Alok Vaid-Menon, Artist: Breaking All Binaries

Listen if: Societal pressure has ever stopped you from doing something you really wanted to.In this episode, Jess and Stef sit down with gender non-conforming Indian-American writer, performance artist, and media personality, Alok Vaid-Menon.Alok reveals many incredible insights on how we all possess the ability to be loving, accepting and compassionate, and how self-transformation is linked to transformation of the world. Alok shares their own story of dealing with harassment and coming to find their confidence, offering important advice on why you should never compromise on your authenticity.Tune in to hear Alok explain what it means to be gender non-conforming, and learn why mental health is behind all human rights issues, how to come back into your body and give yourself permission to feel, why we’re all artists. Plus, the three have a conversation around why body hair is such an emotional topic, and Alok shares their favourite fashion brands and what it was like to star in a Sam Smith music video!You can find Alok on Instagram at @alokvmenon. You can find Jess and Stef on Instagram at @howtwolive.Join our Facebook group here.  To get in touch, email [email protected]. CREDITS Music by: KausyEdited by: Andy Maher Coordinated by: Bianca Wittner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.