Share Affection Not Infection

No surprise, we're back and we're talking about sharing affection, not infection. That means using condoms, getting tested and keeping you and your sexual partner/s safe! Before we get into our content coming in May, let's wrap up the few posts from this month 🍌😉 💬 𝚀𝚞𝚘𝚝𝚎: from Mai Nguyen from On The Couch pod 📚 𝙾𝚗 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙱𝚕𝚘𝚐: Protection & Contraception Conversations 🎙️ 𝙾𝚗 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙲𝚘𝚞𝚌𝚑: Australian Secondary Schools Survey Release 🎨𝙴𝚡𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚘𝚏 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚝: Calling local artists . . . . . . . . . #caddyshackproject #shareaffectionnotinfection #sexualhealth #safesex #healthysex #sexuality #sexpositive #sexualitydiverse #genderdiverse #sexed #sexeducation #sexualhealtheducation #healthyrelationships #usecondoms #uselube #sextips #onthecouch #sexpodcast

Are you a local artist with a connection to Warrawong and Port Kembla? 🎨✨ Have your artwork displayed in the new Warrawong Community Health Centre! The new purpose-built Warrawong Community Health Centre will be located at Port Kembla Hospital and will include services such as Sexual Health Clinic, Binji & Boori, Drug & Alcohol, Community Mental Health, Community Nursing plus Child & Family Health It's important that the building feels safe and accommodating for those who will use it 🌈 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝟯𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝚠𝚠𝚠.𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚊𝚢.𝚗𝚜𝚠.𝚐𝚘𝚟.𝚊𝚞/𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚊𝚠𝚘𝚗𝚐-𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚖𝚞𝚗𝚒𝚝𝚢-𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚝𝚑-𝚌𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚛𝚎-𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚜-𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚐𝚛𝚊𝚖-𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗-𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚝 . . . . . . . . . . #caddyshackproject #shareaffectionnotinfection #sexualhealth #mentalhealth #communityhealth #localartist

Join Winnie this Wednesday as she hosts Professor Jennifer Power who will share the latest findings from the 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝘅𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆. @ssash_survey is Australia’s most comprehensive national snapshot of young people’s sexual health, relationships and wellbeing. 🎙️Be part of the live online audience 𝟭𝟭𝗮𝗺 𝗔𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 and hear Jennifer unpack what the data reveals about current gaps, emerging trends and opportunities for change. Discover why evidence-based, inclusive and responsive approaches are critical to supporting young people’s sexual health and wellbeing. 🎟️Get your 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 on our website (even if you can't attend on the day, we will send you the episode once it's released).#linkinbio 𝚠𝚠𝚠.𝚌𝚊𝚍𝚍𝚢𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚌𝚔𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚓𝚎𝚌𝚝.𝚌𝚘𝚖/𝚘𝚗-𝚝𝚑𝚎-𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚌𝚑-𝚝𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚝𝚜 . . . . . . . . . . #caddyshackproject #shareaffectionnotinfection #publichealth #youthhealth #sexualhealth #research #evidencebased #healthpromotion

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆, 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 🍌💻✨ We've written a safe sex guide with everything you need to know about your protection and contraception options, so that you can protect yourself and your partners from STIs and prevent unplanned pregnancy (if relevant) Read more 𝙾𝚗 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙱𝚕𝚘𝚐 #linkinbio . . . . . . . . . . #caddyshackproject #shareaffectionnotinfection #safesex #sexualhealth #protection #condoms #contraceptionoptions #STIs #unplannedpregnancy

📢𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲🎙️𝙊𝙣 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙘𝙝: 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨, 𝘾𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 & 𝙍𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥𝙨🎧Listen on our website or wherever you get your podcasts Today is 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, so we invite you to find an hour this week to listen to Mai Nugyen (she/her), as she opens up with Maddy to share her personal experience and the importance of understanding compassion and empathy when approaching conversations about transness and cultural identity. ✨ As a Vietnamese trans woman working in the trans healthcare space, Mai draws on her deep understanding of the communities she serves and the belief that inclusive healthcare relies on building bridges between people. ✨ Mai’s honesty, heart and passion bleeds through personal stories of navigating her transness and cultural identities in her relationship with self, community, family and romantic partner. “ 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐'𝘮 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘴𝘩𝘦 (𝘱𝘴𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵) 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥, 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘱𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯'𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘮𝘦, 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘮𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯.” - Mai Nguyen🦋 /on-the-couch-episodes/mai-nguyen . . . . . . . . . . . #caddyshackproject #shareaffectionnotinfection #onthecouch #podcast #transgender #trans #transness #genderdiversity #sexuality #healthyrelationships #culture #TDOV

Share Affection Not Infection. It's time to wrap up the month🍌 📍 𝙾𝚞𝚝 & 𝙰𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝: Celebrating Mardi Gras 💻𝚂𝚘𝚌𝚒𝚊𝚕 𝚖𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚊 𝚞𝚙𝚍𝚊𝚝𝚎: We're on LinkedIn - follow us! 🎙️ 𝙾𝚗 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙲𝚘𝚞𝚌𝚑: Digital Literacy, Sex Ed & Sexual Violence Prevention 📚𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚆𝚎'𝚛𝚎 𝚁𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐: The Soul of a Woman by @allendeisabel 📞 𝚂𝚊𝚏𝚎 𝚂𝚎𝚡𝚝: Rockpool Cutie 💬 𝙾𝚗 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙱𝚕𝚘𝚐: What We're Talking About 📦𝙲𝚊𝚍𝚍𝚢𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝚁𝚎𝚜𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚌𝚎𝚜: Merch Boxes 💌 𝙳𝚒𝚍 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚐𝚎𝚝 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚎𝚖𝚊𝚒𝚕? Slide into our DMs or subscribe online #linkinbio 💚𝚃𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚑 𝚄𝚜 𝙲𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚎𝚗𝚝: How 'Harmless Jokes' Normalise Harmful Behvaiours Documentary . . . . . . . . . #caddyshackproject #shareaffectionnotinfection #sexualhealth #safesex #healthysex #sexuality #sexpositive #sexualitydiverse #genderdiverse #sexed #sexeducation #sexualhealtheducation #healthyrelationships #dating #sexualconsent #sexfacts #bookrecommendation #usecondoms #uselube #sextips #onthecouch #consentconversations #consent #sexualconsent #sext #feminist #sexpodcast

𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙚𝙭𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙫𝙞𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙨𝙤 𝙬𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙮 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙨𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙩𝙮 𝙨𝙤 𝙤𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙞𝙩? We recently watched a powerful 10min doco by @teachusconsent and we had to share! @anthonystefanos Angie Wan @consentlabs @ginamartin Georgia Grace @gspot._ Daniel Principe @lastoftheromans @brodiegrundy james.rowbottom & NRL Player Will Smith explore the 'rape culture pyramid', examine how media and language shape what we think is normal and unpack how seemingly 'harmless jokes', group chat banter and everyday attitudes normalise and enable harmful behaviours. Some of the facts used to bust common misconceptions ➡️33% of sexual assaults are committed by the victim's partner & 39% of sexual assaults are committed by an acquaintance ➡️Men are 230x more likely to be sexually assaulted, than to be falsely accused of sexual assault ➡️Delayed reporting is extremely common - 9 & 10 victim survivors will never report at all 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘴, 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘮. For support: 𝟭𝟴𝟬𝟬 𝟰𝟮𝟰 𝟬𝟭𝟳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗦𝗪 𝗦𝗲𝘅𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗩𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 @fullstopaustralia . . . . . . . . . . #caddyshackproject #shareaffectionnotinfection #sexed #sexualviolenceprevention #sexualconsent #consentculture

Needing an update on what's new in sexual health and sexuality education? Each month our subscribers get our e-newsletter with content, projects and campaigns. It's all about connecting you with reliable information, resources and services! Read past e-newsletters and subscribe to see us direct to your inbox each month 𝚠𝚠𝚠.𝚌𝚊𝚍𝚍𝚢𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚌𝚔𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚓𝚎𝚌𝚝.𝚌𝚘𝚖/𝚗𝚎𝚠𝚜𝚕𝚎𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛 #linkinbio . . . . . . . . . . #caddyshackproject #shareaffectionnotinfection #sexualhealth #safesex #healthysex #sexuality #sexualconsent #healthyrelationships #reproductivehealth #sexnewsletter #sexed #sexeducation #sexcampaign

We have been busy packing merch boxes for ticket holders of our live online recordings of 𝙾𝚗 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙲𝚘𝚞𝚌𝚑 podcast & vodcast episodes🎟️📦📬🎧🎙️ Each box includes Caddyshack merch and safe sex resources; 🌈tote-bag 🌈lip balm 🌈hand sanitizer 🌈business card 🌈magnet 🌈trio stickers 🌈pen 🌈condoms 🌈lube 🌈internal condom 🌈oral dam 🌈education postcards 🌈sometimes we throw in a pin too! If you're an organisation or service in the Illawarra Shoalhaven, you can order a merch box through our online resource shop /free-sexual-health-resources . . . . . . . . . . #caddyshackproject #shareaffectionnotinfection #sexualhealth #safesex #healthysex #sexuality #condoms #onthecouchpodast #sexpodcast #sexed #sexedresources

We spend a lot of time talking about sex, sexuality & sexual health 😱 surprise🍌🌈👍 ☕These coffee chats spark a deeper dive into what’s happening in these spaces and inspired our 𝙾𝚗 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙲𝚘𝚞𝚌𝚑 2026 line-up🎙️ 🗨️Get a glimpse into our brain in our recent 𝚋𝚕𝚘𝚐 𝚙𝚘𝚜𝚝 and check out our 𝙾𝚗 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙲𝚘𝚞𝚌𝚑 guests and topics for season 5! . . . . . . . . . . #caddyshackproject #shareaffectionnotinfection #sexualhealth #sexuality #safesex #condoms #stiprevention #sexualconsent #sexpodcast #sexblog #sexed #healthyrelationships

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗥𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗖𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗲! 💬 Healthy communication, consent and accountability within casual hookups can look like... 🗨️Having honest check-ins 🍌Sharing the cost of condoms and emergency contraception if required 👩‍⚕️Getting regular STI test, especially if you have multiple sexual partners The more we talk about sexual health with sexual partners, the more we can reduce shame, reduce STIs and increase intimacy. . . . . . . . . . . #caddyshackproject #shareaffectionnotinfection #sexualhealth #safesex #healthysex #playsafe #sexuality #sexpositive #sexualitydiverse #healthyrelationships #sexed #sexeducation #sexualityeducation #sexualhealtheducation #condoms #usecondoms #protection #stis #sextalk #usecondoms #stitesting #sexualhealthcheckup #casualsex #hookups #sexualhealth #dating

Book recommendation from 𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚆𝚎'𝚛𝚎 𝚁𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐: The Soul of a Woman by @allendeisabel 📚 An empowering memoir about the life of Isabel Allende, and her undying passion and dedication to the feminist movement. 📚 This book is about female empowerment, about fighting gender inequality, and the harsh but true realities women still face across the globe. 📚 Send us a DM with what you're reading! . . . . . . . . . . #caddyshackproject #shareaffectionnotinfection #bookrecommendation #feminist #internationalwomensday #femaleempowerment #genderequality #memoir