Episode 12: THE BIG M with Lidia Yuknavitch, Reyna Grande, Pam Houston, Gina Frangello & Monica Drake cover art

Episode 12: THE BIG M with Lidia Yuknavitch, Reyna Grande, Pam Houston, Gina Frangello & Monica Drake

Episode 12: THE BIG M with Lidia Yuknavitch, Reyna Grande, Pam Houston, Gina Frangello & Monica Drake

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 ⚡️ARE YOU READY FOR THE BIG M?💥⚡️ ⚡️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! ❤️‍🔥 More about THE BIG M More about Lidia Yuknavitch More about Reyna Grande More about Pam Houston More about Gina Frangello More about Monica Drake ⚡️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 SUBSCRIBE ❤️‍🔥AMPLIFY⁠ ❤️‍🔥JOIN THE HORMONAL REVOLUTION DESIGN: JEN SBRAGIA DISTRO: RUINOUS MEDIA THEME: PARTY WITCH LEGAL: 6 MUSES ❤️‍🔥⁠GET ON THE LIST⁠ ❤️‍🔥 https://www.menopunks.com #menopause #perimenopause #hormonereplacementtherapy #menopausesupport #THEBIGM 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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