Putting your heart out there is scary! This week we talk about why this fear is so common and the social pressure that young people are under when it comes to dating and intimacy. We offer practical advice on how to use consenting conversations to create safety in vulnerability.

You’ll find more questions and answers on our Instagram.com/sticky_qs
This podcast is produced at Tasmania’s Sexual Assault Support Service, find us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/sasstasmania
Or online at https://www.sass.org.au/

We understand that sometimes what we discuss might cause distress or concern for listeners. 24/7 support is available in the following ways:

• Tasmania Wide: 1800 697 877 (1800 MY SUPPORT)
  • https://www.1800mysupport.org.au
• Australia wide: 1800 737 732
  • https://www.1800respect.org.au

Talking to your child about pornography can be really daunting as a caregiver. In this episode, we dissect the ethical questions surrounding pornography and suggest how young people can think critically about what they might be seeing. We also discuss the impact that pornography has on consenting intimacy, and cover strategies for preventing harm. Tune in as we lift the lid on a taboo topic.

In this episode, we reference www.thepconversation.org

You’ll find more questions and answers on our Instagram.com/sticky_qs
This podcast is produced at Tasmania’s Sexual Assault Support Service, find us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/sasstasmania
Or online at https://www.sass.org.au/

We understand that sometimes what we discuss might cause distress or concern for listeners. 24/7 support is available in the following ways:

• Tasmania Wide: 1800 697 877 (1800 MY SUPPORT)
  • https://www.1800mysupport.org.au
• Australia wide: 1800 737 732
  • https://www.1800respect.org.au

Is jealousy ok or is it a red flag? In this episode we explore the line between expressing big and difficult emotions and coercive control within relationships. It’s an issue of rising concern in Australia as we’re only just starting to understand what is considered ‘normal’ and ‘okay’ within teen relationships today. We’ll cover the basics of what coercive control is, what it looks like and how we can support our young people to spot, and seek help for, red flags in their relationships.

You’ll find more questions and answers on our Instagram.com/sticky_qs
This podcast is produced at Tasmania’s Sexual Assault Support Service, find us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/sasstasmania
Or online at https://www.sass.org.au/

We understand that sometimes what we discuss might cause distress or concern for listeners. 24/7 support is available in the following ways:

• Tasmania Wide: 1800 697 877 (1800 MY SUPPORT)
  • https://www.1800mysupport.org.au
• Australia wide: 1800 737 732
  • https://www.1800respect.org.au

Part 2 of our conversation with Renae about harmful sexual behaviours in young people. If you haven’t listened to part 1, please start there! Here in part 2, Renae explains how to talk to kids about sexual behaviour and the current best practice when it comes to prevention and intervention of harmful sexual behaviours.

Heads up, this episode includes explicit conversation about sexual harm.

In this episode, we reference statistics from Australia’s Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse

We also reference research on harmful sexual behaviours in children and adolescents from:

• Schlesinger, L. B. (2010). Sex Offenders, Juvenile Offenders, and Cross-Cultural Crime Research: New Findings, All Interesting. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 54(2), 147-149. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X09354114
• Caldwell, M. F. (2010). Study Characteristics and Recidivism Base Rates in Juvenile Sex Offender Recidivism. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 54(2), 197-212. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X08330016
• Hackett et al. 2022. Life course outcomes and developmental pathways for children and young people with harmful sexual behaviour
• Chouinard-Thivierge, S., Lussier, P., & Charette, Y. (2023). The Adult Offending Outcomes of Adolescents Who Have Perpetrated a Sex Offense: Is Sexual Offending in Adolescence Indicative of Things to Come? Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, 21(1), 3–26. https://doi.org/10.1177/15412040221123529

You’ll find more questions and answers on our Instagram.com/sticky_qs
This podcast is produced at Tasmania’s Sexual Assault Support Service, find us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/sasstasmania
Or online at https://www.sass.org.au/

We understand that sometimes what we discuss might cause distress or concern for listeners. 24/7 support is available in the following ways:

• Tasmania Wide: 1800 697 877 (1800 MY SUPPORT)
  • https://www.1800mysupport.org.au
• Australia wide: 1800 737 732
  • https://www.1800respect.org.au

For one of our toughest questions yet, we are bringing in our first guest! Renae Pepper is a psychologist specialising in children and adolescents engaging in harmful sexual behaviours, and she’s joining the podcast to help answer this very sticky question.

It’s a big topic; in part one of our conversation Renae explains the impact of trauma, the causes of harmful sexual behaviour in young people, sexual behaviour in childhood and why context is crucial.

Heads up, this episode includes explicit conversation about sexual harm.

You’ll find more questions and answers on our Instagram.com/sticky_qs
This podcast is produced at Tasmania’s Sexual Assault Support Service, find us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/sasstasmania
Or online at https://www.sass.org.au/

We understand that sometimes what we discuss might cause distress or concern for listeners. 24/7 support is available in the following ways:

• Tasmania Wide: 1800 697 877 (1800 MY SUPPORT)
  • https://www.1800mysupport.org.au
• Australia wide: 1800 737 732
  • https://www.1800respect.org.au

Welcome back for season 2! We’re getting straight to it with a very sticky subject, emotional manipulation. We’ll discuss what manipulation and grooming behaviours look like, why it can be hard to detect, and how it undermines safe, consenting intimacy.

Tune in for practical insights on recognizing red flags and empowering young people (and yourself!) to handle these challenging situations.

In this episode, we quoted Tunya Petridis. Tunya has worked as a trauma counsellor and clinical/practice supervisor for over 20 years specialising in working therapeutically with complex families and children who have experienced domestic violence, sexual abuse and neglect. Tunya currently provides practice/clinical supervision to counsellors and senior staff across Australia and consults on all aspects of trauma service provision.

You’ll find more questions and answers on our Instagram.com/sticky_qs
This podcast is produced at Tasmania’s Sexual Assault Support Service, find us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/sasstasmania
Or online at https://www.sass.org.au/

We understand that sometimes what we discuss might cause distress or concern for listeners. 24/7 support is available in the following ways:

• Tasmania Wide: 1800 697 877 (1800 MY SUPPORT)
  • https://www.1800mysupport.org.au
• Australia wide: 1800 737 732
  • https://www.1800respect.org.au

This is one of our favourite questions we’ve been asked! Adie and Tom talk through
what we can do if we realise we’ve caused harm to someone, ways we can reflect
and how we can change behaviour. The episode also discusses the lack of good role
models in owning our mistakes and the gap in our community support for young
people who have caused harm but want to change.

Findings from the 2017 National Community Attitudes towards Violence against Women Survey (NCAS) (ANROWS Insights, Issue 01/2019). Sydney: ANROWS. P. 22 are referenced in this episode.

You’ll find more questions and answers on our Instagram.com/sticky_qs
This podcast is produced at Tasmania’s Sexual Assault Support Service, find us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/sasstasmania
Or online at https://www.sass.org.au/

We understand that sometimes what we discuss might cause distress or concern for listeners. 24/7 support is available in the following ways:

• Tasmania Wide: 1800 697 877 (1800 MY SUPPORT)
  • https://www.1800mysupport.org.au
• Australia wide: 1800 737 732
  • https://www.1800respect.org.au

Sadly, this is a pretty common experience. In this episode, Tom & Adie
talk about the warning signs our body gives us when we feel unsafe, what our
options are, and what it means to be an ‘Ethical Bystander’ when we see someone
in distress.

You’ll find more questions and answers on our Instagram.com/sticky_qs
This podcast is produced at Tasmania’s Sexual Assault Support Service, find us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/sasstasmania
Or online at https://www.sass.org.au/

We understand that sometimes what we discuss might cause distress or concern for listeners. 24/7 support is available in the following ways:

• Tasmania Wide: 1800 697 877 (1800 MY SUPPORT)
  • https://www.1800mysupport.org.au
• Australia wide: 1800 737 732
  • https://www.1800respect.org.au