Well, friends, this was a bit of a “special” episode. Brit Winsett of Celery and the City came over to talk about being a woman with chronic illness and how shame weaves its way into all of this.  So, we popped open the wine (for me), brewed the tea (for her), and opened the gluten free cauliflower crackers (for us both). 

Our conversation takes some serious detours (vomit stories included), but you’re going to hear about why we think it’s so hard to continue to like your body when you have been diagnosed with an illness, how it takes a toll on your femininity, how shame makes you think differently about yourself, why we feel ashamed when we haven’t done anything, and we talk about sexuality and sex after chronic illness (despite Brit’s attempts to distract from sex talk by referencing my dog). 

The quote I couldn’t remember:

“Shame warns us that social bonds are in jeopardy.” — Katie Willard Virant MSW, JD, LCSW

Whitney Goodman’s (@sitwithwhit) post on positivity:

Detour Media Were You Inclined:                                                                                     

1 – Tank covered in kid puke      

2 – ASMR

Brit brings us into the topic of ASMR with her cracker chewing. I thought the whole topic was ridiculous, until I started listening to it. It’s freaky calming. Ok, and it’s weird, but don’t knock it until you watch/listen. Here’s a sample for my fellow freaks!

3 – Inspector Gadget

For the Millennials who didn’t get the reference: welcome to every child of the 80’s after school binge.