#59 - Chanel Contos / How to do consent when it comes to sex

For this episode, Toshi had the opportunity to talk with Chanel Contos, founder and CEO of Teach Us Consent, a campaign that mandated consent education in Australia. Chanel discussed the success of this campaign and the response she received from people within Australia and internationally. She unpacks what people can expect from her book, Consent Laid Bare, and discusses the last chapter which is titled “Dear Boys and Men” and what she hoped to achieve with this particular part of the book. Chanel also gives her advice on how to have healthier conversations and practices around consent and understanding personal boundaries.  Find out more about the Teach Us Consent campaign here: https://www.teachusconsent.com/ Grab a copy of Consent Laid Bare:  https://amzn.asia/d/87nIuxU Timestamps:00:00 – Intro  01:11 – What is the Teach Us Consent campaign?  03:22 – Responses to the campaign  03:52 – What Chanel has learned from working in this space  04:40 – What's most rewarding about being involved in this work  05:43 – What you’ll find in Chanel’s book 07:20 – Dear Boys and Men  10:11 – How to help people feel comfortable to say “no” 12:10 – What is affirmative consent?  14:24 – Advice to help have better consent practices  17:07 – How you can get in touch with your own boundaries  18:57 – Goals for the future  19:45 – How Chanel got into this space from starting in IT  20:46 – How you can support Teach Us Consent 21:17 - Conclusion  -----------------    Check out our books, 'How to talk with your kids about porn' and 'The Organ Education Forgot', available at https://www.sexinspace.com/books to download or buy.    Follow us here:  https://www.instagram.com/sexinspacedotcom  https://www.youtube.com/@sexinspace/featured https://www.tiktok.com/@sexinspacedotcom  https://www.facebook.com/sexinspacedotcom  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.