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When you think about masculinity and vulnerability, you may not think they work together, but they do! And in this episode of Dem Bois Podcast, denim chang tells us how. He also shares personal experiences with conventional femininity, healing from toxic patterns, and the role of spirituality in healing processes. Together we discuss the importance of community care, the significance of names and pronouns, and the journey of gender identity and transition. 

We talk:

Chapters

05:56 - The significance of names and pronouns

18:04 - The role of spirituality in healing

35:35 - Embracing vertical alignment and masculinity

43:44 - Creating a space for learning and growth

47:22 - The journey of self-discovery

55:59 - Visibility equals possibility

Episode References:

bell hooks 

Ep. 106 - Extracting Closure From a Past Situation with Shawn Aaron

Audre Lorde: Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power

@tboyskr1pclub

Read more about denim in his bio below:

denim {d} chang is a somatic trauma resolution practitioner and erotic power enthusiast. In his work, he bridges body-based intelligence, the ancestral wisdom of his taoist lineage, and his love for relationship anarchy to support our healing work in feeling more vulnerability, intimacy and belonging. He is the creator of Somatics for the People, an emerging school for liberatory embodiment and identifies as a transmasculine nonbinary immigrant and survivor on the autism spectrum, and a love and sex addict in recovery. When not avoiding his writing practice, he's in muay thai or at the drums.

• d-chang.com
• IG - huesofdenim
• somaticsforthepeople.com 

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