If you are a Filipino, we are sure you’ll be prouder to be one in this episode with our guest, Justine Ang Fonte! She has shared her story of bravery, passion, and oozing talent with us and it is such a humbling honor to be able to bring her to the raw bar.

Lean in and be inspired as Justine talks about her story, having the privilege to be a sex educator, and what a gift it has become for her to be her parents’ daughter.

Topics Covered:

• Justine’s background and story
• Defending the important work - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/07/style/a-private-school-sex-educator-defends-her-methods.htm
• The privilege of choosing to be a sex educator and be paid for it and the difference of an immigrant parent’s life in survival mode
• Justine’s work in the Philippines with DepEd
• Vagina Monologue production
• Raise Pinay and Roots of Health
• Learning how to cook and starting to fall in love with it

About Justine Ang Fonte:

Justine Ang Fonte is the child of Philippine immigrants and a nationally-recognized intersectional health educator, speaker, and consultant. She received her Master's in Education in Teaching from the University of Hawai'i and her Master's in Public Health in Sexuality from Columbia University. She was recently featured in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Business Insider, and NPR for her notable teaching career in sexuality education.

On Instagram, she's known as "Your Friendly Ghostwriter" composing the texts you avoid sending about setting your boundaries. You can learn more about her career on her website (justinefonte.com) and follow her @ImJustineAF on Instagram and Twitter.

Connect with Justine Ang Fonte:

Instagram: @imjustineaf and  @_good.byes_

Website: www.justinefonte.com

About Goddess Cecilia:

Goddess Cecilia is a Sexuality & Pleasure Educator/Consultant who believes that even though most of the ocean remains unexplored, your pleasure doesn’t have to be. She encourages you to dive deep into the depths of your pleasures as a healthy and healing part of self-care. Whether it's through pleasure pod workshops, pampering and pleasure products, or a Vulva/Body Crafts activity, or educating in her finest shells, the Mermaid Goddess helps you relearn and reclaim your pleasure.

You can find the Filipina Mermaid Goddess hosting Pleasure Toy Parties, with Voula the Vulva at a variety of events, on social media during #MermaidMonday, and providing private consultations to those curious about exploring their pleasure. If you’re particularly in her favor, you’ll get to see a flick of her tail as she drops some pearls of wisdom.

Connect with Goddess Cecilia:

Website: http://www.goddesscecilia.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goddesscecilia/

Clubhouse: @goddesscecilia

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/GoddessCecilia