Welcome back to the peripheral. Today's episode, as you can see from the title, is about consent.

I think most of us would hope and wish that we wouldn't need to have this conversation still to this day.

You would hope that at this point, our society would have progressed so that we would not need to have this discussion any longer.

It seems that people still have issues or still struggle with the definition of.

And so to make it as clear as possible, I asked Chat GPT, a robot, if you will, to give me the definition of consent.

And here's what it says.

Consent is the clear, voluntary, and informed agreement to something, often in the context of personal boundaries or actions.

It means ensuring that all parties involved are comfortable and willing without pressure or manipulation.

Consent can apply to multiple situations from relationships and sexual activity to sharing information or making decisions.

It is essential to respect other individuals autonomy and right to say yes or no at any time.

Clear communication and mutual respect are key to maintaining consent.

And I will add that consent can be withdrawn at any time that's really at the

heart of today's discussion hand out that trigger warning for anyone my guest

will talk about a horrible situation she found herself in, where she withdrew consent.

Introduce yourself.

My name is Kenna.

I currently live in California.

Grew up from Portland, Oregon, but grew up in Idaho, small town.

I'm a beer tender.

I wanted to talk about my assault in college and discuss how consent is still a gray area, especially legally and socially. And it seems to become more complicated. Even after the Me Too movement, the conversations we're having

these days. And I wanted to talk about how feeling assaulted really affects the rest of your life.

Yeah. So where do I start? Well, what were you going to school for? And what were you wanting to do

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