Today we have Dakota Russell who is graduate of East Tennessee State University. We talk about STIs and sex education in schools is important. Dakota shares the importance of having these conversations and about her upcoming program offered online called, “How to Talk about the Talk,” aka “HTAT.” You can register for this program at this link:https://forms.gle/iDScSDGeSy42Ria76 In this Episode:02:00 - STD vs STI03:50 - How did Dakota become a student who wanted to study about STIs and educating parents about it?04:50 - Dakota’s programs for sex education08:45 - The stigma on women and sex education14:30 - Teaching the proper ways to have sex to prevent suicide rates16:30 - Sex education FAQs19:00 - Teen pregnancies22:00 - The high chlamydia and gonorrhea rates in Tennessee24:00 - How does high STI rates affect relationships?Support the show