Shows
Queerly ForwardMycelial Movement Network and the Wood Wide Web In Episode 10, we explore the deep wisdom of mycelium (the largest organism on earth), and how we can mirror our embodied collective healing from its brilliant networks. You’ll receive delightful and insightful downloads about how we can move with the authentic pace of our nervous systems, and co-create an embodied relationship with our mycelial potential. Plus, you’ll get to drop in with the existing & emerging work of Mycelial Movement Network- you can find out more on IG @mycelial_movement_network).2023-08-3059 min
Queerly ForwardTake It Off! Burlesque as Liberation with Mx Pucks A’PlentyIn Episode 9, we are graced by the incomparable burlesque icon Mx Pucks A’Plenty. We begin by musing on the queer history of burlesque, including evolutions in body diversity on burlesque stages that more inclusively represent BIPOC & queer/trans folks (who have always been here). We also share about each of our own burlesque journeys, the vulnerability and power of burlesque, and why burlesque is a liberatory practice. 2023-08-161h 40
Queerly ForwardPractical Magic: Breath & SongIn Episode 8, Bex & Morgan explore the practical magic of breath and song as foundational tools for embodied awareness and liberation. Drop into the wisdom of your body with a guided breath practice from Morgan and an original song from Bex. 2023-07-1936 min
Queerly ForwardHolistically Resist with Every Breath: An Interview with Aaron JohnsonIn Episode 7, we have the joy of interviewing Aaron Johnson, one of the co-founders of Holistic Resistance. Together we co-weave a conversation of lineage, disrupting oppression at every level, land-based trauma healing/grief work, nutritional & life-saving connection through touch activism, the ancestral healing technology of song, & relationship building for holistic resistance and collective liberation. 2023-07-041h 06
Queerly ForwardWelcome Homo! An Interview with Grace TowersIn Episode 6 we have the honor of interviewing Grace Towers, a powerful Chicanx dragtivist, creatrix, community builder and long time chosen fam of Morgan, who is based in San Francisco. We explore coming home to our queerness, radical family healing, investing in intergenerational relationships & so much more. Happy Pride month y’all & welcome homo! 2023-06-221h 04
Queerly ForwardThe Tapestry of Collective LiberationIn episode 5, we weave a thread in the tapestry of collective liberation, one of the foundational topics of this podcast. We consider some big questions: How do we opt out of individualism and centering comfort? How do we opt into our inherent belonging to the earth and to each other? Entwining together brilliant wisdom from some of our most inspiring teachers with our own personal musings, we explore rest as resistance, grief & gratitude, and a sense of connection to something bigger than ourselves. The episode closes with a mindful breath practice....2023-06-031h 00
Queerly ForwardPleasure, Please!In episode 4, we dive headfirst into the pleasure pool! We go deep into the waters of pleasure & eroticism as a path to liberation (thank you, adrienne maree brown & Audre Lorde), what holds us back from being in our fully embodied pleasure, undoing internalized shame around sex and sexuality, differentiating between pleasure and sex, the relationship between pain and pleasure, and much more. We also give secret insight into the future that queer&trans people want (hint: no hierarchy of holes) and share some of the ways we are queering our pleasure. Grab a towel, we're gonna get wet!2023-05-201h 01
Queerly ForwardQueering Our Healing In episode 3, we begin to explore one of the foundational questions of the podcast: what does it mean to queer our healing? We start by mapping the terrain of what we’re healing from, digging deeper into neurotypicality & neurodivergence, and sharing our own journeys through chaotic systems in search of healing for ourselves and others. We also discuss zombies receiving therapy for neurophobia and the power of taking silly little walks for our silly little mental health. References:Crazy Like Us: The Globalization of the American Psyche by Ethan Watters2023-05-0649 min
Queerly ForwardWelcome to Queerly Forward In the first episode of Queerly Forward, co-hosts Bex Lipps (they/she) and Morgan Vanderpool (they/them) muse on the origins of the podcast and discuss the endless possibilities for how to move queerly forward towards healing and collective liberation. There’s also gay mushrooms and lots of laughter.Teachers mentioned in this episode:adrienne maree brown - Pleasure ActivismJoanna Macy - Active HopeLink to transcript2023-04-2835 min
Queerly ForwardNames, Teachers, and GiftsIn episode 2, Bex & Morgan share about the origin stories of their names, (some of) the teachers who have helped shape their lives, and the unique magic they each bring to the podcast and their work in the world. A few of the teachers named in this episode: Aaron Johnson adrienne maree brown Joanna MacyDolores HuertaPema ChodronThich Nhat HanhWe’d like to thank the many teachers of all shapes, sizes, and species who teach us how...2023-04-2835 min