Heidi Winig

I have been involved in sexual health education since 1995. Over the years I have worked in schools, community, after-school and faith-based programs, for districts, universities and non-profits, both domestically and internationally. I have always been passionate about this work. I started being excited about puberty ed through teaching Ethiopian immigrant girls in Israel about their bodies, and training peer educators about HIV in the late 90s in Boston. Since then I have written curriculum, trained hundreds (if not thousands!) of educators and teachers, and now work with districts throughout CA to advocate for more inclusive, high quality comprehensive sexual health education. I decided to start my own business (still on the side of my non-profit work now) guiding and supporting parents and caregivers because I believe that while schools and community organizations have an important role in promoting sexual health of young people, parents are their children's primary sexuality educators and there is just not enough support out there to help parents do this well. I am loving teaching workshops for young people and their parents/trusted adults together. I strive to teach from an inclusive perspective so that all of my students and families see themselves reflected in the curriculum. I am also now a parent of two pre-teens and am loving (!!) this stage of life ;)