services

  • sex educator training

    Register for single session anti-oppression and education workshops, or apply today for the next S.E.T. cohort! During the cohort’s four sessions, go beyond “101”, learn trauma-responsive classroom management skills, and build your interactive facilitation toolkit. Feel free to put a 15 minute introduction on your calendar before committing.

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  • workshop builder

    Ready to turn your content into a workshop or series?! Liv will guide you through lesson plan construction or customizing current curriculum. Schedule a free 15 minute introduction to see if we’re a good fit.

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  • dv/sa staff training

    Whether you’re onboarding new educators or seeking professional development sessions for seasoned preventionists, Liv’s your girl! Schedule a 15 minute introduction to figure out if we’re a match.

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  • guest speaking

    Invite Liv as your keynote speaker, a presenter on campus or a conference, or a panel discussion participant. Liv can also create custom trainings for your education, advocacy, and prevention teams.

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  • consultations

    Are you a parent, guardian, or awesome caregiver to kids? A school teacher or administrator? A therapist or doctor? SA/DV crisis center? Let’s talk about inclusive, comprehensive, medically accurate sex ed.

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liv harmening, cse

Liv (she/her) believes the way we teach is a message—it reflects our leadership and builds community. As a sex educator for the past eight years, she’s found her niche: empowering sexuality professionals, health teachers, caregivers, and students.

Why this focus? In every job, Liv noticed training emphasized what to teach, but rarely how.

Liv helps educators deliver LGBTQIA+ inclusive, anti-oppressive, trauma-informed, and engaging sex ed. You know your content—she helps with delivery.

She’s an AASECT Certified Sexuality Educator and AASECT Continuing Education Provider. Liv earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois and Sexuality Education Certificate from the Sexual Health Certificate Program at the University of Michigan. Liv has also completed Sex Ed as Resistance training with Ericka Hart (she/they). Liv is a white neurodivergent lesbian who loves sewing, pottery, and garbage reality TV.

testimonials

  • j.p.

    “Liv is such an energized and knowledgeable sex educator! She has so many tools under her belt that helped advance my own set of tools and strengthened my curriculum development skills. She was so helpful and would highly recommend her consultations!”

  • high school student

    “I liked how the presenter made a difficult topic into a more comfortable conversation, even for the shy people.”

  • margaret n.

    “So many suggestions for practical applications. It was really helpful to walk through specific examples. Emphasizing less content, more connection.”

  • high school student

    “People participated more and gave out their most honest opinion without being embarrassed.”

  • kate h.r.

    “…Liv not only has a toolbox full of innovative tools to offer, but also that much rarer thing: the ability to assess which tool is right for the job, and to share her expertise in a way that feels relevant and tailored to whomever she's working with…Not only does she know what you can do to make your material more engaging, but you can trust that she'll give you feedback in a style that is clear, thoughtful, and takes into account how you learn. In learning from and collaborating with Liv, I always feel seen and respected as an expert, while also supported to evolve my practice.”

  • prevention educator

    “I enjoyed Liv's enthusiasm and insight into the topic. The real world/hands-on examples were beyond helpful. The training provides a solid outline to what programming can look like, what should be included and ways to help improve curriculum. Loved it!”

  • high school student

    “The amount of emotion Liv had showed that she truly cared about her job and the presentation and this is a major strength because this energy rubs off onto us teens.”