Let’s all say “Penis” …
Let’s face it, talking about sex can be uncomfortable (for some, not so much for me!). I am fortunate to be blessed with many friends and family members who support the (slightly!) out of the ordinary work that I do, and are open to talking about it. One such conversation occurred yesterday, at the dinner table. Yes, the word “penis” has definitely made an appearance at dinnertime (more than once!), and yesterday was a perfect example. While answering a number of excellent questions from a prepubescent relative (who is very fortunate to have awesome parents who will...
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Last week, while in the midst of a discussion with one of my CYW instructors, I realized something … my life revolves around sex. You may be thinking “Well duh, you’re making a career out of talking about it!”, but until that moment I had not realized just how much of my life – both professional and academic – is focused on this topic. The more I think about it, the happier I feel. I consider myself to be very fortunate – I am building a life and career around something I love to do, albeit slowly. I get to talk about what I think is an absolutely...
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Another week, another workshop! This week, week 3 of my workshop, was a continuation off of last week's contraceptive session. While last week was all about condoms, the pill, patch and ring, this week was about less common and less well-known methods.
Read MoreWhat’s that in the giant box you’re carrying around?
For those of you who didn’t know, my wonderful college monitor put in a request for me, and the CYW program has purchased a SEX ED KIT! YYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY!!!! I’m soooooo thrilled and excited about this! If you click on the link, you will see that this particular (amazing!) kit is not all that cheap … and definitely beyond my grasp at the time (if you want to donate to the “Candice needs a sex ed teaching kit” fund, please contact me! I’ll thank you personally! Tee hee). As soon as I could, I opened it up and went through everything … and it...
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Another week is almost done and it has been crazy busy! Here’s an update: Workshop number two was last night. There were not as many kids as the first week (there were 10), but the ones who were there were really engaged and participated fantastically! The staff participated as well, and to them I say a huge THANK YOU for their support! Activity number one – Condom Lineup – was hilarious! Both teams did their best and really engaged with the activity, so I was thrilled! We had some fun with “the Woodster” and I showed them that a condom easily fits over my fist...
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