When Kit Heyam was first trying to understand their gender identity as an adolescent, they looked to history. They only found stories that painted a very narrow picture of what it means to be #trans. But years later, when Kit started studying history professionally, a different picture emerged.⁠

Are there places in the world where women artists fair better than others? On @embodiedwunc.bsky.social, @sgriest.bsky.social says countries like Iceland are at the top of the list.

NEW EPISODE: Searching For Love And Legal Status When María Lopez was 6, her grandmother gave her a piece of advice: marry someone with papers. María was #undocumented, and throughout her teens & 20s, she dealt with the struggle of dating to find both #love & a path to permanent legal status. ⁠⁠

Women in the arts are often underrepresented and underpaid. @sgriest.bsky.social went on a 10-year journey to ask them how and why they choose the artist’s path despite the odds. @embodiedwunc.bsky.social

NEW: Is art worth the sacrifice it requires? 🎨⁠ ⁠ Writer @sgriest.bsky.social has been asking this question since the early days of her career. "My love for what I do made my life logistically a nightmare, or impossible!"⁠ Stephanie hustled for decades--putting aside life milestones to write.

🚛✨ NEW EPISODE ALERT ✨🚛 The Life of Trans And Queer Long-Haul Truckers Long-haul #trucking isn't for everyone—the hours are brutal, and the burnout is real. But for many #LGBTQ+ drivers, the open road offers something invaluable: the freedom to be authentically themselves.

PRX is in #SaltLakeCity at the Public Media Content Collective conference (#PMCC). Join us at 5:30pm for Happy Hour and meet @samsanders.bsky.social, Krys Boyd (@think.kera.org), David Green (Left, Right, & Center), Lee C. Camp (No Small Endeavor) and @asrao.bsky.social (@embodiedwunc.bsky.social).

NEW EPISODE: One Sperm Donor, 31 Half Siblings & A Long Search For Identity link.podtrac.com/embodied Ryan Kramer was born through an anonymous #spermdonor in 1990. By the time he was 2 years old, he already had some big questions about his identity — and the desire to find answers.

Philip & Lauren, our guests from our newest episode about #Longcovid share three things that have helped them navigate this illness in their relationship: youtube.com/shorts/BhdyJ... #mecfs #loncovidrecovery #longcovidawareness #lonccovidsymptoms #covid19 #DisabilityRights #covidlonghaulers

The impact chronic illness and Long COVID have on intimacy: Losing physical connection added to my isolation and suicide ideations. 4.5 years later flares cause a whisker on my husband’s face to feel like a hot needle piercing my lip and a light caress feel like a sandpaper over an open wound.

Thank you for sharing this important aspect of chronic illness and Long Covid. The impact on our relationships and how we feel about those impacts is not discussed enough.

When Philip & his wife Lauren tested positive for #COVID19 3 years ago, they thought they knew what to expect. But then Philip’s symptoms persisted, morphed and intensified. ⁠In our new episode, they talk to @asrao.bsky.social about how Phil's experience with #LongCovid upended their life.

Folks who come to @embodiedwunc.bsky.social's upcoming show on 8/22 at Motorco will get a copy of a zine I illustrated on how to spice things up in your relationships!

TWO WEEKS from tomorrow, we have a very special live event happening at @motorco.bsky.social!! We'll be exploring the topic of REINVENTION through music, poetry and storytelling. And we have super special ZINE made just for attendees. Grab your ticket now! motorcomusic.com/event/the-em...

Great episode from @embodiedwunc.bsky.social exemplifying the need for a diverse mental health workforce: "Maybe the cultural norms I was being raised with were different from what my therapist assumed... Eventually I just decided it wasn't a fit any more."

For @jessicaslice.bsky.social, the experience of becoming disabled was a real reckoning with the uncertainty of any life. #DisabilityVoices @embodiedwunc.bsky.social

NEW EPISODE: Parenting Wisdom From An Interabled Couple -- When jessicaslice.bsky.social‬ was 28, a bout of heat exhaustion triggered an underlying neurological disorder that led to permanent physical disabilities. In the 14 years since, Jessica met her now-husband David Yourdon & started a family.

'The majority of mental health professionals in the U.S. are white. Therapists of color are working to expand the diversity of their field and increase access to meet a rising demand for their services.' | @embodiedwunc.bsky.social www.wunc.org/show/embodie...

Oh hey this episode of @embodiedwunc.bsky.social features @shirletteammons.bsky.social! Shirlette fuckin rules, I saw her years ago at Hopscotch and her Twilight for Gladys Bentley record is an all-timer.

NEW EPISODE: Rae Garringer grew up on a sheep farm in rural WV, and once they left & came out as #queer, they weren't sure they could move back. They believed the story that to thrive as an out, #LGBTQ+ person, you have to live in a city. But when Rae did move back, they realized that was a lie.

What would you do if you knew your brain would stop functioning normally in just a decade? For brothers Ansel Dow (31) & Cosmo Hinsman (26), this isn't hypothetical. They carry a rare genetic mutation that makes frontotemporal #dementia almost inevitable by their mid-40s.

I was recently interviewed for @embodiedwunc.bsky.social about my trans technologies work; just now getting a chance to post about this! Thanks to @asrao.bsky.social and Kaia Findlay for their work on the episode, and @hibby.bsky.social for contributing an audio clip. www.wunc.org/show/embodie...

It's the last day of @wunc.org spring fund drive today... so... lemme give you a few of my personal reasons why I think you should support public radio :-) 1- It's a space that supports honest, thoughtful dialogue about challenging topics-- like those we cover on @embodiedwunc.bsky.social !

About 5% of WUNC’s budget, or roughly $800,000 annually, comes from the federal government. If you value the programming, journalism and community service we provide, please consider speaking up for us, so that we can keep serving the public. www.wunc.org/2025-04-15/c...

How a loss of CPB funding will impact WUNC specifically & what you can do about it: www.wunc.org/2025-04-15/c...

NEW EPISODE: Doctors are expected to make high-stakes decisions quickly and often. And while plenty of medical guidelines exist, sometimes finding the right answer relies on intuition as much as logic. So what happens when suddenly that intuition is … gone? ⁠

Three Things Everyone Should Know About #Period Pain www.instagram.com/reel/DIM15Ee...

Dr. @haimson.bsky.social joined @embodiedwunc.bsky.social to elaborate on the impact of trans technology — from bathroom-finding apps to augmented reality — emphasizing the critical role these technologies play now and how this tech might best serve trans people in the future:

In a new episode of @embodiedwunc.bsky.social, @haimson.bsky.social talked about why we need trans tech in 2025 page1m.co/4c5ZIBi 🧵(3/23) #authorpodcast #transtech #transreads

NEW EPISODE: Decades Of ‘Death #Cramps’ Later, A Search For Answers To #Period Pain Ever since Kate Downey got her first extremely painful period at age 14, every month feels like playing Russian roulette with her uterus. Will she get “normal” abdominal discomfort — or excruciating “death cramps”?

@haimson.bsky.social on "Why We Need Trans Tech In 2025" on @embodiedwunc.bsky.social from @npr.org: https://page1m.co/4c5ZIBi #transtech #transbooks #authorpodcasts

I'm featured in this interview with @haimson.bsky.social for @npr.org's @embodiedwunc.bsky.social podcast! : ) www.npr.org/podcasts/898...

NEW EPISODE: Why We Need Trans Tech In 2025 For decades, trans folks have responded to emergent needs in their community w/ technological innovation. Scholar @haimson.bsky.social tells Anita why it's vital to understand the role of trans technology in this moment: episodes.fm/1525727534/e...

What is #ehlersdanlossyndrome? An intergenerational take 👇

NEW EPISODE: Despite a decade of restrictive behavior & a career path in mental health counseling, Alishia McCullough had never associated herself with the phrase eating disorder. And she’s not alone.

Therapist @jbell94.bsky.social on three reminders he encourages those looking to heal from religious trauma: www.instagram.com/reel/DHJWUR5...

NEW EPISODE: Owning Your Multiracial Story When @asrao.bsky.social moved away to college, she experienced a big shift in her #biracial identity. Turns out that the questions that emerged for her are ones that many mixed young adults still ponder today 15 years later.

Still pinching myself that I got to be a guest on @embodiedwunc.bsky.social and join an important conversation on religious trauma, sexuality, and identity! The episode just aired if you’re interested in giving it a listen! www.wunc.org/show/embodie...

NEW EPISODE: "Forgive, But Don't Forget: Sexuality & Healing From Religious Trauma." In 2015, while the nation celebrated marriage equality Celeste Gracia was sent to conversion therapy. 10 yrs later, Celeste (now a @wunc.org reporter) shares how current politics have sparked reflection on healing.

NEW EPISODE: Parenting can be a relentless job ... so if you're doing it all without a partner, how is it possible to also sustain a relationship with s3x and romance? Anita talks with two unpartnered moms about juggling pleasure, dating and parenthood. LISTEN: episodes.fm/1525727534/e...

NEW EPISODE: Soph Myers-Kelley & his mom, René Myers, have always been close. As of 5 years ago, they also share a diagnosis: the connective tissue disorder Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. #eds explained symptoms they’d been experiencing for decades, like waking up w/ jaw or shoulder dislocations.

Happy Valentine's Day! I have a flurry of podcasts and print media coming out today sharing my research from Lustful Appetites to celebrate the occasion. First up: this deeply personal conversation I had with Anita Rao of the @embodiedwunc.bsky.social

Food & sex have been deeply intertwined in our cultural imagination for millennia. Anita talks with a cultural historian who has combed through centuries of sex & food chronicles to understand what makes that connection so strong: episodes.fm/1525727534/e...

Tina Strawn decided to leave the U.S. for good in 2020. “A Poem About Serenity” is her meditation on the many reasons she decided it was time to “get f*cking free.” Listen to @tinastrawn.bsky.social read it here: youtube.com/shorts/2JbLs...

One Woman's Guide To Divorcing America: episodes.fm/1525727534/e... In the hours and days following President Donald Trump’s re-election, online searches about leaving the U.S. surged. Historically, most folks who have considered a move haven’t taken action, but Tina Strawn is an exception.

Anita is committed to self-improvement but skeptical of self-help. She brings her qualms to the experts: @kristenmeinzer.bsky.social, who has lived by more than 50 self-help books & Beth Blum who's traced the genre back to its roots.

Shared stories of my favorite sensual meals with lovers past and present in a conversation with @embodiedwunc.bsky.social this morning. Will air on Valentine's Day ❤️

Anita finds a lot of #ASMR videos to be deeply relaxing, but she doesn't get the well documented 'brain tingles.' Why? She puts the question to physiologist Craig Richard who's been exploring the science of ASMR for the past decade: episodes.fm/1525727534/e...

We're talking tomorrow with someone who divorced the US for good. What do you want us to ask her? What specific advice do you need to hear?

How does selling s3xy online affect your offline relationship with s3x & your body? Anita poses that question to 2 creators: Paris Bush, who in 4 years has become one of Only F@ns top earners, and Maxim Lupin, who says that online s3x work is the profession that best supports his health.