The Purple Pawedcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Today's episode features the eminently magical Jhenah Telyndru!  Jhenah is an author, Celticist, and Priestess who founded the Sisterhood of Avalon.  In this illuminating discussion, Jhenah and I consider the role of culture in gender, promote spiritual service to all, and have a good chuckle over ancient Welsh poetry slams.

REFERENCES:

Jhenah Telyndru’s website:  https://ynysafallon.com/

Sisterhood of Avalon website:  https://sisterhoodofavalon.org/

Follow Jhenah on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/ynysafallon/

Follow Jhenah on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/ynysafallon/

Find Jhenah on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@JhenahTelyndru

Keep up with Jhenah on Linktree: https://linktr.ee/YnysAfallon 

• (00:00) - Opening credits
• (00:37) - Show opening
• (01:28) - Introducing Jhenah Telyndru
• (03:01) - The birth of a Goddess worshiper
• (04:27) - Does the body drive gender and magic?
• (07:53) - Gender and culture
• (12:38) - Conscious self-determination
• (15:42) - The balance of power between genders
• (26:08) - Spiritual service to the Universe
• (34:38) - The Sisterhood of Avalon
• (39:27) - The relationship between light and shadow
• (43:26) - Is our existence pathological?
• (47:43) - Our worst weakness can become our greatest strength
• (53:55) - The three levels of the Avalonian Tradition
• (01:02:01) - Geeking out on jewelry
• (01:06:34) - How to find Jhenah Telyndru
• (01:08:19) - Show closing
• (01:09:58) - Closing credits

On today's show, I speak with the wonderfully introspective Louise Boye.  Louise is a Qi Gong instructor and musician who also facilitates groups in learning Nonviolent Communication.  We cover topics that span from honoring our bodies and emotions, recovering from isolation, and how Hamlet really fits into daily conversation.

REFERENCES:

Louise Boye's Qi Gong website: https://www.facebook.com/QiGongLouiseBoye/
Empati Venner / Empathy Buddies Discord server: https://discord.gg/cvxgkrCyXE
Follow Louise on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@zhcoop

Follow Louise on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/qigonglouiseboye/
Support Louise on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/zhcoop480/post

Find Louise on SoundCloud:
     https://soundcloud.com/zhcoop
     https://soundcloud.com/1n5ec7
     https://soundcloud.com/bredsmag

• (00:00) - Opening credits
• (00:37) - Show opening
• (01:29) - Introducing Louise Boye
• (02:32) - Beginning to consider how to be human
• (08:44) - Nonviolent communication is critical for healing
• (14:56) - Communication requires connection
• (21:24) - Learning who we are never ends
• (26:28) - The cyclicity of life
• (31:13) - Western society is too disconnected from Nature
• (34:07) - Fear of death is fear of living
• (37:53) - It can't always be Summer
• (40:48) - Human life as a wheel
• (48:15) - Modern life is making us sick
• (52:43) - Some parts of life serve only as compost
• (55:11) - Nature will supply what we need
• (01:02:06) - Show closing
• (01:02:38) - Closing credits

Today's episode features the effervescent Cherish Amber!  Cherish is a queer sex, love, and relationship coach who teaches we must know ourselves in order to have good sex and solid relationships.  We talk about topics as diverse as prerequisites to good sex, stigmatizing sex to maintain control, and Virgin Condoms.

REFERENCES:

Cherish Amber’s website:  https://www.cherishamber.com/

Follow Cherish on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/cherishambercoaching

Follow Cherish on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/thecherishamber/

Follow Cherish on TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@cherishambercoaching
Gender Identity Today:  https://genderidentitytoday.com

• (00:00) - Opening credits
• (00:37) - Show opening
• (01:27) - Introducing Cherish Amber
• (02:43) - Learning from every person
• (07:16) - Know your own pleasure
• (09:49) - Being gentle with yourself
• (14:01) - Good sex means meeting yourself where you are
• (16:24) - Can we meet ourselves and not have it relate to sex?
• (21:42) - The stigma of sex is all for control
• (27:42) - Masculinization of sex, love, and relationships
• (34:07) - Rejecting social expectations means being more aware of trauma
• (39:38) - Tools to address trauma
• (46:00) - No such thing as little bits of trauma
• (51:32) - Language as a contributor to misunderstanding
• (01:01:01) - How to find Cherish Amber
• (01:02:43) - Show closing
• (01:03:01) - Closing credits

In today's episode, I speak with the incredible Jasmine Vine!  If you've been living under a rock for the past decade, Jasmine is a trans empowerment specialist with training in several modalities of mental health treatment.  Jasmine and I discuss the urgency of gender transition, being able to identify with your therapist, and West Coast Privilege.

REFERENCES:

Javine Coaching:  https://www.javinecoaching.com

Follow Jasmine on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/jasminevinee

Follow Jasmine on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/jasmine.vinee

Follow Jasmine on TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@jasminevinee
Gender Identity Today:  https://genderidentitytoday.com

• (00:00) - Opening credits
• (00:37) - Show opening
• (01:24) - Introducing Jasmine Vine
• (02:11) - Jasmine's public gender transition
• (06:06) - Not initially a transgender story
• (10:18) - We do what it takes because we must
• (13:31) - Was transition a part of the mental health struggle?
• (18:09) - Breaking out of the hater cycle
• (23:48) - Find the root cause
• (27:39) - Risk involved in becoming who we are
• (32:07) - Young transition doesn't mean less shame to process
• (35:24) - Experience makes a better teacher
• (40:10) - How does a mentor process another person's shame?
• (44:33) - Vocal feminization and West Coast Privilege
• (51:25) - You must believe for it to be true
• (57:16) - How to find Jasmine Vine
• (58:41) - Show closing

In this episode, I am proud to feature my dear friend Kaedyn Nedopak.  Kaedyn is an Award-winning Queer Transgender Producer, Author, Podcaster, and Activist...and he really lives up to the list!  Kaedyn and I talk about such interesting topics as Hollywood's failure to break gender roles, Pagan practices with Irish goddesses, and dissin' from the 80s.

REFERENCES:

Follow Kaedyn on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/transfaerieprince/

Follow Kaedyn on TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@transfaerieprince

Follow Kaedyn on LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaedynnedopak/

Watch CAGD Interview with Kaedyn:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVtpsXku2hM

Kaedyn Nedopak on IMDb:  https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2969725

• (00:00) - Opening credits
• (00:37) - Show opening
• (01:24) - Introducing Kaedyn Nedopak
• (03:48) - Small town productions to cast as trophy wife
• (08:13) - Somewhere in between
• (12:28) - Gender roles or cast roles- same rigidity
• (19:41) - Dissin' from the 80s
• (20:48) - Faerie Prince of the Land
• (27:14) - The Sun and The Morrigan
• (31:25) - We are each a Triple Goddess
• (34:18) - The Moon and hormone therapy
• (40:52) - Pagan practices
• (45:40) - Quick etymology and history lesson
• (52:51) - Leadership of the Trans Faerie Prince
• (01:01:26) - Showing, telling, and completing stories
• (01:07:15) - Show closing
• (01:13:16) - Closing credits

This episode features Win Charles, an award-winning author, podcaster, and advocate for people with disabilities.  Win and I discuss the abuse people with disability face, the help available after abuse, and why you should have a rainbow sticker on your wheelchair.

REFERENCES:

Win Charles on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/ButterfliesofWisdom

Win Charles on LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/wincharles/

“I, Win” on Amazon:  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009YLKW54

Win Charles on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGN0mfJdlpKG8IdJTBjKTow

CEO of a Disability podcast:  http://ceoofadisability.weebly.com/

• (00:00) - Opening credits
• (00:37) - Show opening
• (01:33) - Introducing Win Charles
• (02:22) - The beginning of Win's tenacity
• (08:19) - High incidence of abuse for people with disabilities
• (17:21) - Finally getting help
• (21:17) - Confronting the abusers
• (24:15) - Protection for people with disabilities
• (28:52) - Escaping the situation
• (40:20) - Being able to move forward
• (48:42) - How to find Win
• (51:28) - Let us all rally together!
• (53:24) - Show closing
• (53:42) - Closing credits

Today I present an amazing conversation with Lindsay Law.  Lindsay retired from a career as an executive producer and President of Fox Searchlight Pictures to become a novelist.  Lindsay and I discuss the story of "Boys Don't Cry," why we need more gay people in media, and the magic of Vermont.

REFERENCES:

Lindsay’s personal website:  https://www.lindsaylaw.net/

Follow Lindsay on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/lindsay.law/

“The Orphan from Shepherds Keep:”  https://www.amazon.com/Orphan-Shepherds-Keep-Intertwined-Rightful/dp/B0CXYPYX23

• (00:00) - Opening credits
• (00:37) - Show opening
• (01:37) - Introducing Lindsay Law
• (04:26) - Choosing stories for American Playhouse
• (07:40) - Good storytelling has an impact
• (11:57) - Boys Don't Cry
• (18:32) - Introducing the world to gay people
• (24:48) - Why wouldn't these stories be on TV?
• (29:33) - We are all in a 10 percent category
• (31:50) - The truth cannot be generic
• (35:02) - Characters live inside your identity
• (40:00) - Good storytelling has a real atmosphere
• (47:50) - Stories about healing
• (52:09) - Characters lead to the story
• (54:57) - Writing longhand vs. on a computer
• (58:18) - Finance who people are, not what they can pitch
• (01:04:07) - How to find Lindsay
• (01:06:55) - Show closing
• (01:08:26) - Closing credits

In this episode, I host Dr. Lino Martinez!  Dr. Lino is an author, podcaster, and Professor of Psychology who views his ability to survive not as extraordinary, only human.  Lino and I discuss existential psychology, depleting ourselves to please others, and The Meaning to Life.

REFERENCES:

Lino’s professional website:  https://www.alittlelessfear.com/

A Little LESS FEAR podcast:  https://www.alittlelessfear.com/podcast
Muckle-Wells Syndrome:   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muckle%E2%80%93Wells_syndrome

• (00:00) - Opening credits
• (00:37) - Show opening
• (01:32) - Introducing Dr. Lino Martinez
• (03:09) - Birth as we choose it, even when it's difficult
• (08:10) - Fighting not for life, but for being awesome
• (17:34) - The rebirth of Dr. Lino Martinez
• (24:01) - Dr. Lino's search for meaning
• (29:27) - Combating a sense of isolation
• (34:04) - The Meaning to Life
• (38:24) - Pleasing people as a trauma response
• (43:16) - Gender transition is not a change of identity
• (52:51) - What doesn't kill me reveals the strength that was already there
• (01:01:30) - How to find Dr. Lino
• (01:02:58) - Show closing
• (01:04:10) - Closing credits

Today's episode features Mx. Crys/ta Song, a Speech Language Pathologist and vocalist who is also Board Co-Chair of Queer Oriented Radical Days of Summer (QORDS).  Crys/ta and I talk about such topics as why the South should not be discounted as a political forum, how we cannot help but be part of humanity, and obscure William Makepeace Thackeray quotes.

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REFERENCES:

Follow Crys/ta Song on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/mx.singasong/

QORDS website:  https://qords.org/

Follow QORDS on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/Qords/

Follow QORDS on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/qords_camp/

Transcend NYC Chorus:  https://www.transcendsings.org/

“Braiding Sweetgrass:”  https://milkweed.org/book/braiding-sweetgrass

Quote from “The Crow:”  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6sz0mgQL_A

• (00:00) - Opening credits
• (00:37) - Show opening
• (01:32) - Introducing Crys/ta Song
• (02:31) - The beauty in pure vocal sounds
• (06:11) - Applying sound to the human experience
• (09:52) - Genderless choir
• (12:23) - Music Theory for Cis/Het White Dudes
• (15:11) - Gendered Voice for Cis/Het White Dudes
• (20:59) - Healing through community connections
• (27:15) - Chosen family is different from the labels we adopt
• (31:07) - Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children
• (35:55) - Stay aloof or be in the human community?
• (43:12) - Why it's worth investing in the South
• (49:44) - Transformation during Queer Oriented Radical Days of Summer
• (57:10) - Can QORDS help youth with recalcitrant parents?
• (01:01:41) - Finding Crys/ta in the Universe
• (01:03:21) - Show closing
• (01:04:54) - Closing credits

This week's episode features the ever-talented Danni Velasquez-Mora.  Danni is Founder and Creative Director of Womankind Creative and - because we had such a great conversation about women's representation the first time (see the link below), Danni wanted to interview me to get an angle on how the transgender community would appreciate representation in marketing.  We talk about topics as far-reaching as where gender originates, who fits the mold of "normal" woman, and the importance of label-lumping.

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REFERENCES:

Womankind Creative:  https://www.womankindcreative.com/

Womankind Creative LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/womankindcreative/

Womankind Creative Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/womankindcreative/

• (00:00) - Opening credits
• (00:37) - Show opening
• (01:49) - Introducing...Amethysta?
• (07:55) - Gender is not a choice
• (12:06) - Gender is hard for everybody
• (16:07) - Presenting as a woman when you aren't a "normal" woman
• (24:24) - And it's no easier for transgender men
• (27:12) - Manifesting who we are requires grit
• (29:32) - Marketing and the transgender experience
• (34:15) - Doctor? Or Woman Doctor?
• (36:55) - Marketing and the Self-Concept
• (43:12) - Appearing inclusive vs. being inclusive
• (46:26) - Transgender hyperexpression
• (52:07) - Every conversation is only about people
• (56:25) - Is the problem too much knowledge?
• (01:01:34) - Lumped into labels
• (01:04:54) - Let's have more of these conversations
• (01:08:22) - Show closing
• (01:09:08) - Closing credits