This week’s episode of the Big Sister Hotline is all about solidarity with women, finding joy through playtime, resisting the urge to compare yourself to others, patriarchy’s use of the Cool Girl to divide women, learning when to let go of toxic relationships and how to be a builder instead of a wrecker. Clementine and her guest big sis Bec answer questions about how to let go of past regrets for how lovers have treated us, how to recognise a toxic friend and get rid of them and what to do when your fiance has become a JORDAN PETERSON FAN BOY!!

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Clementine is joined by SOPHIE HARDCASTLE, an author, screenwriter and artist. They discuss trauma in the body, the use of fictional narratives to heal from sexual violence, grief and the time stolen from women subjected to all these things. From little sisters, they answer questions about queer dating, heterosexual conditioning, how to find a great girl gang and how to talk about masturbation with your teenage peers.

PLEASE NOTE THIS EPISODE CONTAINS A CONTENT NOTE FOR DISCUSSIONS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND TRAUMA.

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CONTENT NOTE: Please be advised this episode contains discussion of sexual assault, rape and misogyny.

SALMA EL-WARDANY is a British based poet, writer, broadcaster and feminist firebrand. In this week's episode, she and Clementine discuss the patriarchy's Official Women, how the threat of being accused of "man-hating" is used to silence women, why we shouldn't have to tiptoe gently around men and feminism, and why one of the single biggest acts of self love is making yourself the main event of your own life. This episode will light a fire under you. It will challenge you, soothe you and also encourage you to follow Salma into battle!

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Previous Hotline alumni Alice Robinson joins Clementine to reflect on the impact of Lockdown 2.0! Together, they answer questions from listeners about how to deal with past trauma related to catfishing, how to negotiate financial inequity in a relationship and what to do when your 13 year old son comes home with some misogynistic nonsense he's been consuming on the internet. Featuring special guest Tobias Ford (Clementine's big brother) who joins the Hotline via phone to help provide some insight into 13 year old boys!

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Florence Given, illustrator and feminist extraordinaire, joins Clementine ahead of the Australian release of her book, "Women Don't Owe You Pretty"! They talk patriarchy, harm minimisation, dating, navigating men's egos and learning to embrace feminism.

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This week, the hotline welcomes its first man into the role of guest Big Sister! Teddy Dunn is a queer, NB trans man working as a dramaturg and performer with a specialty in gender and theatre. He's also an old and dear friend of Clementine's. This episode has been edited for time, but a rich abundance of bonus material will soon be made available.

In the meantime, this week they discuss shame, self love, perfectionism, pride, extra marital affairs, the need to maintain your own 'erotic charge' and how to date as a trans person.

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What does sisterhood mean in a cross cultural context? What does it mean to be a part of the Dead Mothers Club? How do you live 'authentically' online? Clementine discusses these issues and more with Justine Reid, a proud Gangalu woman, social worker and activist. On the hotline, they talk about how to call out offensive language in our friends, whether or not the 'bitter' tag is fair or accurate for happy, single women and how you can best support a friend experiencing domestic abuse and coercive control.

CN: This episode contains discussion of sexually violent language and domestic abuse.

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***The BSH is recorded on the unceded lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. We pay respect to elders past and present. This podcast is a proud supporter of Djirra, an Aboriginal controlled community organisation assisting Aboriginal women who've experienced family violence.***

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Renowned appearance activist, author and fashion lover CARLY FINDLAY joins the hotline this week to talk clothes, cancel culture, catfishing and disability politics!

This conversation was SO GOOD that we didn't even get time to answer any questions, but Carly has said she'll come back for a future episode to do it all again.

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Is it possible for a romantic interest to be "too nice" or is expecting poor behaviour part of the trick patriarchy plays on us? How do you navigate a hostile workplace when it's just a stop gap while you study? And can people with HPV live without anxiety about it developing into something more?

This week, body positivity campaigner and writer April Watson joins Clementine on the hotline to answer these questions and to talk fat activism, self-love and unlearning the messages of loathing that patriarchy instills in us from childhood.

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In this week's episode, Clementine is joined by Laura from Loud Bossy Gross. On Instagram (@loudbossygross), Laura shares nuggets of empowerment and wisdom, urging all women to put a value on themselves and set a standard for how they want to be treated. This week, they talk about settling in relationships, non-monogamy, knowing what you want and also getting comfortable with being UNCOMFORTABLE, particularly in regards to conversations about patriarchy and racism.

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