In today's episode, I have a delightful chat with Dr. Redfern Jon Barrett. Redfern is a writer, journalist, and activist who recently published "Proud Pink Sky," an alternate history of Nazi Germany and the establishment of the first gay state. Redfern and I discuss topics as diverse as being flexible with labels, the history of homosexual relationships, and the best Pokemon there is.

REFERENCES:

Redfern Jon Barrett’s website: https://www.redjon.com/

Follow Redfern on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/redfernjon.bsky.social

Follow Redfern on Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@redfern@wandering.shop

• (00:00) - Opening credits
• (00:37) - Show opening
• (01:32) - Introducing Redfern Jon Barrett
• (02:26) - All the pieces of the puzzle without being assembled
• (06:53) - Owning a name to own an identity
• (10:58) - The power of being flexible with labels
• (18:00) - The liminal spaces of identity
• (24:11) - What happened to change our perception of relationships?
• (28:12) - Identity shouldn't be a straightjacket
• (36:04) - How much Redfern is in their books?
• (39:10) - Queer culture is not Utopia
• (45:53) - Making Queer culture even less normal
• (49:55) - The LGBTQ Civil War
• (53:08) - What is a Proud Pink Sky?
• (01:00:03) - Finding Redfern Jon Barrett
• (01:04:50) - Show closing
• (01:05:29) - Closing credits

Today's episode features the amazing Catherine Stagg-Macey. Catherine is an Executive Coach, hostess of the podcast Unsaid @ Work, and finder of lost mojo. We discuss topics critical to improving the workplace today, including living our own dreams, being safely authentic, and wearing a purple Speedo to work.

REFERENCES:

Catherine Stagg-Macey’s website: https://www.conversationsattheedge.co.uk/

Unsaid @ Work podcast: https://www.podpage.com/unsaid-at-work/

Follow Catherine on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/staggmacey/?hl=en

Follow Catherine on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/staggmacey/

• (00:00) - Opening credits
• (00:37) - Show opening
• (01:30) - Introducing Catherine Stagg-Macey
• (02:48) - Is it possible to be fulfilled with work?
• (06:30) - Examining our lives gives them meaning
• (09:43) - Living someone else's dream
• (13:19) - The fish rots from the head down
• (17:45) - Fitting the purpose of the organization
• (20:48) - Speaking truth to power
• (26:41) - Authenticity must have a positive influence
• (31:35) - Authentic in which social environment?
• (35:58) - Be authentic only where it's safe
• (40:14) - Women in technology
• (49:19) - Do women make better leaders?
• (56:37) - Let's not entertain fragile egos
• (01:00:18) - Finding Catherine Stagg-Macey
• (01:01:29) - Show closing
• (01:03:30) - Closing credits

In this episode, I have an enchanting conversation with Josephine McCarthy. Josephine is an esoteric author and the Director of Quareia, a free, online, magical training course (that I highly recommend!). We cover topics as diverse as goddesses beautiful and terrible, how physical changes affect our magical connection, and dangerous cows.

REFERENCES:

Josephine McCarthys’s website: https://josephinemccarthy.com/

Quareia’s website: https://www.quareia.com/

Quareia Publishing website: https://www.quareiapublishing.com/

Follow Quareia on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/quareia

• (00:00) - Opening credits
• (00:37) - Show opening
• (01:28) - Introducing Josephine McCarthy
• (03:40) - What is magic?
• (07:56) - Stable magical systems
• (16:11) - Are we so ignorant of Nature around us?
• (23:26) - A wide scale of gender is normal
• (31:11) - The power to bring both life and death
• (40:08) - The ability to feel both sides
• (44:51) - Magic can change with physical changes
• (54:03) - Protective magic comes with femininity
• (01:01:15) - Big magical hits can be devastating
• (01:06:41) - Ladyboys and mangirls
• (01:11:57) - Show closing
• (01:13:48) - Closing credits

In today's episode, I speak with Sara Webb, a Resilience Coach who specializes in breakup and meditation therapy. Sara and I talk about topics as off-the-wall as how trauma can be seen as valuable to growth, Western medicine's focus on symptoms instead of health, and the billions of bits of data that hit you every second.

REFERENCES:
Sara Webb’s website: https://www.sarawebbsays.com/

Follow Sara on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarawebbsays/

Follow Sara on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SaraWebbSays

Follow Sara on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/SaraWebbSays/
"Breath" by James Nestor: https://www.amazon.com/Breath-New-Science-Lost-Art/dp/0735213615
The Buteyko mthod: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buteyko_method
"Autobiography of a Yogi" by Paramahamsa Yogananda: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autobiography_of_a_Yogi

• (00:00) - Opening credits
• (00:37) - Show opening
• (01:32) - Introducing Sara Webb
• (02:27) - Trauma is a gift
• (06:41) - The value of denial, distraction, and dissociation
• (11:05) - Heartbreak is not genderered
• (15:46) - Billions of bits of data
• (21:07) - A mental fast from billions of bits of data
• (24:06) - The role of breath in therapy
• (31:16) - Be wary of a Master with One True Way
• (33:23) - We only have normal people here
• (37:13) - Attachment traits, not attachment states
• (41:05) - Becoming aware of our body
• (46:51) - Journaling as therapy
• (52:58) - Challenging your body to do the uncomfortable
• (57:17) - It can't always be Summer
• (01:01:51) - How to find Sara Webb
• (01:03:57) - Show closing
• (01:04:25) - Closing credits

In this episode, I speak with Andrea Leigh about saying "yes" to experiences. Andrea is a high-impact coach, fashionista, and Co-Host on Thriving Women Network TV. Topics include finding comfort in discomfort, living life to the fullest, and parents who accept gender transition as long as football isn't impacted.

REFERENCES:

Andrea Leigh’s website: https://www.andrealeigh.com/

Follow Andrea on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-leigh-borth-b72159b/

Follow Andrea on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealandrealeigh/

• (00:00) - Opening credits
• (00:37) - Show opening
• (01:27) - Introducing Andrea Leigh
• (02:16) - Love and purpose shape a childhood
• (09:06) - Parents can accept their transgender daughter!
• (12:38) - Saying yes to experiences
• (17:08) - Finding comfort in discomfort
• (20:11) - Conquering the fashion industry
• (25:58) - Authenticity and success
• (30:42) - Putting yourself into uncomfortable places in order to grow
• (34:31) - Our adversity is our own perception
• (39:08) - Is there room for femininity in corporate America?
• (49:41) - There is no normal
• (54:37) - What truly divides us as a society
• (59:10) - How to find Andrea Leigh
• (01:00:04) - You are not a constituency
• (01:04:39) - Show closing
• (01:05:04) - Closing credits

Today's episode features Jake Didinsky, a pansexual, nonbinary DJ and Producer. Jake is also co-founder of the inclusive night club event "Lights Out, Barks Out." In our discussion, we cover topics as far afield as the power of inclusivity, helping cis / het people understand the queer experience, and the Right Old White Guy.

REFERENCES:
Jake Didinsky’s website: https://jakemaxwellproductions.com/

Follow Jake on MixCloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/live/jakeMaxwell/

Follow Jake on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LightsOutBarksOut

Follow Jake on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lightsoutbarksoutdc/
Gender Identity Today: https://genderidentitytoday.com

• (00:00) - Opening credits
• (00:37) - Show opening
• (01:25) - Introducing Jake Didinsky
• (02:30) - A quick biology lesson about mitochondria
• (07:44) - Adversity as an instruction manual
• (15:25) - Inclusivity is giving people the benefit of human decency
• (20:05) - Kink can bring us all together if we let it
• (25:31) - Cis / het people CAN understand
• (30:15) - What makes us unique is allows us to grow
• (37:29) - From crummy DJ to kicking in doors
• (43:59) - LOBO grows out of the need to make the world better
• (48:23) - White straight men with money ruin everything
• (53:10) - How to find Jake Didinsky
• (55:15) - An unrelated story about every day in the ICU
• (58:22) - We need to use the system to change the system
• (01:09:04) - A quick plug for Gender Identity Today
• (01:10:20) - Show closing
• (01:11:04) - Closing credits

In today's episode, I speak with Karen Anne Coccioli. Karen is a queer author and public speaker whose queer memoir "Paradise" is available on Amazon. We cover topics as disparate as fleeing fascism, madness as a source of gender, and the purple light within.

REFERENCES:

Karen Anne Coccioli’s website: https://www.karenannecoccioli.com/

Annie Moon’s website: https://www.authoranniemoon.com/

Follow Karen Anne on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karenannecoccioli/

Follow Karen Anne on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/karenanne.coccioli/
Gender Identity Today: https://genderidentitytoday.com

• (00:00) - Opening credits
• (00:37) - Show opening
• (01:29) - Introducing Karen Anne Coccioli
• (02:02) - The origin of an author
• (09:07) - Family flight from fascism
• (16:01) - Writing through conversion therapy
• (22:27) - The gendered body and madness
• (27:12) - Is madness pathological or powerful?
• (34:35) - Madness as a source of gender
• (40:32) - Living as you are glows you up
• (44:45) - Using what we have to work with
• (50:25) - You can't be told who you are
• (55:09) - Would you change it if you could?
• (59:00) - Don't stamp your children's sparks
• (01:03:05) - How to find Karen
• (01:03:53) - Show closing
• (01:05:29) - Closing credits

Today's episode features the effervescent Cherish Amber! Cherish is a queer sex, love, and relationship coach who teaches we must know ourselves in order to have good sex and solid relationships. We talk about topics as diverse as prerequisites to good sex, stigmatizing sex to maintain control, and Virgin Condoms.

REFERENCES:

Cherish Amber’s website: https://www.cherishamber.com/

Follow Cherish on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cherishambercoaching

Follow Cherish on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecherishamber/

Follow Cherish on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cherishambercoaching
Gender Identity Today: https://genderidentitytoday.com

• (00:00) - Opening credits
• (00:37) - Show opening
• (01:27) - Introducing Cherish Amber
• (02:43) - Learning from every person
• (07:16) - Know your own pleasure
• (09:49) - Being gentle with yourself
• (14:01) - Good sex means meeting yourself where you are
• (16:24) - Can we meet ourselves and not have it relate to sex?
• (21:42) - The stigma of sex is all for control
• (27:42) - Masculinization of sex, love, and relationships
• (34:07) - Rejecting social expectations means being more aware of trauma
• (39:38) - Tools to address trauma
• (46:00) - No such thing as little bits of trauma
• (51:32) - Language as a contributor to misunderstanding
• (01:01:01) - How to find Cherish Amber
• (01:02:43) - Show closing
• (01:03:01) - Closing credits