S3 E15: Amanda B. on 6 degrees of cats, educating in the domestic violence space, and her experience as a trans-national & trans-racial adoptee.

https://nuancespod.com/2023/09/24/amanda-b/

GUEST BIO

Amanda B. is the executive producer and host of 6 Degrees of Cats, a cat-themed culture, history and occasionally science podcast that investigates the surprising intersections between human and feline kind, with the help of a interdisciplinary roster of guest experts. She has worked internationally in the fields of clinical research, public health, social impact and tech, and is a trained advocate for violence survivors and youth mental health. As a musician, Amanda composes and plays lead guitar in Leathered, an NYC-based rock 'n' roll band and has supported major artists on live broadcasts and stages in the U.S. and Europe. Amanda also freelances as a producer of live and virtual professional development programming for clients such as The Podcast Academy. She can be followed on Instagram and Twitter @6degreesofcats and @leathered4ever..

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DEFINITIONS

• Rust Belt: a region of the United States that experienced industrial decline starting in the 1950s
• Tabula rasa: Blank slate
• Cisgendered: a person whose gender identity corresponds with the sex registered for them at birth; not transgender.
• Trauma-informed: Trauma informed, which is a buzzword, simply means that I have training and education, understanding the neurobiological holistic impacts of Big T trauma, which is different than the way we use the word trauma in our common language, on the way we expect people to react.

MENTIONED

• RAINN
• OkaySo
• Right to Be
• Womankind
• Center for Anti-Violence Education
• Restore NY (fka Black Women's Blueprint)
• Anti-Violence Project
• Kimberlé Crenshaw
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TAKEAWAYS

1. The reasons behind toxic masculinity is different for men with oppressed identities, versus men who are part of the majority, and we need to acknowledge that difference if we want to meaningfully address the problem.
2. Consent is not something that you give once and is valid forever. Consent has to be given every single time.
3. If you wouldn't ask the same question to a non-adoptee, then don't ask it to an adoptee either. By the same token, if you wouldn't ask a question to a white dude, (eg. where are you really from), then don't ask it from a POC either. It comes off as ignorant.
4. We do our most compelling work when we embrace who we are and all our quirks. See Amanda's 6 degrees of cats or Ivy Le's FOGO: Fear of Going Outside

CONTACT

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Host: Lazou

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