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This week on the Good Sex @ NYU podcast, April and Danielle talk with Grayson Chao about the relationship between physical therapy and having good sex.
Grayson Chao is the Manager of the Physical Therapy Department at NYU’s Student Health Center. In this episode, he answers questions around maintaining pelvic health, addressing sex-related trauma in his practice, and how to work around permanent physical limitations in having sex.
This episode may be activating for some. Be sure to listen to your body and take care of yourself!
If you or someone you know has experienced a sexual assault or relationship violence, we encourage you to reach out for support.
NYU Students: Contact the Wellness Exchange at 212-443-9999 or chat using their app and/or Sexual & Relationship Respect Services
For everyone: Contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233
For more show notes and resources, visit: https://www.nyu.edu/students/health-and-wellness/services/healthy-living/good-sex-at-nyu.html
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Are you crushing on someone and want to take it to the next level by talking to them? Today's tip is on flirting. Flirting is about complimenting someone on who they are, not sexualizing them. It's also about honoring their boundaries if they aren't into it.
This episode may be activating for some. Be sure to listen to your body and take care of yourself!
If you or someone you know has experienced a sexual assault or relationship violence, we encourage you to reach out for support.
NYU Students: Contact the Wellness Exchange at 212-443-9999 or chat using their app and/or Sexual & Relationship Respect Services
For everyone: Contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233
For more show notes and resources, visit: https://www.nyu.edu/students/health-and-wellness/services/healthy-living/good-sex-at-nyu.html
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This week, April and Danielle talk to Zahava Weissbuch, a masters student in Global Public Health at NYU who is the founder of the sex education platform “Minx.”
In this conversation, we talk about being unapologetically yourself and learning how to let go of internalized oppression. Zahava also speaks on prioritizing pleasure in every sexual experience and how she was able to do that after experiencing sexual assault.
This episode may be activating for some. Be sure to listen to your body and take care of yourself!
Click here if you are interested in completing a questionnaire for Zahava’s sex education platform.
If you or someone you know has experienced a sexual assault or relationship violence, we encourage you to reach out for support. NYU Students: Contact the Wellness Exchange at 212-443-9999 or chat using their app and/or Sexual & Relationship Respect ServicesFor everyone: Contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 For more show notes and resources, visit: https://www.nyu.edu/students/health-and-wellness/services/healthy-living/good-sex-at-nyu.html -
Join Danielle for this episode about regulating our emotions which is important in healthy relationships.
This episode may be activating for some. Be sure to listen to your body and take care of yourself!
If you or someone you know has experienced a sexual assault or relationship violence, we encourage you to reach out for support.
NYU Students: Contact the Wellness Exchange at 212-443-9999 or chat using their app and/or Sexual & Relationship Respect Services
For everyone: Contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233
For more show notes and resources, visit: https://www.nyu.edu/students/health-and-wellness/services/healthy-living/good-sex-at-nyu.html
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April and Danielle are joined by Leah Robinson, the Assistant Director of The Martin Luther King Jr. Scholars Program at NYU, which is an all-university honors program that engages and empowers a cohort of undergraduate students around creating social change..
In this episode, Leah talks about the tension in her life between the fear-based lens of sex and relationships that she grew up with and the more sex-positive, accepting mindset that she chose to adopt. We talk about the norms around shaving body hair and the negative implications of complimenting people’s bodies. Additionally, she acknowledges the importance of finding her community and the deep friendships that have impacted her journey.
This episode may be activating for some. Be sure to listen to your body and take care of yourself!
If you or someone you know has experienced a sexual assault or relationship violence, we encourage you to reach out for support.
NYU Students: Contact the Wellness Exchange at 212-443-9999 or chat using their app and/or Sexual & Relationship Respect Services
For everyone: Contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233
For more show notes and resources, visit: https://www.nyu.edu/students/health-and-wellness/services/healthy-living/good-sex-at-nyu.htm
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Episode Summary:
Being single is normal, beautiful and a valid life choice. It isn’t for everyone but it should be seen as an active state of being, where we embrace who we are and what we need. How do you feel about being single or others being single? Let’s choose to find value in being single.
For more show notes and resources, visit: https://www.nyu.edu/students/health-and-wellness/services/healthy-living/good-sex-at-nyu.html
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In this episode, April and Danielle are joined by Chris Diggs and Dr. Rafael Rodriguez to discuss restorative practices. Listeners might recognize Dr. Rodriguez, NYU’s Associate Vice President and Dean of Students, from his previous episode in season 2, episode 8. Chris is the Senior Director of the NYU Changemaker Center.
This conversation explores the key concepts of Restorative Practices and how they can be used to build and maintain the relationships in our lives. Restorative practices have their origins within indigenous communities who have historically resolved conflict by focusing on strengthening relationships between individuals and ties to one another in their communities. Chris and Rafael share how they use restorative practices in their own professional and personal lives.
This episode may be activating for some. Be sure to listen to your body and take care of yourself!
If you or someone you know has experienced a sexual assault or relationship violence, we encourage you to reach out for support.
NYU Students: Contact the Wellness Exchange at 212-443-9999 or chat using their app and/or Sexual & Relationship Respect Services
For everyone: Contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233
For more show notes and resources, visit: https://www.nyu.edu/students/health-and-wellness/services/healthy-living/good-sex-at-nyu.html
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Welcome back for season 3 of Good Sex @NYU! New this season, we are giving you Just the Tip. This will be our new short segments that offer a tip on sex, dating, and health. This episode includes practical tips for self-validation on a daily basis.
Tune into to @hello_hpo on TikTok and Instagram or @Good Sex at NYU on YouTube for our videos. If you have questions about this episode or others then you can contact us at [email protected].
For NYU student with urgent mental health or safety concerns then please contact Wellness Exchange at 212-443-9999 and for all or listeners then please call 988.
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Have you missed your weekly dose of Good Sex @NYU? April and Danielle have missed you and and we have exciting news and a few changes to share. Our first full episode will drop on Monday, September 25, we hope you will join us for our sometimes funny and always sex positive conversations in our second season.
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Today on the podcast, April and Danielle are joined by NYU Counseling and Wellness Racial Justice team members, Bernadette Mwelu Kerr and Sian Caisey. Listeners might remember Bernie from our Sex and Spirituality episode last season but she is a licensed clinical social worker who has been at NYU for 7 years starting as a crisis response counselor in Wellness Exchange and shifting to her current role as counselor at the Tisch School of the Arts. Sian Caisey has been an NYU counselor for 5 and a half years and prior to her role she worked for 14 years with young people with substance use and mental health needs involved in the juvenile and criminal justice system.
In this episode, Bernie and Sian described the origins of the racial justice team and the need to find safe spaces to process oppression that is faced within an organization and within the student population they work with.The conversation explores the definition of intergenerational trauma and how that shows up in clinical practice. Bernie and Sian highlight the challenges of navigating NYU as a person who identifies as BIPOC as well as the strengths and connections that they have seen in their work. Since the podcast is about sex and relationships, we chat about the joy and difficulties that can come up with interracial dating and dating with implicit bias no matter your identity. Additionally, we discuss the resources that are available through Counseling and Wellness Services and NYU generally.
This episode mentions relationship violence and may be activating for some. Be sure to listen to your body and take care of yourself!
If you or someone you know has experienced a sexual assault or relationship violence, we encourage you to reach out for support.
NYU Students: Contact the Wellness Exchange at 212-443-9999 or chat using their app and/or Sexual & Relationship Respect Services
For everyone: Contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233
For more show notes and resources, visit: https://www.nyu.edu/students/health-and-wellness/services/healthy-living/good-sex-at-nyu.html
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Today on the podcast, April and Danielle are once again joined by Zabie Yamasaki, the Founder of Transcending Sexual Trauma through Yoga, an organization that offers trauma-informed yoga to survivors, consultation for universities and trauma agencies, and training for healing professionals. Zabie received her undergraduate degree in Psychology and Social Behavior and Education at UC Irvine and completed her graduate degree in Higher Education Administration and Student Affairs at George Washington University.
In part two of April and Danielle’s interview with Zabie, they get personal. Zabie shares how she has navigated conflict with friends and her partner. She talks about how her identity as an outgoing, second-generation immigrant of South Asian and Muslim background impacted her early life and experience with sex and relationships. Zabie also discloses how her definition of pleasure has shifted over time.
This episode may be activating for some. Be sure to listen to your body and take care of yourself!
If you or someone you know has experienced a sexual assault or relationship violence, we encourage you to reach out for support.
NYU Students: Contact the Wellness Exchange at 212-443-9999 or chat using their app and/or Sexual & Relationship Respect Services
For everyone: Contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233
Transcending Trauma with Yoga: zabieyamasaki.com ; on Instagram: @transcending_trauma_with_yoga
For more show notes and resources, visit: https://www.nyu.edu/students/health-and-wellness/services/healthy-living/good-sex-at-nyu.html
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Today on the podcast, April and Danielle are joined by Zabie Yamasaki, the Founder of Transcending Sexual Trauma through Yoga, an organization that offers trauma-informed yoga to survivors, consultation for universities and trauma agencies, and training for healing professionals. Zabie received her undergraduate degree in Psychology and Social Behavior and Education at UC Irvine and completed her graduate degree in Higher Education Administration and Student Affairs at The George Washington University.
In this episode, Zabie shares how her first yoga class led to finding internal peace, healing from sexual trauma, and shifted her career trajectory. She gives an in-depth explanation of trauma-informed yoga, both how it works in practice and why it is important, and how it is rapidly becoming part of standard yoga teacher training practice. Zabie even leads April and Danielle in some basic grounding practices for calming anxiety or distress responses derived from trauma.
This episode may be activating for some. Be sure to listen to your body and take care of yourself!
If you or someone you know has experienced a sexual assault or relationship violence, we encourage you to reach out for support.
NYU Students: Contact the Wellness Exchange at 212-443-9999 or chat using their app and/or Sexual & Relationship Respect Services
For everyone: Contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233
Transcending Trauma with Yoga: zabieyamasaki.com or on Instagram: @transcending_trauma_with_yoga
For more show notes and resources, visit: https://www.nyu.edu/students/health-and-wellness/services/healthy-living/good-sex-at-nyu.html
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On this episode of Good Sex @ NYU, April and Danielle revisit their chat with Caroline Grunwald. Caroline is a first year graduate student in the School of Global Public Health. During her undergraduate studies at Princeton University, Caroline completed her thesis on hookup culture and has since been focused on completing a public health masters degree with an emphasis on reproductive health.
This episode is being re-released since April is Sexual Assault Awareness month and Caroline shares about a time someone crossed her boundaries and how this experience impacted her. She also discusses her research findings on hookup culture and what she learned from conducting the interviews with the participants. Throughout the conversation, Caroline emphasizes the positive effect strong communication has on good sex.This episode may be activating for some. Be sure to listen to your body and take care of yourself!
If you or someone you know has experienced a sexual assault or relationship violence, we encourage you to reach out for support.
NYU Students: Contact the Wellness Exchange at 212-443-9999 or chat using their app and/or Sexual & Relationship Respect Services
For everyone: Contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233
For more show notes and resources, visit: https://www.nyu.edu/students/health-and-wellness/services/healthy-living/good-sex-at-nyu.html
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Today on Good Sex @ NYU, April and Danielle are joined by Dr. S, a board-certified physician working in family medicine for over 15 years. Dr. S has spent many of her years of medical practice providing gender-affirming care to her patients.
In this episode, April and Danielle explore what it means to provide gender-affirming care at the Student Health Center (SHC) and more broadly. Dr. S goes into detail about some of the medical options available to folks seeking gender-affirming care at the SHC. She recounts her collaboration with a specific patient who came to the relationship with goals and how they accomplished them together. The three also discuss challenges one might experience with different medical professionals and insurance providers.
This episode may be activating for some. Be sure to listen to your body and take care of yourself!
If you or someone you know has experienced a sexual assault or relationship violence, we encourage you to reach out for support.
NYU Students: Contact the Wellness Exchange at 212-443-9999 or chat using their app and/or Sexual & Relationship Respect Services
For everyone: Contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233
For more show notes and resources, visit: https://www.nyu.edu/students/health-and-wellness/services/healthy-living/good-sex-at-nyu.html
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Today April and Danielle are refreshing on of their favorite conversation this season with Dr.Reji Mathew who is an award-winning artist, thinker, educator, and neuroscience-informed psychotherapist. Dr. Reji Mathew is a senior clinical social worker at the Counseling and Wellness division of the NYU Student Health Center. She is trained in CBT, DBT, TF-CBT, EMDR, Narrative Therapy and the Voice Dialogue method. Dr. Mathew is an arts accessibility advocate and an Assistant Adjunct Professor at the NYU Silver School of Social Work.
In this episode, we explore how to partner with ourselves first before partnering with others. Also, Dr. Mathew defines “emotion regulations” as the reasons behind why we get upset and how we get upset. The “why” is deeply personal and the “how” is the way we express our emotions. Building basic awareness of our emotion regulations is the foundation of emotional wellbeing and health. Dr. Mathew shares tips on regulating emotions, developing mindful practices, and changing our internal narratives.
This episode may be activating for some. Be sure to listen to your body and take care of yourself!
If you or someone you know has experienced a sexual assault or relationship violence, we encourage you to reach out for support.
NYU Students: Contact the Wellness Exchange at 212-443-9999 or chat using their app and/or Sexual & Relationship Respect Services
For everyone: Contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233
For more show notes and resources, visit: https://www.nyu.edu/students/health-and-wellness/services/healthy-living/good-sex-at-nyu.html
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Today on Good Sex @ NYU, Danielle converses with Meghan Kelley, LCSW at NYU London Counseling and Wellness Services and Aisling Leen, Student Life Coordinator. Meghan has worked with NYU students for over 15 years as an off-campus therapist and then as the full time global wellness counselor in London since 2019. Aisling worked at NYU for two years in the student life coordinator position where she advises students, organizes cultural trips, and helps to build community at NYU London.
In this episode, Danielle learns more about the student experience abroad. The group discusses how the pressures put on students by family and friends to have an amazing experience when living in a new culture can cause some stress and challenges. From not finding the Doritos you like to not having your support network in the same time zone, Danielle, Meghan and Aisling unpack all the highs and lows of living in a new place, particularly when navigating pub culture and the differences in dating and sex as compared to NYC.This episode may be activating for some. Be sure to listen to your body and take care of yourself!
If you or someone you know has experienced a sexual assault or relationship violence, we encourage you to reach out for support.
NYU Students: Contact the Wellness Exchange at 212-443-9999 or chat using their app and/or Sexual & Relationship Respect Services
For everyone: Contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233
For more show notes and resources, visit: https://www.nyu.edu/students/health-and-wellness/services/healthy-living/good-sex-at-nyu.html
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Today on Good Sex @ NYU, Danielle chats with Abhishek Rana. Abhishek is studying Integrated Design and Media at NYU Tandon. He is also a graduate assistant for communications and design at the NYU Office of Global Inclusion. He loves talking about books, AI ethics, accessible design, and his dating life!
In this episode, Abhishek shares the impact of being bullied growing up. He opens up about what it was like growing up in India and how he transitioned to living in NYC. Danielle and Abhishek revisit the theme of effective communication in all relationships and all things throughout the conversation. He acknowledges that he hasn’t had a long-term relationship yet but feels he knows what he wants and needs from a potential partner. One of Abhishek’s favorite things to talk about is sex and relationships, and he has even started to talk to his mom about these topics, which has caused a positive shift in their relationship.This episode may be activating for some. Be sure to listen to your body and take care of yourself!
If you or someone you know has experienced a sexual assault or relationship violence, we encourage you to reach out for support.
NYU Students: Contact the Wellness Exchange at 212-443-9999 or chat using their app and/or Sexual & Relationship Respect Services
For everyone: Contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233
For more show notes and resources, visit: https://www.nyu.edu/students/health-and-wellness/services/healthy-living/good-sex-at-nyu.html
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On this episode of Good Sex @ NYU, April and Danielle are joined by Dr.Reji Mathew who is an artist, thinker, educator, and neuroscience-informed psychotherapist. Dr. Mathew is a senior clinical social worker at the Counseling and Wellness division of the NYU Student Health Center. She is trained in CBT, DBT, TF-CBT, EMDR, Narrative Therapy and the Voice Dialogue method. Dr. Mathew is an arts accessibility advocate and an Assistant Adjunct Professor at the NYU Silver School of Social Work.
The topic of conversation on the podcast today is making sex accessible for all. Dr. Mathew unpacks internalized ableism and how this impacts individuals and society. She defines the term “disability humility” and the importance of asking our sexual and romantic partners for what we need and stay open to a journey of possibility and co-discovery. Dr. Mathew recommends that we all examine the narrow depiction of pleasure in our society and seek to make sex accessible for everybody and every body type.
Many advocacy organizations like the Christopher Reeve Foundation offer spaces for conversations on sex, dating, and relationships with a disability. And that our journey with pleasure and intimacy is one that is accessible to all, critical to the holistic picture of health, well-being and happiness.This episode may be activating for some. Be sure to listen to your body and take care of yourself!
If you or someone you know has experienced a sexual assault or relationship violence, we encourage you to reach out for support.
NYU Students: Contact the Wellness Exchange at 212-443-9999 or chat using their app and/or Sexual & Relationship Respect Services
For everyone: Contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233
For more show notes and resources, visit: https://www.nyu.edu/students/health-and-wellness/services/healthy-living/good-sex-at-nyu.html
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Today on Good Sex @ NYU, April and Danielle are joined by Dr. Virginia Robertson and Dr. Sandra Curet, medical providers at the GYN health department at the NYU Student Health Center. Dr. Robertson is the SHC’s Associate Medical Director of GYN and Specialty Services and is a family medicine doctor by training. Dr. Curet is an OBGYN who practices general gynecology at the Student Health Center and has been a practicing OBGYN for over thirty years.
On today’s episode, Danielle and April and their guests explore dyspareunia, or pain during sex. Pain can be closely connected to pleasure for some but others may not seek pain during sex. Our Student Health Center experts, Dr. Robertson and Dr. Curet, walk us through how dyspareunia comes up in their practice, what an evaluation looks like for it, and possible causes and treatment options. Pain during sex is common and can happen no matter your biological traits or background. If pain is not something you find pleasurable, then working with a health care provider can offer some support and a place to work towards your health goals.
This episode may be activating for some. Be sure to listen to your body and take care of yourself!
If you or someone you know has experienced a sexual assault or relationship violence, we encourage you to reach out for support.
NYU Students: Contact the Wellness Exchange at 212-443-9999 or chat using their app and/or Sexual & Relationship Respect Services
For everyone: Contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233
For more show notes and resources, visit: https://www.nyu.edu/students/health-and-wellness/services/healthy-living/good-sex-at-nyu.html
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Today on Good Sex @NYU, April and Danielle are joined by Chris Woods, Senior Director, Inclusive Policy; Director of LGBTQ+ Center at the Office of Global Inclusion, Diversity and Strategic Innovation. Chris has over a decade of experience working in diversity, equity and inclusion within higher education. His research and publications are on various topics include:queer and trans people of color, racial justice and intersectionality, the experience of marginalized and minoritized communities with sexual violence on college campuses, and the intersection of faith, race and sexuality.
In this episode of Good Sex, Chris divulges all of his X-Men crushes and shares his thoughts on the importance of considering more than the aesthetics of a love interest. He emphasizes valuing what they bring to the world. Additionally, Chris discusses the advantages of growing up with a mom who is a social worker. His upbringing shaped his ability to communicate as he received thoughtful messages about sex and relationships. Chris also discloses how being bullied in school and experiencing sexual assault impacted his ability to set boundaries. Through therapy and his own work toward healing he has brought his authentic self to his 10 year- relationship.
This episode may be activating for some. Be sure to listen to your body and take care of yourself!
If you or someone you know has experienced a sexual assault or relationship violence, we encourage you to reach out for support.
NYU Students: Contact the Wellness Exchange at 212-443-9999 or chat using their app and/or Sexual & Relationship Respect Services
For everyone: Contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233
For more show notes and resources, visit: https://www.nyu.edu/students/health-and-wellness/services/healthy-living/good-sex-at-nyu.html
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