Being comfortable in our own skin, can take time, and another continent, to locate. Augmenting our own beauty, may bring unknown consequence, too. Anna Nicole Smith offered one path. Changing goals, after body augmenting decisions, may offer healing and strength, too. Themes discussed: codependency, enabling, addiction, body augmentation, gender bias, healing, recovery, willful education.
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Ep. 120 NOTES - 5/22/23
I insert the initial "K." while using Larry Birkman's name repeatedly. Part of this was wanting to make sure I included it with "Howard K. Stern" and I think it transferred to Birkman too. Apologies for any confusion.
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MaddieGold - commentator, journalist, Mexico vlogger, example of adaptation -
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tangerinemaddie/
Maddiegold https://www.youtube.com/c/MaddieGold
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Larry Birkman - photographer, Anna Nicole Smith partner -
https://www.instagram.com/larryanddannielynn/?hl=en
[NOTE: Birkman removed all pictures from instagram 6 days ago, in correlation with the Netflix documentary release, notably]
https://twitter.com/larrybirkhead?lang=en
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12 step, Adult Children of Alcoholics:
https://adultchildren.org/
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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Hours: Available 24 hours. Languages: English, Spanish. 1-800-273-8255
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National Sexual Assault Hotline Hours: Available 24 hours 1-800-656-4673
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POD DESCRIPTION:
This is The House on Valencia Street. This is a place where ghosts & psychics, with PTSD, exist, & I'm talking about it. Share time with a rare survivor, walking back to haunted rooms and space being claimed from long ago. This is from the survivor's perspective, communicated as I see fit, in a way that feels right, for me.
I do not offer advice here, I share what worked for me. I am not a professional therapist, this is just one case study, one perspective. Please seek professional help, if mental health issues need attention.
This podcast is intended for entertainment purposes only, and I am a commentator. USE YOUR DISCERNMENT. Language is explicit. Names may or may not be changed, to protect some. Content Warning: ghosts, psychic ability, rape, incest, foster care, murder, emancipation, BDSM, therapy, lightning strikes, personal responsibility, Buddhism, LGBTQIA+, recovery, codependency, comedy, domestic violence - and inappropriate humor, most likely.
Picture inset: This is me, so many years ago, standing in front of my mother's Impala, and the House on Valencia Street.
