Within Madness Lies Power - 31 May 2024

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 ★