In this episode I’m joined by bisexual scorpio therapist and witch, Jane Claire Bradley! With the end of lockdown tentatively in sight, we are discussing self image, body neutrality, and pleasure.

Follow Jane: https://www.instagram.com/janeclairebradley/?hl=en
Jane’s work:
https://janeclairebradley.com
https://forbookssake.net

Please note: There are some whooshing sounds in the background because a salmon pass is being built near my house for thee fish. You may also hear a kitten making some cute noises.

Trigger & content warnings (in order of mention):

Main segment (2): food, lockdown and COVID, survivors, trauma, diet culture, sex work, body image, extreme body goals e.g losing 6 stone/buying steroids online to dramatically change the body, gender expression, body positivity, body neutrality, racism, misogyny and transphobia, ableism, disability, masturbation, shibari.

Tarot segment (39): trauma, burn out, activism, money, Jehovah’s Witness upbringing, classism, food.

Agenda (1:01): witches, mention of gendered violence/abuse no details, witches being burnt at the stake, sex work, swimming, Harry Potter fan fiction (dw we hate J.K), trauma, homelessness.

References:

'The Perfect Woman' is a form of Violence Against Women by Kelly Diels: https://www.kellydiels.com/perfect-woman-violence-against-women/
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel A. Van der Kolk
Pleasure Activism by Adrienne Maree Brown
The Body Is Not An Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor: https://thebodyisnotanapology.com/
‘Erotic in Motion' workshop by Isabella Frappier: https://www.isabellafrappier.com/erotic-motion/

ASMR:
ItsBlitzzz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSaOa0pBPwk&t=1105s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjJyzfQ0aBY
CreativeCalm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vnu-cITgEBg
https://open.spotify.com/album/4j0YPDC9P71WbIUhSsSNmT?si=ATh7rkslRcGkHPEJe7ClMQ
https://open.spotify.com/album/0SsrlCnOqnbiGXPisJCOqw?si=CHUG75hOStOOuELbNT44Kw

Agenda:

Backxwash: instagram.com/backxwash/
Missing Witches: https://www.missingwitches.com/
lettered aka best HP fanfic author of all time: https://archiveofourown.org/users/lettered/works?fandom_id=136512 (best works are Pure & Simple Truth and By The Grace)
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell https://www.rainbowrowell.com/carry-on