Psych and the City
By Sarah Kelleher
This podcast shows the learning and unlearning one therapist does outside the classroom and off the couch.
Psych and the City Apr 19, 2021
Menstruation Nation: Period Basics
Resources:
Tabitha: @period_prophetess
allianceforperiodsupplies.org/period-poverty/
period-action.org/advocacy
www.wearehervillage.org
www.expectingrelief.org
www.momsformomsnyc.org
www.aclu.org/report/menstrual-equity
@psychandthecitybk
You're Either Treated As A Victim or a Criminal: Transforming Mental Health Care for Sex Workers
Open the Door to Your Pelvic Floor
Sarah speaks with Marysa Carter, a Doctor of Physical Therapy, DPT, PT who specializes in pelvic health and sex education. Let me answer your question before you finish. Yes, if you have a pelvis, YOU have a pelvic floor. Absolutely flooding with knowledge, Arkansas-based Marysa gives me the basics - like, what even is a pelvic floor? - in addition to covering deeper topics - such as myofascial pain, vaginismus, vulvodynia, dyspareunia, and endometriosis. If you struggle with pain, incontinence, or simply just want to learn to more: give this gorgeous area of your body the attention it craves! Start here. No prior knowledge needed!
Resources:
Marysa Carter on Instagram: @pelvichealthwithmarysa
@jillkrapfmd; @vaginarehabdoctor; @dr.susieg; and @thevaginawhisperer on Instagram.
Dr. Bri’s vibrant pelvic health page on YouTube.
Nancy’s Nook for Endometriosis Education and the Pelvic Pain Support Network are support groups on Facebook.
Intimate Rose is a company created by a pelvic floor PT that has a lot of video resources. Marysa have a discount code for them!: intimaterose.com/MARYSA1
There’s also a short film called Tightly Wound about vaginismus that Marysa recommends often.
@psychandthecitybk
Podcast website: www.psychandthecitybk.com
Surrogate Partner Therapy: What It Is and How It Works With Andrew Heartman
Sarah speaks with Andrew Heartman, co-founder of the Surrogate Partner Collective and a surrogate partner for over 13 years. Often incorrectly referred to as 'sex surrogates,' Andrew explains the healing powers of surrogate partner therapy and how it's way more than just physical touch. With only about 50 surrogate partners in the United States, Andrew and his team are passionate about expanding and revitalizing surrogate partner therapy (SPT).
Resources:
International Professional Surrogates Association
Human Awareness Institute. HAI offers workshops in love, intimacy, and sexuality.
The Embrace Surrogate Partner Therapy Resource Group: https://www.embracespt.org/
How SPT has changes since it was conceived: https://www.surrogatepartnercollective.org/post/the-evolution-of-surrogate-partner-therapy
Ethics and Legality: https://www.surrogatepartnercollective.org/ethics-and-legality
SPT Courses for Therapists/Clinicians: https://www.surrogatepartnercollective.org/courses
Training for Surrogate Partners: https://www.surrogatepartnercollective.org/training
Sarah: psychandthecitybk@gmail.com
LCSW Exam Prep: Margaret Mahler's Object Relations Theory
Come along as I do a quick recap of object relations theory in preparation for my LCSW exam. This rundown is short, sweet, and filled with rapproachement. I hope these audio summaries of theories sometimes utilized in social work are helping others study and learn. The information about this theory came from the Dawn Apgar Social Work Licensing Clinical Exam, A Comprehensive Study Guide book (3rd edition). No this is not an ad, just the book I'm studying from.
LCSW Exam Prep: Freud’s Psychosexual Stages of Development
LCSW Exam Prep: Erikson’s 8 Psychosocial Stages of Development
Dissociation is Normal!...So is Healing. CPTSD and Dissociative Trauma Disorders, Part 2
Today is part two of the dive into Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) and Dissociative Trauma Disorders. Anne and Lexi, co-founders of Beauty After Bruises, are back! This week, we are primarily focusing on dissociative trauma disorders. We debunk myths about DID and dissociation - like, how it's rare (it's not) and discuss the BASK model of dissociation. And finally, Dun dun duuun! the last third of the episode is dedicated to talking coping, grounding, self-care, and management strategies - THEY DO EXIST. This episode is suited for clinicians, survivors, and anyone looking to learn more.
Some of the topics we discuss may be activating to some folks.
CW: ritual abuse
Resources:
Beauty After Bruises: https://www.beautyafterbruises.org/
Dispelling DID Myths and Misconceptions: https://www.beautyafterbruises.org/blog/didmyths
International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation: https://www.isst-d.org/
DES II: The Dissociative Experiences Scale measures a wide variety of types of dissociation, including both problematic dissociative experiences, and normal dissociative experiences (e.g., day-dreaming). Try it yourself: http://traumadissociation.com/des
Find Sarah: @Psychandthecitybk, Twitter: @psychndthecity; www.psychandthecitybk.com
Trauma Survivors are Creative Beyond Their Own Understanding: CPTSD and Dissociative Disorders Part 1
Resources:
Beauty After Bruises: www.beautyafterbruises.org/
Dispelling DID Myths and Misconceptions: www.beautyafterbruises.org/blog/didmyths
International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation: www.isst-d.org/
Let's Talk About Pipes, Baby
Sarah interviews Jim Duffy, harm reduction advocate and founder of Smoke Works - an organization that provides injection alternatives and safe smoking supplies to syringe service providers and groups nationwide. Harm reduction programs often have difficulty obtaining and distributing pipes due to budgetary and legal hurdles. Smoke Works aims to fix that.
Dedicated to drug user health equity and HIV and overdose prevention, Jim Duffy leads with lived experience and Smoke Works shares profits with underfunded groups performing direct-service work.
In this episode we discuss crack, meth, and stimulant use, damaging paraphernalia laws, and why giving people access to pipes is a public health initiative. Jim and Sarah explicitly discuss drug use, stigma, and tips on what to do if you’ve taken too much or how to support someone who has.
Resources:
patreon.com/SmokeWorks
Instagram: @Smokeworksboston
Sarah // Instagram: @psychandthecitybk
Psych and the City Podcast: www.psychandthecitybk.com
Harm reduction resources mentioned in the episode:
Good Works: North Alabama Harm Reduction
The Sex After Grief Episode With Joan Price
Body and emotional numbness? NORMAL.
Completely lost or somewhere in between? NORMAL.
THE advocate for ageless sexuality Joan Price, shares insights from her book, Sex After Grief: Navigating Your Sexuality After Losing Your Beloved. After losing her partner of seven years, being the sex educator and senior sexpert she is, Joan went looking for resources and help. She found resources about sex. She found resources about grief. But found none at the intersection of what to do about grief and sex, particularly after losing a partner. There, Joan experienced the culture of silence surrounding sex and grief. With her book and teachings, Joan's trying to shift the myths and shame embedded in the current way we think about sex and grief, specifically after the death of a partner. Joan tells me that whatever you're feeling, or wanting, or not wanting, it's probably normal.
Learn more about Joan: www.joanprice.com
Listen to all the episodes at: www.psychandthecitybk.com
Clinic Play, Bondage, and Cross-Dressing, Oh My! Interview With Mistress Amanda Wildefyre
On this fine Monday, Sarah interviews Reb Holmberg, aka Mistress Amanda Wildefyre, about their work and journey as a professional dominatrix for over 30 years. This episode discusses some of the basics of (only!) a few of Mistress Amanda’s specialties and interests: bondage, clinic and medical play, and cross-dressing. Amanda not only shares about their journey from Dominatrix to Educatrix, but speaks fondly of the freedom and healing that comes from permission to break free of the gender binary.
Reb Holmberg, aka Mistress Amanda Wildefyre, is a professional dominatrix, writer, performer and BDSM educator practicing in Minneapolis and worldwide. For over three decades, they have contributed to the BDSM scene by offering workshops on a wide variety of topics, including Predicament Bondage, Suspension, Mummification, Pony Play, Electroplay, Genitorture and Switching for Tops. They are currently studying with the Institute for Sexuality Education and Enlightenment (www.InstituteforSexuality.com) towards Sex Educator Certification.
Resources:
IG: @realamandawildefyre; @reb.holmberg
IG: @psychandthecitybk
Embodied and In Relation
Additional Topics of Discussion: Codependency, Closure, Mirroring, the nervous system, attachment theory, somatics, trauma
Resources:
Jordan Dann: jordandann.com/
Instagram: @jordandann
Getting the Love You Want By: Harville Hendrix, Ph.D
Sarah Kelleher: www.sarah-kelleher.com, @psychandthecitybk
Grief, Death, and Sex
Sarah and her friend, end-of-life doula Lucy, discuss - yep, you guessed it: grief, death, and sex. In this episode, Lucy shares about what exactly an end-of-life doula is and all the (some wrong) ways we think about grief. We discuss the dying process, what a consent-focused approach to end of life care can look like, and how grief can show up in our bodies and sex lives. Lucy says, a lot of being an end-of-life doula is reminding people that they have choice and agency over what happens to their bodies throughout the dying process.
Resources:
Guest Contact: Lucy Moran, lucimo91@gmail.com
Host: Sarah K, sarahkelleher91@gmail.com; psychandthecitybk
Book: Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
The Artist’s Grief Deck is a wonderful resource for prompts to move through grief during this pandemic. It has artwork and rituals and can be accessed here: https://griefdeck.com
If someone is interested in finding certified end of life doulas in their area, they can look through the directory in the National End of Life Doula Alliance’s website: https://www.nedalliance.org
This is a great resource to start having conversations around death and dying with your loved ones. They offer free guides and conversation prompts to tackle difficult subjects: https://theconversationproject.org
Growing Up Orthodox
Sarah speaks to her friend Shaina - one of nine siblings, who was born and raised in the Chabad Chassidic Orthodox Jewish world of Brooklyn, New York. Shaina educates Sarah about what it was like for her growing up Orthodox and shares about some of the history and practices of the Chabad Chassidic community. Shaina shares her experience with sex education (or lack thereof), religion, and ultimately her journey with self and belief.
Shaina is a licensed social worker in New York State and California. Today, Shaina is a practicing San Francisco and Oakland therapist who works with couples, adults, teenagers, and children. In her work, Shaina is most passionate about educating, and empowering teenagers and children about all things related to body safety and healthy sexuality. In her spare time Shaina can be found singing to Chassidic music, swimming, dreaming of her nieces and nephews, or playing with her puppy, Sivan. Shaina currently resides in San Francisco with her partner.
Resources: Footsteps, https://footstepsorg.org/
Footsteps is the only organization in the United States providing comprehensive services to people who have chosen to leave their ultra-Orthodox communities and begin new lives. Based in New York, Footsteps provides a range of services, including social and emotional support, educational and career guidance, workshops and social activities, and access to resources. Thanks to Footsteps, former ultra-Orthodox Jews have a safe, supportive, and flourishing community to turn to as they work to define their own identities, build new connections, and lead productive lives on their own terms.
Find me at @psychandthecitybk on instagram; Twitter: @psychndthecity
Happy February: Abortions and Solo Polyamory
Attachment Theory, Trauma, & A Little Nonmonogamy With Jessica Fern
Sarah speaks with Jessica Fern, psychotherapist and author of Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma, and Consenual Nonmonogamy, about...yup, you guessed it - attachment, trauma, and nonmonogamy. Jessica shares about the different dimensions of attachment and how our styles can show up in all areas of life - not just romantic relationships. Sarah and Jessica also talk trauma - particularly the nested model of trauma that Jessica developed. Finally, Jessica shares specifics about what we can do to cultivate secure attachment in our relationships. It has to be said, Polysecure was one of my favorite reads of the year. I refer to it often.
Resources:
www.JessicaFern.com
Choice Overload! Forgiveness! Executive Control! & How They Can Impact Relationships
The More You Know: The Basics of Syphilis and Advancements in HIV Care
Sarah speaks with coworker Dr. Jeffrey Birnbaum, a pediatric HIV specialist who has been working in HIV care since 1992. For the first part of the episode, Sarah and Jeff discuss perinatal HIV, injectable HIV treatment, and why transgender people are at an increased risk for HIV. Jeff and Sarah discuss a somewhat controversy in HIV medicine - if positive parents should breastfeed infants. Jeff is a bit of a pioneer in the field for supporting parents. Next, Sarah and Jeff discuss symptoms and treatment of the STD syphilis so you can know what to expect. While this episode leans a little medical, Jeff helps us understand syphilis and HIV better way better. Plus, we made a jingle. Even nuanced conversations about sex education can be super fun and interesting.
Dr. Jeffrey Birnbaum is the Executive Director of HEAT, where he has provided medical care to hundreds of HIV+ and high risk youth ages 13-24 since 1992. Dr. Birnbaum is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Public Health at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. In addition to his clinical work at HEAT, he devotes much of his time in community mobilization efforts to identify and engage HIV+ youth in care. He has pioneered efforts in Brooklyn to engage young gay and bisexual male youth and transgender youth from communities of color in medical care, prevention activities and HIV counseling and testing efforts.
Breakdown of Episode:
Introduction to Episode
Breastfeeding and Perinatal HIV
HIV and Transgender Communities
Syphilis
What is Syphilis?
Treatment of Syphilis
Testing and Additional Information about Syphilis
Resources: heatprogram.org/about-us/
cdc.gov/std/syphilis/Syphilis-pocket-guide-final-508.pdf
cdc.gov/std/treatment-guidelines/syphilis.htm
cdc.gov/std/syphilis/stdfact-syphilis.htm
cdc.gov/hiv/pdf/policies/cdc-hiv-transgender-brief.pdf
"People Can't Get Sober If They're Dead"
August 21 is International Overdose Awareness Day. Today we honor those we have lost and their families. International Overdose Awareness Day is recognized in more than 40 countries. We pause on August 31 to honor those lost as well as raise awareness and instigate action and discussion about evidence-based prevention and drug policy. You are not alone. www.overdoseday.com/about-the-campaign/
Below are organizations and people doing incredible work in supporting people who use drugs.
Resources:
Tracey Helton - Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok: @traceyh415
@harm.reduction.saves.lives www.harmreductionsaveslives.org
Harm Reduction Coalition: @harmreductioncoalition, harmreduction.org/
Understanding Naloxone: harmreduction.org/issues/overdose-prevention/overview/overdose-basics/understanding-naloxone/
No Good Legislation Has to Sacrifice One Group of People to Protect Another: Talking Human Trafficking, Labor Rights, and Sex Work
Mariah and Sarah discuss the initiatives of SWP, labor exploitation, and society's need for real and honest conversations about the realities of sex and work in general. The way SWP likes to look at human trafficking is that for human trafficking to be properly addressed it’s really about protecting and defending the rights of workers - a conversation that regardless of the kind of work we do applies to us all.
Resources:
The Sex Workers Project is a national organization that defends the human rights of sex workers by destigmatizing and decriminalizing people in the sex trades through free legal services, education, research, and policy advocacy. swp.urbanjustice.org/
START ACT: startactny.org/
Instagram: @sexworkersproject
DONATE: swp.urbanjustice.org/donate/
SEX[UAL] HEALING - swp.urbanjustice.org/sexual-healing/#about-debut
The Intersex Education We Literally Never Got in School...or Anywhere...Ever
Sarah sits virtually down with Mari Wrobi to talk about being intersex. Mari is a nonbinary, intersex, queer, and Latinx interACT youth advocate and educator whose work fights for the human rights of intersex people and educates the public on what being intersex actually means. Turns out - not shockingly at all - there are a lot of misconceptions floating around and harm being caused through forced intersex surgeries. Most of us know little to nothing about being intersex. Here's where to start.
Resources and Additional Learning:
Mari Wrobi, Instagram: @genderfenderbender; Tiktok: @genderfenderbender, Etsy shop: @genderfenderbender
Intersex justice project: https://www.intersexjusticeproject.org/; Instagram: @intersexjusticeproject
InterConnect, Instagram @interconnectsupportgroup
InterACT, Instagram: @interact_adv
Hans Lindahl - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBJLp0Da6r88E8soAja29zA
Pidgeon Pagonis, Instagram @pidgeon
Emily Quinn - https://www.youtube.com/user/Emilord; TedTalk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stUl_OapUso
Sean Saifa Wall, Instagram: @saifaemereges
River Gallo, Instagram: @rivergallo
Books about being intersex by intersex people
Born Both, By: Hida Viloria
Intersex (For Lack of a Better Word), By: Thea Hillman
Contesting Intersex, By: Georgiann Davis
XOXY, By: Kimberly Zieselman
I Thought I Was This Close to Being Serial Killer: A Journey To Domness, Consent, and Polyamory
Thinking About Drugs: Theories of Addiction, Research Funding, and Stigma
Sarah interviews Anya Aggarwal @addictionwithanya, an honorary research assistant at Drug Science in the UK about theories of addiction and drug policy. After growing up in Singapore, a country with some of the strictest drug laws in the world, Anya became a proponent of harm reduction tactics and works to demystify drug use and humanize people who use drugs. Later, Sarah brings back her boyfriend Mark to discuss his experience with using Suboxone, a medication-assisted therapy (MAT) for his opiate addiction.
Anya Aggarwal has a psychology degree from the university of Bristol and is doing a master’s in addiction at Kings College London. Currently, she is involved in a research project in conjunction with Columbia University (New York) and this has a particular focus on naloxone carriage. After this, she has a PhD offer in public health which will look at ‘understanding and fostering public support for policies designed to improve the health and wellbeing of people who use drugs’
More learning:
@addictionwithanya
@harm.reduction.saves.lives
@harmreductioncoalition
To Live How I Do Is A Statement: Growing Up In Psychosis
Additional Resources:
The Center Cannot Hold by Ellen Saks
The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays By Esme Weijun Wang
I’m Not Sick, I Don’t Need Help By Xavier Amador
American Psychosis By E. Fuller Torrey
Surviving Schizophrenia By E. Fuller Torrey
Cosplay Chronicles: When I First Started Cosplaying, I Did Not Intend For It To Be What It Is Now
Cosplay, short for 'costume-play', is the practice of wearing costumes, props, and accessories to represent and embody a character. Typically, cosplay is the extension of a person’s love for a character or genre, such as science fiction and fantasy, anime and manga, comic books, and other creative media. For cosplayers and fans, cosplay culture is mostly a space of freedom and expression. For people that don't feel the same connection, cosplay is often misunderstood and seen as just plain weird.
So, why do people enjoy cosplay? Why do cosplayers choose to embody certain characters? How do they feel while in costume? Does wearing a mask make them feel different? Sarah asks these questions and more to professional cosplayer and online content creator, Jess @feministchronicles, whose craft focuses on the integration of cosplay, women’s empowerment, and body positivity. Jess is a South Florida native, has a B.A. in Psychology and a minor in Women's Studies, and has been cosplaying since the summer of 2017.
Jess's Social Media: IG: @feministchronicles
Twitter: @femchronicles_
Further Reading: Robin S. Rosenberg: Expressions of Fandom: Findings from a Psychological Survey of Cosplay and Costume Wear
Consent Is Not a Synonym For Permission: Talking Comprehensive Consent With Sarah Casper
Unraveling Religion: Learning About Adverse Religious Experiences and Reclamation
Sarah speaks with Kayla Felten, LICSW and Kendra Snyder, LMFT, NCC about their experiences growing up in fundamentalist evangelical communities. Now, their work as therapists includes holding space for folks navigating Religious Trauma, Spiritual Abuse, and Adverse Religious Experiences. In this episode, (it's one of my favorites), Kendra and Kayla share how they're reclaiming their bodies, intuitions, and whole selves through deconstruction and reclamation.
Resources:
Spiritual Power Inventory
What is Purity Culture? lindakayklein.com/what-is-purity-culture/
Website: Reclamation Collective
Instagram: @reclamationcollective
Kendra Snyder www.kendrasnydertherapy.com
To find out more about Kayla's psychedelic assisted psychotherapy work, please visit iit-mn.com
Learning About the Legal Approaches to Sex Work With Adrie Rose
If you care about human rights, labor rights, feminism, stopping gendered violence, transphobia, misogyny, and racism - listening to sex workers is a great place to start.
Correction** I stated that France operates under partial criminalization. However, France adopted the Nordic Model in 2016. More learning and resources:
@adrierising (Twitter and Instagram)
adrierose.link
Revolting Prostitutes The Fight for Sex Workers' Rights By: Molly Smith and Juno Mac
TedTalk: The laws that sex workers really want by Juno Mac
Hackinghustling.org
Support:
Whose Corner is it Anyway?
The Harm Reduction Approach: Maybe Trauma is the Gateway Drug
Sarah speaks to Jessica Lamb, 1/2 of the team behind the incredibly informative Instagram @harm.reduction.saves.lives and the East Kootenay Network of People Who Use Drugs (EKNPUD). Jessica and Patrick spend their time advocating and creating peer supports to help dismantle the stigma and the drug war.
Jessica is a harm reduction advocate who believes that a harm reduction approach is not only the solution to the war on drugs but saves countless lives, hers included.
Resources and more learning:
@harm.reduction.saves.lives
National Harm Reduction Coalition: harmreduction.org
The Worlds of Aces: Talking Asexuality With Angela Chen
Resources:
www.angelachen.org/
www.asexuality.org/
asexualagenda.wordpress.com/
www.soundsfakepod.com
www.aokpod.com
Bills That Kill
Sarah and Lea Salonganisa breakdown Section 230, FOSTA-SESTA, The EARN-IT Act, and the newer proposed bill SISEA. Lea teaches us that bills never really die, how these bills infringe on the rights and safety of all, and are detrimental to the lives and safety of sex workers. If you care about human rights and cyber safety, you care about this.
The Petition:
https://www.change.org/p/jeff-merkley-stop-sisea-stop-internet-exploitation-act-from-passing
READING AND RESOURCES
https://hackinghustling.org/ (FOSTA/SESTA AND EARN-IT, plus a ton of information in general)
https://twitter.com/acvalens/status/1340338322326106112
Section 230: https://www.theverge.com/21273768/section-230-explained-internet-speech-law-definition-guide-free-moderation
ORGANIZATIONS:
https://www.stjamesinfirmary.org/
Bisexuality & Intersectionality with Chara
Find Chara @theblackbisexual
Is My Life Better With Them In It?
Strippers Have Labor Rights: Talking Unionization With Jozey Moon
Sarah and Jozey Moon - performer and Soldiers of Pole board member - discuss labor movements, unions, the impact of COVID-19 on clubs, and Instagram's updated terms of service. How is this related to sex and psychology? Workplace civility impacts our mental and physical health and everybody deserves a safe and sane work environment.
Resources:
@soldiers_of_pole
@juicy.jozey
Twitter: juicyjozeyy
Instagram, Stop Unfairly Censoring Nudity and Sexuality Petition - Sign!
This link is the petition mentioned in the episode regarding Instagram's updated Terms of Service. Please sign and share.
An Introduction to Schizophrenia with Michelle Hammer
Michelle Hammer, @schizophrenic.nyc, is a Schizophrenia activist and the creator and founder of the company Schizophrenic.NYC. Michelle was diagnosed with Schizophrenia at 22, after a misdiagnosis of Bipolar Disorder at age 18. Michelle's company mission is to reduce stigma by starting conversations about mental health.
Michelle and Sarah discuss common symptoms, misconceptions surrounding a schizophrenia diagnosis, sex and medications, and Michelle shares her thoughts on schizophrenia-related semantics and language choices.
More information about Michelle and her work can be found at: https://www.schizophrenic.nyc/
What is Whorephobia? Talking With Christina Tesoro, LMSW
BONUS EPISODE!
Sarah speaks with Christina Tesoro, LMSW, a writer, sex educator, and therapist, who specializes in sex worker affirming care. Christina's new book, Death to Whorephobia: A Guide to Sex Worker Affirming Care comes out tomorrow, December 17th, the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers.
Christina and Sarah discuss the shortcomings of social work curricula, what whorephobia is, and how it functions in society. Christina speaks to some harmful myths surrounding sex work and the stigma that impacts the lives and care of sex workers again and again.
They discuss the ingrained whorephobia in all of us. Information for Christina's e-book + more can be found here:
https://janistherapy.com
@janis_therapy
The Power of Abuse: Between Partners and Beyond
TW: This episode discusses partner violence and abuse.
Sarah and Angelynn - a therapist and activist with a decade of organizing experience in anti-violence movements, harm reduction advocacy, and economic and racial justice - discuss the ways in which abuse is embedded in culture and the ways it can manifest. This episode covers the type of abuses that can happen on micro- and macro- levels, and everywhere in between. Angelynn and Sarah also discuss the history of the anti-violence movement and the significance of December 17th, the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers.
Resources:
Educational Resources on the Anti-Violence Movement
The Color of Violence, by Angela Davis
Sex Worker's Rights and December 17th Resources
Organization's Addressing the Intersection of State and Interpersonal Violence
Organizations Addressing the Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
The Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, USA
Native Youth Sexual Health Network
Organization Address Boys and Men impacted by Sexual Violence
Organizations Addressing LGBTQ Partner Abuse
24/7 Submission With Lina Dune
Informed Sex Is Sexy - HIV Care and Prevention
Resources:
www.hiv.gov/hiv-basics
www.cdc.gov/hiv/default.html
www.history.com/topics/1980s/history-of-aids
The Triangular Theory of Love
Porn and Politics: It's Not That Radical
Looks Can Be Deceiving: Equity in Sexuality and Disability
Affairs to Remember and the Ones We Forgive
Talking SESTA/FOSTA and antiquated laws with Miami dancer, Simone
Titillating Tuesday - Abortions and Poland Protests - You Should Really Care
Sarah's solo snippet for the week. She talks about the new abortion law in Poland that resulted in protests around the country (duh), and the scary stats about abortions in America.
What Is Trauma...Really? Talking Trauma With a Survivor and Therapist
Titillating Tuesday! Book Review of Carnal Knowledge: Sex Education You Didn’t Get in School
Mythical Sex Education
Cervical Orgasms, Attachment Theory, and Vaginal Weightlifting, Oh My!
Attached. The New Science Behind Adult Attachment and How it Can Help You Find ans Keep Love by Amir Levine, MD and Rachel S.F Heller, MA
Www.supersmashcache.com
attachmentproject.com