Episode 134

Sex Ed for 2022 (feat. Justine Ang Fonte)

Published on: 23rd February, 2022

A taboo topic for some but this is truly life-saving information which is why we're talking about it. Meet Justine Ang Fonte, a health educator who survived a bit of a scandal in 2021 to come out the other side of it as an even stronger advocate for herself and her students. Joining us to help us understand why we want to start talking about sex ed as early as Pre-K and how to talk about it with our own families at all ages, this episode will likely redefine for you what sex ed actually means. While it might now include pornography literacy, it's also about so much more than intercourse. Listen in! I can't wait to hear your thoughts.   

Outline:

  • Welcome back
  • Meet Justine Ang Fonte
  • The 2021 controversy around Justine's lessons for students
  • Why are people so uncomfortable with sex ed?
  • Reframe sex ed: this is life-saving information
  • The health gap impacts the achievement gap
  • What parents will teach vs what schools can teach
  • Consider what environment feels safe to the child
  • Body image, sexuality & sexualization at every age
  • Modeling language
  • Sex ed curriculum at home
  • A commercial, a movie
  • How do you have a conversation about bodily autonomy given the public context and the Supreme Court review of Roe v Wade
  • Porn literacy: what is it & why is it important
  • Balancing sex positivity and protecting our kids
  • How to have these conversations with your kids
  • What to say to Pre-K students
  • What to say to middle & high school age kids
  • Setting boundaries: teaching it & practicing it
  • The "Golden Rule" vs the "Platinum Rule"
  • Justine's ghostwriting
  • Final thoughts
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Quotes:

"Teaching children the names for their anatomy makes them less vulnerable to child sexual predators." – Justine Ang Fonte

"Many conversations have nothing to do with intercourse, but everything to do with identity and sexuality...that's sex ed."  – Justine Ang Fonte

"Porn literacy is the understanding that pornography is not education, it's entertainment...if we ask about media literacy..."  – Justine Ang Fonte

"Use social media, celebrities, current events to talk to your kids about sexuality...without every asking, 'do you watch porn?!'" – Justine Ang Fonte

"It's not: treat others as you would like to be treated. It is: treat others how they want to be treated."– Justine Ang Fonte

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Salad With a Side of Fries Nutrition, Wellness & Weight Loss
Nutrition tips that actually work. Real-life healthy eating, balanced diet tools, and weight loss tips you can use today with coach Jenn Trepeck.*

If you have searched for nutrition tips, tried to keep a healthy lifestyle, or felt stuck following popular weight loss tips, this podcast is for you. Get straightforward wellness advice that works in real life, plus strategies for a balanced diet, sustainable healthy eating, and a smarter approach to fitness and nutrition. Is your diet making you hungrier, crankier, or less healthy? Tune in and find out.*

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Welcome to Salad with a Side of Fries, where wellness meets real life. Award-winning host Jenn Trepeck, health and lifestyle coach and author of Uncomplicating Wellness, cuts through the noise with clear answers you can trust. Ranked in the top 1.5% of podcasts worldwide, the show won Ear Worthy’s Best Health Podcast in 2024 and 2025 and was nominated for Best Independent Podcast both years. Jenn also won Women Who Podcast’s Stellar Interview award in 2025 after being named one of Podcast Magazine’s 40 under 40 in 2022.

Jenn’s motto is “wellness without the weirdness.” With more than 17 years coaching after solving her own food struggles, she knows how confusing the industry can be. Each week you get the foundations of a balanced diet, sustainable healthy eating, metabolism basics, and long-term holistic health, plus straight talk on fad diets and supplements.

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“My passion for nutrition and helping others stems from “kicking my food issues” with my own weight management saga.” ~ Jenn

I believe that the greatest accountability is paying it forward! That’s why I teach the nutrition education we are all supposed to know but no one ever taught us, along with the science behind food, fitness, and health.

After I graduated from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, I founded Better Life Now LLC while working full-time in hedge funds. In 2019, I took my practice from side-hustle to full-time self-employment and launched my podcast, Salad With a Side of Fries. On the show, we offer science-based tips and tricks for how to achieve wellness and weight loss for real life – because who wants a life without fries or dessert?!

Topics we tackle on the podcast include debunking fad diets, food myths, misinformation in marketing, bad science, and general nutrition. I encourage guests whose expertise is different from my own focus on weight management to bring their unique, fact-based perspectives to talk about subjects they are educated in and passionate about.

Due to my decade-long experience of working with clients, I have gained insight into the health and food industry and the how-tos of building a business.

Some specific health and wellness topics I can speak to include debunking fad diets, exposing the BS we are fed by the food and diet industry, how the people around us can positively and negatively impact our health journey, and shifting mindsets in order to overcome inappropriate barometers of success to instead achieve happy, healthy, and meaningful change.

On the subject of business, I can help you by teaching my critical pieces every entrepreneur should know, how to make your side-hustle into your full-time job, ways to sustainably achieve success without burning out, contemporary networking, and how to prioritize wellness while pursuing your projects.

When I find some free time, I’m typically working out at Physique57, discovering hidden gem restaurants in NYC, or traveling to spend time with friends and family.

I’d love to have an in-depth conversation with you, whether it’s leveling up in business or debunking food myths!