Lauren Barineau, MPH, CHES, is the founder of Talk More; focused providing families with resources and support to have positive and proactive conversations about sexuality in age-appropriate ways. Lauren is a dynamic facilitator with almost 15 years of experience as a teacher, a youth development professional, and a sexual health educator. She has a depth of experience working with schools, youth, and communities in support of effective sexuality education on local, state, and national levels. She has worked with organizations such as Advocates for Youth, Healthy Teen Network, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and the Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power & Potential. Lauren earned her Master’s in Public Health from Emory’s Rollins School of Public Health and lives in Atlanta, GA with two little people who challenge her to think creatively about this work every day.

Areas of Expertise: Sexual health, sex education, LGBTQ inclusion, sexting, sexually explicit media, pregnancy prevention, STD/STI prevention, healthy decision making, safer sex