As a special 50th Episode, I speak with Louise Richardson, a transgender woman whose transition in the 1970s demonstrates how - despite many strides made in society - the transgender experience is no better understood. Louise is an author, poet, and playwright whose work can be seen, heard, and read across many media. Louise and I discuss topics as diverse as early transgender community, how gender transition has changed, and how the girl next door always keeps you guessing.

REFERENCES:
Follow Louise on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@snardfluk

Buy Louise's books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00M7RGA8A
Follow Louise on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/snardfluk

Follow Louise on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/louise-gail-richardson

• (00:00) - Opening credits
• (00:37) - Show opening
• (01:33) - Introducing Louise Richardson
• (02:19) - Experiencing a feminine childhood
• (07:00) - Before the Egg Crack Moment
• (11:22) - Confidential Magazine: 1970s transgender community
• (14:40) - Choosing a life without misery
• (18:21) - From reverence to controversy
• (22:53) - All transgender people are weird...
• (26:47) - ...present company excepted, of course...
• (29:59) - Gender transition in 1970s San Francisco
• (38:52) - Why in the everloving hell did she go back to Texas?
• (43:41) - And sometimes family is not supportive...
• (50:58) - Rebirth as actress, poet, and author
• (54:02) - Procession: a poem about dimensions
• (57:55) - Cheetahs: a poem about mothers
• (59:19) - How to find Louise Richardson on the internet
• (01:03:43) - Walk with Me, from "Blue Bonnet Road"
• (01:04:56) - Sharing of ourselves
• (01:07:50) - Closing credits

This week's episode is with the ever-effervescent Kristoffer Hughes. Kristoffer is an esoteric author, teacher of Death Midwifery, and Chief of the Anglesey Druid Order. Kristoffer and I discuss such diverse topics as growing up gay, The Middle Pillar, and what you should try if you think performing an autopsy looks difficult.

REFERENCES:
Anglesey Druid Order website: https://www.angleseydruidorder.co.uk

View “Marw gyda Kris” on BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0jsv129

Follow Kristoffer on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kristoffer.hughes

Follow Anglesey Druid Order on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/angleseydruidorder

• (00:00) - Opening credits
• (00:37) - Show opening
• (01:27) - Introducing Kristoffer Hughes
• (03:03) - Alone, gay, and resilient in sickenly picturesque Wales
• (09:58) - Resiliency through relationship with the hidden
• (16:12) - The morgue and a philosophy of empathy
• (24:15) - Death brings a father and a drag queen together
• (31:45) - Being Queer when empathy is important
• (35:04) - The importance of tripartite relationships
• (40:55) - Equilibrium breaks down difference between genders
• (46:15) - Maggie Noggi, The Drag Queen Who Makes a Difference
• (56:07) - The Universe is not diametrically opposed
• (01:01:07) - Being present at our own death
• (01:05:39) - Spiritually Queer
• (01:08:08) - How to find Kristoffer on the internet
• (01:10:34) - Show closing
• (01:12:36) - Closing credits

In this episode, I chat with Dominika Staniewicz about the brain, biochemistry, and the origin of identity. Dominika is a Brain Coach, Elite Neuroencoding Specialist, and Holistic Life Coach who also writes fiction in between all her other activities. Dominika and I talk about topics as far afield as patriarchy, neuroplasticity, and how the color purple doesn't exist (much to my chagrin!).

REFERENCES:

Dominika Staniewicz’s website: https://yourbraincoachd.com/

Follow Dominika on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YourBrainCoachD/

Follow Dominika on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourbraincoachd/

Follow Dominika on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominikastaniewicz/

• (00:00) - Opening credits
• (00:37) - Show opening
• (01:33) - Introducing Dominika Staniewicz
• (03:09) - From spiritual to analytical to humble
• (08:50) - Rebellion against the patriarchy
• (13:01) - SPECT scan theory for Ami's sake alone
• (17:48) - Using SPECT to find behavioral patterns
• (20:39) - Breaking our entrenched patterns
• (24:04) - Neuroplasticity, gender, and genetics
• (29:44) - Does the brain cause the thought?
• (34:15) - What's the definition of Identity?
• (43:07) - Neuroplasticity in adults
• (47:42) - Epigenetics as the blueprints for behavior
• (53:47) - The origin of a human's values
• (57:24) - Losing seven grams at death
• (59:31) - Why you get offended
• (01:03:06) - How to find Dominika Staniewicz
• (01:05:50) - Show closing
• (01:06:41) - Closing credits