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

⚡️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! ❤️‍🔥

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⚡️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

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DISTRO: RUINOUS MEDIA

THEME: PARTY WITCH

LEGAL: 6 MUSES

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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