Today we're joined by Katrina Marson, who is currently a Senior Prosecutor (Sexual Offences Unit) at ACT Director of Public Prosecutions. 

On today's episode we're covering: 

- Sexuality & relationships education in Europe & North America

- Our own SRE experiences

- Katrina's experience working with sex & the law 

- The importance of a positive outlook on sexuality 

Katrina's book Legitimate Expectations, the power of sex ed, can be found here: 

https://scribepublications.com.au/books-authors/books/legitimate-sexpectations-9781922585516 

You can find Katrina...

On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katrina-marson-96a07a122/ 

On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marson_katrina/ 

And on her website: https://katrinamarson.com

Today we're joined by Mel Brush (they/he) & Eleonora Bertsa-Fuchs (she/they) of Let's Talk About X. Mel & Eleonora are Consent & LGBTQIA+ Inclusion Educators.

On today's episode we're covering:

- How to make consent sexy & what that looks like in practice

- Consent in a world that says playing hard to get is what works

- The structure of sexuality education in Australian schools

- How Let's Talk About X is changing the tone of conversation around consent, inclusion, & sexuality

You can find Let's Talk About X

On their website: https://www.talkaboutx.org

And on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkaboutxau/

Today we're joined by pelvic floor physiotherapist and strength and conditioning coach Liesbeth Peeters.

We're talking about: 

- What a pelvic floor physiologist does 

- The overactive pelvic floor (hint: stressed people usually have an overactive pelvic floor!) 

- How the pelvic floor affects orgasms 

- The effects of Endo on the pelvic floor 

- Sexual trauma and difficulty with sexual function 

- The importance of your pelvic floor in pain-free, enjoyable sex 

You can follow Liesbeth on Instagram at @lpeeters.coach

Whether you think boudoir photography is insane or you're all for it, this episode is for you. 

We're chatting with one of my personal favourite boudoir photographers, Andrew Felix, about: 

- How he got into boudoir photography 

- How to calm your nerves if you're getting a shoot (hint: he gets nervous too) 

- Raising women in a world that shuns women's sexuality 

- How a photographer sees what you call "imperfections" as perfections

Feel free to DM me to ask about shooting with Andrew, or contact him yourself (and follow him) here: 

@b.y.f.e.l.i.x and @boudoirbyfelix_

Andrew is currently located in Melbourne and is available for shoots. 

Let's get to know James! Non-monogamy, conscious monogamy, kinks, sexologist training, and a deep dive into the life of James Buckingham. 

James is a former TV actor turned sex and relationship coach. He studied at The Somatica Insitute of Sex and Relationship Coaching in San Francisco, the capital of kink world. 

Enquires can be made at [email protected].

Follow James- @elaskayoung on Instagram 

And, as always, I'm @emilywolter_ on Instagram 

Today we're covering: 

- The definition of a fetish 

- Common (and least common) fetishes 

- Stigmas of fetishes 

- Life satisfaction of those with a fetish 

The research referenced includes: 

Marissa A. Harrison;Bradley E. Murphy; (2021). Sexual fetishes: sensations, perceptions, and correlates . Psychology & Sexuality, (), –. doi:10.1080/19419899.2021.1915368

The Ultimate List Of Kinks & Fetishes, Explained By Sex Experts. Keseina Boom. Retrieved from: https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/list-of-kinks

Today we're covering: 

- Stats on condom usage & safe sex protocols 

- Whose responsibility it is to choose to/to not use a condom 

- Including men in the conversation 

- The man box research and "masculinity's" influence on safe sex, communication, and violence 

The research referenced includes:

Rula Odeh Alsawalqa, Maissa Nasr Alrawashdeh, Shahedul Hasan,

Understanding the Man Box: the link between gender socialization and domestic violence in Jordan, Heliyon, Volume 7, Issue 10, 2021, e08264, ISSN 2405-8440, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08264.

The Men’s Project & Flood, M, (2018) The Man Box: A Study on Being a Young Man in Australia. Jesuit Social Services: Melbourne. Retrieved from: https://apo.org.au/sites/default/files/resource-files/2018-10/apo-nid197286.pdf.

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Today we have the incredibly successful and impactful Vanessa Hamilton sharing just a snippet of her knowledge with us. Vanessa has over 25 years of experience in sexual health nursing and education, and has recently co-authored a book which teaches consent to adolescents. 

We're covering: 

- What consent is 
- How consent education became mandatory in Australia 
- Consent education around the world 
- How to create an effective consent education campaign 

The research referenced includes: 

Mandatory consent education is a huge win for Australia – but consent is just one small part of navigating relationships. Feb 2022. Retrieved from: https://theconversation.com/mandatory-consent-education-is-a-huge-win-for-australia-but-consent-is-just-one-small-part-of-navigating-relationships-177456. 

From 'consent football' to 'pin the organ on the body': sex education around the world. April 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2019/apr/27/sex-education-around-the-world. 

Unintended Pregnancy Among Young People in the United States, Dismantling Structural Barriers to Prevention. Retrieved from: https://www.advocatesforyouth.org/resources/health-information/unintended-pregnancy-among-young-people-in-the-united-states/.