Lecture

The “Navigating Sexual Self-Confidence From Adolescent to Whole Ass Adult” workshop will provide an opportunity for participants to reflect on the harmful and often conflicting messages that young women of color are often subjected to, in many circumstances as an attempt to keep them safe from sexual violence, trauma and pain.

This lecture explores how play creates safety, curiosity, and permission around sexual confidence. Using a real-world play-based activity as an example, participants will learn how playful, low-pressure environments reduce shame and support embodied sexual self-discovery.

Tara brought together renowned sex educators to design a youth sex ed curriculum rooted in one question: What did we wish we’d known at that age? This session explores the curriculum’s pillars, how today’s cultural landscape shaped it, and navigating opt-in/opt-out alongside parents.

Those who have survived situational or ongoing abuse often feel misunderstood or unsafe, which can cause significant distress in future sexual relationships. This workshop offers strategies for survivors and their partners to understand and advocate their specific needs and explore sexuality from a healing lens.

In “Pleasure After Betrayal,” sexuality professionals will gain tools to help individuals and couples navigate infidelity, rebuild trust, restore emotional and physical intimacy, and reclaim authentic connection. With guided tools and candid discussion, professionals can offer a path back to pleasure after the pain of betrayal.

‘Love Bomb-ing’ is growing in our vocabulary and awareness: it includes two parts, Idealization then Devaluation in relationships. Solely Love Bomb-ing is not abuse, but often its impact can be Traumatic and devastating. And there are ways to cope afterwards. There are signs that this may be showing up and there are ways to slow […]

Maternal mortality, an important topic in sexuality, needs attention. NJ Health News, 2026 reports the risk of maternal mortality is 7.6 times greater among Black/African American women than white women. Focus groups with African American/Black women sharing antenatal experiences illuminate the impact of racism during those periods.

How to check if you are shadowbanned on Instagram, How to get out of the Insta shadowban, Refocus your marketing on website content, Growing your email list in times of censorship, A Q&A at the end to answer all of your questions You’ll walk away with tips on how to stay out of the shadowban […]

This workshop offers a multi-generational perspective on professional networking for health educators, exploring how networking practices have evolved over the past two decades. Using a discussion-based format, participants will review practical strategies and consider how they apply to their own professional goals through reflection and small-group discussion.

A crash course in maintaining healthy interpersonal relationships through conflict management-focused communication skills for adolescents living in out-of-home care settings.