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Sex Ed Before Bed explores powerful and meaningful topics that often go undiscussed in our daily lives. In bringing these conversations into the open, my intention is that collectively, we can approach them with less shame and more compassion, giving them the nuance that they often require. As part of a small cadre of Canadian podcasts focused on this topic, with over 8,000 listeners, Sex Ed Before Bed’s growing fan base signals a rising interest in sexual health and politics. Since 2017, guests have included experts and folks with lived experience, including sex workers, 2SLGBTQIA+ folks, researchers, educators, psychotherapists, physicians and program facilitators. Sex-positivity, anti-oppression frameworks inform the podcast and the tone is one of humility and curiosity. I aim to bring what I have learned and my experiences to the mic and understand that sexual health education is a lifelong learning experience for me, and for all of us. I don’t have all the answers and I see myself as “along for the ride” with the listener, grateful for the stories, wisdom and insight of my wonderful guests. What I want to give listeners through this experience: ● To have more informed, joyful, liberating sexual experiences ● To see a topic or marginalized group in a new light ● To unlearn harmful stereotypes and cultivate more empathy ● To be aware of timely sex-related Canadian research and news
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Sex Ed Before Bed Host Bex (she/her) is in the hotseat for the first time ever, interviewed by her sister Izzy (she/her) on another taboo topic: friendship breakups.
Timestamps
- 0:00 Cold open
- 3:30 Coming out late, building a queer community
- 9:42 Pursing love with a friend
- 12:00 Girlfriend breakup, crew breakup
- 15:44 The stories we tell ourselves and friendship ideals
- 18:10 Rejection sensitivity dysphoria (RSD) and cognitive distortions
- 24:53 Transmuting pain into art
- 30:00 Accepting what is
- 33:00 Closing
Topics we discuss:
- Coming out and building community
- Role that queer families play for newly out folks
- Romantic relationships within a friend group
- Friend group ruptures in the wake of breakups
- Role of compounding factors in coping with loss
- The role of rejection sensitivity dysphoria (RSD) in grappling with loss
- Accepting the loss and moving forward
Research
- The Lesbian's Experience of Friendship by Jeanne Stanley pgs. 43-44
- Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria definitions from ADDitude and the Cleveland Clinic
- The lived experience of rejection sensitivity in ADHD - A qualitative exploration PLoS One - Published January 2026
Books
- The Other Significant Others by Rhaina Cohen
- Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay Gibson
- Who Deserves Your Love: How to Create Boundaries to Start, Strengthen or End Any Relationship by KC Davis
Tools
- Thought Record exercise to combat distorted thinking
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