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Inherited: Healing From Generational Trauma (Revisited)
Anita has been unpacking intergenerational trauma ... thanks, in part, to Hollywood. Seeing herself in movies like "Turning Red" and "Everything Ever…
2 years, 7 months ago
Complicated: Healing from Complex PTSD
What happens when trauma occurs not as a single isolated event, but millions of smaller, ongoing incidents? Guest host Anisa Khalifa talks with an ar…
2 years, 7 months ago
Traveled: The Lives Of Third Culture Kids
As a child of two immigrants, Anita has a tumultuous relationship with the question: "Where are you from?" So, too, do many third culture kids — peop…
2 years, 7 months ago
Adored: How Fandoms Build Community
Guest host Anisa Khalifa first became a fan in high school. She gets an explanation from a psychologist about how being in fandoms benefits mental he…
2 years, 8 months ago
Masked: Coming Out As Autistic In Adulthood
Many autistic people assigned female at birth remain undiagnosed at 18, so what's it like to get an autism diagnosis in your adulthood? Anita meets t…
2 years, 8 months ago
Posed: Intimate Photography Goes Beyond Nudes (Revisited)
Anita hasn't always loved getting her photo taken, but seeing herself through the artistic eye of a close friend and photographer has changed her per…
2 years, 8 months ago
Seen: Living With The Schizophrenias
Meet the guests:
- Esmé Weijun Wang, a writer, speaker and the author of "The Collected Schizophrenias," talks about navigating medical stigma and th…
2 years, 8 months ago
Guided: Practicing Intimacy & Sex With A Surrogate
Anita first learned about surrogate partner therapy from the 2012 movie "The Sessions," and her curiosity was piqued. It's a widely misunderstood and…
2 years, 8 months ago
Plucked: The Calm And Chaos Of A Hair-Pulling Disorder (Revisited)
Anita agrees to a suggestion posed by a listener: Explore why the hair-pulling disorder trichotillomania is so taboo. She talks with an artist who st…
2 years, 9 months ago
Inked: Rewriting Your Body’s Story With Art
Anita has no tattoos but plenty of admiration for the art form that gives us new ways to experience our bodies. She talks with a heavily-tattooed sch…
2 years, 9 months ago