#138 Queering Intimacy with Jade Mars

05/03/22 • 41 min

Hey friends, how has this new moon eclipse magic weekend been treating you? I'm bringing a conversation with my friend Jade Mars your way - you might remember that they've been on episode #10 and so it's been really cool to catch up and see what has changed in our thoughts and ideas over the years. Here is some of what we talked about:

Zine writing, DIY publishing & sharing our voices
Valuing all kinds of intimacy beyond heteronormative norms
Care, affections & closeness with the non-human world
The beauty of neurodivergent perspectives

Jade Mars is a writer, zinester, poet and witch based in Brighton, UK. They are the author of the Scorpio Moon perzine series, editor of Aspects of Uranus: a queer astrology zine, and co-author of the Queering Intimacy workbook zine. Jade is the author of three collections of ecopoetry, and their writing has been published in Zarf #13, A Queer Anthology of Wilderness (Pilot Press, 2020), and Fermenting Feminism (Laboratory for Aesthetics and Ecology, 2017), amongst others. Jade is an experienced workshop facilitator and speaker, and has worked with community groups, universities, and queer & feminist projects throughout the UK.

Jade’s writing explores the magic and ritual of the everyday; the complexities of gender and sexuality; intimacies with the natural world; grief, loss, and growing older; building community in a world of capitalist alienation; and autistic experience in a neurotypical society. They are inspired by science fiction and utopianism, anarcha-feminist thought and praxis, DIY cultures, druidry, folklore and the liminal. Jade co-runs Brighton Feminist Science Fiction Bookclub and is a member of Brighton Zinesters.

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Zine writing, DIY publishing & sharing our voices
Valuing all kinds of intimacy beyond heteronormative norms
Care, affections & closeness with the non-human world
The beauty of neurodivergent perspectives

https://www.etsy.com/shop/martianletters

https://www.patreon.com/lettersfrommars

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#137 Understanding shame and getting discomfortable with A.J. Bond

Hey everyone, ah I am so happy to share this conversation, truly. Ever since speaking to A.J. Bond I've been thinking about the ways in which shame shows up in my life and it's been really helpful and potential-gifting to find new ways to un-shame. This is an emotion I think we should all talk about more and I hope you'll love listening as much as I did. Here is some of what we talked about:

The wild power of healing shame
Honest communication, boundaries & navigating needs
Developing relational skills with ourselves and each other
Getting uncomfortable for the sake of growth

A.J. Bond is a Toronto-based writer, filmmaker, and shame educator. As a gay man and former child actor, A.J. is no stranger to shame. After experiencing a life-changing “shame breakthrough” in therapy several years ago, A.J. dedicated himself to educating others about our “master emotion” through Shame Ed classes and one-on-one coaching. A.J. is certified as a shame-healing practitioner by the Center for Healing Shame in Berkeley and has also trained in Nonviolent Communication and Authentic Relating. A.J. is the host of the podcast Discomfortable, exploring shame and other difficult emotions. Visit www.discomfortable.net for more info.

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#139 Plant magic, resilience & the beauty of community with Madeleine Keller

Friends! Hello from the other side of this epic eclipse magic. While the dust is settling I wanted to share this beautiful, beautiful conversation I've had with Madeleine Keller, who is such a skilled and thoughtful folk herbalist. I really loved listening to them and I hope you will too. Here is some of what we talked about:

Finding our way back to relationships with plants
Reconnecting with ancestral practices
Building health and resilience in community
Being a village witch

Madeleine is a queer white non-binary zinester and folk herbalist residing on un-ceded Awaswas-speaking Ohlone territory, known to some as California’s Central Coast. They guide folks to connect to the plant world, demystify their bodies, and re-enchant their relationships to land and community. They regularly offer a variety of paid and free workshops intended to support community healing and assist in a couple community health/herbalism projects. They also love to write zines! -

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