#11 Episode with Amelia Christensen – Butch of Center

FEB 21, 2018

Amelia Christensen.

2010.

Brooklyn, New York.

I am sensitive.

I am intense.

I am in flux.

BE enough.

Badass Quotes:

• "We have a particular way of communicating with one another and usually feelings are left out of that." (5:35)
• "We were so close growing up, it's kind of like when you plant trees too close together and they grow around each other. (6:47)
• "I'm moved by teamwork." (8:53)
• "I have scars in a lot of places." (11:32)
• "I was the butchest child." (14:17)
• "I was looking for ways to explain what I was feeling." (18:38)
• "Allowing myself to be seen by the people in my life fully has made it a lot easier to feel comfortable."(21:22)
• "I got drunk and played on some dude's piano in the subway like 6 months month ago." (22:02)
• "Being able to tell somebody that you're hurting and that it's hard right now is sometimes all it takes to feel just a tiny bit lighter." (33:25)

Podcast Intro:

As a person who struggles with depression and anxiety, Amelia Christensen's life has been a rollercoaster of figuring things out inside her brain and her soul. She is tough. She is sensitive. She is a carpenter. She is a millennial. And, she sees numbers as colors.

Official Bio:

Amelia Miyuki Christensen is a Brooklyn based, process oriented designer and fabricator. Her passion lies in creating forms from wood. [more ...] - https://amelia-christensen-wlfi.squarespace.com/about/

Biggest Takeaways:

• What is a fabricator? How did her passion for wood begin? (2:08)
• How she found out she had depression (4:45)
• Self-harm as a coping mechanism (9:55)
• How imagining the future was a turning point (13:40)
• What "gender non-conforming" means (16:55)
• When she knew she was cool (20:08)
• Advice for people in the thick of depression (32:45)
• Anxiety as evidence of wanting to live (35:13)
• Living with Synesthesia – colors as numbers (38:43)

Major Conversation Highlights

• Why 13-22years old was hard time for Amelia (3:20)
• When she lost her sh#t (7:20)
• What makes her cry (8:34)
• What "emotional overwhelm" is (12:15)
• Amelia's coming out story (15:05)
• What Crista was like as a coach (22:45)
• How does someone with depression keep going? (31:30)
• Why she is open about menstruation (37:53)
• Amelia's 7 line Brave Pitch (40:35)

Science & More Info

Well-Being

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Well-being

Brene Brown

https://brenebrown.com

Social Media

Instagram - @amiyukic

https://www.instagram.com/amiyukic/

Links

Amelia Christensen

https://amelia-christensen-wlfi.squarespace.com

Kesha

https://www.grammy.com/grammys/videos/kesha-praying-2018-grammys-performance

Rhea Butcher

http://www.rheabutcher.com

Cameron Esposito

https://www.cameronesposito.com

Japanese Unlucky #4

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_superstitions

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