For Your TMI

In this episode, we dive into the kind of work the Meta Theatre Company does, how it's helpful and why it's important.

The Meta Theatre Company conducts and presents work that explores race and racism in America. Since the people in this episode are three white women talking about race, we spend time discussing and exploring the role and responsibilities of people with white privilege in America today.

This is the second half of the interview we had with Kim, LCSW. If you haven't listened to Episode 1 yet, we recommend checking it out first since it contains more information relevant to this episode.

Themetatheatrecompany.org

Stanford Prison Experiment

https://www.prisonexp.org

“Dismantling the Racism Machine” by Karen Gaffney

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36742528-dismantling-the-racism-machine

Link to Meta’s Performance of said work in the past

https://www.themetatheatrecompany.org/past-performances/

“The New Jim Crow” by Michelle Alexander

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6792458-the-new-jim-crow?ac=1&from_search=true

Impact of strip searches on inmates. Trigger warning: contains graphic language of firsthand accounts.

https://www.aclu.org/invasive-search

Recent ruling of strip searches in jails:

https://www.aclu.org/blog/criminal-law-reform/reforming-police-practices/supreme-court-says-jails-can-strip-search-you

Criteria behind Strip Search Policies in Jails:

https://www.correctionsone.com/corrections-training/articles/3258324-Strip-search-policies-in-jails/

Roseanne Barr Racist Tweet Timeline

https://www.etonline.com/roseanne-barr-fallout-a-complete-guide-to-how-her-racist-tweet-led-to-cancellation-and-the-conners

Welcome to our first TMI Minisode featuring Ann Marie Amick, our guest from Episode 2. Ann Marie is a Brooklyn-based photographer who specializes in intimate portraiture and this is her TMI.

Listen and learn about the small simple steps she took towards her own body acceptance, the challenges she still faces, and why it’s important to be on a journey towards accepting and loving yourself.

Fun and (somewhat) relevant links:

Instagram/Facebook account mentioned by Ann Marie in Episode 2, Body Positivity:

@Effyourbeautystandards

What are farts?

https://www.oddee.com/item_98612.aspx

https://www.vox.com/2014/12/4/7332411/fart-flatulence

Music (in order)

Psychadelik Pedestrian - Another Boring Lunch

A A Alto - Ultraviolet

A A Alto - Stamp

A A Alto - Trot Tune

In Episode 2, we interview Ann Marie Amick, a Brooklyn-based photographer who specializes in intimate portraiture. We discuss how the work she does helps her clients on their journey towards body acceptance and body love. Through this conversation we touch upon the vulnerabilities we have of our own bodies ‘imperfections’, the politics of censorship on Instagram, mom bods, and the lies that culture feeds us.

You can contact Ann Marie through her website:

http://www.annmarieamick.com/

and her Instagram account:

@am_amick

CORRECTIONS: LCSW stands for “Licensed Clinical Social Worker”

If you listened to our Episdoe 1: Traume with Kim, you’ll know that this isn’t the first time Caitlin has messed up the acronym. But she loves LCSWs very much!

Check the show notes from Episode 1 for the Bed Bug Correction links

The ‘Uterus is a 3D printer’ quote seems to have been coined by Bill Nye. We found screen shots of a tweet from his verified account but after much scrolling through his twitter account, we could not find the original post:

https://imgur.com/gallery/TtMGf8t

Uterus Size Info links:

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/does-uterus-double-in-size-during-menstuation#1 <%22>

Qualitative study of 16 women’s uteruses..

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1163217 <%22>

Eff Your Beauty Standards:

This would appear to be an Instagram and Facebook movement, as we can’t locate a website

https://instagram.com/effyourbeautystandards?utm_source=ig_profile_share&igshid=1n97i25f7o20m

http://m.facebook.com/Effyourbeautystandards

Instagram & Shadow Banning:

https://blog.iconosquare.com/the-instagram-shadowban/

This article focuses mostly on twitter, but the Economist is cool, so:

https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2018/08/01/what-is-shadowbanning

In Episode of 1 of FYTMI, we interview Kim, LCSW to learn about the nature of trauma.

We explore how the majority of incarcerated women in the United States are also survivors of domestic and sexual violence and how said history plays a role in the perpetuation of trauma.

FYTMI: Once upon a time, Kim had a suuuuper long period. What happened? Is she ok? Does she have any blood left? Is she a vampire now? Take a listen and let’s find out!

Links you probably want:

Crazy bed bug story: https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/9mrpd2/i_think_my_boyfriend_has_been_drugging_me_to_make/

Crazy bed bug story CORRECTION: Bed bug bites will NOT cause psychosis (sorry for lying to you guys, we’ll address this briefly in episode 2) BUT, the experience of having bed bugs can cause insomia, anxiety, and PTSD: https://www.psychiatryadvisor.com/ptsd-trauma-and-stressor-related/bed-bugs-can-cause-long-lasting-anxiety-ptsd-symptoms/article/377832/

EMDR FAQ’s: https://www.emdria.org/page/emdr_therapy

Another interesting take on EMDR: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/emdr-taking-a-closer-look/

Statistics about Sexual Assault Perpetrators and their relationship to Victim https://www.rainn.org/statistics/perpetrators-sexual-violence

Psychology Today Article on Freeze Response: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/evolution-the-self/201507/trauma-and-the-freeze-response-good-bad-or-both

Data on Freeze Response being Biological: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2489204/

Cory Booker “Dignity for Incarcerated Women Act of 2017” https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1524/text

Cory Booker’s words regarding the Dignity Act, with statistics mentioned during interview https://www.change.org/p/pass-the-dignity-for-incarcerated-women-act/responses/40512

Statistics RE Incarceration in the United States - 1 in 28 children in the US has a parent behind bars https://mic.com/articles/86519/19-actual-statistics-about-america-s-prison-system#.N15rRZ72B

Facts RE Incarceration of Women in the US - only 18% of women are convicted of violent offenses https://www.aclu.org/other/facts-about-over-incarceration-women-united-states

Interesting articles about the history of the me too movement:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/20/us/me-too-movement-tarana-burke.html

https://www.npr.org/2018/10/05/654941365/how-the-metoo-movement-has-evolved-since-it-began-1-year-ago