How can shaping new narratives on sex, climate, and community rewire our worldview? Tune in as educator Melissa Pintor Carnagey of Sex Positive Families reflects on the role of pleasure-centric, narrative-weaving strategies to practice with our young people at home and elsewhere in conversation Loam Listen Host Amirio Freeman.

Guest: Melissa Pintor Carnagey (she/they) is a Black and Latinx, Austin-based sexuality educator and licensed social worker who founded Sex Positive Families on the belief that all children deserve holistic, comprehensive, and shame-free sexuality education so they can live informed, empowered, and safer lives. Melissa provides puberty workshops for families and educational content for parents on topics of talking to kids across stages about pleasure, consent, and online porn. Melissa is a sex-positive parent to three young people ages 21, 11, and 7. They are the constant inspiration for the work.

Resources:

Pleasure Activism by adrienne maree brown
Sex Positive Talks to Have With Kids by Melissa Pintor Carnagey, LBSW
In Case You’re Curious: Questions about Sex from Young People with Answers from the Experts by Planned Parenthood
Vaginas and Periods 101: A Popup Book by Christian Hoeger and Kristen Lilla
These Are My Eyes, This is My Nose, This is My Vulva, These Are My Toes by Dr. Lexx Brown-James
The Sex Ed of Blackfolk Podcast by Dr. Tracie Q. Gilbert
Six Minute Sex Ed Podcast by Kim Cavill

Shaping New Narratives On Sex, Climate, and Community: In Conversation With Melissa Pintor Carnagey