Personhood

Delight doesn't begin to describe this week's special guest. The incomparable Jody Kuehner, aka drag queen Cherdonna Shinatra, joins us to share the ways in which Covid has shaped her life and identity as artist. She shares candidly and poignantly the sacrifices the artist makes to stay connected and rooted in the truth of the work, and the vulnerability of letting the process unfold as it will. Whether you know her as Jody or Cherdonna, her words are moving and poetic. And don't forget to support your local artists!

Do you ever just vibe with a meme account? Well, we do. We've been following @nickcaveandthebadmemes on Instagram for over a year now and with every post, he just gets it. It being the experience of being a complex, deeply feeling person in a wildly beautiful and broken world, but with a healthy dose of dark humor on the side. We are thrilled to interview Dave Tarnowski, creator of @nickcaveandthebadmemes, as he shares his own journey and experience of stumbling into social media influence in a way that merges mental health advocacy with spot on wit. You'll be all the better for listening to this poignant and fun conversation. Thank you, Dave!

We are majorly fangirling over this week's episode guest. Kate Wallich, founder of Michael & Ashlee's favorite weekly ritual DANCE CHURCH®, joins us to talk about the "pivot and turn" her business - which is grounded in communal gathering & dance movement - had to take in response to the outbreak of Covid-19. Already a huge success, this quick change to a solely digital platform has reached a massive national audience and is providing a sense of belonging and release so many of us are yearning for during our collective quarantine. We so appreciate Kate's story, candor, and insight, and hope you'll join along for a class at go.dancechurch.com.

Now more than ever it is important to embrace pleasure and allow ourselves the permission to pursue enjoyment, even amidst a global crisis. This week we explore the ways we're both finding pleasure in these odd days, and examine why it's so damn complicated to do so sometimes.

This week we have the privilege of receiving a wisdom bomb from psychotherapist and eating disorder expert Rebecca Eyre, who works with Project Heal. Rebecca eloquently and compassionately explores the particularities of our relationship with food and our bodies while quarantined. This episode is full of insight for both clinicians and anyone wanting a more in depth understanding of what we do with how we eat while quarantined, or anytime, and the complexity that comes along with that. Get out a pen and paper, you'll want to take notes.

This week we are bringing our raw thoughts and feelings to you as we navigate the ongoing depression we are experiencing in light of this pandemic. No feeling is bad, and no feeling is final. We hope this allows you more space to offer radical self-compassion to whatever it is you're feeling these days.

We are so honored to have our guest this week be Morgan Michalowski: RN, midwife, mom, and frontline healthcare provider at UIC Hospital in Chicago. Morgan discusses her experience over the past several weeks of the Covid-19 outbreak. We are so honored that she took the time to speak with us and hope you'll take the time to listen to her profound words.

We're in this together.

We recorded this episode over a week ago. A lot has changed in a short time. Theses are strange times, friends. We're here with you.

The only thing that matters is loving each other through it.