Dave catches up with Ben and Kora, who discuss how things are working out for them in their new life as Ben, Kora, Nathan and jaguar.
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In the fourth Cutting of Season 3, Dave considers different forms of and approaches to therapy; talks to poet, playwright and performer, Tanaka Mhishi about consent, masculinity and recovering from trauma; and plays some clips from the Meg-John and Justin podcast, which consider social and personal scripts, staying with our feelings, and power.
CONTENT NOTE: rape, sexual assault, suicidal ideation, mental health issues, racism, violence, trauma
The Family Tree’s Cuttings discuss the real issues raised in the show with special guests from podcasting, journalism, religion and the arts.
Find our Guests!
Tanaka Mhishi: https://tanakamhishi.co.uk/
Tanaka’s work around sexual violence: https://www.angles.org.uk/profiles/tanaka-mhishi/
The Consent Collective: https://www.consentcollective.com/
Meg-John and Justin (podcast, book, zines): https://megjohnandjustin.com/
Meg-John Barker (writing, zines): https://www.rewriting-the-rules.com/
Justin Hancock’s sex and relationship education for young people: Bish
Tanaka’s episode of Getting Better Acquainted: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-347-tanaka-mhishi
Dear Listeners,
The conversation I’m sharing with you today is the first conversation I recorded with Melanie after her escapades with Ellie. I don’t mind telling you that I found the whole experience extremely distressing, and it was important to me that I communicated this to her. I was a little more confrontational than I generally like to be, but I think Melanie and I both feel that our friendship has benefitted from frank and open discussion. Please don’t judge her too harshly. We are all navigating this situation the best we can, and while, in many ways Melanie and I are something more than human, we are also only human.
Best wishes,
Phillip
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Dear Listeners,
Mark was a very dear friend of mine a long time ago, and his friendship with the tree is also rooted deep in my consciousness. I do find it very difficult to reconcile this with my feelings about his actions, particularly now I have come to get to know Melanie better. In the conversation I’m sharing with you today, I had the opportunity to talk to him about his decision to change into her, and about his feelings about having multiple conciousnesses within him. I found the conversation quite difficult at times, but ultimately, I think it was valuable, and I hope you will find it of use if you too are struggling with a changeling experience.
Best wishes,
Phillip
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