Local heroes Shawn and Christina from India Street Public Health Clinic, and Ren from Franny Peabody share compassionate strategies for talking about STI safety and fighting stigma. 

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Franny Peabody Center // @frannypeabody

Music by Podington Bear.

How do you accept rejection gracefully? Why is rejecting someone so awkward? How does our fear of rejection affect consent? That and more when your pals at Speak About It get the goss with the Maine Wing Woman, Danica. 

Oronde and Catherine get down with Gina, the proprietor of Nomia, a woman-owned sexuality boutique in Portland, ME. How do we start the convo about bringing toys into a relationship/hook-up? What rules about consent do we need to keep in mind? How does a sex shop owner build a safe space for diverse customers? Plus, we ask Gina all of our own questions about what it's like to own a sex shop.

Thanks to Podington Bear for the music used w/ permission under Creative Commons, podingtonbear.com

Our first episode! Join Speak About It consent educators, Oronde Cruger and Catherine Buxton and get all the hot goss about communicating your wants, needs, and desires. Like...where do you even start? What is a need and what is a want, and how do you tell the difference?  Plus get professional advice from therapist, Daisy Hackett from Willa Family Counseling.

Thank you to Chad Crouch/Podington Bear for the music, used with permission under Creative Commons. www.podingtonbear.com