Shedding Skin - Confessions of an Itchoholic
Episode 7 (out of 10) - Suppression
Subheadings:
* Pred
* Prednisone Roller Coaster
* Suppression
* Service Station
* Allergy Boy Attempts ‘Sensitive Man’hood
* Death and Grief
* Travel
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In this episode - I white-knuckle steroid use to become a new person. I'm still trading short term gain for long term pain. I go out into the world and realise many others are struggling to exist. Grief explodes my life. I travel Australia and the world to escape it. It follows me into hurricane Sandy in NYC.
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Shedding Skin - Confessions of an Itchoholic is my memoir of growing up with a body that was not east to inhabit. It will be released an episode each week for a few months. Citing neuroscientists, philosophers and modern-day poets (rockstars) and exploring the 90s popular culture that shaped me (its music, movies and video games), Shedding Skin is a rollicking, humorous ride of self-analysis about the confusion and alienation of growing up with chronic health battles, the disorientating effects of coping mechanisms (like alcohol and drug dependencies), and my eventual flailing attempts to understand how to live a deep life whilst struggling with new parenthood.
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Shedding Skin was long listed for the Richell Prize for emerging writers in 2023
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Thanks for listening to episode 7 / 10
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Find me at sheddingskin.substack.com and on Twitter/X @nick_gilpin_
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Vids, Links and References
https://sheddingskin.substack.com/p/s1-ep07-links
