LOS ANGELES—Educational organization Everyone Deserves Sex Ed (EDSE) has tapped body-positive influencer and certified sex educator Elle Chase, ACS, to train attendees of EDSE’s upcoming 25-hour sex educator certification program, scheduled Nov. 9-10 and 16-17 in Los Angeles. Chase will facilitate discussion of body image, fat sex and body acceptance to help budding educators have confident and informed conversations with their clients.
Known as the founder of the award-winning Tumblr site LadyCheeky.com and the top-rated sex positions book Curvy Girl Sex, Chase is an educator and influencer who specializes in having conversations about the intersection of sexual expression, identity and body image. A graduate of the prestigious San Francisco Sex Information (SFSI) sex educator training program, Chase will give EDSE attendees valuable perspective on how to make educational spaces more inclusive and body-positive.
“I love empowering people with accurate and unbiased information about stigmatized topics like these, and this is an incredible opportunity to bring these kinds of conversations into an educational space,” Chase said. “I have known and worked with [EDSE founder Anne Hodder-Shipp] since 2014 and it is a pleasure to be a part of her EDSE certification program for a second time. As a proponent of body acceptance and candid conversations about fat sex, I look forward to helping EDSE attendees learn and shape their perspectives on these deeply personal and important topics.”
EDSE lead educator Anne Hodder-Shipp, ACS, asked Chase to teach this portion of the certification because of her experience and inimitable expertise. Chase has built a loyal following in-person and online as a fierce supporter of maintaining open and honest dialog about sexual pleasure and body image, including its social, cultural, personal and sexual impacts.
“Elle and I have been colleagues and friends for six years and it has been a pleasure working with her to build this curriculum for EDSE,” Hodder-Shipp said. “Among other things, Elle is known for her work within the body-pos and body acceptance movements and her work surrounding sexual expression and sensuality has made her a thought leader within the space. I can’t think of a better person to have these conversations with EDSE attendees, which is why I asked her to return for the fall training.”
The EDSE certification program prepares attendees to have informed, inclusive and confident conversations about sex. Over the course of two weekends, EDSE attendees will learn key information about human sexuality, intimate health, consent, and communication skills and be trained to respond to sex-related questions. The next EDSE certification will take place Nov. 9-10 and 16-17 in Los Angeles. Individual certification is $2,095, and payment plans are available to those in need.
To apply, fill out the form here. An EDSE representative will review and be in contact within 48 hours of submission.
“During my time as a sex educator, and a sex blogger before that, there was one thing I noticed most people had in common: a lack of confidence in, and even a little fear about, talking about sex,” Hodder-Shipp said. “This insecurity has a dramatic trickle-down effect. It leaves professionals feeling unprepared for workplace dynamics, parents terrified of having ‘the talk,’ and service providers caught off-guard during sensitive conversations with their clients. My goal with EDSE is give people access to the kind of professional and educational support so many of us have lacked throughout our personal and professional lives.”
More information about Hodder-Shipp can be found here, or email her directly at [email protected].
