The Hook Up

If you’ve used drugs before, you might be aware of the way drugs alter your sense of state, and if you’ve used a lot of drugs, you might be aware of how addictive and potentially destructive they can be. Add sex to the mix, and it could be one nasty cocktail.

Recently we were contacted by Bryce, who’s in his mid-twenties and is recovering from a chemsex addiction… where drugs such as crystal meth are used during sex.

CONTENT WARNING this podcast contains strong language and drug references, it also may be triggering to those who have experienced drug addiction.

People with intellectual and cognitive disabilities can love sex and want to be in relationships as much as anyone else. But there can be obstacles to making these relationships to happen.

Find out what those barriers are and how to overcome them.

Featuring:

Amie O'Shea, Research Fellow in the School of Health & Social Development, Deakin UniversityNatasha Alexander, clinical psychologist, specialises in working with people with intellectual or cognitive disabilitiesLinda Stokoe, peer educator, sexual lives and respectful relationships program at Deakin University

It’s just three little words, eight letters. So why do we find it so damn hard to say ‘I Love You’? The build up to it can feel excruciating, and what do you do if you say it, and the person you love doesn’t say it back?

Featuring relationships therapist Desiree Spierings.

If you get your period regularly, you might be all around the menstrual cup, and prefer it over traditional hygiene products like tampons or pads…

Find out what the rage is about these “period keep cups” and why you might want to try one too.

You might be excited to be free of high school, and away from your parents, but you can get into some hairy situations at schoolies...

If you’re in your 20s and in a long term relationship, there’s a good chance you haven’t been in a relationship with anyone else. You might not have even had sex with anyone else…

So it’d be reasonable for you to think “is there anything else out there, or is this is - forever?”... Find out if the relationship break is for you.

If you’re a guy in your 20s, your fertility or the ability to get someone pregnant is probably not something you’re worrying about.

Seeing we’re at the end of Movember, a month raising awareness for men’s health, we thought we’d take a look at male infertility myths… are things you’re doing now potentially screwing things up for your future self?

If there’s one STI that has people asking question after question, it’s HPV or genital warts. We find out all about it with Dr Brad McKay.

When it comes to dating, should you stick to someone your own age or not?