Cosmopolitan, The Huffington Post, and BBC Radio Live. Drawing on her background in mental health and sex therapy, she brings a unique blend of professional expertise and lived experience to conversations around relationships and identity.

    When she isn’t writing or coaching, Courtney can be found chasing joy—travelling, reading, or savouring delicious coffee and deep conversation. She is passionate about helping women break free from shame, reclaim their bodies and voices, and create relationships rooted in honesty and autonomy.

    Courtney lives in Germany with her husband and three children, where she is still learning, unlearning, and writing the next chapter of her story.

    Learn more @courtneyboyercoaching

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    33 mins
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