Self-love Special Part 2 with Collaborator Liz Cruz

Writing Alchemy Self-love Special Part 2 Summary

This episode is a workshop-style collaboration that explores self-love practices with a focus on the experiences and art of people living at the intersections of oppression. In this episode Jessica Littenburg reads her poem “Healing Is” which is about finding tools for dealing with chronic illness, Ryannah Quigley shares her inspirational experiences as a plus-sized trans woman of color working on the film project hashtag body beautiful, and the band Bicycle Face shares two children’s songs which combine fun and silliness with some important messages about self-love. Discussion also delves into using art to push back against oppression, giving ourselves permission, valuing what we are doing, self-compassion, and using ritual as a tool for change.

Poem: “Healing Is” by Jessica Littenberg

Description of #BodyBeautiful: Ryannah Quigley 

Songs: “Bearded Lady” and “The Otter Song” by Bicycle Face

Collaborator: Coach and consultant Liz Cruz

Photograph of the top portion of an abstract charcoal drawing in swooping curves with feathery edges that together are suggestive of a heart shape.

Show Notes:

Exercises

The exercises for today’s story can be found at: http://www.lizcruzconsulting.com/downloads.html

Fay’s Links

You can become my patron on my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/WritingAlchemy

The RSS feed of this podcast is: https://writing-alchemy.net/feed/podcast

Video on empathy vs sympathy and not silver-lining difficult things (this powerful video makes me cry every time I watch it): https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/partnering-in-mental-health/201408/bren-brown-empathy-vs-sympathy-0

Liz’s Links

Liz Cruz Consulting: http://www.lizcruzconsulting.com/

Dissolving paper (8 ½ x11 in that can go through a printer): http://www.sciencebobstore.com/water-dissolving-paper/

Other sources of dissolving paper: Searches for “spy paper” “dissolving paper” yield multiple results

Jessica’s Links

Find out more about Jessica and her poetry: https://www.facebook.com/jessica.littenberg

Gender Justice League: https://www.facebook.com/GenderJusticeLeague

Ryannah’s Links

Support Ryannah doing her activist work: https://www.crowdrise.com/help-me-continue-my-work-with-gjl

#BodyBeautiful photos: https://www.facebook.com/ryan.quigley.1804/posts/998317853582296

The video will be released on June 24th at Trans Pride Seattle : http://www.transprideseattle.org/schedule-route/

Bicycle Face’s Links

Find out more about Bicycle Face: http://bicycleface.bandcamp.com/

Friends Ugandan Safe Transport: http://friendsugandansafetransport.org/

Music Credits:

Intro: Kickin’ in the Turbo (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Bearded Lady: Shared with permission from Bicycle Face

The Otter Song: Shared with permission from Bicycle Face

Podcast announcements: The Place Where I’ll Return To (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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