Why are students at Bay Area high schools protesting against sexual assault and violence and what can be done about it?
HOSTS: Grace Won, Ethan Elkind
PRODUCERS: Wendy Holcombe, Syndey Bernier, Chris Nooney
GUESTS:
Shafia Zaloom - Health Educator and author of Sex, Teens, and Everything in Between.
Rosie Bultman - Senior at Berkeley High School and creator of Crash Course: Consent.
Shafia Zaloom is a health, educator consultant, and author whose work is about creating opportunities for students and teachers to discuss the complexities of Team culture and decision-making with straightforward open. And very honest, dialogue. Shafia's book sex teens and everything in between has been reviewed and as quoted, is the ultimate relationship guide for teens of all orientations and identities. Shafia is currently the health teacher at the Urban School in San Francisco and develops curriculum and training for schools across the country. Her work has been featured in many media outlets including the New York Times USA Today and PR, KQED, and PBS. I could go on she lives in California with her husband and three children. Shafia we are so so happy to have you on the puberty podcast.
Read MoreIn this episode, I speak with Shafia about her path to becoming a health and sex educator. She discussed how she had worked in case management and social work with kids who were experiencing dual and triple diagnosis, and a common theme was having a history of being harmed.
Read MoreShafia Zaloom is a health educator, parent, consultant, and author whose work centers on human development, community building, ethics, and social justice. Shafia has worked with thousands of children and their families in her role as teacher, coach, administrator, board member, and outdoor educator. She has contributed articles to The New York Times, The Washington Post, and numerous parenting blogs. Shafia’s book, Sex, Teens, and Everything in Between has been reviewed as “the ultimate relationship guide for teens of all orientations and identities.” It is one that “every teen, and every parent and educator - and every other adult who interacts with teens - should read.”
Read MoreShafia Zaloom is a health educator, parent, consultant and author whose work centers on human development, community building, ethics, and social justice. Her approach involves creating opportunities for students and teachers to discuss the complexities of teen culture and decision-making with straight-forward, open and honest dialogue. Shafia has worked with thousands of children and their families in her role as teacher, coach, administrator, board member, and outdoor educator. She has contributed articles to The New York Times, The Washington Post, and numerous parenting blogs. Shafia’s book, Sex, Teens and Everything in Between has been reviewed as “the ultimate relationship guide for teens of all orientations and identities.” It is one that “every teen, and every parent and educator - and every other adult who interacts with teens - should read.”
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