Just a Phase? Busting Bisexuality Stereotypes – Mark Cusack
WHYLD39: Authentic is attractive – @notdefining creator and sexuality coach Mark Cusack on bisexuality stereotypes, binary gender norms, mental health struggles & self-love.
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Without Borders: What Is It Like Being a Humanitarian Physician? – Reza Eshaghian
WHYLD38: Dr Reza Eshaghian, a humanitarian physician, shares intriguing insights from 9 years of working for Doctors Without Borders, having completed 9 assignments in Africa, the Middle East & Ukraine.
Do You Know How to Cuddle Right? Honour Your Boundaries – Jean Franzblau
WHYLD37: “Cuddle Queen” & Intimacy Professional Jean Franzblau on navigating boundaries and difficult conversations with compassion, in intimacy and everyday life.
What Can Dead Bodies Teach Us About Living? – Kari Northey
WHYLD35: Kari “the Mortician” Northey talks about being a single mom meets funeral home director, embalmer, and YouTube educator on the matter of death and all processes that follow it.
Why Fight the Winter? A Long COVID Journey – Nanda Jansson
WHYLD33: How the fear of death through COVID-19 and a long journey of recovery made blogger Nanda Jansson even more resilient and grateful for life.
Happiness Without Challenging Emotions Is Not Sustainable, Here Is Why – Leonard Gabriel Heygster
Like sweet and sour: Contrast makes a wholesome recipe – even a recipe for happiness? “You can’t actualize yourself without being mindful. It’s just not possible.” Contentment, joy, satisfaction, happiness, well-being… we use various words to describe a phenomenon that all of us seek to maximize in our lives. Do the aforementioned terms …
Is Connecting With People a Skill That You Can Learn? – Sara Ness
Do you feel safe relating your authentic truth? “When I was in college, I got really interested in studying intentional living communities, co-ops, cohousing communes. […] A lot of what the co-ops would run into were these continuous communication problems. […] There were conflicts, they just wouldn’t get dealt with because no one knew how …
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Dad’s Advice on Living Your Best Asexual Life – Cody Daigle-Orians
Is it okay to not want sex? “I just thought I was a broken gay guy for 20 years.” When Cody Daigle-Orians first posted a video on TikTok, outing himself as asexual, he immediately received hundreds of comments from young ace (asexual) people saying “Wow, I didn’t know ace adults existed!” He was 42 back …
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Skin Tales: Body Painting As Healing Art? – Kristen Zamora (Adams)
What if the most vulnerable parts of your story were painted on your skin? “An artist’s job is sometimes not to be popular. An artist’s job sometimes is just to create conversation where conversation is needed.” This can be a scary thought. We all navigate the sweet tension between wanting to be SEEN for who …
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From Patient to (Role) Model? Defying the Odds with VACTERL Birth Defects – Anja Christoffersen
Is disability a tragedy? “We shouldn’t think of disability as a tragedy but it was that I could have died – which was the tragedy.” At 28 weeks of her pregnancy, Anja Christoffersen’s mom was told that her baby had no stomach and would not be able to survive. 17 years later, her …