Carmen Leilani De Jesus

Facilitator

Sebastopol, CA

Carmen Leilani De Jesus has been working with Betty Martin since 2013 to bring together the Wheel of Consent community and share this work globally.

As a neurodivergent, 2nd generation Filipina-American, survivor of child abuse, sexual assault and breast cancer, Carmen's practice of the Wheel of Consent® centers liberation by cultivating embodiment, sexual empowerment, trauma and nervous system awareness, equity (not  equality/"fairness") and also highlights the impact of identity, privilege and power as they influence consent and sovereignty.  Carmen engages the Wheel of Consent® framework as a practice of decolonizing the body. 

With certifications in hypnotherapy and Neuro-linguistic Programming, executive coaching and corporate experience in the fields of marketing, advertising, public relations and operations, Carmen infuses a consent-based, regenerative approach to clients she coaches 1:1, as well as the programs she offers to private companies, non-profit organizations and universities.

During her time with the School of Consent, Carmen also spearheaded the Social Justice, Somatics and Sovereignty community series, the Touch & Intimacy in the Quasi Post-Pandemic world series, as well as the organization's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives.  In 2020, Carmen began bi-monthly livestreams on Instagram, where she runs the @thewheelofconsent account as well as her own @consentisapractice account. 

Carmen also teaches the Consent and Equity module for the Surrogate Partner Collective’s "Foundations of Embodied Intimacy" phase of their certification program, and serves as the Resilience and Liberation Coach for the North Bay Organizing Project, a multi-member non-profit organization in Sonoma County, CA.

Website: Consent Is A Practice
Instagram: @consentisapractice