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What is the price we all pay for how we engage in sex and consent, through the lens of our gendered upbringings? I share a personal story about an experience with a man who violated our agreed upon sex boundaries. This wasn't easy to work on or share, but this topic is so misunderstood, I think we desperately need to be talking about sexual communication, consent…and compassion… in new ways.
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While sex is a natural act, many societies shame sexuality, particularly female sexuality, which serves to control women's bodies and mind. What can we do about this in the U.S. and how does this negatively impact us, our relationships, and society? I speak to our personal responsibility to do something different and how.
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I’ve been thinking about consent a lot this year, but in some new ways. In my work, I’ve long pushed back on simplified ideas like “No means no” and “Yes means yes” and tried to bring in the complexity of real human interaction. But what I didn’t expect was that caring for my dying mother would clarify what felt so wrong about Jeffrey Epstein’s world. Consent is not just about permission, but about how power is used when someone is vulnerable.