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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