Thriving Between The Lines

In this footnote, Meka and Tash dive into the dangers of linking weight gain with habits, based on their own personal experiences having gained and lost significant amounts of weight.

Criticism, toxic praise, Eating disorders, healthcare discrimination, financial guilt associated with taking care of oneself...these things are just the tip of the iceberg.

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We were thrilled to be joined by the business and marketing superstar Tash Corbin for this very special episode about one of the most influential personal development books of our time, Atomic Habits, by James Clear.

Tash is a superhero in the world of consent-based marketing and facilitates a thriving online community of women and non-binary entrepreneurs. Her dedication to recognising the differing needs of marginalised communities in the business world is a breath of fresh air among the sea of voices who still insist that everyone has equal access to all tools of success.

In this episode, we three neurodivergent baddies dive into the useful, not-so-useful, and downright dangerous aspects of Atomic Habits and its potential impact on marginalised communities and society in general. Is it mindful of intersectionality in its current form?... listen and find out!

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Meka's diagram (mentioned)

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I think we're calling this one... a special insert?

We decided it was time to talk more in depth about the origins of The Vanguard Book Club for Personal Development: Why it's been going strong for nearly 3 years, what inspired its genesis, and who we do and DON'T want to make welcome into the space 😜. Remember, we're all about intersectionality! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🖤💛❤️✊🏽

Want to check us out? You can join us (for free) from wherever you are in the world! Find us on our Meetup.com page:

The Vanguard Book Club for Personal Development

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What happens when your 'cheese' is a basic need rather than one of those nice-to-have goals?

Meka is onto it! Have a listen to hear what he has to say. 

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What happens when the one who keeps moving your cheese is your own body??

Here's a little story about Leslie's most frustrating chronic condition, Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD). 

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What can a story about a pair of mice and a couple of miniature people teach us about adapting to change? Quite a bit, actually. However, when that story is used by people in power to wield control over others, should we really look to it for inspiration? 

Who Moved My Cheese, by Dr Spencer Johnson was published in the late '90s and has been upheld as a self-help essential ever since. But does it hold up in the face of systemic imbalances that disadvantage some groups more than others?   Eh....maybe, maybe not. Listen and find out!

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As a trans man, Meka has had to fight hard for his place as a man. So how does he feel when people trash men as a whole around him? 

In this footnote, we chat about Meka's most influential models of manhood as well as some men we see as examples of positive masculinity.  

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This is a brief chat between Rudi and Meka, two gender non-conforming folks who know what it's like to push through the fear of living outside of gender norms.

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This is a story about how easily Leslie has disappointed some white men on dates simply by not being 'the kind of Black woman' they're looking for. Maybe she's just not the right 'temperature' on the David Deida scale? ::shrug::

Also in this footnote: the kind of thing that happens to Leslie in the presence of super attractive Black men

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What does it really take to be a 'superior man'?  What are the actual societal impacts of expressions like 'the masculine' and 'the feminine' and the idea of 'sexual polarity'? Do these ideas leave any space for the existence of gender non-conforming folks?

Oh! And did you know that the way to tame a woman who is acting up is to lick her neck?? Yeah...neither did we :/ You better start clutching those pearls and gritting those teeth now, because this one is wild, y'all!

In this episode, we are joined by our friend Rudi Landmann for a rousing discussion from the sidelines of the 'manosphere'.

So, what do this batch of queer feminists have to say about how masculinity has been promoted and marketed to people who subscribe to the gender binary and those across the gender spectrum? Only one way to find out!

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Leslie Crudup Villagarcia
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