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April 19, 2022
97. [Replay] I Am Disabled But Not Broken: Christa Couture, author of ‘How to Lose Everything’ [reads] ‘Brilliant Imperfection’
Christa Couture reading from Eli Clare’s Brilliant Imperfection and discussing society’s labels.
Michael’s new book How to Begin: Start Doing Something that Matters is now available at www.HowToBegin.com.
Today, we're pulling one of our best episodes from the vaults, featuring the brilliant Christa Couture.
We all have labels - some are given to us, and some, we give ourselves. Christa Couture says that how you word those labels can make all a difference. Christa is a brilliant woman with many labels: she’s queer, indigenous, disabled, a writer, a musician, a broadcaster, and a mother. In today’s show, she reveals how these labels do and do not define her and the pressures that come with them. Get book links and resources at https://www.mbs.works/2-pages-podcast/
Christa reads from ‘Brilliant Imperfection: Grappling with Cure’ by Eli Clare. [reading begins at 16:30]
Hear us talk about:
Acceptance and empowerment: “My body is good enough.” [23:04] | “I am not the broken one here; it’s the ideas that are broken.” [25:55] | Moving beyond shame. [29:27]