Topic: It can be hard to have a conversation about sex with a new partner. Before having the 'sex talk', here are 15 questions you can ask yourself to decide whether or not a potential partner is someone you'd feel comfortable and safe with, which could ultimately lead to sexual activity.

Ep.113-The Dating Advice Girl Radio Show-Comfort, Safety, & Consent: 15 Questions to Know If You're Ready To Get Sexy with a New Love-Interest

Erin Tillman, 'The Dating Advice Girl' is the On-Air Radio Personality for The Dating Advice Girl podcast. The show consists of dating tips, consent education, the 'Dear Dating Advice Girl' segment where she answers your dating questions, celebrity and relationship expert interviews, and much more! 

Erin Tillman is an inclusive Dating Empowerment Coach, Author, Speaker, and TV/Radio/Podcast Host based in Los Angeles, California. In 2018, Erin was awarded the Gender Equity Award presented by The California National Organization For Women. She is dedicated to empowering ALL SINGLES IN ALL LIFESTYLES to have happy and enjoyable dating lives that best suit their dating &amp; relationship wants, needs, and objectives. For almost 10 years, she has helped singles successfully navigate through the early stages of dating through dating, empowerment, and consent workshops on college campuses and at conferences, through her book The Consent Guidebook and over 100 dating &amp; consent-related articles for various lifestyle and dating sites, radio and TV segments and through her podcast, The Dating Advice Girl Radio Show (voted one of the Top 10 Best Dating Podcasts on the Web in 2013 and listed as one of the Best Places for Dating Advice on Twitter).

She has been featured on Lifetime Network, Buzzfeed, ABC7 Los Angeles, and mentioned in The Guardian, Men’s Health Magazine, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, just to name a few media outlets.

Health & Fitness

On this episode, Erin chats with Polyamory Educator Kevin A. Patterson, Sex Therapist & Sexuality Professor Dr. Hernando Chaves, and Associate Professor & Psychologist Manijeh Badiee about using positive masculinity to create safe and supportive spaces, friendships, and partnerships. This convo was conducted on Instagram Live after our workshop entitled, 'The New Masculine: Shifting from Toxic Masculinity to Positive Masculinity,' part of Erin's 2021 Dating Panel Series. More info at https://thedatingadvicegirl.com/2021-dating-panel-series/

About Kevin:

Kevin is the creator of the interview series, Poly Role Models, focused on changing how poly communities are viewed. Kevin is the author of the book ‘Love's Not Color Blind: Race and Representation in Polyamorous and Other Alternative Communities.’ Check out Kevin’s educational series with Dr. Liz Powell, ‘Unf*ck Your Polyamory’ designed to help people navigate the world of consensual non-monogamy while avoiding a lot of the common mistakes. KevinAPatterson.com

About Hernando:

Dr. Hernando Chaves is a licensed MFT sex therapist, Pepperdine University MFT Sexuality Professor, Western Region past president and past board of directors member for the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, written or consulted for 14 instructional media sex education projects, and a contributing author to the International Encyclopedia of Human Sexuality. DrHernandoChaves.com  (IG/T): @hernando_chaves

About Manijeh:

Manijeh Badiee, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Psychology at California State University, San Bernardino. She provides therapy as a licensed counseling psychologist (License# PSY 30484) at Collaborative Psychology Group in Riverside. Dr. Badiee specializes in clients who are LGBTQ+, people of color, and/or practice ethical non-monogamy. http://psychology.csusb.edu/facultyStaff/manijeh_badiee.htm

About Erin:

Erin Tillman, The Dating Advice Girl is an inclusive Sex Educator, Dating & Consent Empowerment Coach, Author, Speaker, and Media Personality based in LA. For over 10 years, she has helped empower singles through workshops, matchmaking, podcasting and her book, The Consent Guidebook. She has contributed to Lifetime, Buzzfeed, Elle Magazine, Men’s Health, Washington Post, and more. TheDatingAdviceGirl.com

Episode 194: The Dating Advice Girl Podcast - The New Masculine: Shifting from Toxic Masculinity to Positive Masculinity

Ep.193-On this episode, Erin chats with Sexologist & Educator Bianca I Laureano and Associate Professor & Psychologist Manijeh Badiee about being queer and sometimes feeling like you don't fit in, blocking out societal noise, feeling social pressure to ‘choose a team,' and learning to embrace our journey around identity. This convo serves as preview for our workshop entitled, 'Queerness and Embracing Your Own Personal Orientation Evolution,' part of Erin's 2021 Dating Panel Series. More info at https://thedatingadvicegirl.com/2021-dating-panel-series/

About Bianca:

Bianca I Laureano, PhD, MA2, CSES is an award-winning educator and sexologist. She is a founding member of the Women of Color Sexual Health Network (WOCSHN) and her most recent project is ANTE UP! a virtual freedom school offering professional development and certification. She has written several curricula and is the lead writer for the Netflix film Crip Camp’s curriculum rooted in Disability Justice principles. She is an AASECT certified sexuality educator and supervisor, and in May 2020 was awarded an honorary doctorate from the California Institute for Integral Studies for her work in expanding the US sexuality field. Find out more about Bianca at her website BiancaLaureano.com and about ANTE UP! at www.AnteUpPD.com

About Manijeh:

Manijeh Badiee, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Psychology at California State University, San Bernardino. She provides therapy as a licensed counseling psychologist (License# PSY 30484) at Collaborative Psychology Group in Riverside. Dr. Badiee specializes in clients who are LGBTQ+, people of color, and/or practice ethical non-monogamy. http://psychology.csusb.edu/facultyStaff/manijeh_badiee.htm

About Erin:

Erin Tillman, The Dating Advice Girl is an inclusive Sex Educator, Dating & Consent Empowerment Coach, Author, Speaker, and Media Personality based in LA. In 2018, Erin was awarded the Gender Equity Award presented by the California National Organization for Women (NOW). For over 10 years, she has helped empower singles through workshops, matchmaking, podcasting and her book, The Consent Guidebook. She has contributed to Lifetime, Buzzfeed, Elle Magazine, Men’s Health, Washington Post, and more. TheDatingAdviceGirl.com

Episode 193: Queerness & Embracing Your Own Personal Orientation Evolution

Ep.192-On this episode, Host of the Girl Boner podcast and Certified Sex Educator, August McLaughlin and I chat about the importance of setting boundaries for 2021, lessons learned from 2020, and being intentional about who is in our social circles. About August: August McLaughlin is a journalist, certified sex educator, author and host of the podcast, Girl Boner Radio, which reviewers have called "Sex in the City meets NPR.” Her articles and expertise have been featured in Cosmopolitan, The Washington Post, DAME Magazine, O: The Oprah Magazine, Forbes, Shape and more. augustmclaughlin.com

Episode 192: Setting Dating & Relationship Intentions for 2021 w/ Girl Boner Radio host August McLaughlin, CSE

Ep.191-On this episode, my partner Jett Garrison (www.JettGarrison.com) & I talk other interracial couples about they are supporting their Black partners, what allyship looks like, and conversations with their children during this time of great change and racial justice. 

Backstory: I’ve been receiving messages from interracial couples saying that for the first time in their relationship, they’ve been having some hard conversations about race, that their partner is struggling to understand the emotions their partner is dealing with, or that their partner doesn’t fully understand the importance of this current movement. My intention in putting together this panel was to help couples, whether in a new #relationship or a long-term partnership, gain a better understanding about what their Black partners are experiencing, and therefore create more empathy and support.

A big THANK YOU to our panel participants (Jett Garrison, Rikesha Lane, Rachel Rae Lane, Shawn Richardz, Cary Millman, Chad Davis, Carl Hampton Jr, Jeremy Holmes & Erika Holmes) for sharing their experiences and taking the time educate the listener.

Ep.191-The Dating Advice Girl Podcast-Interracial Couples Talk About Supporting Their Black Partners in This Era of Racial Justice

Ep.190-On this episode, my partner Jett Garrison & I talk about interracial relationships in this time of Black Lives Matter protests, social justice, civil rights for Black people, and the importance of having supportive conversations with your partner regardless of gender or orientation. Jett talks about his experience as a transgender man dating me and having other Black people in his life during this time.

Ep.113-The Dating Advice Girl Radio Show-Comfort, Safety, & Consent: 15 Questions to Know If You're Ready To Get Sexy with a New Love-Interest

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