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Join Aderonke Bademosi Wilson as she welcomes Ari Kamara to ABWilson's Heart of the Matter. Ari, a self-described regular person trying to embody love, unpacks creativity as a daily resistance practice woven into cooking, relationships, art, poetry and filmmaking. They share growing up feeling uniquely weird in Bermuda as an autistic, queer, trans only child from a unique religious background, only to discover everyone's hidden stories create universal connection.​

Ari reveals three surprises: being an only child with sibling energy, homeschooling history and low-dose testosterone transition that eased dysphoria and saved their mental health. Proud accomplishments include winning the British Art in Motion short film contest with "This Woman Does Not Exist" about erased Bermudian abolitionist Mary Prince, and co-leading Canterbury Homeless Outreach's four weekly street outreaches focused on food, hot drinks and genuine listening.​

Key strengths like humility, reliability and passion fuel Ari's impact. Overcoming chronic anxiety through therapy, meds and self-acceptance shifted them from panic paralysis to confident conversations and spontaneous adventures. They urge young people: ignore stigma, seek therapists or meds fearlessly; it doesn't weaken you.​

Self-care rituals include gym weights/climbing, naps sans phone, friend time. Sharing growth ripples self-worth outward. Upcoming: graduating into archives/libraries for accessible heritage, a university radio show "Frequency 52," less winter cold for sunny naps. Joy flows from people, crafts, nature, braiding hair, presence. Current creations: Mary Prince dissertation mirroring the film, winter poetry, monthly poem zines. Book recs: Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar, Bluets by Maggie Nelson, Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, Shy Radicals by Hamja Ahsan.

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