Why do I race for life?

For my biggest cheerleader, the best strawberry pancake maker, my favourite hair braider and matching PJ Buddy,

the most forgetful person I know, but the one who makes me feel so happy and calm.

She ran with me in her tummy, with me in the push chair, and now with me by her side.

My mom's name is Crystal and I'm racing for her.

No matter how cancer affects us, life is worth racing for.

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Hi everyone, welcome back to Doing It, the Sex and Relationships podcast where sex has never been so nerdy with me, your host, Hannah Whitten.

This week I'm joined by Dr. Emma Chan. Emma is a doctor working in mental health and is the reproductive and sexual health lead at the School of Sexuality Education.

She's also one of the co-creators of the book Sex Ed and Inclusive Teenage Guide to Sex and Relationships

and a Green activist. Before moving into mental health, Emma worked as a doctor in Obs and Guyney,

and so between her experience working with pregnant people and helping

reform sex education, I wanted to get Emma onto the podcast to talk all about what current

sex education misses out regarding pregnancy and how mental health needs to be a part of sex ed.

Our talk was so fascinating and far reachingreaching from how sex education needs to cover

important topics including fertility, miscarriage and the actual experience of being pregnant, not just

how to avoid it. We discussed reproductive rights and how to navigate the climate crisis

whilst wanting to have a baby. We spoke about mental

health, emotional vocabulary and the importance of teaching communication skills to help young people

express themselves. And we also explored how to make pregnancy healthcare spaces more inclusive to

trans people and working towards greater contraceptive equality.

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