About this episode

Danyelle Sturdivant discusses the nuances of consent with health educator Shafia Zaloom.

In this episode, I'm joined by Shafia Zaloom to discuss consent. We talk about how she got into her work, some patterns seen in adults and teens who didn't receive affirmative consent education, consent as a continuous dialogue, legal vs ethical requirements of consent, as well as how to ask for consent without killing the mood. Shafia Zaloom is a health educator, consultant, and author known as "the consent lady." Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, Cosmopolitan, NPR, and PBS. She teaches consent and sexuality education across a wide range of audiences, from high school students to graduate students at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and she leads trainings for teachers and workshops for parents nationwide. She's the author of Sex, Teens, and Everything in Between and Getting Real About Sex Ed . You can find her work at shafiazaloom.com

People in this episode

Host: Danyelle Sturdivant

Guest: Shafia Zaloom

Topics covered

• consent
• sexuality education
• affirmative consent
• communication
• health education

Keywords

• consent
• affirmative consent education
• sexuality
• communication
• health education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Harvard Graduate School of Education, New York Times, Washington Post, Cosmopolitan, NPR, PBS

Books & works: Sex, Teens, and Everything in Between, Getting Real About Sex Ed

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