17: “Beauty and the Beasts” (BTVS S3E04)

Trigger Warning: Discussion of Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence“There’s no shame in losing yourself to love. They write songs about it.”Surprisingly, the school counselor managed to reach Buffy when she really needed an outside perspective. When he’s killed, Buffy hunts down the perpetrator and tragedy abounds. Kara and Penny pull from personal experiences to shed some light on one of the more disturbing episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Talk to your kids about toxic behavior and read banned books! Also, Happy Birthday to the legend herself, Buffy, on January 19th!Next time, Season 3, Episode 5, “Homecoming”Send us pictures of your favorite Buffy merch or fan art! Or pictures of your pop culture “Nerdaments” and we’ll post them on Instagram. Keep Slaying!Links: Dating Matters®: Strategies to Promote Healthy Teen Relationships is a comprehensive prevention model that teaches 11-14-year-olds how to have healthy, safe relationships both now and in the future. Programs for youth include interactive lessons on understanding feelings, healthy communication, unhealthy and unsafe relationships, and other topics. Dating Matters also includes programs for parents, educators, and older youth to help build protective environments and change social norms. Research shows that Dating Matters can reduce the risk for dating violence exposure in middle school, along with other forms of violence and risk behaviors. Intimate Partner Violence Prevention Resource for Action [5 MB, 62 Pages] describes strategies and approaches based on the best available evidence for preventing intimate partner violence, including teen dating violence. It includes multiple strategies that can be used in combination to prevent intimate partner violence and teen dating violence. Join the conversation! You can email or send a voice message to [email protected], or join us at facebook.com/groups/podcastica and https://www.facebook.com/still.slaying.a.buffy.verse.podcast/ where we put up comment posts for each episode we cover. Follow us on Instagram Still Slaying: a Buffyverse Podcast from Podcastica Network (@stillslayingcast) • Instagram photos and videosTheme Music:℗ CC-BY 2020 Quesbe | Lucie G. MorillonGoopsy | Drum and Bass | Free CC-BY Music By Quesbe is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices