Episode 14

Oksana: Restlessness and Surrender

Published on: 8th June, 2023

In this episode, my friend Oksana talks about identity, her experiences with an eating disorder, and how she interacts with her own restlessness and desire to be present.

Content Warnings: mention of domestic violence and war, talk about eating disorders

This episode was recorded January 20, 2023.

Next episode will be released June 22, 2023.

References:

Episodes 3 and 4 of this podcast: "Michael Part 1: Being Seen" and "Michael Part 2: Truth as a Mechanism of Healing"

Yearnings by Rabbi Irwin Kula

Yoga with Adriene, Yoga YouTube channel

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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