Resources

OptionLine – After Abortion Support – they also have a helpline: 1-800-712-HELP and you can use their search function to find centres in your area.
AfterAbortion.org – they have a list of healing programs and articles.
National helpline for abortion recovery, toll-free: 1-866-482-5433

Post-abortion workbooks:

A Season to Heal: Help and Hope for Those Working Through Post-Abortion Stress by Luci Freed and Penny Yvonne Salazar-Phillips
Living in Color: The Goal of Post-Abortion Recovery by Jenny McDermid

Pregnancy & Parenting

Websites:

Podcasts:

The Birth Hour by Bryn Huntpalmer
Just Say This! by Amy Lang – sex education for parents
6-Minute Sex Ed with Kim Cavill
Sex Positive Families with Melissa Carnagey

Books on sex ed + consent:

C is for Consent by Eleanor Morrison
It’s My Body: A Book to Teach Young Children How to Resist Uncomfortable Touch by Lory Freeman
I Can Play it Safe by Alison Feigh
Good Pictures, Bad Pictures: Porn-proofing Today’s Young Kids by Kirsten A. Jenson
It’s So Amazing! A Book About Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies and Families by Robie H. Harris
Teen World Confidential: Five Minute Topics to Open Conversation About Sex and Relationships by Kim T. Cook
Condom Nation: The U.S. Government’s Sex Education Campaign from World War I to the Internet by Alexandra M. Lord

Other resources:

MeetCircle.com – Parental Control for Devices
ProtectYoungMinds.org
Rainn.org
StopItNow.org
SavvyParentsSafeKids.com

Shame & Vulnerability

Websites:

www.DavidHatfield.ca
ManTalks.com
www.rebeccaching.com
www.potentiatherapy.com
www.ericacourdae.com

Videos:

The Power of Vulnerability by Brené Brown
“Honouring and working with male vulnerability” by David Hatfiled
“Why I’m done trying to be ‘man enough’” by Justin Baldoni

Books:

Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael A. Singer
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown

Podcasts:

Tim Ferris Podcast with Brené Brown
Pause on the Play with Erica Courdae and India Jackson

Past Episodes

Episode 51 – I Call Bullshit

How can you stay true to yourself, so you can call in the right relationship? In this episode of Uncomfortable, Deb chats with Self Care & Self Love Advocate Andrea Hill on calling yourself out on your own bullshit. Andrea explains how working on YOU by calling yourself out on your own bullshit, will allow you to feel more empowered, helping you to find a relationship that aligns with your true self.

Episode 50 – Life as an Exclusive Companion

What is the difference between an “exclusive companion” and “sex work”? In what ways to do those who work in the sex industry keep themselves as safe as possible?

In this episode of Uncomfortable, Deb chats with Amy Taylor, model and exclusive companion who answers the above questions. Amy also talks about her experience of dealing with haters on and offline and explains the pros and cons of legalizing the sex industry.

Episode 49 – Gender Identity + Gender Affirming Surgery

In this episode of Uncomfortable, Deb chats with Vancouver’s favourite queer podcasters Sara & Chloe about Sara’s decision to go through gender affirming surgery. Sara talks us through their decision and why the surgery is important to them. And Chloe tells us how she felt when Sara shared this decision with her.

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