Happy Holidays! Today we have a special episode for you: reading student question cards! Each session, we give our students index cards to write questions anonymously, which we later answer with the class. This is one of the students' favorite activities because asking their questions anonymously allows them to still get the information they are needing without the spotlight. Join Aicha, Kathy and new special guest Hana in answering some of these real questions we have gotten from previous sessions.

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Start the Talks Podcast is presented by Teen emPower! Inc. with theme and background music from Prismatica in Apple GarageBand and Bensound.com with editing done by Aicha Diop. This podcast was supported by Award No. 1 TP1AH000240-01-00 from the Office of Populations Affairs. Teen emPower! Is a registered 501c3 Nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower, educate, and motivate adolescents to make informed decisions for their sexual health.

*DISCLAIMER* This is not meant to represent every aspect of Teen emPower! and some specifics were purposely left out for sake of time. If you have any questions, please feel free to reference our website, https://teenempower.org/ where we have more in depth information, or reach out to us at info@teenempower.org ! This episode is not meant to be used as a reference point for our entire organization and should only be used to hear about some of the great things Teen emPower! is doing for our community. Thank you.

Today we are joined, once again, by the fabulous health educator, Lilly. Lilly walks us through what it's like teaching sexual health education with Teen emPower!. She talks about prepping for classes, what it's like to teach, and even her tasks when she's not in the classroom. 

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Start the Talks Podcast is presented by Teen emPower! Inc. with theme and background music from Prismatica in Apple GarageBand and Bensound.com with editing done by Aicha Diop. This podcast was supported by Award No. 1 TP1AH000240-01-00 from the Office of Populations Affairs. Teen emPower! Is a registered 501c3 Nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower, educate, and motivate adolescents to make informed decisions for their sexual health.

*DISCLAIMER* This is not meant to represent every aspect of Teen emPower! and some specifics were purposely left out for sake of time. If you have any questions, please feel free to reference our website, https://teenempower.org/ where we have more in depth information, or reach out to us at info@teenempower.org ! This episode is not meant to be used as a reference point for our entire organization and should only be used to hear about some of the great things Teen emPower! is doing for our community. Thank you.

Today on Start the Talks, we are discussing all things contraception (birth control) with Dr. Sara Cole, a sexuality professor at the University of Central Oklahoma. Dr. Cole holds a PhD in Health Behavior, Health Promotion, and Human Sexuality and is a Master Certified Health Education Specialist. Having studied human sexuality  at great lengths, she is our expert on today's episode. Join us as we cover different types of birth control, how they work, and what to consider when choosing which one is right for you!

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Start the Talks Podcast is presented by Teen emPower! Inc. with theme and background music from Prismatica in Apple GarageBand and Bensound.com with editing done by Aicha Diop. This podcast was supported by Award No. 1 TP1AH000240-01-00 from the Office of Populations Affairs. Teen emPower! Is a registered 501c3 Nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower, educate, and motivate adolescents to make informed decisions for their sexual health.

*DISCLAIMER* This is not meant to represent every aspect of Teen emPower! and some specifics were purposely left out for sake of time. If you have any questions, please feel free to reference our website, https://teenempower.org/ where we have more in depth information, or reach out to us at info@teenempower.org ! This episode is not meant to be used as a reference point for our entire organization and should only be used to hear about some of the great things Teen emPower! is doing for our community. Thank you.