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The Feelcast
by Kinda OK
Are you a human bean full of feelings? This might be the podcast to help you feel a little less alone. Ess is an illustrator hosting a series of conversations about what it means to exist, figuring out self-love, making friends as an "adult" and overall trying to create comfort and empathy in the company of other beans with lots of feels. It's okay to not be okay, it's more than okay to be kinda okay.
Episodes
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SMELL THE ROSES with Leopold Knox
Leopold Knox aka @softwitchyboi is the owner of Brass Iris studio in Victoria BC and has seen the industry shift so much throughout their life. In this episode of the podcast, we chat about first tattoos, the anxiety and imposter syndrome that come with stabbing art permanently on people, the…
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POLY LOVE & PIGEONS (ft. Sophie Lucido Johnson)
This chat with Sophie Lucido Johnson was everything I could have hoped for and more. We talk about her books (Many Love and Love without Sex), polyamory, loving human beans, how roosters won't let people love them, internalized emotional responsibility for others, the safety of lying and of…
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SENSITIVE & SELF-EMPLOYED ft. Roseanna Morrell + Beth Symons
What does building a support network actually mean? What kind of botanical businesses grow out of times of sadness & depression? How do friends find out they are soulmates? Roseanna Morrell (founder of Belle Isle Botanicals - amazing soy candles!) and Beth Symons (founder of The Cove in Bristol…
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HEALING & FEELINGS ft. Nōn Wels
In this episode, Nōn Wels, host of You, Me, Empathy podcast & founder of the Feely Human Collective, reflects on what it means to be a human full of feelings. Content warning; this episode discusses eating disorders and self harm. This discussion about embracing our feely-ness made my whole heart...
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YEAR OF SILLY OVERSHARE
A little classic overshare about some realizations and conversations I've had lately around compassion, the value of hair care & skin care, finding silliness, and my problems being stuck to my identity. (Note: My mama letting me dye my hair when I was 11 was really cool and I'm glad she put that...
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PLANTS & PILLOWS ft. Jude Kamal
What’s the most important thing about a space? This episode features interior designer, Jude Kamal, who founded Sansa Interiors in Toronto, Canada. We talk about the most important things in a room (guess what Jude’s two desert island items are), how to make somewhere feel like home, Jude’s...
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GLIMMER OF GAY ft. Anni Jyn
Anni and I talk about self love, imposter syndrome, illustration, Bly Manor, and cups of tea. We chat about some big interview questions like "what are your limiting beliefs" along with discussing driving philosophies and themes behind Anni's artwork. Go check out Anni Jyn's flowy, feminine,...
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SMITTEN ft. Yolande Lomas
A conversation with Yolande about getting covid, travelling and identity, the value of doing something creative for 15 minutes a day and smittens. Such a wonderful chat with a good friend that I hadn't spoken to really in over a year. Check out @MoonFaceandMe to keep Yolande stoked on creating...
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ON THE FRINGE ft. Mhairi Macaulay
Mhairi co-runs the Ventnor Exchange; an art hub on the Isle of Wight in the UK. She also helped start the Ventnor Fringe Festival when she was 17! We talk about her passion for creating spaces for experiences, the frustrations that come with being a womxn in business, the complications that come...
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VEG IS THE KEY ft. Charlie Jones
Talking with Charlie Jones (budding nutritionist, music creator, coffee maker, photograph taker) about self love, life lessons & unlearning, mental health wellness, healthy friendships and going sober. To support the Fairy Creek Old Growth Blockade visit www.oldgrowthblockade.com Original intro...
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THE BIG LOVE ft. Maggie
This episode is a journey through the life so far of Maggie; an incredible human who takes many shapes and roles in this existence. Going into her crone season as a woman, Maggie started rock climbing last year and has fallen in love with the magic of sport climbing both outdoors and indoors.…
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GET OUT OF MY ROOM
An episode about exploring boundaries and what that means for me. Boundary setting is something I am only just really starting to do but here is an episode about everything I am learning and that my brain is examining. Want to talk about boundaries? Message me @itskindaok and let's have a...
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PROUD OF NOW Ft. Leo Wood
Leo Wood is an incredible musician, vocalist, teacher, chef, bus-dweller and generally creative hooman bean. With a sparky energy, beautiful laugh and strong personality, Leo talks about everything from musical inspiration to mental health to living in a bus. A special thank you to Leo for…
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KINDA NOT OK
Welcome back to season 2 of the podcast! Things have been weird and it's been a bit of a struggle lately to keep up with telling myself nice things. This is a reminder that positive affirmations work because they literally change our brain and how we relate to ourselves. Missed you beans, thanks...
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HELLO MOON - Classic Overshare
A little life update, a little recognition that I'm at my limit at the moment. I understand not everyone has an enjoyable period, heck I think enjoyable is even a stretch for me and I don't have additional health complications, but I do enjoy that it forces me to take stock of how I'm doing. This...
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CREATING JOY ft. Jim Elliott
Jim Elliott (Jimmy Tutti's) is an analogue animator, musical wizard and excellent mixologist. Everything he creates, he puts his whimsical style, playful nature and a lot of joy into it. Here we discuss Digital Dropout Media, which helps facilitate others to create in schools and workshops. We…
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FUNNY BEANS ft. Sam & Darien Lanigan
In this episode, I chat about motherhood and parenthood with my very pregnant sister. We discuss our parents, her philosophies and growth and nervousness of new bean entering the world. Alongside Sam's interview, I also interviewed my 5 1/2 year old nephew about love languages, what scares him,...
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ABUN-DANCE ft. Abhilasha Vyas & Sleep Well
Abhi is a dancer and dance teacher on Vancouver Island and we're talking today about abundance, the importance of playing, how to have the presence to accept the presents of the present moment, and CAKE. Join us while we chat about the joys of self love and setting boundaries and end with a solo...
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BOG WOMAN ft. Shannon MacDonald
Shannon is an artist and art teacher in Toronto, Ontario. We grew up together with a lot of similarities but also tons of differences. In this episode, we talk about the classic "other girl" syndrome (very white, very privileged feelings of otherness) and about making friends. Shannon is into all...
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GETTING INTIMATE ft. Laiken Pratt
The 7th issue of Grow n' Pains is now available online at http://www.itskindaok.com ! This is Laiken Pratt's full interview which you can read in the zine. The Getting Intimate issue of Grow n Pains is the first version to be available for home-printinf because...yknow, lockdown. It was really...
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HAVE YOUR OWN BACK ft. Bridie Asprey
Today we're talking about everything from the wounded/sacred masculine and feminine energies we carry within us to how we carry ourselves in relationships to learning to love our inner selves and finding our tribes. Lots of stoke for this gem of a being, Bridie Asprey, who shared so much of her...
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WHERE YOU NEED TO BE
I'm so glad that you're here, that you've decided to come to a Kinda OK space right now. But this isn't where you need to be right now. In this short episode, I'm going to recommend a number of podcasts that are run by BIPOC creatives. Some of these recommendations are podcasts that cover similar...
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SPACE HUGGER ft. The New Normal
What does "holding space" mean? How do you practice empathy? A personal episode where I reflect on my growth as an emotional and empathic being. This podcast will always be in service to the support of honesty in times of difficult conversation. This includes racism. It was hard to record the…
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LOVE THROUGH OTHERS ft. Lucas Mckinnon
What is consciousness? How do we see ourselves and how do we observe our "self"? With Lucas, we discuss the intellectual self, inner monologue, reflect on our needs in relationships and some new realizations on coping with pain and trauma. Lucas runs Silverside Sound, a recording studio on...
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PERIOD OF PATRIARCHY ft. Rachel Smith
Why does it seem like a secret to talk about periods, even with our partners? What if drugstores brought the Kotex box back for people who couldn't afford menstrual products? Why are period pants so expensive? What can partners do to help their bleeders feel more OK? I talk with @ArtbyRachelS in...
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JUST A PHASE
A short episode this week to give you a sneak peek at the interview with Laiken Pratt (Many Moons Birth Doula) for the Getting Intimate issue of the Grow n Pains Zine. Then me, talking about moon cycles and menstruation and how amazing Period Power by Maisie Hill is (go read it!). This upgraded...
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RADICAL SELF ACCEPTANCE ft. Courtney Cook
What is radical self acceptance? Are the body and soul separate entities? Let's have some big chats about feeling okay with ourselves. I'm talking with Courtney Cook about her upcoming book, The Way She Feels, coming out from Tinhouse books in summer 2021.
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FEELIN' GOOD - Classic Overshare
Let's talk about sex, beans. It's gonna get a little weird and we are opening up a whole new can of worms. This episode goes into some of the things that have influenced my sex femons and me figuring out my own sex positive outlook and sexual independence. It's the first time I'm talking about...
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GROWING UP - Zine Excerpt
The introduction from issue 3 of the grow n pains zine, an independent publication made by womxn and non binary creatives who submit rad content. People grow into their weirdness in the solitude of their bedrooms... Written 2 years ago this feels pretty relevant now. Visit...
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ARE YOU OK?
The world is weird right now and it's okay. This episode is talking a little bit about mental health in this weird time, a little bit of permission to not be okay if you need it. Being self isolated isn't easy, no matter how chill we try to seem on social media. No amount of bread can make...
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CONTRACEPTION (ft. vikiswonders)
This friends and femons episode features @vikiswonders who is a part time illustrator and full time midwife. We're chatting about trials and errors with contraception and figuring out what works. There's a big mental burden to consider and if you and your partner don't have these awkward...
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CONTRACEPTION (ft. Sam Crossley)
Me and my sister, Sam, talk contraception and all about the weirdness of going on and off birth control pills. This friends and femons series is all about safe sex and not getting pregnant or at least not when you don't intend to. Sexual health and sex education are topics not everyone is...
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VALIDATE ME
Your success isn't measured by how many likes, followers or patrons you have but why does it feel that way sometimes ? Feelings of validation can come from ourselves so why do we constantly seek them from other people? Here's me pretending not to care, anyway. Visit patreon.com/kindaok for…
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MANIFEST REALITY
Spring is springing and it's time to start focusing on the feel good vibes again. We've spent time reflecting and self analysing now it's time to grow. This episode is about our mirror of a universe and shushing the femons. To see the comic with this episode visit patreon.com/kindaok
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BODY LOVE (Part 4) - Friends and Femons
Learning to love your body is the ultimate revolution, every hair and every stretch mark. Sara B talks about a radical love for her mountain hiking body. To submit content to issue 7 of Grow n Pains please email [email protected] or visit patreon.com/kindaok ! To send a voice message about...
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BODY LOVE (Part 3) - Friends and Femons
Body love is hard sometimes but at least we're not alone. Learning to love ourselves is one of the biggest revolutions of our time. Visit patreon.com/kindaok to get your own personal digital doodle AND support the podcast. This episode featuring @ArtbyRachelS and @ShannonLeighMacD talking about...
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BODY LOVE (Part 2) - Friends and Femons
Growing into your body and into adulthood has its challenges. We hear from Maria about her experience growing to love her body and feeling perfect. Send us your thoughts and feelings at https://anchor.fm/kindaok/message about BODY LOVE. This episode may contain triggering content related to…
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BODY LOVE (Part 1) - Friends and Femons
We're talking about body love, the differences between self love and body positivity, and Charlie reflects on her experiences with food allergies and nutrition. It's not always easy to love your body but at least we're not alone. Click this link to send in an audio message about your own...
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ANXIETY FEMONS - A Classic Overshare
Ever catch yourself in a downward spiral? I keep trying to any way. Anxiety and depression aren't great to deal with and femons don't make it any easier. How you take care of yourself is important and recognizing that nobody has it all figured out. A Classic Overshare about my almost every month...
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OCEAN OF UNCERTAINTY - A Zine Excerpt
I spend a lot of time not feeling strong but drawing strength from the other women and non binaries in my life. That's what the Grow n Pains zine is all about, supporting artists and creators everywhere in times where strength seems to elude them. This excerpt is from issue 6 of the zine on Being...
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MAKING FRIENDS (Part 3) - Friends and Femons
Making friends as an adult is hard but at least we're not alone. Part three of the friends and femons episode talks about feeling at home with a group of people. Shannon tells her story about finding the right friends in university and how sometimes it's difficult to recognize who is authentic…
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MAKING FRIENDS (Part 2) - Friends and Femons
Making friends as an adult is hard but at least we're not alone. This is part two of the friends and femons episode! Here we listen to Joey's story about meeting the boy next door and building a lifelong friendship together. To listen to part three right away or just access more content and…
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MAKING FRIENDS (Part 1) - Friends and Femons
Making friends as an adult is really hard but at least we're not alone. This is part one of a 3 part segment about adulthood and making connections and building community. Listen to Dott's story of making a workplace more enjoyable and the struggles of making friends at a new job. To see the...
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COUPLE VIBES - A Classic Overshare
Another classic overshare episode about relationships, different vibes, cycles, synching up energies and being on the same page. It's not that we have to be stoked all the time but it helps to just be stoked at the same time. Listen to me ramble about relationships and talk about the struggles we...
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THE ART OF NOTHING - A Zine Excerpt
Do the holidays spark your anxiety? I find I have spent so much time creating but not actually feeling the calming benefits of spending time making things. This zine excerpt is a nice reflection on the theme of "MAKING THINGS HAPPEN" from issue 4 of Grow n' Pains magazine (a submission based...
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WHAT IS A FEMON - An Introduction
Maybe you've been here since the beginning, maybe you've just discovered Kinda Ok, either way I'm glad you're here. Learn about how I started making femon comics, what a femon is and how shifting the conversation to something honest can change your friendships.
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CYCLES AND BICYCLES - A Classic Overshare
The first audio recorded content of ITSKINDAOK comics. This episode covers some weirdness happening to me mid-cycle, some very real concerns about tiny beans, not freaking out and getting stoked instead. Listen for a short, classic overshare about what's going on with my body and my brain!
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Are you a human bean full of feelings? This might be the podcast to help you feel a little less alone. Ess is an illustrator hosting a series of conversations about what it means to exist, figuring out self-love, making friends as an "adult" and overall trying to create comfort and empathy in the company of other beans with lots of feels. It's okay to not be okay, it's more than okay to be kinda okay.
HOSTED BY
Kinda OK
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Are you a human bean full of feelings? This might be the podcast to help you feel a little less alone. Ess is an illustrator hosting a series of conversations about what it means to exist, figuring out self-love, making friends as an "adult" and overall trying to create comfort and empathy in the...
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The Feelcast is created and hosted by Kinda OK.
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