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Committed: Life Inside A Psychiatric Hospital
Long-term stays in psychiatric institutions were once a relatively common treatment in this country. They’re not anymore, but that doesn’t mean they’…
1 year, 11 months ago
Written: Disability Love Stories
When you live in a disabled body, you don’t always get to see yourself in the love stories you consume. Anita talks with three folks changing that th…
1 year, 11 months ago
Polished: Why We Care About Our Nails (Revisited)
Anita's nail habit has evolved in the past decade from $10 drop-in manicures to 90 minute appointments with a nail artist. That artist joins her for …
1 year, 11 months ago
Journeyed: Crossing State Lines For Abortion
It’s been two years since the Supreme Court revoked the federal right to an abortion. Now, nearly one in five people seeking abortion care has to cro…
2 years ago
Tended: The Creative Work Of Dementia Caregiving
The vast majority of people living with dementia receive essential care from their own family and friends. This work is emotionally rigorous, but als…
2 years ago
Isolated: The Silence Around Male Infertility (Revisited)
Male fertility issues make up half of all infertility cases … but you’d never know it from consuming fertility content through culture, media and eve…
2 years ago
Adjusted: Second Puberty After Testosterone
Puberty is a right of passage that most of us experience as teenagers. But for some trans folks, big hormonal changes happen again in adulthood. Anit…
2 years ago
Opened Up: Black Masculinity and Friendship
Building intimate friendships can be difficult, especially for men and masculine-of-center people. And once you add up the challenges presented by pa…
2 years, 1 month ago
Balanced: Love & Bipolar Disorder
When you’re living with a stigmatized mental illness like bipolar disorder, opening up to romantic partners can be tough, but Anita brings on two peo…
2 years, 1 month ago
Hypersexualized: Understanding Sex Addiction (Revisited)
Anita learned in the early days of this show that there's no such thing as "normal" sexual behavior. But what *is* worth considering: how your relati…
2 years, 1 month ago