WAUKESHA, Wis. – Nikol Hasler doesn’t recommend the “pull and pray” method of birth control. She says you should not have sex on nature trails because of bugs and Sasquatch. And if you hate your body as a teen, just wait.
The 28-year-old mother of three speaks from experience, and her video podcast, the Midwest Teen Sex Show, is attracting thousands of viewers.
The product of a teen pregnancy, Hasler spent years in foster care and went to five high schools before graduating. She got pregnant just before her freshman year in college and dropped out after one semester. She was living in a homeless shelter when she gave birth to her first child.
That was nine years ago. Now Hasler uses her experiences to talk to teens about such topics as “The First Time,” “The Older Boyfriend” and “Female Masturbation” on the online video series that started this summer.
“It’s cathartic for me. It’s a way for me to finally turn what was once something very negative about my life into something very positive,” she said.