Meet Sadé

Mission - Power Play exists to support holistic sexual wellness through strength, intention, and care that centers those most often underserved. Grounded in trauma-informed practice, we integrate physical training and intimate workshops to help clients reconnect with their bodies as vehicles for pleasure, agency, and self-trust. By holding Black women at the forefront of care, Power Play sets a higher standard—one rooted in safety, cultural responsiveness, and embodied empowerment that expands access to pleasure for everyone.

Vision - Our vision is a world where pleasure is understood as a human right and the body is honored as a site of wisdom, power, and joy. Power Play imagines sexual wellness that is expansive and embodied—where strength and desire coexist, healing is identity-affirming, and everyone is supported in accessing pleasure without shame. When care is designed to meet the needs of Black women with depth and intention, it creates conditions where liberation, vitality, and sustainable pleasure become possible for all. Power Play exists to create that support for everyone.

Trauma Informed Care is based on six principles, which Power Play has adapted slightly to more seamlessly integrate with our beliefs and our practice. These principles are as follows:

Safety - Systemic oppression in healthcare—made evident through atrocities such as the Tuskegee Syphilis Study and the unethical use of Henrietta Lacks’ cells—has left Black communities with a deep and justified fear of harm by medical and wellness institutions. A trauma-informed practice must begin by acknowledging this history and actively working against it. Prioritizing safety means committing to anti-oppressive care, proactive harm prevention, and environments where Black women—and therefore everyone—can exist without fear of dismissal, exploitation, or retraumatization.

Trustworthiness & Transparency - Because distrust in healthcare has been earned, trust must be intentionally built. Providers have a responsibility to acknowledge the potential for mistrust and respond with humility, consistency, and care. Practices such as active listening, minimizing distractions, building rapport, and offering clients greater control over their experience are especially vital for Black women, whose concerns have historically been ignored. When trust is built at the level required to support Black women, the quality of care improves for all.

Peer Support - For Black women, peer support can be a powerful source of wisdom, mentorship, and shared strategies for navigating inequality. These collective spaces foster validation, resilience, and healing shaped by lived experience. While peer support benefits many communities, designing trauma-informed care that honors Black women’s collective knowledge strengthens the foundation of care for everyone who enters it.

Collaboration - Collaboration means honoring client preferences and autonomy, particularly for Black women whose voices are often marginalized. Providers must treat clients as experts in their own lives and meaningfully involve them in decisions about their care. When Black women’s needs and desires are centered, care becomes more personalized, relevant, and responsive—raising the standard of collaboration across all care relationships.

Empowerment -Empowerment in care requires restoring choice, clarity, and agency—especially for Black women, whose autonomy has been historically constrained within healthcare systems. Providers can support this by presenting information in structured, manageable ways and engaging in shared decision-making that clearly outlines risks, benefits, and alternatives. Empowering Black women strengthens agency not only for them, but for everyone navigating care.

Cultural, Historical, and Gender-Responsive Care - Intersectionality shapes how Black women experience trauma, health, and healing, making cultural, historical, and gender responsiveness essential to trauma-informed care. Centering Black women’s experiences does not limit care—it expands it. When care is designed to meet the needs of those most impacted by systemic oppression, it becomes more effective, humane, and responsive for all.

If these six core tenets of Power Play's trauma informed practice resonate with you or feel slightly radical to you, good. They were meant to.