Episode 4: Unpacking the Miseducation of Consent

. In this episode, we explore the mixed messages we receive about consent within our relationships, medical settings, and our family homes and how they affect our sense of bodily autonomy.

We will hear from Kaya Thomas, our co-host, about the ways family members have crossed her boundaries. Dr. Candice Norcott, clinical psychologist at the University of Chicago, will discuss how the dynamics we learn around consent when we’re young might play out in our romantic relationships. We’ll also delve into the role of family dynamics when it comes to consent with Dr. Darnell Motley, a clinical psychologist who we spoke with in our Reimagining Relationships episode. We’re also excited to speak with Ci3 founder, Dr. Melissa Gilliam, for this episode. Dr. Gilliam is a pediatric and adolescent gynecologist and the Ellen H. Block Professor of Health Justice at the University of Chicago. She will speak with us about how Ci3 collaborates with young people to broaden the definition and understanding of bodily autonomy.

Frankly. is a podcast that explores the health and wellbeing of adolescents from the perspectives and lived experiences of young people on Chicago’s South and West sides. Co-produced by Chicago youth Kaya Thomas and Alizha Vernon and Ci3 at the University of Chicago, Frankly. is a seven-episode series that builds on the findings from Ci3’s Adolescent X study, a research project that uses narrative-based research methods to explore the messages that young people receive about their bodies, identities, and sexual health. Frankly. centers the voices of young people marginalized by race, gender, and/or sexual orientation as they navigate various social environments, develop their identities, and understand the world around them. Frankly aims to contextualize the stories of young people by examining the ways in which structural barriers and institutions impede on their health and wellbeing.