In this episode, Nancey chats with her longtime friend, Vernon Scott, about dating in your full identity, setting boundaries, and what it means when we allow people to come and go out of our lives. Vernon shares a dream story about those who leave and those who stick around.

Vernon is an educator, podcaster, writer, sex coach, and therapist. He teaches at a GED program within the Metro-Atlanta area, a career that brings him such joy. He is the host of the Heauxliloquy Podcast, which is a sex-education podcast rooted in having the tough conversations many are not ready to have, and the co-host of the Melanin and Moonlight Podcast, which is a space for deep, thought-provoking conversations about sex, culture, and the well-being of the Black community. Vernon published his first book, the Essential Guide on How to be a How, under his pseudonym Slaytor Jackston. The book is a self-help book all about gaining ownership of your sexuality. Vernon is a marriage and family therapist who specializes in systemic sex therapy. Vernon aspires to be a world renown sex therapist and is on track for sex therapy certification.

Find Vernon on Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/vernon-scott-atlanta-ga/1628193⁠

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