As we dive deeper into Pleasure Activism, we get to take an intimate look at adrienne maree brown’s loud and proud crush on the science-fiction writer and boundary-bending genius Octavia Butler. Later, we encounter writer Alexis Pauline Gumbs who introduces us to 5 brilliant women and gives us a glimpse of their relationship to and precious learnings from author and documentary filmmaker Toni Cade Bambara.

Along this path, we discover and discuss themes such as the significance of bringing healing into our lives and others', the power of love as political resistance, the true meaning behind the word “sistering” and even our own shape-shifting preferences, among many others things.

The Soft Edges Podcast is a project created and produced by yours truly, Mayis Rukel and Lucie Gérard. 

We release a whole new episode every Sunday at 12 PM CET (Central European Time). 

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Mayis & Lucie

As we embark on our journey through adrienne maree brown's Pleasure Activism, we are introduced -or re-introduced- to the fascinating, fabulous and multi-talented Audre Lorde, Cara Page and adrienne maree brown herself. Within the first steps on our path, we already encounter and discuss various eye-and-heart-opening topics which include -but are not limited to- the importance of building communities around joy, the relation between pleasure and moderation, the orgasmic yes as a guiding force, pornographic versus erotic and the problems with placing spirituality and astrology as antithetical to science.

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Where voices are raw, and discussions are thorough.

Where complexity becomes a nest for vulnerability.

Where we seek to make sense of our messy human experience, while filling our bellies with laughter and our minds with nourishing conversations.

Wide open. Curious. Accepting. Such is the space we strive to create.

Welcome to the Soft Edges Podcast.