Let‘s Talk About Sex with Lynn and Jen

Lynn and Jen talk about how among people who have experienced sexual trauma, there is a high number of people who engage in disordered eating. We advocate that for those who are listening to the stories of survivors of sexual assault to consider exploring whether food is being used as a way to cope with the loss of control. We help listeners understand how the illusion of control is an important link.

Happy (belated) International Women's Day!

In this episode, Lynn and I began by talking about our individual experiences on International Women's Day.  As the conversation went on, it became apparent that the policies a culture adopts affects not only society, but our own personal lives as well.

We've seen where we've been, what can we do differently in the upcoming years?

In response to feedback we've received from our previous episodes, today we talk more about the way our society does not hear the full experience of boys and men who have been sexually abused.  Thank you to those in our community who have reached out to and educated us.  We hope that with the feedback we've received, we can keep the conversation going.

The Holidays are here! While chatting about our respective experiences with the holidays, we discovered that we definitely share some similar struggles with navigating gender, power, family dynamics, and the massive build up of expectations that tend to make the holidays a tricky time for so many. In this Episode, we'll divulge a few of our points of contention (to put it mildly!), and share some tips on how to stay calm, how to remain curious instead of judge-y (where possible), and how to ride out the end of the year in a way that allows you to be present with folks, but also hold firmly onto yourself!

The idea for this episode's topic started when Jen was driving and heard Ryan Seacrest on the radio. Seacrest had been accused of sexually assaulting his ex-stylist, and that got Jen thinking about how and why society frequently protects abusers. Lynn and Jen also recently had been doing research on grooming by abusive teachers, and in this episode, they share some of their thoughts, reflections, and discoveries.

There are a lot of ways to think and feel through our individual and collective responses to the Ford/Kavanaugh hearings. When things get stirred up, we sometimes put our more scientific and analytic brains down for a nap and just talk from our guts. Here's our version of that. With guest Jesse Hewit.

In this episode, we address the difficult questions and potential consequences of talking or not talking about the Kavanaugh allegations with our kids. Many parents have questions about how young is too young to begin conversations with your kids about such difficult issues, what terminology is important to use, and how we can empower our kids take care of themselves and eachother.

We somehow skipped over posting this episode! It was supposed to be the third piece to our life transitions trilogy. Anyway, here it is now! This one's for the 20-somethings inbetween adolescence and adulthood, and those who live, love and work with them.

We've heard you, and are back discussing the Avital Ronell situation in light of new information that has been released to the public. Thanks for listening and sending us feedback. We love hearing from you!

Here we discuss this post on Medium, titled Rose-Colored Glasses: A Confession, written by Chloe Dykstra about her relationship with an abusive ex-boyfriend. Readers identified that person as Chris Hardwick, though he was not mentioned by name in the post. We chose to use this opportunity to discuss the importance of confronting abuse.