About Goddess Cecilia

Cecilia Villero, aka Goddess Cecilia, is a Filipina Pleasure Educator, Advocate & Consultant who believes that we are Mer-Made for Pleasure, even though the traumas and injustices of this world try to disconnect us from our inner joy and curiosity. With the Mermaid Goddess as your Pleasure Guide, you can boldly navigate the ebbs and flows, confidently voice your desires, and reconnect to your sensual and sexual sovereignty.

As an EDSE Certified Sex Educator, she creates trauma-informed sex-positive spaces, leads playful workshops, and volunteers with sexual violence survivor supporting orgs. Her projects include Dive Deeper, a video series that explores a wide range of sexuality topics; Voula the Vulva, an anatomically correct display that can be featured during workshops and events; and the Raw Bar podcast, where she opens up a dialogue and encourages difficult conversations about various sexuality topics. She also co-hosts Sex Trivia at Long Live Beerworks, and co-founded Sex Week Boston in May 2025.

If you’re particularly in her favor and follow her @GoddessCecilia on most social media platforms, you’ll get to see a flick of her tail as she drops some pearls of wisdom.  

GODDESS #1276, PLEASURE PROFESSIONAL, EDSE Certified

Hailing from Los Angeles, CA, Cecilia graduated with her Masters in Social Work from Boston University in 2006, and also began her Athena's business to supplement her income. Party after party, she realized her passion for sexuality education.

At that moment, Cecilia fully committed to Sexuality Educator life, dabbling in youth sexuality education for both Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts and Partners in Sex Education. 

In 2012, she joined Athena's group of prestigious Company Trainers. She happily quit her day job in 2014 to focus on her Athena's business and her Team, "Sirens and Satyrs." She also worked in the Athena's Home Office as the Connection Coordinator, assisting the newest distributors as they navigate their new businesses. In 2020, she re-wrote and produced the entire Sexuality Education Training for the Athena’s, updating the information to be more inclusive and comprehensive.

In 2021, she decided to venture forth on her own to create a world where Women of Color and Survivors of Color can feel validated, supported, and celebrated in their pleasure. Though she retired from Athena’s at the end of 2022, her true passion continues to be creating spaces where people can be real and raw without judgement or shame.

Though she took a Human Sexuality course during her undergrad at the University of California at Santa Cruz, and participated in the Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts Sexuality Education Cornerstone Seminar in 2010, Cecilia also became EDSE Certified in Sexuality Education in 2022.

In addition to being a Pleasure Educator and Consultant, Cecilia is also a Survivor Speaker for the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center. She shares her personal experience as a sexual assault survivor, and recognizes the value in having open and honest conversations about consent and pleasure.

From 2017 to 2024, Cecilia joined the Board of Directors for SHIP, and was Co-Chair of their Communications Committee. From 2021 to 2023, she was part of the Advisory Council for The Effing Foundation for Sex Positivity. In 2023, she joined the Board of Directors for Tending the Garden.

We are Mer-Made for Pleasure.

We are more than surface level.
We deserve the space to expand our self-perception, explore the depths of our innate potential, and embrace our pained pieces with compassion.
We are worthy of embodying our oceanic pleasures, confidently expressing our passionate priorities, and exalting our personal power.

The truth is that we have all been taught to disconnect from our bodies and from each other in order to survive the day to day. We go through the motions of life’s ebbs and flows. Because we live in a system that has deep roots in white supremacy, colonialism, misogyny, and ableism, sometimes the waters are more rough - especially for folks in the LGBTQIA+ community, Black, Indigenous, and People of the Global Majority, Disabled folks, and those with multiple marginalized identities. Because of how disconnected we’ve been, we lose sight of the pleasure that is innate to us.

It is time to deconstruct old harmful information, and relearn the sensations and voice of our pleasures. Our pleasure is our power. When we become the sovereigns of our pleasure, we become more connected to ourselves and each other. Pleasure is truly revolutionary.

Vision:

We envision a world where everyone - especially those racialized, marginalized, or told their pleasure doesn’t belong - can dive deep into their pleasures beyond what has been scripted for us. Where pleasure isn’t only a solo activity, but connected to community care. Where embodiment means exploring uncharted waters, accountability, and radical rippling love. When pleasure is easily accessible and attainable by everyone, liberation can truly begin.

Mission Statement:

Mer-Made for Pleasure by Goddess Cecilia is dedicated to cultivating sex-positive, liberating spaces where pleasure is practical and revolutionary all at once. Through inclusive and trauma-informed workshops, transformative community events, and a curated online shop of pleasure products, we foster a culture of consent, shame-free exploration, and joyful self-discovery. When pleasure is the compass and the current, we move closer to collective liberation - body by body, wave by wave.