‘‘Bonus Points If You Go To Therapy’
Fantasy and Reality with come curious co-founder & Anti-Shamer, reed amber
Years of crushing finally pay off – our favourite mental health and sex-positivity icon, Reed Amber, joins us on the podcast! You may know Reed best from her work with Florence and the gang over at Come Curious, or from their podcast, F*cks Given. In this episode, we talk to Reed about her journey from hating to advocating: her body, therapy, social media, the works. From CBT to OF to IBS, we’re DTF with Reed FTW.
Plenty of ‘adult’ language in this one, you have been warned!
Keep up to date with Reed Amber on Instagram, Twitter, OF and more. Find her work with Come Curious on YouTube and Instagram.
you can listen to the podcast on spotify, apple podcasts, youtube, and lots of other podcasting platforms – check out the source at anchor fm for the full list!
CW: OCD & intrusive thoughts (3 mins to 15 mins approx); suicidal thoughts (05:53 – 06:10); brief mention of psychosis (06:14 – 06:30); body image, dysmorphia (23 mins to 33 mins approx); brief discussion of SW (33 mins – 38 mins approx) with reference to trafficking (36:30 – 37:30) and fetishes (37:30 – 38:00); brief mention of death & bereavement (39:00 – 39:30).
‘Bonus Points If You Go To Therapy’ | Fantasy and Reality with Anti-Shamer, REED AMBER – The Invisible Cabaret Podcast: Mental Health & The Arts
Years of crushing finally pay off – our favourite mental health and sex-positivity icon, Reed Amber, joins us on the podcast! You may know Reed best from her work with Florence and the gang over at Come Curious, or from their podcast, F*cks Given. In this episode, we talk to Reed about her journey from hating to advocating: her body, therapy, social media, the works. From CBT to OF to IBS, we're DTF with Reed FTW.
Plenty of 'adult' language in this one, you have been warned!
CW: OCD & intrusive thoughts (3 mins to 15 mins approx); suicidal thoughts (05:53 – 06:10); brief mention of psychosis (06:14 – 06:30); body image, dysmorphia (23 mins to 33 mins approx); brief discussion of SW (33 mins – 38 mins approx) with reference to trafficking (36:30 – 37:30) and fetishes (37:30 – 38:00); brief mention of death & bereavement (39:00 – 39:30).
Keep up to date with Reed Amber on Instagram, Twitter, OF and more. Find her work with Come Curious on YouTube and Instagram.
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What are you grateful for? Be in the next episode of our podcast and tell us what has you feeling thankful lately. You can Tweet us at @inviscabaret, DM us on Instagram or send us a voice message.
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Things mentioned in the podcast:
How to pursue therapy: some resources – NHS & self-referrals (UK), BetterHelp
Hypochondria vs. health anxiety
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse by Charlie Macksey
Meditation & mindfulness for panic attacks
Parasympathetic nervous system (Reed was right first time! @ 20 mins ish)
Bloating & IBS – signs to be aware of for similarly-presenting health conditions
Social media addiction
Documentary: The Social Dilemma, available on Netflix
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Edited and mixed by Matt Ennis, www.mennismixing.co.uk
Music: Shades of Spring by Kevin MacLeod , available by license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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THINGS MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST with reed amber:
- How to pursue therapy: some resources – NHS & self-referrals (UK), BetterHelp
- Hypochondria vs. health anxiety
- The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse by Charlie Macksey
- Meditation & mindfulness for panic attacks
- Parasympathetic nervous system (Reed was right first time!)
- Bloating & IBS – signs to be aware of for similarly-presenting health conditions
- Social media addiction
- Documentary: The Social Dilemma, available on Netflix
If any of the issues raised in this episode are affecting you, please do not be afraid to seek support. Help is available. The NHS website has a great directory to get you started.
If you enjoyed this episode, you might be interested to hear from fellow models and sex-positive icons, Victoria Rose, Lena Mae Lenman or Sinopa Rin!
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Edited and mixed by Matt Ennis, www.mennismixing.co.uk.
Music: Shades of Spring by Kevin MacLeod, available under license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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