The hiatus is over!

In this episode I talk about the break I've taken and why. I discuss my neurodivergency and what it's like to get diagnosed and live with ADHD.

I refer to my experience growing up and in university relating to the process I had before I got diagnosed. Then I discuss how my ADHD affects and connects to my recovery.

Thanks for listening :)

Major Trigger Warning!

In this episode, I go through and summarise the second section of Matthew Todd's book 'Straight Jacket: Overcoming Society's Legacy of Gay Shame'. The second section is entitled Escape and consists of 8 Chapters, which I go through in sequence.

These chapters cover a lot of tough topics and tackles some dense subject matter. Throughout, I relate my experience to what it is discussing and give my own interpretations and opinions on what is being discussed.

As such, with such dense subject matter, this episode is a long one and I expect the next will be too. Another episode is to come from this three-parter which will cover the last section: Rescue.

I found this section of the book genuinely difficult to read at times because it is so thorough in its approach and layout of these issues. Regardless, I enjoyed it and found it's logical approach very refreshing. Hopefully, that comes across in this episode. Thanks for listening! :)

Poor Things (2024) directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, starring Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo & Willam Dafoe.

In this episode, I discuss this film and the themes that it explores. The film won multiple Oscars and many for the World that it created - a breathtaking marvel.

I talk about the character arc of the protagonist, Bella Baxter, and her coming to womanhood. However, I also discuss how I related to the film as a sober person and as a more feminine gay man.

Spoiler alert for this episode as I talk about the film in quite a lot of detail. I would recommend watching the film before listening.

Enjoy! Thanks for listening!