Could you be in a cult? How I got out with Joyia Fitch
In this episode of Tell me more I talk to Joyia Fitch.Joyia works in TV, film, theatre and events, as an actress, casting assistant and hostess. She won the Breakthrough Scholarship for Memoir Writers with Curtis Brown Creative in 2024 and received a London Writers Award with Spread the Word for Narrative Non-Fiction in 2021. Working with Clare Mackintosh, she wrote Of Sound Mind. Mostly. which is included in the anthology Will You Read This, Please? edited by Joanna Cannon (Borough Press, May 2023).We discuss Joiya’s time in a cult, how she got in and more importantly how she got out. She gives me a very honest account of what it was like at every stage and the work that is ongoing in her life to come to terms with what happened. There is also mention of self harm and suicide so please bear that in mind Joyia is currently in the process of writing a book about her experience and I can’t wait to read it.Will you read this, please? The book can be found on the link below.https://www.boroughpress.co.uk/products/will-you-read-this-please-9780008520007/Quick check regarding cultshttps://www.psychotherapy.net/article/cult-members Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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HOMOPARODY and Mr Gay Great Britain with David Allwood
Creating a community is something that is becoming ever more important to me and in this episode I talk to David Allwood who accidentally founded Homoparody by deciding to recreate a Lady Gaga video in Lockdown. It's now grown to be a creative company that performs far and wide while also providing a weekly dance class to give people a safe space to express themselves physically and finding their tribe.We also discuss what it's like to compete in the Mr Gay Great Britain competition and how it's a lot more than a beauty pageant. David also told me about the new shows he has just choreographed at the Pleasance Theatre in Londonhttps://www.tht.org.uk/https://londonfriend.org.ukhttps://www.instagram.com/homoparody/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/david_allwood/?hl=enhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52580373-all-the-young-men?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=sCGUA6lRmm&rank=1 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The confidence to accept acceptance with Marc Isaac
A doctor, a stand up comic and a preacher all walk in to a bar, mostly because it's the same person, Marc Isaac.Marc grew up in Scotland but is currently based in Melbourne which is were we had our conversation.We delve in to what it was like to be working in medicine during the covid pandemic across two continents and also what is means to have Faith and how that works in the modern day.My favourite quote from this episode is "The confidence to accept acceptance when you know you’re not acceptable"We also discuss suicide and drug use so please bear that in mind if that’s something you’re not up to hearing right now.If you have enjoyed this episode I would love it if you could forward it on to someone, or share it on your instagram story to help other people find the show.If you want to check out any of the things we discuss the links are below.https://www.instagram.com/marcisaaccomedy/Troy perry autobiographyhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/493321.The_Lord_is_my_shepherd_and_he_knows_I_m_gay?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=MRQEad1FFu&rank=1Metropolitan Community churchhttps://www.mccchurch.org/landing.htmlhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Karl-Barthhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Paul-Tillichhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/175141.The_Courage_to_Be?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=g2GBBIueCU&rank=4 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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A female Pilot, that's unexpected with Isabela Santana
In this episode I talk to Isabela who I met at my gym and I found out she is training to be a pilot. My initial response was, 'wow, that's so cool to be a female pilot" rather than, "that's so cool".We discuss what it takes to become a pilot, the hazards of unexpected weather, hot girl walking, and how much our dogs love fireworks.So buckle up, there may be turbulence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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No farms, no food with Alex Nelms and Charlie Edgley of Kensham Farms
In this episode I talk to Alex Nelms and Charlie Edgely about running a family farm for the last 70 years. I got a really amazing insight in to the day to day of running a farm and the impact of the war in Ukraine on the basic foods that we take for granted.We also remembered what happened during the petrol crisis in the early 2000's and the covid pandemic when we didn't have fully stocked shelves in the supermarkets and I will definitely be looking for the Red Tractor in future.If you want to check out Kensham farms their website is linked belowhttps://www.kenshamfarms.com/This link will take you to a youtube video showing what they are abouthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q51sx63mrQ&t=4s Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A conversation podcast to see how everyday people are so wildly different and so similar all at the same time.In this show I chat to people about the lives they have lead, the plot twists that could have derailed them but ended up getting them where they needed to be.Sometimes heart warming, sometimes inspirational, these talks helped me challenge my own perceptions of the situations around me and hopefully they will do the same for you.So press play and eavesdrop on the tangents I talk through with my guests. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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