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DETAILS

Join us for another unforgettable experience

SWLF features three days of workshops led by presenters and emerging voices, social gatherings on Friday and Saturday nights, and a marketplace showcasing community vendors.

Date

May 1st - 3rd 2026

Location

Holiday Inn Phoenix Mesa

1600 S Country Club Dr.
Mesa, AZ 85210

Registration

Pick up your badge, then come zhuzh it up at our decorating station.

Thursday | 5 PM to 7 PM (Pre-registration)
Friday & Saturday | 7 AM to 5 PM
Sunday | 7 AM to 12 PM

TICKETS

Our Sliding Scale Tickets are available. Please send us an email and we will work to accommodate your specific needs.

Community Contributor Tickets are for folks who are able to give a little extra support to Southwest Love Fest and the community that makes up your event, support the work behind the scenes, and enjoy a few special perks along the way including a community contributor mixer & gift bag.

All ticket sales are non refundable, but tickets may be transferred to another person.

Amanda

Jepson

Belle

Church

Cady

Moore
Presenter - Christy Song

Christy

Song

Dr David

Pascale Hague

Elle

Fultz

Gina

Pierotti

Heather

Hillenbrand

Jace

Ryden

Jen

Gerardy

Kaylee

Talia

KJB

Lindsay

Hayes

Kimberlee

Morrison

Marta

Esquilin

Melanie

Rowen

Natalie

Davis

Dr Nicole

Thompson

Nova

Dr Rachael

Meir

Susan

Wright

Terri

Waibel

William

Kehler

Day 1 Click Workshops To View Details

Rooms ›
Maricopa
Mesa
Chandler
Tempe
7:30 am 8:30 am
8:00 am 9:00 am

Zentangle

Nova

101
9:15 am 10:00 am

Maricopa

Opening Ceremony

Chelle Tanja

10:30 am 12:00 pm

Normalizing Non-Monogamy

Natalie Davis

201

Heart, Parts, and Power

Dr. David Pascale Hague Kasey Vigil, MA

201 CE Eligible

Conflict Process - 1

Melanie Rowen Marta Esquilin

101 / 102
12:15 pm 1:15 pm

Love Revolution Yoga Flow

Kimberlee Morrison

*Panel* Polyamory IRL

Kaylee Talia Christy Song, LMFT Heather Hillenbrand, LMFT, CST

1:30 pm 3:00 pm

Talking the Talk

Natalie Davis

201

Conflict Process - 2

Melanie Rowen Marta Esquilin

101 / 201
3:30 pm 5:00 pm

Sex Work Unveiled

Cady S. Moore, MPH, CSE

101 CE Eligible

More Love Means More Grief

Terri Waibel, MSW, LCSW, FT

201 CE Eligible

Beyond Jealousy

Lindsay Hayes, MFTC

201 CE Eligible
5:30 pm 7:00 pm
7:00 pm 11:00 pm

Karaoke

Cody "DJ DiGRX"

Cuddle Space

Christina Castaldo

Day 2 Click Workshops To View Details

Rooms ›
Maricopa
Mesa
Chandler
Tempe
7:30 am 8:30 am
8:30 am 10:00 am

Better in Bed

Jace Ryden

101

Conversations That Connect

Dr. Rachael Meir

101 / 201 CE Eligible

Trauma or Resilience

KJB, LPC

301 CE Eligible
10:30 am 12:00 pm

Know Your Why

Christy Song, LMFT

101 CE Eligible
12:15 pm 1:15 pm

Love Revolution Yoga Flow

Kimberlee Morrison

*Panel* ENM MythBusters

Jace Ryden Terri Waibel, MSW, LCSW, FT Jen Gerardy

Hosting Events

William Kehler

301
1:30 pm 3:00 pm

Exploring Intuition from Jealousy

Belle Church, LMFT

101 CE Eligible
3:30 pm 5:00 pm

Psychedelic Pleasure

Dr. Nicole Thompson, PysD

201 CE Eligible

The Parenting Smorgasbord

Jen Gerardy

101 / 201

Margins to Mainstream

Amanda Jepson, LPC

201 CE Eligible

The EFT Tango and Your Relationship(s) Cycle

Elle Fultz, LPC, CST

101 CE Eligible
7:00 pm 11:00 pm

Maricopa

Disco After Dark

Cara "DJ XARA" Cody "DJ DiGRX"

Day 3 Click Workshops To View Details

Rooms ›
Maricopa
Mesa
Chandler
Tempe
7:30 am 8:30 am
8:30 am 10:00 am

Double the Fun

Cady S. Moore, MPH, CSE

101 CE Eligible

We’re In This Together

Lindsay Hayes, MFTC

301 CE Eligible

Equality and/or Hierarchy in ENM

Heather Hillenbrand, LMFT, CST

201 CE Eligible
10:30 am 12:00 pm

Emotions in Motion

Dr. Rachael Meir

101 / 201 CE Eligible

Cultivating Compersion

Amanda Jepson, LPC

302 CE Eligible
12:15 pm 1:15 pm

Maricopa

Closing Ceremony

Carolyn Jackson