27 Jun 2023
Episode 19 - - Understanding the Digital Impact on Love, Friendship, and Relationships - with David Kobler from Your Choicez
Discover how to navigate the complexities of relationships in the digital age by understanding the red and green lights that help inform our decisions. Join us as we chat with David Kobler, director of Your Choicez, about the impact of the internet on love, friendship, and consent, and why it's crucial to discuss these topics with young people. Learn how to empower your children with vital tools for fostering healthy relationships, and why parents should be their child's most trusted source of education.
Together, we'll explore the challenging subject of pornography, its potentially damaging effects on our brains, relationships, and self-image, and how to support your kids if they're caught in the cycle of addiction. We'll share strategies for having non-shaming conversations about this issue using resources like Good Pictures, Bad Pictures, and discuss the importance of early intervention. Plus, discover the vital components of healthy relationships, such as positivity, kindness, and consistency, and how vulnerability can help build trust.
Check out Your Choicez at https://yourchoicez.com.au/ or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/yourchoicez/
(0:00:10) - Respectful Relationships and Digital Age
David discusses sexting, pornography, consent, love, friendship, and wellbeing in relation to relationships in the digital age.
(0:13:28) - Framing the Conversation
We discuss sex education, Storks as a learning tool, normalization of pornography, family values, and parents as a trusted source.
(0:25:56) - Talking to Kids About Pornography
Non-shaming conversations, boundaries, Good Pictures, Bad Pictures, Red Light District, self-hatred, body-shaming, sexting pressure, and suicidal tendencies linked to device usage.
(0:32:23) - Pornography's Impact on Empathy
We discuss damaging effects of pornography on brains, relationships, and self-image, objectification, prevalence among young people, and importance of conversations.
(0:37:00) - Healthy Relationship Building
Positivity, kindness, vulnerability, trust, and consistency are discussed to build healthy relationships and protect from pornography's damaging effects.
