We have a very exciting announcement to share with you all. Thank you for being on this journey with us.

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This week on the podcast we have the amazing Annie Keown, not only Esther's sister but an expert in Social Justice. Annie is a passionate feminist who is studying towards her PhD in gender studies. Her honours paper looked into the genocide of indigenous women in Canada and the US and delved into New Zealand’s history to see if these same atrocities happened in New Zealand to indigenous Maori women.

Annie is extremely knowledgeable in the history of the feminist movement and during this conversation we picked her brains to better understand the history of oppression against women and where we are today.

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Instagram accounts to follow:

Abortion funds, organising and resources

Sister Song (National Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective – USA): @sistersong_woc

Abortion Funds (grassroots networking and ethical funding for abortion – USA): @abortionfunds

Monica Raye Simpson (leader of Sister Song): @artivistmonicarayesimpson

Forward Together (nonprofit organisation): @fwdtogether

Urge (reproductive justice, people of color-led organising, queer justice, youth – USA): @urge_org

Feminist, LGBTQ+, anti-racist and social justice activists to follow

Australia and New Zealand

Emmaline (Pacific women’s rights, Pasifika justice, anti-racism, Maori women’s rights):

@ememmalineem

Nadia Bokody (feminism, women’s sexual empowerment, queer justice): @nadiabokody

The Australian Feminists (feminism, intersectionality, indigenous rights): @theaustralianfeminists

Disability, disabled justice and accessibility

Imogen Fox (bodily autonomy, disabled justice, queer justice, accessibility):

@thefeedingofthefox

Ruby Allegra (trans rights and trans justice, disabled justice, queer justice): @rvbyallegra

LGBTQ rights, trans and queer justice

ALOK (queer and trans justice, gender politics): @alokvmenon

Travis Alabanza (queer and trans justice, gender politics): @travisalabanza

Munroe Bergdorf (LGBTQ justice, LGBTQ rights): @munroebergdorf

Anti-racism and racial justice

Amanda Jacobsen (grassroots community funding, anti-racism, feminism): @amander007

Blair Imani (social justice and education, anti-racism): @blairimani

Ericka Hart (sex education, anti-racism, queer and trans justice, black and indigenous rights):

@ihartericka

Self-love, empowerment, fat activism and body liberation –

The Fat Sex Therapist (self-love, empowerment, anti-racism and queer justice, sex therapy):

@thefatsextherapist

Emily Nagoski (sex education, feminism, sexual empowerment): @enagoski

Megan Jayne Crabbe (fat activism, feminism, anti-racism, self-love): @meganjaynecrabbe

Feminism and social justice general

Feminist (feminism general): @feminist

Liberal Jane (feminist, queer, and intersectional artwork): @liberaljane

Nasty Feminism (feminism, anti-racism, social justice): @nastyfeminism

Recommended readings for learning more about feminism and social justice

Kimberlé Crenshaw “Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence against women of Color"

Bell Hooks “Ain’t I a Woman?”

Daisy Hernández and Bushra Rehman “Colonize This! Young Women of Color on Today’s Feminism”

This week Esther and Lydia discuss two very important topics. The first one being the latest news in America - Roe v. Wade being over-turned. We talk through the details of this issue and the implications this is going to have on women going forward. We then change direction and talk in depth about the importance of keeping young girls in sport. We bring to light the reasons why we believe girls are dropping out of sport at two times the rate of boys and discuss how we think we can prevent this.

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This week we talk to the incredible Anneke Grogan. Annie is a Masters Psychology graduate and here to carry on the conversation about body image as an expert from last week. Annie studied in America on an athletics scholarship at SMU, and later pursued and completed her masters in NZ. Her Masters was on a topic that many runners can relate to - “You don’t look like a runner”. Annie’s masters looks into the psychology behind why that statement and other factors impact female runners so deeply and can drive body image issues, disordered eating and much more.

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This week we speak about body image and the journey both of us (Esther and Lydia) have had with our own bodies. We speak through the issues and experiences that led us to struggling with our bodies and unfortunately, on to disordered eating behaviours. We speak about the importance of terminology when it comes to speaking about what people look like, and touch on where we are at now with our relationships towards our bodies and how we got here.

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We are back! After two weeks off we are refreshed and ready for more conversations about females*. This week we are talking about our own Femmi Community and why we love the beautiful community of women. We talk through the importance of acceptance in a community and how important it is to be aware of toxic environments when it comes to community.

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This episode we answer all of your questions. Thanks to everyone who submitted questions to us.

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On this episode Esther and Lydia speak about what they've been up to lately including an uncomfortable experience Lydia had recently while out on a run. We touch on the Lydia Ko topic of letting the world know she was on her period. And we dive deep into why females tend to search for external validation through relationships, social media and fitness.

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This episode Lydia and Esther speaks to the amazing Jessica Emily Quinn. Jess lost her leg to cancer at just 9 years old after being diagnosed with osteosarcoma. Jess went through a rare surgery called a rational plasty - a surgery where the middle part of the leg is removed and the lower leg is reattached at the thigh, but rotated 180 degrees. Her ankle joint now functions as the new knee joint. Jess has spent the last 20 years working through the changes in her body, her confidence in herself and more recently, has been challenged again, with a diagnosis of endometriosis.

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This week Lydia and Esther chat about the menstrual cycle. We speak about the importance of tracking your cycle and paying attention to your body. We also break down the cycle into the phases and explain how best to adapt your training throughout your own menstrual cycle from a coaches perspective.

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