As a popular speaker for over 15 years, I have taught thousands of parents and young people the importance of being sexually healthy. I've had multiple careers teaching sexual health at universities, running teen programming for community clinics, and working with diverse populations ranging from homeless and underprivileged youth, autistic and special needs populations, abused and neglected children, elementary through college students, to sexual assault victims. This diverse work experience in the fields of youth development and sex education has allowed me to accumulate a wealth of knowledge and expertise. I share this with families through curricula that help parents and children master THE Talk! I'll share more about that with you later. My entire career, I have had an interest in sexual health. Always researching solutions and best practices to help support youth and families. In an effort to assist parents with the growing need to communicate with their children about difficult-to-discuss topics, like sexuality, I founded The Talk Institute. My formal education background includes a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in public health. I've studied sex education internationally in the Netherlands, Germany, and France, where the teen pregnancy, birth, and STD rates are up to nine times lower than in the U.S., in search of best practices to implement here in the States.