Within Madness Lies Power - 31 May 2024

Episode 31 of the The Purple Pawedcast podcast, hosted by Amethysta Herrick, Ph.D., titled "Within Madness Lies Power - 31 May 2024" was published on May 31, 2024 and runs 65 minutes.

May 31, 2024 ·65m · The Purple Pawedcast

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Summary

In today's episode, I speak with Karen Anne Coccioli. Karen is a queer author and public speaker whose queer memoir "Paradise" is available on Amazon. We cover topics as disparate as fleeing fascism, madness as a source of gender, and the purple light within.REFERENCES:Karen Anne Coccioli’s website: https://www.karenannecoccioli.com/Annie Moon’s website: https://www.authoranniemoon.com/Follow Karen Anne on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karenannecoccioli/Follow Karen Anne on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/karenanne.coccioli/Gender Identity Today: https://genderidentitytoday.com(00:00) - Opening credits (00:37) - Show opening (01:29) - Introducing Karen Anne Coccioli (02:02) - The origin of an author (09:07) - Family flight from fascism (16:01) - Writing through conversion therapy (22:27) - The gendered body and madness (27:12) - Is madness pathological or powerful? (34:35) - Madness as a source of gender (40:32) - Living as you are glows you up (44:45) - Using what we have to work with (50:25) - You can't be told who you are (55:09) - Would you change it if you could? (59:00) - Don't stamp your children's sparks (01:03:05) - How to find Karen (01:03:53) - Show closing (01:05:29) - Closing credits ★ Support this podcast ★

Episode Description

In today's episode, I speak with Karen Anne Coccioli. Karen is a queer author and public speaker whose queer memoir "Paradise" is available on Amazon. We cover topics as disparate as fleeing fascism, madness as a source of gender, and the purple light within.

REFERENCES:

Karen Anne Coccioli’s website: https://www.karenannecoccioli.com/

Annie Moon’s website: https://www.authoranniemoon.com/

Follow Karen Anne on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karenannecoccioli/

Follow Karen Anne on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/karenanne.coccioli/
Gender Identity Today: https://genderidentitytoday.com

(00:00) - Opening credits
(00:37) - Show opening
(01:29) - Introducing Karen Anne Coccioli
(02:02) - The origin of an author
(09:07) - Family flight from fascism
(16:01) - Writing through conversion therapy
(22:27) - The gendered body and madness
(27:12) - Is madness pathological or powerful?
(34:35) - Madness as a source of gender
(40:32) - Living as you are glows you up
(44:45) - Using what we have to work with
(50:25) - You can't be told who you are
(55:09) - Would you change it if you could?
(59:00) - Don't stamp your children's sparks
(01:03:05) - How to find Karen
(01:03:53) - Show closing
(01:05:29) - Closing credits

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