Episode 12: THE BIG M with Lidia Yuknavitch, Reyna Grande, Pam Houston, Gina Frangello & Monica Drake
⚡️MENOPUNKS PODCAST ⚡️Show Notes
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⚡️Electrifying new peri/meno essay anthology THE BIG M edited/curated by the brilliant Lidia Yuknavitch hits the universe this week and features a f💥cking fabulous host of intersectional writers divulging tales of adventurous midlife mayhem, euphoric period freedom, post-cancer sexual discovery, insomnia fueled slug warfare, menopause defense weaponization, the multitudinous glory of no f🤘cks left to give and so much more.💥❤️🔥🤘😈 ⚡️
We invited this powerful coven of contributing writers to read excerpts from their incredible essays and dish the fascinating meno dirt and loved immersing in so many different beautifully embodied perspectives in the peri/meno diaspora. So many women/AFAB will feel seen. ITS ABOUT FCKING TIME.
💥Chefs kiss to ultra legends Roxane Gay, Cheryl Strayed, Joey Soloway and others who couldn’t make the pod but whose stories we fully devoured - keep em coming! ❤️🔥
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⚡️MENOPUNKS IS A MISINFORMATION SHATTERING FEATURE DOCUMENTARY AND PODCAST ABOUT PERI/MENOPAUSE AND THE CREATIVE PROCESS SEEN THROUGH THE LENS OF DEFIANT GENX MUSICIANS AND ARTISTS, TRAILBLAZING DOCTORS AND OPINIONATED CELEBRITY CULTURE BEARERS ⚡️🎬 Alicia J. Rose
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DESIGN: JEN SBRAGIA
DISTRO: RUINOUS MEDIA
THEME: PARTY WITCH
LEGAL: 6 MUSES
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction to The Big M Anthology
03:57 The Importance of Sharing Menopause Stories
07:02 Reyna's Garden Metaphor for Menopause
26:32 Gina's Journey Through Cancer and Menopause
37:37 The Interconnection of Life and Sexuality
40:12 Redefining Menopause: Living, Not Suffering
41:45 Embracing Menopause as Evolution
42:58 The Impact of Divorce and Legal Struggles
50:45 Cultural Devaluation of Women
56:24 The Menopause Defense and Its Implications
01:00:05 Breaking the Silence on Menopause
01:06:33 Empowerment Through Storytelling
01:16:07 Breaking Free from Compliance
01:18:34 The Power of Hormones and Aging
01:20:25 Embracing Elderhood and Community
01:23:26 Redefining Invisibility and Visibility
01:26:47 Interconnectedness with Nature
01:30:19 Growth and Transformation in Aging
01:32:45 The Importance of Saying No
01:34:30 Building a Community of Voices
01:37:40 The Ongoing Fight for Rights
01:39:26 Future Aspirations and Empowerment
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