Sofie talks to Emily Gorcenski about Charlottesville, complicity, activism, studying/tracking modern white supremacy based hate movements, privilege, standing up to bullies, transitioning, First Vigil, and having a live feed portrayed on American Horror Story. 
 Content warning – coronavirus, Nazis, white supremacy, racism, violence, violence, pepper spray, hate speech, prison, alt right, Trump, swatting, police violence, murder, transphobia, homophobia, misogyny, bullying, therapy, fatphobia, terrorism, doxxing, mass shootings 
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Activist Emily Gorcenski - Charlottesville, transitioning and making Nazis cry

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Sofie talks to Dr Gwen Adshead about meeting people in the middle of their stories, attachment, working with violent patients, evil states of mind, shadow sides, cruelty, mistakes, gender, identity, group therapy, life development studies, Broadmoor, and rehabilitation.

Content Warning:  COVID, mental health, postnatal depression, violence, murder, therapy, medicine, prisons, trauma, hospitals, arson, stalking, domestic violence, intimate partner violence, abuse, refugees, death, bereavement, sexual abuse, child abuse, holocaust, "the final solution", substance use, intoxication

The Devil You Know: Stories of Human Cruelty and Compassion by Gwen Adshead and Eileen Horne: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-devil-you-know/gwen-adshead/eileen-horne/9780571357604

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Forensic Psychotherapist Dr Gwen Adshead - Working with murderers, empathy, gender and violence

Sofie talks to Rabia Chaudry about boundaries, saying no, marriage, shame, courage, Serial, advocacy, podcasts, law school, innocence cases, faith, justice, navigating trolls, true crime, change, activism, and getting religious inspiration from female scholars.

Content Warning:  COVID, criminal justice system, medical system, death, bereavement, therapy, emotional and physical abuse, domestic violence, intimate partner violence, abusive relationships, violence, physical violence, cycles of abuse and violence, childhood trauma, murder, prison, 9-11, Islamophobia, burnout, online abuse, mental health issues, Trump, racism, poverty, sexual assault

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Attorney Rabia Chaudry - The Adnan Case, justice and resilience

Sofie talks to David Morgan about Magic Mike Live, performing, dating, rejection, heartbreak, charisma, boundaries, coping mechanisms, gender identity, not being a boy, coming out, experimentation, change, comfort, and not knowing left from right.

Content Warning:  COVID, disassociation, social anxiety, sex, sexuality, negative self image, insecurity, addiction, mania, dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, ADHD, worrying, panic, grief, alcohol, therapy, misgendering, transphobia, homophobia, fatphobia, weight loss, anxiety, depression, trauma

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Comedian David Morgan - Coming out as nonbinary, rejection and mental health

Sofie talks to Tigress Osborn about race, fat activism, intersectionality, The Fat Underground, books and media that have changed her perspective, NAAFA, The Bay Area, talk shows, fat media representation and fat people dancing.

Content Warning:  COVID, slavery, fatphobia, racism, diet industry, trauma, weight loss surgery

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Fat Activist Tigress Osborn - Fat parties, questioning the system and The National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance

Sofie talks to Andi Osho about writing her novel Asking For A Friend, her relationship with time, being present, inspiration, boundaries, friendship, thinking, acting, dating, letting parents off the hook,  Frozen, and googling 100 words for "said".

Content Warning: trauma, therapy, somatic experience therapy, depression, guilt, absent parents, negative self-worth, overthinking, anger, shame, OCD, breakups

Asking For A Friend: https://www.waterstones.com/book/asking-for-a-friend/andi-osho/9780008245795

Creative Sauce With Andi Osho: https://www.andiosho.co.uk/creative-sauce-podcast/

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Activist Emily Gorcenski - Charlottesville, transitioning and making Nazis cry

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