Man Cave facilitators Jack and Freya are both sex and consent educators outside of their work with teenage boys at The Man Cave. 

In this episode they joined Is This OK?? Podcast host Lindsay Marchment to talk about their own personal approach when it comes to engaging young people on the topics of relationships, sex and consent, what they were lacking in their own teen experience and how a lack of role models harms everyone. 

Read the Jesuit Social Services' excellent Man Box research.

Check out Dr Betty Martin's 'Wheel of Consent' resource.

Consume Movember's study into the online and digital worlds of young man, and how it is impacted by the 'manosphere'.

The Man Cave's insights from teenage boys regarding the influence of Andrew Tate.

The Is This OK?? project was supported by the Victorian Government.

Educator Caitie McWaters joined The Man Cave's Product and Education Manager Lucy Barrat to discuss how educators are navigating the topic of consent and relationships with students of all genders.

Alongside host Lindsay Marchment, the pair reflect on the shifts in curriculum in recent years, the relevant laws and resources available, and share their experiences of working in schools. 

The Is This OK?? project was supported by the Victorian Government.

Mum, author, social commentator and former reality TV star Isabelle Silbery, alongside dad, consultant, facilitator and coach Joel Hines, join the Is This OK?? podcast to discuss how they talk about consent as parents.

Isabelle and Joel are both parents of teenagers, and we were so grateful to have them join host Lindsay Marchment to discuss how they navigate the topic of consent with their kids as well as reflect on their own experiences when they were growing up. 

Check out Isabelle's amazing, honest writing for Mamamia and follow her on Instagram.

Joel, a Man Cave and facilitation giant, runs Being Human, which designs and facilitates experiences to create connection, belonging and community.

The Is This OK?? project was supported by the Victorian Government.

Tess Fuller from Teach Us Consent and author and activist Jack Toohey join our host Lindsay Marchment to discuss our collaboration for Is This OK??, as well as Teach Us Consent's history, the meaning of the word consent, and what a positive future looks like for the world. 

Access Teach Us Consent's amazing resources here.

Check out Consent Laid Bare by Chanel Contos and Better Things Are Possible by Jack Toohey.

Read the Jesuit Social Services' foundational Man Box research.

The Is This OK?? project was supported by the Victorian Government.

Cass De Nardis is Head of Programs at Elephant Ed, an Australian organisation that facilitates consent, respectful relationships and sexuality workshops. She joins Jarrah Volpe, Digital Facilitator and Content Coordinator at The Man Cave, for Season 2 of Is This OK?? Talking to Teenagers about Affirmative Consent.

In a fast-paced world with endless streams of information and content in their pockets, young people are more aware of and tuned in to conversations about sex, sexuality, consent and gender than ever before. So how do we, the adults, parents, educators and role models in their lives, talk about these subjects with them?

Is This OK?? Talking to Teenagers about Affirmative Consent is a podcast series providing tools, tips and techniques to help you support young people to understand affirmative consent. The young people in our lives may not always feel comfortable broaching this topic with us — and vice versa — but that doesn’t mean the conversation can’t be had. Dive into this podcast series to learn ways of having the conversation that invites young people in.

Is This OK?? is supported by the Victorian Government, through its Supporting Young People to Understand Affirmative Consent initiative.

To learn more about Is This OK?? and to listen to the podcast, check out https://themancave.life/is-this-ok/

To learn more about Elephant Ed, check out https://www.elephanted.com.au/

The Man Cave also offers in-school programs for teenage boys, online training programs for adults and whole-school wellbeing consulting. To learn more, check out https://themancave.life/programs/

Web Links - Changes to laws and education
Sexual Health Victoria
Moores - A change in consent laws: The adoption of an affirmative consent model in Victoria
Victorian Premier's Statement
Victorian Department of Education - Sexuality and Consent Education

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Jack Muscat is a Co-Facilitator at The Man Cave, Australia's leading preventative mental health charity for teenage boys and their communities. He is also a paediatric nurse who specialises in sex education, with more than a decade of experience in the field.

He joins Jarrah Volpe, Digital Facilitator and Content Coordinator at The Man Cave, for Season 2 of Is This OK?? Talking to Teenagers about Affirmative Consent.

In a fast-paced world with endless streams of information and content in their pockets, young people are more aware of and tuned in to conversations about sex, sexuality, consent and gender than ever before. So how do we, the adults, parents, educators and role models in their lives, talk about these subjects with them?

Is This OK?? Talking to Teenagers about Affirmative Consent is a podcast series providing tools, tips and techniques to help you support young people to understand affirmative consent. The young people in our lives may not always feel comfortable broaching this topic with us — and vice versa — but that doesn’t mean the conversation can’t be had. Dive into this podcast series to learn ways of having the conversation that invites young people in.

Is This OK?? is supported by the Victorian Government, through its Supporting Young People to Understand Affirmative Consent initiative.

To learn more about Is This OK?? and to listen to the podcast, check out https://themancave.life/is-this-ok/

The Man Cave also offers in-school programs for teenage boys, online training programs for adults and whole-school wellbeing consulting. To learn more, check out https://themancave.life/programs/

Web Links - Changes to laws and education
Sexual Health Victoria
Moores - A change in consent laws: The adoption of an affirmative consent model in Victoria
Victorian Premier's Statement
Victorian Department of Education - Sexuality and Consent Education

The Man Cave
Website
Our programs
Instagram
TikTok
LinkedIn
Facebook
YouTube

In this final episode of Is This OK?? Talking to Teenagers about Affirmative Consent, your host - The Man Cave Senior Facilitator, Project Coordinator and All-Round Legend Lindsay Marchment - talks to LJ, lead facilitator at Elephant Ed, Australia's leading organisation empowering people to make informed, safe and positive decisions regarding consent, relationships and sexuality. If you’re looking for insights into how young people are feeling about consent, sex, relationships and everything in between, then you’ll want to get a pen and paper out for this episode, as LJ distills their expertise into nuggets of gold we can all learn from.

In a fast-paced world with endless streams of information and content in their pockets, young people are more aware of and tuned in to conversations about sex, sexuality, consent and gender than ever before. So how do we, the adults, parents, educators and role models in their lives, talk about these subjects with them?

Is This OK?? Talking to Teenagers about Affirmative Consent is a four-part podcast series providing tools, tips and techniques to help you support young people to understand affirmative consent. The young people in our lives may not always feel comfortable broaching this topic with us - and vice versa - but that doesn’t mean the conversation can’t be had. Dive into this podcast series to learn ways of having the conversation that invites young people in.

Is This OK?? is supported by the Victorian Department of Families, Fairness and Housing, through its Supporting Young People to Understand Affirmative Consent initiative.

To learn more about Elephant Ed’s critical work, visit https://www.elephanted.com.au
To learn more about Is This OK??, listen to the podcast and re-visit the Twitch streams for young people, check out https://themancave.life/is-this-ok/
The Man Cave also offers in-school programs for teenage boys, online training programs for adults and whole-school wellbeing consulting. To learn more, check out https://themancave.life/our-programs/

Resources mentioned in this episode:
Books/Shows
Sex Education (teen sex comedy drama) - Netflix
Welcome to Consent - Yumi Stynes & Dr. Melissa Kang
Consent Laid Bare, sex, entitlement and the distortion of desire - Chanel Contos
Web Links - Changes to laws and education
Sexual Health Victoria
Moores - A change in consent laws: The adoption of an affirmative consent model in Victoria
Victorian Premier's Statement
Victorian Department of Education - Sexuality and Consent Education
The Man Cave
Website
Our programs
Instagram
Twitch
TikTok
LinkedIn
Facebook
Twitter
YouTube

In this third episode of Is This OK?? Talking to Teenagers about Affirmative Consent, your host - The Man Cave Senior Facilitator, Project Coordinator and All-Round Legend Lindsay Marchment - talks to Nik, Digital Marketing Coordinator at Minus18, Australia's leading LGBTQIA+ youth empowerment organisation. In a robust and heartfelt conversation, Nik shares about their experiences in the education system, both as a young queer person and now as a role model for young people everywhere. This chat features a wealth of super useful tips on navigating conversations in the LGBTQIA+ space.

In a fast-paced world with endless streams of information and content in their pockets, young people are more aware of and tuned in to conversations about sex, sexuality, consent and gender than ever before. So how do we, the adults, parents, educators and role models in their lives, talk about these subjects with them?

Is This OK?? Talking to Teenagers about Affirmative Consent is a four-part podcast series providing tools, tips and techniques to help you support young people to understand affirmative consent. The young people in our lives may not always feel comfortable broaching this topic with us - and vice versa - but that doesn’t mean the conversation can’t be had. Dive into this podcast series to learn ways of having the conversation that invites young people in.

Is This OK?? is supported by the Victorian Department of Families, Fairness and Housing, through its Supporting Young People to Understand Affirmative Consent initiative.

To learn more about Minus18, visit https://www.minus18.org.au or check out their Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/minus18youth 

To learn more about Is This OK??, listen to the podcast and re-visit the Twitch streams for young people, check out https://themancave.life/is-this-ok/ 

The Man Cave also offers in-school programs for teenage boys, online training programs for adults and whole-school wellbeing consulting. To learn more, check out https://themancave.life/our-programs/

Resources mentioned in this episode:
Web Links - Changes to laws and education
Sexual Health Victoria
Moores - A change in consent laws: The adoption of an affirmative consent model in Victoria
Victorian Premier's Statement
Victorian Department of Education - Sexuality and Consent Education
The Man Cave
Website
Our programs
Instagram
Twitch
TikTok
LinkedIn
Facebook
Twitter
YouTube

In this second episode of Is This OK?? Talking to Teenagers about Affirmative Consent, your host - The Man Cave Senior Facilitator, Project Coordinator and All-Round Legend Lindsay Marchment - Susannah Winkelman, proud Wiradjuri woman, learner, mentor, systems change thinker, weaver and puppeteer at AIME, Australia's leading Indigenous youth mentoring organisation. Susannah speaks brilliantly about her experiences working with Indigenous young people, how consent is inseparable from Indigenous culture and the truly innovative work that AIME does with young people.

In a fast-paced world with endless streams of information and content in their pockets, young people are more aware of and tuned in to conversations about sex, sexuality, consent and gender than ever before. So how do we, the adults, parents, educators and role models in their lives, talk about these subjects with them?

Is This OK?? Talking to Teenagers about Affirmative Consent is a four-part podcast series providing tools, tips and techniques to help you support young people to understand affirmative consent. The young people in our lives may not always feel comfortable broaching this topic with us - and vice versa - but that doesn’t mean the conversation can’t be had. Dive into this podcast series to learn ways of having the conversation that invites young people in.

Is This OK?? is supported by the Victorian Department of Families, Fairness and Housing, through its Supporting Young People to Understand Affirmative Consent initiative.

To learn more about AIME, visit https://aimementoring.com/
To learn more about Is This OK??, listen to the podcast and re-visit the Twitch streams for young people, check out https://themancave.life/is-this-ok/
The Man Cave also offers in-school programs for teenage boys, online training programs for adults and whole-school wellbeing consulting. To learn more, check out https://themancave.life/our-programs/

Resources mentioned in this episode:
Web Links - Changes to laws and education
Sexual Health Victoria
Moores - A change in consent laws: The adoption of an affirmative consent model in Victoria
Victorian Premier's Statement
Victorian Department of Education - Sexuality and Consent Education
The Man Cave
Website
Our programs
Instagram
Twitch
TikTok
LinkedIn
Facebook
Twitter
YouTube

In this debut episode of Is This OK?? Talking to Teenagers about Affirmative Consent, your host - The Man Cave Senior Facilitator, Project Coordinator and All-Round Legend Lindsay Marchment - talks to Lucy Barrat, Product Manager at The Man Cave. Lucy has 15 years of experience in the education sector, having worked for many years as a teacher and wellbeing specialist before joining The Man Cave to lead our Curriculum development. In this chat she shares about her experiences being taught sex ed in high school and how consent relates to social and emotional learning.

In a fast-paced world with endless streams of information and content in their pockets, young people are more aware of and tuned in to conversations about sex, sexuality, consent and gender than ever before. So how do we, the adults, parents, educators and role models in their lives, talk about these subjects with them?

Is This OK?? Talking to Teenagers about Affirmative Consent is a four-part podcast series providing tools, tips and techniques to help you support young people to understand affirmative consent. The young people in our lives may not always feel comfortable broaching this topic with us - and vice versa - but that doesn’t mean the conversation can’t be had. Dive into this podcast series to learn ways of having the conversation that invites young people in.

Is This OK?? is supported by the Victorian Department of Families, Fairness and Housing, through its Supporting Young People to Understand Affirmative Consent initiative.

To learn more about Is This OK??, listen to the podcast and re-visit the Twitch streams for young people, check out https://themancave.life/is-this-ok/
The Man Cave also offers in-school programs for teenage boys, online training programs for adults and whole-school wellbeing consulting. To learn more, check out https://themancave.life/our-programs/

Resources mentioned in this episode:
Books
Welcome to Consent - Yumi Stynes & Dr. Melissa Kang
Consent Laid Bare, sex, entitlement and the distortion of desire - Chanel Contos
Intimacy, A Guide for young men about sex - Ben Dunks
Web Links - Changes to laws and education
Sexual Health Victoria
Moores - A change in consent laws: The adoption of an affirmative consent model in Victoria
Victorian Premier's Statement
Victorian Department of Education - Sexuality and Consent Education
The Man Cave
Website
Our programs
Instagram
Twitch
TikTok
LinkedIn
Facebook
Twitter
YouTube