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Bonus: In Memory of a Mentor

Published on: 26th January, 2023

A serious bonus episode where I honor a former boss and mentor of mine who taught me the value of the disabled body. He died two weeks ago.

References:

Golem Girl by Riva Lehrer

Being Heumann by Judy Heumann

The Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded and Places I've Taken My Body by Molly McCully Brown

DisArt, an organization that presents contemporary art by disabled artists

DisTopia, a podcast run by DisArt which focuses on disability

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About the Podcast

Keep the Mess
Messy Conversations with Messy People
Conversations about dissociation and embodiment; how our experiences and identities shape our relationship with our bodies. Each episode shows how messy and beautiful it is to be human as we attempt to connect with ourselves and each other.

Episodes release every other Thursday.

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Eden Alexander M

a Christian, a missionary kid, a queer transman, a creator, a student and survivor of mental illness, an addict in recovery; someone who chafes at the constraints of such boxes and labels