Ep. 30: Eva Bloom & the Validation and Celebration of Our Queerness

11/10/22 • 45 min

This week’s guest is sex educator and sex science communicator, Eva Bloom (they/she). In this conversation, Eva shares about the journey that led them to the work they do in the world now. Along the way, Eva lets us into their own personal journey. They share with us about being a queer person who didn’t have conscious awareness of their queerness until after adolescence. As with others with a similar story, Eva recounts lots of those hindsight’s 20/20 examples where they could see their queerness budding and expressing itself before they were really aware it was doing so. They go on to share about the gradual evolution of queerness coming more to the forefront and about their initial queer experiences, the ongoing coming outs we do, navigating patriarchal systems, and so much more. This was such a great conversation and I feel so grateful to Eva for wanting to come on and let us all into their story.

About the guest:
Eva Bloom (they/she) is a non-binary, queer award-winning sexuality educator and sex science communicator. With a Masters of Science (MSc.) in the social psychology of sexuality they help people of all genders and sexual orientations bust their sexual shame and cultivate their authentic desires. You can find them across social media "@whatsmybodydoing", as well as their Sex Ed for Late Bloomers Masterclass at evabloom.ca/sex-ed-for-late-bloomers

Eva mentions the Lesbian Masterdoc in this episode, here is a link to that.
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Ep. 29: Khye Tyson & the Ongoing Giving of Space to Explore Our Fullness

This week’s guest is Khye Tyson (they/them). Among many things, Khye is a reproductive rights activist, birthing worker, and founder of Kuluntu Reproductive Justice Center. On this episode, Khye talks about their work and the experience that many queer and trans folks can have when navigating the birthing world, but also spends the majority of time letting us into their own personal queer journey. Get your notebooks ready as you’ll want to write down many things shared and likely inspired by Khye. I feel so grateful they wanted to come on and invite us all into their work and story. Oh, and those of you who want to dive deeper into work with Khye, check out this:
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About the guest:
Khye Tyson (they/them) is an unapologetic southern queer Black femme who enjoys yoga, building community, laughing, subverting the gender binary, and reminding people that they can fire their doctors. Khye is a sacred transition guide, entrepreneur, healer, consultant, and educator. As the founder of Kuluntu Reproductive Justice Center (founded in 2018), Khye is working toward a world in which Black women and femmes can live, thrive, and raise healthy families freely within a healthy community. Khye loves to hike, sew, thrift, create art, sing, and dream of a world in which education is intuitive and culturally responsive. They are originally from Nashville, TN and currently reside in Atlanta. You can follow @KuluntuRJC to stay connected with Khye.
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Ep. 31: Jake Fedorowski &.the Carving Out of Space for All of Us to Thrive

This week’s guest is Jake Fedorowski (they/them) who I believe is changing the running industry with their advocacy work (they created the incredible resource: The Guide to Non-Binary Inclusion in Running). And this conversation isn’t just for runners or people who sign up for 5ks, half marathons, marathons (though if you are then you’ll absolutely want to listen!). We talk about Jake’s advocacy work, but Jake also lets us in to their own story and their own journey of finding themself. They embody such an arc of queer healing that I think is really helpful for folks to be witness to. On this episode, they share with us about their youngest, most purely them self who was so playful and expressive, before the world tried to socialize them into the box of boyhood. They share with us about their process in college and beyond of finding that playful, free self again, and their journey of identity understanding and affirmation.
About the guest:
Jake (they/them) resides on the beautiful, traditional land of the Coast Salish peoples (Seattle). As an advocate for non-binary inclusion in the running industry, they have written The Guide to Non-Binary Inclusion in Running, consulted for major marathons, and founded Run Beyond (RUNN+), a community for non-binary athletes to exist, participate, advocate, and represent. Visit nonbinaryrunning.com to learn more about the movement and give Jake a follow on TikTok, Instagram, or Twitter (@jakefedorowski) if you love running, musical theatre, and makeup as much as they do.
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